Augusto

Augusto is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish given name or surname. Derived from Augustus, meaning in Latin "majestic," "the increaser," or "venerable", it is notable as being the name of the first emperor of Ancient Rome. The Greek translation of the title Augustus was Sebastos, from which the name Sebastian descends.

Given name

Augusto Aníbal (1887–1965), Brazilian film actor and singer
Augusto dos Anjos (1884–1914), Brazilian poet and professor
Augusto Arbizo (born 1972), Philippine visual artist
Augusto Antonio Barbera (born 1938), Italian law professor, politician and judge
Augusto Benedico (1909–1992), Mexican actor
Augusto Boal (1931–2009), Brazilian stage director, drama theorist and political activist
Augusto de Campos (born 1931), Brazilian poet
Augusto Fantozzi (1940–2019), Italian lawyer, tax expert, academic, businessman, politician and government minister
Augusto Farfus (born 1983), Brazilian race car driver
Augusto Fernández (born 1986), Argentine former footballer
Augusto Fernández (motorcyclist) (born 1997), 1997), Spanish motorcycle racer
Augusto Franqui (fl. 1904–1906), Cuban baseball player
Augusto Genina (1892–1957), Italian pioneer film producer and director
Augusto Inácio (born 1955), Portuguese former footballer and manager
Augusto B. Leguía (1863–1932), Peruvian politician, twice President of Peru
Augusto Leverger, Baron of Melgaço (1802-1880), French-Brazilian admiral, four times President of the province of Mato Grosso
Augusto Monterroso (1921–2003), Honduran writer
Augusto Odone (1933–2013), Italian economist who invented Lorenzo's oil to treat his son's disease
Augusto Pérez Palacios (1909–2002), Mexican architect
Augusto Pestana (politician) (1868–1934), Brazilian engineer and politician
Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006), Chilean military officer and dictator of Chile
Augusto Righi (1850–1920), Italian physicist
Augusto Roa Bastos (1917–2005), Paraguayan novelist and short story writer
Augusto César Sandino (1895–1934), Nicaraguan revolutionary leader
Augusto Silj (1846–1926), Roman Catholic cardinal
Augusto (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian football player Augusto Bruno da Silva
Augusto Oliveira da Silva (born 1983), known as Augusto Recife, Brazilian footballer
Augusto Vargas Alzamora (1922–2000), Roman Catholic cardinal priest and Archbishop of Lima
Augusto de Vasconcelos (1867–1951), Portuguese surgeon, politician, diplomat and 57th Prime Minister of Portugal
Augusto Vera (1813–1885), Italian philosopher

Surname

Bastien Augusto (born 1999), French runner
Renato Augusto (1988) Brazilian footballer
Renato Augusto (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian former footballer
Renato Augusto (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer

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Surname

See also