Bello (surname)

Bello is an Italian, Spanish surname from bello "handsome/beautiful" (Late Latin bellus), hence a nickname for a handsome man. In medieval Italy, the word was also applied as a personal name, which also gave rise to the surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Ada Bello (1933–2023), American LGBT activist and researcher
 * Alberto Bello (1897–1963), Argentine actor
 * Alfred Bello, witness in trial of Rubin Carter
 * Andrés Bello (1781–1865), Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and educator
 * Ángel Bello (1951–2013), Argentine archer
 * Antoine Bello (born 1970), French-American writer
 * B. J. Bello (born 1994), American football player
 * Babatounde Bello (born 1989), Beninese footballer
 * Brayan Bello (born 1999), Dominican baseball player
 * Carolina Bello (born 1983), Uruguayan writer
 * Eduardo Bello (born 1995), Argentine rugby union footballer
 * Emilio Bello (1868–1941), Chilean lawyer, diplomat and politician
 * Fernando Bello (disambiguation), several people
 * Frank Bello (born 1965), American bass guitar player
 * Henry Bello, shooter in Bronx Lebanon Hospital attack
 * Joaquín Edwards Bello (1887-1968), Chilean writer
 * John Bello (born 1946), American entrepreneur
 * José Bello (1904–2008), Spanish intellectual and writer
 * Louie Bello, American musician
 * Marco Bello (c. 1470 – 1523), Italian painter
 * Maria Bello (born 1967), American actress
 * Ramón Medina Bello (born 1966), Argentine football player
 * Walden Bello (born 1945), Academic and political analyst

Other

 * Doctor Bello, a 2013 Nigerian film