List of Famous people named Ernesto

Ernesto Sabato was an Argentine novelist, essayist, painter and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became very influential in the literary world throughout Latin America". Upon his death El País dubbed him the "last classic writer in Argentine literature".

Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araújo is a Brazilian diplomat and Brazil's current Minister of Foreign Affairs. Chosen by Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro in January 2019 following a suggestion made by Olavo de Carvalho, Araújo subscribes to conspiracy theories such as man-made climate change is untrue and a "communist plot", "globalism" is a process driven by "cultural Marxism", and the COVID-19 (Coronarivus) pandemic is the result of another communist plot he dubbed "comunavirus".

Iván Roberto Duque Gaviria aka Ernesto Báez was a Colombian paramilitary leader and onetime member of the demobilized United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). Duque-Gaviria graduated as a lawyer from the Universidad de Caldas.

Ernesto Antonio Farías is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Ernesto Acher is an Argentine comedian, actor, composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and orchestral conductor. Between 1971 and 1986 he was a member of the celebrated Argentine group Les Luthiers, with which he acted as composer, comedian, singer, and performer on more than twenty instruments, some of which he created himself. Before separating from the group, he was involved in individual projects as composer – including a soundtrack, a quartet for clarinet and strings, a string sextet and a symphonic poem for viola and orchestra. In 1988 he founded the La Banda Elástica, gathering some of the most outstanding Argentine jazz musicians. The band dissolved in 1993. Since then he has developed several musical and comedy projects, and performed as an orchestral conductor.

Ernesto Noboa y Caamaño was an Ecuadorian poet and a member of the "Generación decapitada".

Ernesto Talvi Pérez is a Uruguayan economist. He served as Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay from 1 March to 6 July 2020.

Ernesto Paglia is a Brazilian television journalist currently working for Rede Globo. Studied Journalism at the School of Communications and Arts at the University of São Paulo.

Ernesto Canto Gudiño was a Mexican race walker who mainly competed in the 20 kilometer walk.

Ernesto Antonio Mejía Alvarado [meh-HEE-ah] is a Venezuelan first baseman for the Saitama Seibu Lions of the Pacific League. Listed at 6' 5", 245 lb., he bats and throws right handed.