Fernando

Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".

Given name

 * Fernando el Católico, king of Aragon

A

 * Fernando Acevedo, Peruvian track and field athlete
 * Fernando Aceves Humana, Mexican painter
 * Fernando Alegría, Chilean poet and writer
 * Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula One driver
 * Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer
 * Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter
 * Fernando Antogna, Argentine track and road cyclist
 * Fernando de Araújo (disambiguation), multiple people

B

 * Fernando Balzaretti (1946–1998), Mexican actor
 * Fernando Baudrit Solera, Costa Rican president of the supreme court
 * Fernando Botero, Colombian artist
 * Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer

C

 * Fernando Cabrera (baseball), MLB pitcher
 * Fernando Cabrita, Portuguese footballer and manager
 * Fernando Camargo, Colombian road cyclist
 * Fernando Chui Sai On, Macanese statesman; former Chief Executive of Macau
 * Fernando Climent, Spanish rower
 * Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazilian former president
 * Fernando Colunga, Mexican actor
 * Fernando Cortez, Major League Baseball Player

D

 * Fernando Delgadillo, Mexican singer

F

 * Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish film actor and director
 * Fernando Fernández (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fernando Francisco Reges, Brazilian footballer

G

 * Fernando Gago, Argentine footballer
 * Fernando Gallego, Spanish painter
 * Fernando García (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fernando Garibay, Mexican-American record producer
 * Fernando Gómez, multiple people
 * Fernando González (disambiguation), multiple people

H

 * Fernando Haddad, Brazilian politician
 * Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazilian former president
 * Fernando Henriques, British social anthropologist
 * Fernando Hierro, Spanish footballer

J

 * Fernando Jácome, Colombian freestyle swimmer

L

 * Fernando Lamas, Argentine actor and director
 * Fernando Larraín, Chilean actor and comedian
 * Fernando Llorente, Spanish footballer
 * Fernando Lopez, Filipino statesman
 * Fernando de Lucia, Italian tenor
 * Fernando Luiz Roza, Brazilian footballer

M

 * Fernando de Magallanes (Ferdinand Magellan), Portuguese explorer who organized the first circumnavigation of the world
 * Fernando de Melo Viana, Brazilian politician
 * Fernando de Moraes, Brazilian footballer
 * Fernando Martínez Perales, Spanish footballer
 * Fernando Lucas Martins, Brazilian footballer
 * Fernando Meirelles, Brazilian film director
 * Fernando Montiel, Mexican boxer
 * Fernando Morales (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fernando Morán, Spanish footballer
 * Fernando Morán, Spanish politician
 * Fernando Moresi, Argentine field hockey player
 * Fernando Morientes, Spanish footballer

O

 * Fernando Ochoaizpur, Bolivian footballer
 * Fernando Ortiz (disambiguation), multiple people

P

 * Fernando Pérez (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet and writer
 * Fernando Pileggi, Brazilian footballer
 * Fernando Poe Sr., Filipino actor
 * Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor

Q

 * Fernando Quintanilla, Spanish footballer

R

 * Fernando Rech, Brazilian footballer
 * Fernando Redondo, Argentine footballer
 * Fernando Retayud, Colombian boxer
 * Fernando Rey (1917–1994), Spanish actor
 * Fernando Ricksen (1976–2019), Dutch footballer
 * Fernando Rielo, Spanish poet and philosopher
 * Fernando Rodney, Baseball player
 * Fernando Romero (born 2000), Paraguayan footballer

S

 * Fernando Serrano, Colombian statesman
 * Fernando Solabarrieta, Chilean journalist
 * Fernando dos Santos Pedro, Brazilian footballer
 * Fernando Soler, Mexican film actor and director
 * Fernando Sor, Spanish classical guitarist and composer

T

 * Fernando Tatís, Dominican baseball player
 * Fernando Tatís Jr., Dominican baseball player
 * Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer

V

 * Fernando Valades, Mexican composer, pianist and singer
 * Fernando Valenzuela, MLB pitcher
 * Fernando Vargas, Mexican American boxer
 * Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
 * Fernando Vergara, Chilean footballer and manager

Z

 * Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo, Filipino painter
 * Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Filipino businessman

A

 * Akshu Fernando (born 1991), Sri Lankan cricket batsman who plays for Panadura
 * Andibuduge Walter Fernando, 7th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
 * Austin Fernando, Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant

B

 * Basil Fernando, Sri Lankan jurist, author, poet, human rights activist
 * Bayani Fernando (born 1946), Filipino politician
 * Benny Fernando (born 1969), Sri Lankan Sinhala Olympic long jumper
 * Bruno Fernando (born 1998), American basketball player

C

 * Chandra Fernando, (1942–1988), Sri Lankan Tamil Roman Catholic priest and human rights activist
 * Charitha Buddhika (also known as Buddika Fernando) (born 1980), Sri Lankan international cricketer (2001–03)
 * Chitra Fernando (1935–1998), Sri Lankan female writer and critic
 * Clancy Fernando (1938–1992), Sri Lankan admiral and Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
 * C. H. Fernando (1930–2020), Sri Lankan Sinhala general
 * C. T. Fernando (1921–1977), Sri Lankan musician

D

 * Damian Fernando (born 1982), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Dampath Fernando, Sri Lankan Sinhala Major General
 * Devaka Fernando, Sri Lankan born Physician and academic
 * Dilhara Fernando (born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Dinesh Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Dinusha Fernando (born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Don Fernando (born 1948), actor and director
 * D. T. Fernando, Sri Lankan lyricist

E

 * Elmo Fernando, Sri Lankan announcer with Radio Ceylon
 * Eric Fernando, SLBC English-language broadcaster

F

 * Frank Marcus Fernando (1931–2009), Sri Lankan Roman Catholic Bishop of Chilaw

G

 * Gratien Fernando (1915–1942), Sri Lankan mutineer

H

 * Hasantha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Hemasiri Fernando, Vice President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
 * Herbert Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Hugh Fernando (1916-1993), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician born in Nainamadama
 * Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando (1910–1976), 33rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
 * Hugo Fernando (1912–1999), Sri Lankan film personality

J

 * Janaprith Fernando (born 1967), Sri Lankan scout
 * Johnston Fernando, Sri Lankan politician
 * Joseph Peter Moraes Fernando, known as Premnath Moraes (1923-1998), Sri Lankan Tamil actor, director, and screenwriter

K

 * Kenneth Fernando, Former Anglican bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

L

 * Lalithamana Fernando (born 1962), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Leo Fernando (1895-1954), Sri Lankan Sinhala businessman, Member of Parliament for Buttala Electoral District
 * M. E. Lionel Fernando, Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat
 * Lionel Fernando (cricketer), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Lloyd Fernando (1926–2008), Sri Lankan Sinhala Malaysian author and professor at the University of Malaya in the English Department
 * Lushan Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer

M

 * Marcus Fernando, Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) Physician, Businessman, Philanthropist and Politician
 * Mark Fernando (1941–2009), jurist and former judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka


 * Merrill J. Fernando (1930–2023), Sri Lankan teamaker, founder of Dilmah tea


 * Meryl Fernando (1923-2007), Sri Lankan Sinhala teacher, trade unionist, and politician
 * Milroy Fernando, Sri Lankan MP and government minister
 * Mignonne Fernando, Sri Lankan singer, songwriter, and pianist
 * M. S. Fernando (died 1994), Sri Lankan musician
 * Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando - Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

N

 * Nalin Fernando, Sri Lankan politician
 * Nayana Fernando (born 1988), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Nimalka Fernando, Attorney-at-law and women's rights activist from Sri Lanka
 * Nisal Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Nishantha Fernando (born 1970), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Nita Fernando, Sri Lankan actress

P

 * Palitha Fernando, Attorney General of Sri Lanka from 2012 - 2014
 * Paul Fernando (1951-2020), Sri Lankan Sinhala baila vocalist
 * Percy Fernando, Sri Lankan Army officer
 * Prosper Fernando, Sri Lankan announcer with Radio Ceylon

R

 * Rajiv Fernando, Sri Lankan American businessman and donor to the Clinton Foundation and the Democratic Party
 * Ranjit Fernando (born 1944), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Rohan Fernando (artist), Canadian visual artist, painter, and film-maker
 * Rose Fernando (born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer

S

 * Sajan Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Samantha Fernando (born 1985), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Saman Piyasiri Fernando (died 1989), Sri Lankan Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna militant
 * Simon Fernando Sri Chandrasekera (1829-1908), Sri Lankan Sinhala businessman
 * Sirimathi Mary Fernando (1932-1992), Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema actress
 * Sujith Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Suresh Fernando (born 1986), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Susil Fernando (born 1955), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Susitha R. Fernando, Journalist and the film critic for a Sri Lankan English-language daily newspaper
 * Swithin Fernando (died 2009), Former Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
 * Sylvia Fernando (1904-1983), Sri Lankan educator and family planning advocate

T

 * Tyronne Fernando (1941–2008), Sri Lankan politician

U

 * Upekha Fernando (born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer

V

 * Vijita Fernando, Sri Lankan journalist, translator, and fiction writer
 * V. M. Fernando, judge of Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

W

 * Wirantha Fernando (1959–2000), Sri Lankan cricketer

Fictional characters

 * Fernando Sucre, fictional character from the American television series Prison Break