Coutinho

Coutinho is a noble Portuguese language surname. It is a diminutive of Couto (Couto means 'enclosed pasture'). It is from Late Latin cautum, from the past participle of cavere ‘to make safe.' It may refer to:

Artists

 * Afrânio Coutinho (1911–2000), Brazilian literary critic and essayist
 * Domício Coutinho, Brazilian novelist
 * Eduardo Coutinho (1933–2014), Brazilian film director
 * Kemiyondo Coutinho, Ugandan actress and filmmaker
 * Laerte Coutinho (born 1951), Brazilian cartoonist and screenwriter
 * Rafael Coutinho (born 1980), Brazilian comics creator
 * Sonia Coutinho (1939–2013), Brazilian journalist

Politicians

 * Aires Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, former captain-general of the Azores
 * Alberto Coutinho (born 1969), American politician
 * António Alva Rosa Coutinho (1926–2010), Portuguese admiral and political activist
 * António de Sousa Coutinho, Portuguese politician and former governor of Portuguese Ceylon
 * António Borges Coutinho (1923–2011), Portuguese lawyer and politician
 * Augusto Coutinho (born 1962), Brazilian politician
 * Aureliano Coutinho, Viscount of Sepetiba (1800–1855), Brazilian politician
 * Claire Coutinho (born 1985), British Member of Parliament elected 2019
 * Diogo de Melo Coutinho, captain-general of Portuguese Ceylon
 * Domingos António de Sousa Coutinho, 1st Marquis of Funchal (1762–1833), Portuguese diplomat
 * Fernão Martins da Fonseca Coutinho, Portuguese nobleman
 * Francisco Coutinho, 4th Count of Marialva (1465–1532), Portuguese nobleman
 * Gonçalo Coutinho, 2nd Count of Marialva, Portuguese nobleman
 * Gonçalo Vasques Coutinho, 2nd Marshal of Portugal, Portuguese nobleman
 * Henrique da Silva Coutinho, fourth president of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo
 * Humberto Coutinho (1946–2018), Brazilian physician and politician
 * José Pereira Coutinho (born 1957), Macanese politician
 * Luís Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, 1st Viscount of Balsemão (1735–1804), Portuguese nobleman
 * Mariana Carlota de Verna Magalhães Coutinho, Countess of Belmonte (1779–1855), Portuguese-born Brazilian court official
 * Manuel de Sousa Coutinho (1540–1591), Portuguese colonial official
 * Ricardo Coutinho (born 1960), Brazilian politician
 * Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho, 1st Count of Linhares (1755–1812), Portuguese nobleman
 * Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, lord of Couto, Portuguese nobleman
 * Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, 1st Count of Marialva (c. 1385–1450), 3rd Marshal of Portugal, 1st Count of Marialva
 * Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, captain of Espírito Santo (1490–1561), Portuguese fidalgo and the first donatary of the Captaincy of Espírito Santo
 * Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho (1871–1955), Portuguese naval officer, politician and professor
 * Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares (1790–1857), Portuguese statesman

Sportspeople

 * Coutinho (footballer, born 1943) (1943–2019; Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório), Brazilian football manager and former striker
 * Coutinho (footballer, born 1984) (1984–2020; Rafael Coutinho Barcellos dos Santos), Brazilian footballer
 * Alice Coutinho (born 2000), French cyclist
 * Andrey Coutinho (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
 * Anthony Coutinho (born 1940), Indian sprinter
 * Bruno Coutinho (footballer, born 1969), Indian footballer
 * Bruno Coutinho (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer
 * Cláudio Coutinho (1939–1981), Brazilian football manager
 * Diogo Coutinho (born 1977), Portuguese rugby player
 * Domingos António de Sousa Coutinho, Marquês do Funchal (1896–1984), Portuguese horse rider
 * Douglas Coutinho (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
 * Geisa Coutinho (born 1980), Brazilian track and field athlete
 * Gino Coutinho (born 1982), Dutch footballer
 * Gustavo Coutinho (born 1999), Brazilian footballer
 * Hudson Coutinho (born 1972), Brazilian football manager
 * John Coutinho (born 1989), Indian footballer
 * Lucas Coutinho (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
 * Mirella Coutinho (born 1994), Brazilian water polo player
 * Philippe Coutinho (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
 * Piedade Coutinho (1920–1997), Brazilian Olympic women's swimmer
 * Rogério de Assis Silva Coutinho (born 1987), Brazilian footballer

Scientists and doctors

 * António Coutinho (born 1946), Portuguese immunologist
 * António Xavier Pereira Coutinho (1851–1939), Portuguese botanist
 * Elsimar M. Coutinho (1930–2020), Brazilian gynecologist

Others

 * Alex Coutinho (born 1959), Ugandan physician
 * Álvaro Coutinho Aguirre (1899–1987), Brazilian agriculturalist and zoologist
 * Diogo de Melo Coutinho (15th century), Portuguese navigator
 * Duarte Borges Coutinho (1921–1981), 26th president of S.L. Benfica
 * Gago Coutinho (1869–1959), Portuguese aviator
 * José Bezerra Coutinho (1910–2008), Brazilian bishop
 * José Joaquim da Cunha de Azeredo Coutinho (1742–1821), Portuguese bishop
 * Luciano Coutinho (born 1948), Brazilian economist
 * Luke Coutinho, Indian entrepreneur, author and lifestyle guru
 * Maju Coutinho (born 1978), Brazilian journalist, television presenter, and commentator
 * Mariana Joaquina Pereira Coutinho (1748–1820), Portuguese courtier and salonist