Pacheco

Pacheco is a Portuguese and Spanish surname deriving from the Latin Paccieaus as well as the Basque Patxi, a variation of Francisco. It may refer to:

General

 * Alex Pacheco (activist) (born 1958), animal rights activist, co-founder of PETA.
 * Ángel Pacheco (general) (1793–1869), Argentine military officer who later became one of the top commanders in the Confederacy during the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas
 * Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco (1713–1785), Spanish cartographer and artist
 * Cosme Pacheco (c.1803–c.1851), Peruvian cavalry officer, in military campaigns for the independence of Peru, 1821-1825
 * Duarte Pacheco Pereira (c. 1460–1533), Portuguese sea captain, soldier, explorer and cartographer
 * José Francisco Pacheco (born 1951), Portuguese educator
 * Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco (1650–1725), Spanish aristocrat, politician, academician and general
 * María Pacheco Padilla (c. 1496–1531), Spanish military defender of the city of Toledo
 * Rafael Pacheco (born 1954), Spanish astronomer
 * Rodrigo Pacheco, 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo (c. 1565–1652), Spanish nobleman, inquisitor of Valladolid, and viceroy

In arts and entertainment

 * Alexis Mateo Pacheco (born 1979), Puerto Rican drag queen
 * Ana Maria Pacheco (born 1943), Brazilian artist
 * Arturo Pacheco Altamirano (1903–1978), Chilean painter
 * Carlos Pacheco (born 1962), Spanish comic book artist
 * Fernando Castro Pacheco (1918–2013), Mexican painter
 * Fernando González Pacheco (1932–2014), Colombian television presenter
 * Francisco Pacheco (1564–1644), Spanish painter and writer on art theory
 * Francisco Pacheco (born 1955), Venezuelan singer
 * Ivo Pacheco (born 1989), Portuguese musician known professionally as IVVVO
 * Johnny Pacheco (1935–2021), Dominican musician, composer, producer and bandleader. Creator of Fania All-Stars. Coined the term "Salsa"
 * "Mizzy" Pacheco (21st century), former lead singer of the American alternative rock band Against All Will
 * Richard Pacheco (born 1948), American pornographic actor, real name Howie Gordon
 * Tom Pacheco, (born 1946) American singer and songwriter
 * Joaquín Monserrat (1921–1996), known as Pacheco, Spanish comedian and host of children programs
 * María Luisa Pacheco (1919–1982), was a Bolivian painter and mixed-media artist who emigrated to the United States.

Writers

 * Agustín Díaz Pacheco (born 1952), Spanish writer
 * Cristina Pacheco (1941–2023), Mexican journalist, writer and television personality
 * Ibéyise Pacheco (born 1961), Venezuelan journalist and writer
 * Jesús López Pacheco (1930–1997), Spanish-Canadian writer
 * José Emilio Pacheco (1939–2014), was a Mexican poet, essayist, novelist and short story writer
 * Luis Pacheco de Narváez (1570–1640), Spanish writer on fencing
 * Luiz Pacheco (1925–2008), Portuguese writer, publisher, polemicist and literary critic

Politicians

 * Abel Pacheco (born 1933), Costa Rican politician and former President
 * Abel Pacheco Junior (born 1987), American politician
 * Bob Pacheco (born 1934), American politician
 * Gregorio Pacheco (1823–1899), Bolivian politician and former President
 * Ivonne Ortega Pacheco (born 1972), Mexican politician
 * Jorge Pacheco Areco (1920–1998), Uruguayan politician and former President
 * José Andrés Pacheco de Melo (1779–c. 1820), Argentine statesman and priest
 * José Condungua Pacheco (born 1958), Mozambican politician
 * José Pacheco Pereira (born 1949), Portuguese politician and historian
 * Juan Pacheco (1419–1474), Castilian noble
 * Lopo Fernandes Pacheco (died 1349), Portuguese noble
 * Luisa Teresa Pacheco (died 2023), Venezuelan politician
 * Marc Pacheco (born 1952), American politician
 * Nick Pacheco (born 1964), American politician
 * Rod Pacheco (born 1958), American politician
 * Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899), American politician
 * Rubén Pacheco (Costa Rica), Costa Rican politician
 * Rubén Pacheco (Venezuela), Venezuelan diplomat
 * Víctor Cervera Pacheco (1936–2004), Mexican politician

Athletes

 * Alex Pacheco (born 1973), Venezuelan baseball player
 * Alfredo Pacheco (1982–2015), Salvadoran footballer
 * Andrei Pacheco (born 1984), footballer from Trinidad and Tobago
 * Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti (born 1976), Uruguayan footballer
 * Augusto Pacheco Fraga (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
 * Dani Pacheco (born 1991), Spanish footballer
 * Darwin Pacheco (born 1976), Honduran footballer
 * Edgar Pacheco (born 1977), Portuguese footballer
 * Édgar Pacheco (born 1990), Mexican footballer
 * Eduardo Pacheco (Brazilian footballer) (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
 * Fábio Pacheco (born 1988), Portuguese footballer
 * Ferdie Pacheco (1927–2017), United States boxing physician
 * Henrique Pacheco Lima (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
 * Irene Pacheco (born 1971), Colombian boxer
 * Isadora Pacheco (born 2005), Brazilian skateboarder
 * Isiah Pacheco (born 1999), American football player
 * Jaime Pacheco (born 1958), Portuguese football manager
 * Maz Pacheco (born 1998), English footballer
 * Nilton Pacheco (1920–2013), Brazilian basketball player
 * Raúl Pacheco (born 1979), Peruvian long-distance runner
 * Rodrigo Pacheco (badminton) (born 1983), Peruvian badminton player
 * Rommel Pacheco (born 1986), Mexican diver
 * Tony Pacheco (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Víctor Pacheco (footballer, born 1974) (born 1974), Colombian footballer
 * Vinícius Pacheco (born 1985), Brazilian footballer