Horacio

Horacio \ho-ra-cio\, a masculine given name, is a variant of Horace. The given name Horacio is found sporadically throughout all of Latin America. Horacio is a boy's name with Latin origins said to mean 'timekeeper'.

The Portuguese spelling is Horácio. A related name is Horatio.

People with the name

 * Horacio Accavallo (1934–2022), Argentine boxer
 * Horacio Agulla (born 1984), Argentine rugby player
 * Horacio Ahuett Garza (born 1964), Mexican engineer
 * Horacio Allegue (born 1972), Spanish rower
 * Horacio Altuna (born 1941), Argentine comics artist
 * Horacio Álvarez Mesa (1881–1936), Spanish politician, lawyer and journalist
 * Horacio Ameli (born 1974), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Anasagasti (1879–1932), Argentine engineer
 * Horacio Marcelo Arce (born 1970), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Arruda (born 1960), Canadian physician
 * Horacio Badaraco (1901–1946), Argentine anarchist and journalist
 * Horacio Baldessari (born 1958), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Barrionuevo (born 1939), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul (1933–2016), prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
 * Horacio Bernardo (born 1976), Uruguayan writer
 * Horacio Bocaranda (born 1965), Venezuelan–American TV and film director
 * Horacio Bongiovanni (born 1950), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Cabrera (born 1958), Cuban rower
 * Horacio Calcaterra (born 1989), Argentine footballer who plays for Peru
 * Horacio Campi (1917–?), Argentine sailor
 * Horacio Carabelli (born 1968), Uruguayan sailor and engineer
 * Horacio Carbonari (born 1974), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Carbonetti (born 1947), Argentine golfer
 * Horacio Cardo (1944–2018), Argentine painter and illustrator
 * Horacio Cardozo (born 1979), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Carochi (1586–1666), Italian Jesuit priest and grammarian
 * Horacio Cartes (born 1956), Paraguayan politician and businessman
 * Horacio Casarín (1918–2005), Mexican footballer
 * Horacio Casco (1868–1931), Argentine fencer
 * Horacio Castellanos Moya (born 1957), Honduran writer
 * Horacio Cervantes (born 1981), Mexican footballer
 * Horacio Chiorazzo (born 1976), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Cifuentes (born 1998), Argentine table tennis player
 * Horacio Colombo (born 1934), Argentine basketball player
 * Horacio Coppola (1906–2012), Argentine photographer and filmmaker
 * Horacio Cordero (born 1950), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Cordero (painter) (1945–2014), tenth Marquis de Sosa
 * Horacio d'Almeida (born 1988), French volleyball player
 * Horacio de Almeida (born 1975), Timor-Leste official
 * Horacio de la Costa (1916–1977), Filipino Jesuit priest, historian and academic
 * Horacio de la Iglesia (fl. from 2000), Argentine-born biologist
 * Horacio de la Peña (born 1966), tennis player from Argentina
 * Horacio de la Vega (born 1975), Mexican modern pentathlete and sports administrator
 * Horacio Díaz Luco (born 1943), Chilean footballer
 * Horacio Duarte Olivares (born 1971), Mexican politician
 * Horacio Echevarrieta (1870–1963), Spanish businessman and politician
 * Horacio Elizondo (born 1963), Argentine football referee
 * Horacio Erpen (born 1981), Argentine association footballer
 * Horacio Esteves (1941–1996), Venezuelan sprinter
 * Horacio Estol (fl. 1944–1959), Argentinian journalist in New York
 * Horacio Estrada (born 1975), Venezuelan baseball player
 * Horacio Etchegoyen (1919–2016), Argentine psychoanalyst
 * Horacio Farach (fl. 1965–2004), Argentine physicist
 * Horacio Ferrer (1933–2014), Uruguayan-Argentine poet
 * Horacio Flores (born 1951), Mexican sprint canoer
 * Horacio Fontova (1946–2020), Argentine actor
 * Horacio Franco (born 1963), Mexican musician
 * Horacio Gallardo (born 1981), Bolivian road bicycle racer
 * Horacio García (born 1990), Mexican boxer
 * Horacio García (sailor) (1931–2015), Uruguayan dinghy sailor
 * Horacio Garza Garza (fl. from 1991), Mexican politician
 * Horacio Gómez Bolaños (1930–1999), Mexican actor
 * Horacio González (1944–2021), Argentine teacher and essayist
 * Horacio Gramajo (1900–1943), Argentine bobsledder
 * Horacio Guarany (1925–2017), Argentine folklore singer
 * Horacio Gutiérrez (born 1948), Cuban-American classical pianist
 * Horacio Guzmán (1913–1992), Argentine lawyer and politician
 * Horacio Hasse (born 1940), Guatemalan footballer
 * Horacio "El Negro" Hernández (born 1963), Cuban drummer and percussionist
 * Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera (1931-2012), Ecuadorian poet
 * Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez (1902-1962), Ecuadorian poet
 * Horacio Humoller (born 1966), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Iglesias (1942–2004), Argentine swimmer
 * Horacio Iglesias (bobsleigh) (1903-unknown), Argentine bobsledder
 * Horacio Jaunarena (born 1942), Argentine politician
 * Horacio Lavandera (born 1984), Argentine pianist
 * Horacio LeDon (born 1967), Cuban American businessman
 * Horacio Tomás Liendo (1924–2007), Argentinian military officer
 * Horacio Llamas (born 1973), Mexican basketball player
 * Horacio López (born 1961), Uruguayan athlete, basketball player and writer
 * Horacio López Salgado (born 1948), Mexican footballer
 * Horacio Lores (born 1939), Argentine politician
 * Horacio Lugo (born 1966), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Macedo Esquivel (born 1963), Mexican footballer
 * Horacio Malvicino (1929–2023), Argentinian musician
 * Horacio Mancilla (fl. from 1991), Mexican voice actor and writer
 * Horacio Martínez (disambiguation), several people
 * Horacio Massaccesi (born 1948), Argentine politician
 * Horacio Matarasso (born 1967), Argentine ornithologist
 * Horacio Matuszyczk (born 1961), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Mendizábal (1847–1871), Argentine poet, translator and activist
 * Horacio Miranda (born 1931), Filipino sports shooter
 * Horacio Montemurro (born 1962), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Monti (1911–unknown), Argentine sailor
 * Horacio Morales Jr. (1943–2012), Filipino economist and politician
 * Horacio Moráles (1943–2021), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Muñoz (1896–1976), Chilean footballer
 * Horacio Nava (born 1982), Mexican race walker
 * Horacio Neumann (1946–2008), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Olivo (1933–2016), Puerto Rican actor and comedian
 * Horacio Orzán (born 1988), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Pacheco (born 1983), Bolivian football manager
 * Horacio Pagani (disambiguation), several people
 * Horacio Pancheri (born 1982), Argentine actor and model
 * Horacio Peña (disambiguation), several people
 * Horacio Peralta (born 1982), Uruguayan footballer
 * Horacio Perdomo (born 1960), Uruguayan basketball player
 * Horacio Piña (born 1945), Mexican baseball player
 * Horacio Podestá (1911–1999), Argentine rower
 * Horacio Quiroga (1878–1937), Uruguayan author and writer
 * Horacio Ramiro González (born 1956), Argentine politician
 * Horacio Rodríguez Larreta (born 1965), Argentine economist and politician
 * Horacio A. Rega Molina (1899–1957), Argentine poet
 * Horacio Rosatti (born 1956), Argentine lawyer, politician and judge
 * Horacio D. Rozanski (born c. 1968), Argentine-born American businessman
 * Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta (1771–1851), French general, diplomat, and politician
 * Horacio Seeber (1907-1972), sailor from Argentina
 * Horacio Sequeira (born 1995), Uruguayan footballer
 * Horacio Serpa (1943–2020), Colombian lawyer and politician
 * Horacio Siburu (1922–2000), Argentine modern pentathlete
 * Horacio Sicilia (born 1974), Argentine rower
 * Horacio Simaldone (born 1958), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Sánchez (born 1953), Mexican footballer
 * Chango Spasiuk (Horacio Spasiuk, born 1968), Argentine chamamé musician and accordion player
 * Horacio A. Tenorio (1935–2021), Mexican general authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Horacio Terra Arocena (1894–1985), Uruguayan architect and politician
 * Horacio Tijanovich (born 1996), Argentine footballer
 * Horacio Troche (1935–2014), Uruguayan footballer
 * Horacio Usandizaga (born 1940), or El Vasco, Argentine politician
 * Horacio Vaggione (born 1943), Argentinian composer
 * Horacio Valenzuela (born 1954), Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church
 * Horacio Vásquez (1860–1936), Dominican Republic general and politician
 * Horacio Vázquez-Rial (1947–2012), Argentine-born writer and translator
 * Horacio Verbitsky (born 1942), Argentine investigative journalist and author
 * Horacio Villafañe (1963–2011), Argentine musician, singer and songwriter
 * Horacio Villalobos (born 1970), Mexican TV host and actor
 * Horacio White (1927–2017), Argentine swimmer
 * Horacio Zeballos (born 1985), Argentine tennis player

People with the name Horácio

 * Horácio de Faria (born 1947), Portuguese footballer
 * Horácio de Matos (1882–1931), Brazilian politician and colonel
 * Horácio Gonçalves (born 1962), Portuguese footballer
 * Horácio Macedo (born 1930), Portuguese rally driver
 * Horácio Roque (1944–2010), Portuguese financier and businessman

Fictional characters

 * Horácio, a baby Tyrannosaurus rex, in the Brazilian comic strip Horacio's World