Blanco (surname)

Blanco is a surname of Spanish origin, meaning "white". Notable people with the surname include:

General

 * Ana Blanco (born 1963), Spanish journalist and newscaster
 * Andrea Blanco-Redondo, Spanish optical engineer and physicist
 * Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan poet and politician
 * Antonio Blanco (painter), Filipino painter
 * Antonio Blanco Freijeiro (1923-1991), Spanish archeologist and historian
 * Augustin Blanco (1700-1725), Spanish pirate active in the Caribbean
 * Bartolomé Blanco (1914-1936), Spanish Catholic martyr
 * Carlos Blanco (writer) (born 1986), Spanish writer
 * Eduardo Blanco (actor), Spanish/Argentine actor
 * Eduardo Blanco (writer), Venezuelan writer and politician
 * Eduardo Blanco Amor, Galician Spanish writer and journalist
 * Francisco Manuel Blanco, Spanish friar and botanist
 * Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord
 * Herminio Blanco Mendoza, Mexican economist
 * Jackie Lou Blanco (born 1964), Filipina actress
 * Jorge Blanco (disambiguation), several people
 * José Blanco (cigar industrialist), Dominican cigar businessman
 * Joseph Blanco White, Spanish theologian and poet
 * Lua Blanco, Brazilian actress and singer
 * Luis Blanco Lugo, Puerto Rican judge
 * Pedro Blanco (slave trader) (1795–1854), Spanish slave trader
 * Pedro Blanco López (1883–1919), Spanish pianist and academic
 * Richard Blanco (born 1968), American poet
 * Roberto Blanco (actor) (1903-1965), Argentine actor
 * Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco, Venezuelan and Russian businessman
 * Rufino Blanco-Fombona, Venezuelan writer
 * Shanira Blanco, Puerto Rican model and TV presenter
 * Tomás Blanco (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
 * Victor Manuel Blanco, Puerto Rican astronomer
 * Yolanda Blanco (born 1954), Nicaraguan poet

Music

 * Benny Blanco (born 1988), American musician
 * Hugo Blanco (musician) (1940–2015), Venezuelan musician
 * Juan Blanco (1919–2008), Cuban composer
 * Mykki Blanco (born 1986), American rapper
 * Rico Blanco (born 1973), Filipino singer
 * Roberto Blanco (born 1937), German singer

Politicians

 * Alex Blanco, Dominican-American politician
 * Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan poet and politician
 * Antonio Guzmán Blanco, Venezuelan politician and former president
 * Carlos Blanco Galindo, interim president of Bolivia
 * Daniel Blanco Acevedo, Uruguayan politician and former deputy for Montevideo
 * Eduardo Blanco, Venezuelan history writer and politician
 * Hugo Blanco (1934–2023), Peruvian politician
 * José Blanco López (born 1962), Spanish politician
 * José Luis Blanco Pajón, Mexican politician
 * Juan Carlos Blanco Acevedo, Uruguayan politician and former foreign minister
 * Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé, Uruguayan politician, former foreign minister, UN ambassador, and senator
 * Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández, Uruguayan politician and former foreign minister
 * José Luis Blanco Pajón (born 1956), Mexican politician
 * Kathleen Blanco (1942-2019), United States politician and former governor of Louisiana
 * Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish politician and former prime minister
 * Manuel Blanco Encalada, Chilean politician and vice-admiral
 * Marco Antonio Garcia Blanco, Mexican diplomat
 * Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician assassinated in 1997
 * Otilio Ulate Blanco, Costa Rican politician and former president
 * Pedro Blanco Soto, (1795–1829), President of Bolivia for one week
 * Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Spanish governor of the Philippines and Cuba
 * Raymond Blanco (1935-2022), American educator, First Gentleman of Louisiana
 * Salvador Jorge Blanco (1926–2010), Dominican politician, writer and lawyer
 * Víctor Blanco, Mexican official and politician
 * Wilfrido Blanco, Costa Rican politician

Association football

 * Aitor Blanco, Spanish footballer
 * Alberto Blanco (footballer), Panamanian footballer
 * Borja Blanco Gil, Spanish futsal player
 * Carlos Blanco (footballer, born 1928), Spanish-Mexican footballer
 * Carlos Blanco (footballer, born 1996), Spanish footballer
 * Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer
 * Daniel Blanco, Argentine footballer
 * Daniel Blanco, Venezuelan footballer
 * Elkin Blanco, Colombian footballer
 * Ismael Blanco, Argentine footballer
 * Kepa Blanco, Spanish footballer
 * Jonathan Blanco, Argentine footballer
 * Juan José Blanco, Uruguayan footballer
 * Léster Blanco, Salvadoran footballer
 * Manuel Blanco Rodríguez, Spanish footballer
 * Mauro Blanco, Bolivian footballer
 * Ramón Blanco Rodríguez, Spanish footballer
 * Raul Blanco, Argentine football coach
 * Rubén Blanco Veiga, Spanish footballer
 * Richard José Blanco, Venezuelan footballer
 * Sebastián Blanco, Argentine footballer
 * Sergio Blanco, Uruguayan footballer
 * Raúl González Blanco, Spanish footballer

Baseball

 * Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
 * Dairon Blanco, Cuban baseball player
 * Dámaso Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
 * Gregor Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
 * Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
 * Ossie Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
 * Ronel Blanco, Dominican baseball player
 * Tony Blanco, Dominican baseball player

Cycling

 * David Blanco, Spanish cyclist
 * Julio César Blanco, Venezuelan cyclist

Judo

 * Cecilia Blanco, Spanish judoka
 * Oiana Blanco, Spanish judoka
 * Giovanna Blanco, Venezuelan judoka

Track & field

 * José Luis Blanco, Spanish athlete
 * Marvin Blanco, Venezuelan athlete

Volleyball

 * Juan Carlos Blanco, Venezuelan volleyball player

Others

 * Alfonso Blanco (boxer), Venezuelan boxer
 * Galo Blanco, Spanish tennis player
 * Isabel Blanco, Norwegian handball player
 * Jesús Blanco, Argentine wrestler
 * Lorena Blanco, Peruvian badminton player
 * Maribel Blanco, Spanish triathlete
 * Maximo Blanco, Venezuelan martial artist
 * Saúl Blanco, Spanish basketball player
 * Serge Blanco, Venezuelan French rugby union player