List of Famous people named Fernando

Fernando Ramos da Silva was a Brazilian actor who became renowned for his role as "Pixote," the eleven-year-old title character in Hector Babenco's 1981 film Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco, a documentary-style account of the street children of Brazil. Da Silva became a controversial figure after the film's release and found it hard to separate himself from his depiction as the street assailant Pixote.

Fernando Matthei Aubel was a Chilean Air Force general who was part of the military junta that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, replacing the dismissed Gustavo Leigh as commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force on 24 July 1978. He was part of the Junta from 1977 to 1990, and served as minister of health from 1976 to 1978, retiring from the Air Force in July 1991.

Fernando Arrabal Terán is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist, and poet. He was born in Melilla and settled in France in 1955. Regarding his nationality, Arrabal describes himself as "desterrado", or "half-expatriate, half-exiled".

Fernando Monetti is an Argentine footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Argentine team San Lorenzo de Almagro.

Fernando Ismael Fernandes Pimenta GOIH ComM is a Portuguese sprint canoeist who has won medals at the Olympic Games, World and European championships.

Fernando Botero Zea is a Colombian politician who served in several public positions, including as Defense Minister under President Ernesto Samper, for whom he was campaign manager for Samper's presidential run. Botero was elected as a member of the Colombian Congress for the Colombian Liberal Party. His father is the internationally recognized painter and sculptor Fernando Botero.

Fernando González Pacheco, also known as Pacheco, was a Colombian television host, announcer, journalist and occasional actor with a career spanning over six decades. Pacheco was born in Spain and received the Colombian citizenship as he had been residing in Colombia since he was 4 years old.

Fernando Martín Zavala Lombardi was the Prime Minister of Peru, in office from 28 July 2016 to 17 September 2017. Previously he was the President of Backus and Johnston, a subsidiary of SABMiller. From 2005 to 2006 he was Minister of Economy and Finance.

Fernando Ernesto Romero Peralta is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins.

Fernando Azevedo e Silva is a Brazilian politician and reserve army general. He served as the Brazilian Minister of Defence during the first half of President Jair Bolsonaro's term from January 2019 to March 2021.