Santos (surname)

Notable individuals with the surname Santos

• Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviation pioneer
• Alison dos Santos, Brazilian runner
• Alejandro de los Santos, Argentine footballer
• Aresandoro dos Santos, Brazilian-Japanese footballer
• André Bernardes Santos, Portuguese midfielder footballer
• André Santos, Brazilian footballer
• Artur Santos , Portuguese footballer
• Alex Santos , American baseball player
• Antonio da Costa Santos, Brazilian architect and politician
• António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes, Portuguese general and politician
• Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos, known as Pepetela, Angolan writer
• Ary dos Santos, Portuguese poet
• Asela de los Santos, Cuban teacher, revolutionary and politician, and served as First Minister of Education in the government of the Communist Party of Cuba
• Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino AFP chief of staff
• Bob Santos, American activist for Seattle's Chinatown-International District
• Cairo Santos, Brazilian American football placekicker
• Cayetano Santos Godino, Argentine serial killer
• Cesar Santos Cuban-American artist and portrait painter
• Charo Santos, Filipino actress and former president of ABS-CBN Network
• Conrad Santos, Canadian politician
• Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, Portuguese footballer
• Daiane dos Santos, Brazilian gymnast
• Délio dos Santos, Brazilian politician
• Domitila, Marchioness of Santos, Brazilian noblewoman and the mistress of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil
• Domingo Santos, Spanish writer
• Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer
• Eduardo Santos Montejo, owned the El Tiempo newspaper, and served as the President of Colombia from August 1938 to August 1942
• Edgardo Santos, Puerto Rican professional boxer
• Emanuele Rodriguez dos Santos Portuguese-Roman architect
• Enrique Santos Discépolo, Argentine musician
• Eunice Santos, American computer scientist
• Farley Santos, American politician from Connecticut
• Fausto dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
• Fernando Castro Santos, Spanish football manager
• Fernando Santos, Portuguese footballer and football manager
• Francis E. Santos, Chamoru politician
• Francisco R. Santos, Chamoru politician
• George Santos, American politician
• Giovani dos Santos, Mexican footballer
• Gonzalo de los Santos Rosa, Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is a manager
• Héctor Santos , Uruguayan footballer
• Héctor Santos , Spanish long jumper
• Isabel dos Santos, Angolan businesswoman
• Jay Santos, Spanish dance singer
• Jesse Santos, Filipino comics artist
• Joe Santos, American actor
• José dos Santos Ferreira, Portuguese-Macanese writer
• Joly Braga Santos, Portuguese composer and conductor
• José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, Portuguese football manager
• José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos, known as Zeca Afonso, Portuguese singer, composer and poet
• José Eduardo dos Santos, Angolan politician and former president of Angola
• José Santos Guardiola Bustillo, Honduran politician and two-term President of Honduras
• Jovino Santos-Neto, Brazilian musician
• Keity Souza Santos, Brazilian immunologist and international member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
• Lena Lorraine Santos, American secretary, clubwoman, and civil rights advocate
• Lenny Santos, Dominican-American guitarist, producer/arranger for Aventura
• Lúcia dos Santos, known as Sister Lúcia of Jesus, Portuguese Roman Catholic Carmelite nun and seer of Our Lady of Fatima
• Lucélia Santos, Brazilian actress, director and producer
• Lúcio Alberto Pinheiro dos Santos, Portuguese philosopher
• Lulu Santos, Brazilian singer and guitarist
• Manuel António dos Santos, Portuguese politician
• Maria Isabel Coelho Santos, Portuguese politician
• María Santos, Argentine actress
• Matthew Santos, American alternative music singer
• Mayra Santos-Febres, Puerto-Rican writer
• Manny Santos, Tongan/New Zealand boxer of the 1960s and '70s
• Marc Dos Santos, Canadian soccer manager
• Max Santos, American bass guitarist, musical arranger and rapper
• Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian movie director
• Neymar da Silva Santos, Jr., Brazilian footballer
• Nílton Santos, Brazilian football player
• Paulino Santos,, Filipino soldier
• Pablo Santos, Mexican actor
• Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre, Portuguese footballer
• Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, Brazilian footballer known as "Kaká"
• Ricardo Santos, Brazilian beach volleyball player
• Ricardo Santos, Portuguese golfer
• Ricardo Santos, Brazilian windsurfer
• Riza Santos, Filipino-Canadian beauty queen
• Roberto Santos, Brazilian film director
• Rufino Jiao Santos, Filipino Archbishop of Manila and cardinal
• Santos , Italian DJ
• Santos Benavides, Mexican-American Confederate States army officer
• Sérgio Santos, also known as Serginho or Escadinha, Brazilian volleyball player
• Sidnei dos Santos, Jr., Brazilian volleyball player better known as Sidão
• Silvio Santos, Brazilian television presenter and business magnate.

  Music

• Henry Santos Jeter, Dominican singer and composer/vocals for Aventura
• Tony Santos, Spanish funk/R&B singer

  Poetry and literature

• Patricia Santos Marcantonio, American fiction writer

  Stage and screen

• Judy Ann Santos, Filipino actress
• Vilma Santos, Filipino actress

  Politicians

• Hélio de Oliveira Santos, Brazilian physician and politician
• Isabel Santos, Portuguese politician
• José Santos Zelaya, Nicaraguan politician
• Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, Colombian president
• Teresita Santos, politician from the Northern Mariana Islands

  Sport

American football

• Ricky Santos, American Canadian football quarterback
• Todd Santos, American footballer

  Athletics

• Luíz Antônio dos Santos, Brazilian long-distance runner
• Sueli dos Santos, Brazilian javelin thrower
• Wanda dos Santos, Brazilian hurdler

  Baseball

• Sergio Santos, American baseball player
• Victor Irving Santos, Dominican-American baseball player
• Winston Santos , Dominican baseball player

  Boxing

• Bob Santos, American boxing trainer, manager, and cutman

  Soccer

• Leslie George Santos, Hong Kong footballer

  Swimming

Volleyball

• Yanelis Santos, Cuban volleyball player

  Characters

• Santos Family, in the American soap opera Guiding Light
• *Danny Santos
• *Michelle Bauer Santos
• Matt Santos, character on the United States television show The West Wing
• Manny Santos, character on the Canadian television show Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Nadia Santos, a fictional character in the television series Alias
• In the ABC daytime drama All My Children
• *Julia Santos
• *Mateo Santos
• *Maria Santos
• *Rosa Santos
• In the GMA Network daytime drama Abot-Kamay na Pangarap
• *Analyn Santos
• *Lyneth Santos