List of Famous people named Arturo
Arturo Cavero Velásquez
Arturo Cavero Velásquez, better known by the pseudonym "Zambo Cavero", was a Peruvian singer, representative of Afro-Peruvian identity.
Arturo Alfonso González González
Arturo Alfonso González González, also known as "Ponchito," is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey.
Arturo Ferrarin
Arturo Ferrarin was an Italian pioneer aviator. His exploits included winning the "Raid Roma-Tokyo" air race in 1920 and a non-stop flight from Italy to Brazil in 1928 with fellow aviator Carlo Del Prete. The latter flight set the world distance record for a non-stop flight. Ferrarin, who was born in Thiene and was a decorated veteran of the Italian Royal Air Force during World War I, died in a plane crash at Guidonia Montecelio in 1941.
Arturo Escobar
Arturo Escobar is a Colombian-American anthropologist and the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. His academic research interests include political ecology, anthropology of development, social movements, anti-globalization movements, and postdevelopment theory.
Arturo Di Modica
Arturo Di Modica was an Italian-born, American sculptor, widely known for his Charging Bull sculpture which he left outside the New York Stock Exchange on December 15, 1989, as his gift to the United States. He arrived in New York penniless in 1970 and rose to success. In 1987, Black Monday struck the U.S. stock markets by which point Di Modica felt indebted to the country. Charging Bull was intended by Di Modica to inspire everyone who came into contact with it to carry on fighting through hard times for the future.
Arturo Ripstein
Arturo Ripstein y Rosen is a Mexican film director.
Arturo Chaires
Arturo Chaires Riso was a Mexican football defender who played for Mexico in the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups. He also played for C.D. Guadalajara.
Arturo Alessandri Besa
Arturo Alessandri Besa is a Chilean lawyer and politician. Alessandri was member of his country's Chamber of Deputies and also of the Senate; he also was candidate for the presidency of Chile in the 1993 elections. He is the grandson of Arturo Alessandri Palma and the nephew of Jorge Alessandri, both former presidents of Chile.
Arturo O'Neill
Arturo Parisi
Arturo Parisi is an Italian politician, leader of the Ulivist faction of the Democratic Party and four-time member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. He was also minister of defence in the cabinet of Prime Minister Romano Prodi from 2006 to 2008.