List of Famous people named Leonardo
Leonardo Vieira
Leonardo Vieira is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his roles in telenovelas, especially Senhora do Destino, Prova de Amor and Caminhos do Coração.
Leonardo Genoni
Leonardo Genoni is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for EV Zug of the National League (NL).
Leonardo S. Sarao
Leonardo Salvador Sarao Sr. was the founder and owner of the Sarao Motors, a company known for designing, manufacturing and selling the jeepney, the most popular mode of transportation in the Philippines. He is not the first person to alter the surplus jeeps left behind by the U.S. Army from World War II, but he saw them as a business opportunity for mass transportation. He redesigned the surplus jeeps to increase its functionality by extending the body to accommodate at least twice the number of passengers and by putting some railings at the back and top for extra passengers to cling to, and for cargoes. He revolutionized a burgeoning industry and changed the life of generations of Filipinos.
Leonardo Valencia
Leonardo Felipe Valencia Rossel is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Colo-Colo.
Leonardo Suárez
Leonardo "Leo" Gabriel Suárez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club América.
Leonardo Villar
Leonardo Villar was a Brazilian actor. He became internationally known for his performance as Zé do Burro in Anselmo Duarte's O Pagador de Promessas, the only Brazilian film so far awarded a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Leonardo Aguilar
Leonardo Antonio Aguilar Álvarez, known simply as Leonardo Aguilar is a Mexican singer. As of 2017, Aguilar has been nominated for two Latin Grammy Awards.
Leonardo Boff
Leonardo Boff, born as Genézio Darci Boff, is a Brazilian theologian, philosopher writer, and former Catholic priest known for his active support for liberation theology. He currently serves as Professor Emeritus of Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, and Ecology at the Rio de Janeiro State University. In 2001, he received the Right Livelihood Award for "his inspiring insights and practical work to help people realise the links between human spirituality, social justice and environmental stewardship."
Leonardo Ramos
Leonardo Alfredo Ramos Girón is a Uruguayan former footballer and manager.
Leonardo Buriána
Leonardo Fabián Burián Castro is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División side Colón