List of Famous people named Horacio

Horacio Silvestre Quiroga Forteza was a Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer.

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta is an Argentine economist, politician and the current Chief of Government (mayor) of the City of Buenos Aires.

Horacio Arruda is a community health specialist currently serving as national public health director and Assistant Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Health and Social Services for the province of Quebec, Canada.

Eraclio Catalin Rodríguez Cereijo, better known as Horacio Guarany, was one of the main Argentine folklore singers, and a writer. Guarany died on January 13, 2017, at the age of 91.

Horacio Daniel Rosatti is an Argentine lawyer, politician and a member of the Supreme Court of Argentina since 2016, designated by president Mauricio Macri's and the Senate's approval.

Horacio Pancheri, is an Argentine actor and model. He played the lead role Carlos Gomez Ruiz in Un Camino Hacia El Destino, produced by Nathalie Lartilleux, alongside Paulina Goto, Lissete Morelos René Strickler, Ana Patricia Rojo and Jorge Aravena.

Horacio González Fontova was an Argentine actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. He was born in Buenos Aires. He was known for his roles in The Plague (1992), Aballay (2011) and Underdogs (2013). He appeared in the Argentine historical television series Algo habrán hecho por la historia argentina.

Horacio Gómez Bolaños was a Mexican actor and brother of Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito). On the TV show El Chavo, he played the character Godínez. Although Horacio appeared in many of his brother's productions, he preferred to handle the business aspects. He died on 21 November 1999 of a heart attack during the production of a tribute to Chespirito for Televisa.

Horacio Verbitsky is an Argentine left-wing investigative journalist and author with a past history as a leftist guerrilla in the Montoneros. In the early 1990s, he reported on a series corruption scandals in the administration of President Carlos Menem, which eventually led to the resignations or firings of many of Menem's ministers. In 1994, he reported on the confessions of naval officer Adolfo Scilingo, documenting torture and executions by the Argentine military during the 1976–83 Dirty War. His books on both the Menem administration and the Scilingo confessions became national bestsellers. As of January 2015 Verbitsky is a Commissioner for the International Commission against the Death Penalty.

Horacio Serpa Uribe was a Colombian lawyer, politician and Senator. Serpa ran as the Colombian Liberal Party candidate for President on three occasions; in 1998, 2002, and 2006. He previously served as congressman for Santander as Senator, Inspector General of Colombia, president of the National Constituent Assembly, Minister of the Interior, and as Ambassador to the Organization of American States. He was also involved in the 8000 process scandal in which money from the Cali Cartel entered the presidential campaign of Liberal candidate Ernesto Samper. In 2007 Serpa ran for the governorship of Santander Department and was elected on 28 October in the regional elections.