List of Famous people with last name Santos

Giovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team. A versatile forward, dos Santos can play as an attacking midfielder, winger and secondary striker.

José María González Santos, mononymously known as Kichi, is a Spanish politician, Mayor of Cádiz since 2015.

Isabel dos Santos is an Angolan businesswoman, Africa's richest woman (2013-2020) and the eldest child of Angola's former President José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country from 1979 to 2017. In 2013, according to Forbes, her net worth had exceeded US$2 billion making her Africa's first female US dollar billionaire. Forbes described how dos Santos acquired her wealth by taking stakes in companies doing business in Angola, suggesting that her wealth comes almost entirely from her family's power and connections. In November 2015, the BBC named dos Santos as one of the 100 most influential women in the world.

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.

Dante Bonfim Costa Santos, commonly known as Dante, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for and captains French club Nice. Primarily a central defender, he has previously also been used as a defensive midfielder or a left back.

Douglas dos Santos, simply known as Douglas, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Jailson Marcelino dos Santos, simply known as Jailson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

José Eduardo dos Santos is an Angolan politician who served as President of Angola from 1979 to 2017. As President, José Eduardo dos Santos was also the commander in chief of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and President of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the party that has ruled Angola since it gained independence in 1975. He was the second-longest-serving president in Africa, surpassed only by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, who took power less than two months before dos Santos.

Christian Robert Santos Freire is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for German club VfL Osnabrück.

Evangelista Santos is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. A professional from 1997 until 2016, Santos competed for Strikeforce, Bellator MMA, the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, International Vale Tudo Championships, Pancrase, Jungle Fight, Legacy FC, and World Victory Road. Known for his exciting fighting style, 24 of his 39 career bouts ended via knockout.