Americo

Americo (or Américo) 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.

People with the name include:

Arts and entertainment

 * Américo (born 1977), a Chilean singer
 * Americo Boschetti (born 1951), a Puerto Rican musician
 * Américo Castilla, an Argentine artist
 * Americo Garcia, member of the electronic music duo Boombox Cartel
 * Américo Hoss (1914–1990), a Hungarian-Argentine cinematographer
 * Americo Makk (1927–2015), a Hungarian-American artist
 * Americo Paredes (1915–1999), a Mexican-American author
 * Americo Sbigoli (died 1822), an Italian singer
 * Pedro Américo (1843–1905), 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 (1923–1968), an Angolan physician and activist
 * Américo Brasiliense de Almeida Melo (1833–1896), a Brazilian politician
 * Américo António Cuononoca, an Angolan anthropologist and politician
 * Américo Ghioldi (1899–1985), an Argentine educator and activist
 * Americo Santiago (born 1951), an American politician
 * Américo Tomás (1894–1987), a Portuguese naval officer and politician

Sports

 * Américo Astete (born 1967), an Argentine alpine skier
 * Américo Bonetti (1928–1999), an Argentine boxer
 * Américo Fernandes (1899–?), a Brazilian rower
 * Américo Gallego (born 1955), an Argentine footballer
 * Américo González (footballer), a Salvadoran footballer
 * Américo González (pentathlete) (born 1925), an Uruguayan modern pentathlete
 * Américo Lopes (1933–2023), a Portuguese footballer
 * Américo Montanarini (1917–1994), a Brazilian basketball player
 * Américo Martins Pereira Júnior (born 1993), a Brazilian footballer
 * Américo Pereira da Silva, a Portuguese footballer
 * Américo Rocca (born 1952), a Mexican wrestler
 * Américo Ruffino (1905–1988), an Argentine footballer
 * Américo Tesoriere (1899–1977), an Argentine footballer
 * Ben Bedini (1921–2008), an American baseball player, born Americo Bendini
 * Edu (footballer, born 1949), a Brazilian footballer, born Jonas Eduardo Américo
 * Mertz Mortorelli (1921–1985), an American football coach, born Americo Mortorelli
 * Rick Sapienza (born 1936), an American football player, born Americo Sapienza
 * Rico Petrocelli (born 1943), an American baseball player, born Americo Petrocelli
 * Thomas Americo (1958–1999), an East Timorese boxer

Other fields

 * Américo Amorim (1934–2017), a Portuguese industrialist
 * Américo Castro (1885–1972), a Spanish cultural historian
 * Américo Henriques (1923–2006), a Portuguese Catholic bishop