Americo
Americo is a Portuguese- and Spanish-language given name, occasionally used as a surname and in other cultures. It is a variant of the name Henry.
English diminutives or hypocorisms include Rico & Eric.
Notable people with the name include:
Arts and entertainment
- Américo, a Chilean singer
- Americo Boschetti, a Puerto Rican musician
- Américo Castilla, an Argentine artist
- Americo Garcia, member of the electronic music duo Boombox Cartel
- Américo Hoss, a Hungarian-Argentine cinematographer
- Americo Makk, a Hungarian-American artist
- Americo Paredes, a Mexican-American author
- Americo Sbigoli, an Italian singer
- Pedro Américo, a Brazilian painter, politician, and scientist
Pseudonyms
- Américo Elísio, literary pseudonym of Brazilian statesman and scientist José Bonifácio de Andrada
Politics and government
- Américo Boavida, an Angolan physician and activist
- Américo Brasiliense de Almeida Melo, a Brazilian politician
- Américo António Cuononoca, an Angolan anthropologist and politician
- Américo Ghioldi, an Argentine educator and activist
- Americo Santiago, an American politician
- Américo Tomás, a Portuguese naval officer and politician
Sports
- Américo Astete, an Argentine alpine skier
- Américo Bonetti, an Argentine boxer
- Américo Fernandes, a Brazilian rower
- Américo Gallego, an Argentine footballer
- Américo González (footballer), a Salvadoran footballer
- Américo González (pentathlete), an Uruguayan modern pentathlete
- Américo Lopes, a Portuguese footballer
- Américo Montanarini, a Brazilian basketball player
- Américo Martins Pereira Júnior, a Brazilian footballer
- Américo Pereira da Silva, a Portuguese footballer
- Américo Rocca, a Mexican wrestler
- Américo Ruffino, an Argentine footballer
- Américo Tesoriere, an Argentine footballer
- Ben Bedini, an American baseball player, born Americo Bendini
- Edu (footballer, born 1949), a Brazilian footballer, born Jonas Eduardo Américo
- Mertz Mortorelli, an American football coach, born Americo Mortorelli
- Rick Sapienza, an American football player, born Americo Sapienza
- Rico Petrocelli, an American baseball player, born Americo Petrocelli
- Thomas Americo, an East Timorese boxer
Other fields
- Américo Amorim, a Portuguese industrialist
- Américo Castro, a Spanish cultural historian
- Américo Henriques, a Portuguese Catholic bishop