List of Famous people named Antonio
Antonio Fraguas Fraguas
Antonio Fraguas Fraguas was born in Insuela, Loureiro parish (Cerdedo-Cotobade), on December 28, 1905, and died in Santiago de Compostela on November 5, 1999. He was an important Galicianist historian, ethnographer, anthropologist, and geographer. In 1923 he and some of his fellows founded the Sociedade da Lingua, whose main goals were the defense of the Galician language and the creation of a dictionary. He was a member of Irmandades da Fala and Seminario de Estudos Galegos and was high school professor after the Spanish Civil War broke out. He was part of the Father Sarmiento Institute for Galician Studies and the Royal Galician Academy, and was director and president of the Museum of the Galician People, member of the Council of Galician Culture, and a chronicler of Galicia. He spent his life studying Galician culture and its territory from different perspectives, with a special focus and mastery on anthropology.
Antonio Luna Rodríguez
Antonio Manuel Luna Rodríguez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Girona FC as a left back.
António de Spínola
António Sebastião Ribeiro de Spínola GCTE ComA was a Portuguese military officer, author and conservative politician who played an important role in Portugal's transition to democracy following the Carnation Revolution.
Antônio Afonso de Miranda
Antônio Afonso de Miranda is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Antonio Allen
Antonio Allen is a former American football free safety. Allen was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round, 242nd overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Carolina.
Antônio Francisco Bonfim Lopes
Antônio Francisco Bonfim Lopes, better known as Nem or Nem da Rocinha, is a Brazilian drug lord and one of the leaders of "Amigos dos Amigos". Lopes had a net worth of R$100 million, was the undisputed head of all drug trafficking operations in Rocinha and branded by the Brazilian government as "Public Enemy #1".
Antonio Escobar Huertas
Antonio Escobar Huerta was a Spanish military officer.
Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi Lasa was a Spanish film director and producer.
Antônio Conselheiro
Antônio Conselheiro, in English "Anthony the Counselor", real name Antônio Vicente Mendes Maciel was a Brazilian religious leader, preacher, and founder of the village of Canudos, the scene of the War of Canudos (1896–1897), a civil rebellion against the central government which was brutally stamped out with the loss of more than 15,000 lives.
Antônio Carlos Zago
Antônio Carlos Zago, widely known as Antônio Carlos or simply Zago, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who manages Bolívar.