Amílcar is a Spanish and Portuguese male given name derived from Latin Hamilcar, itself a Punic name known to the Romans through their

Carthaginian The term Carthaginian ( la, Carthaginiensis ) usually refers to a citizen of Ancient Carthage. It can also refer to: * Carthaginian (ship), a three-masted schooner built in 1921 * Insurgent privateers; nineteenth-century South American privateers, ...

foes, especially Hamilcar Barca. Notable people with the name Amílcar include: * Amílcar Álvarez, Argentine swimmer *

Amílcar Barbuy Amílcar Barbuy (29 March 1893 – 24 August 1965) was an Italian Brazilian football player and manager. A talented and well-rounded midfielder, he was known for his commanding presence, pinpoint tackling, ability to read the game, powerful ...

, Brazilian footballer * Amílcar Cabral, Bissau-Guinean/Cape Verdean politician *

Amílcar de Castro Amílcar Augusto Pereira de Castro (6 June 1920 – 21 November 2002) was a Brazilian artist, sculptor and graphic designer. Early life and education Born in Paraisópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil Amilcar de Castro was the child of a judge a ...

, Brazilian sculptor and graphic designer *

Amílcar Fonseca Amílcar Lopes da Fonseca (born 15 February 1954), known as simply Amílcar, is a Portuguese retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football ar ...

, Portuguese footballer *

Amílcar Henríquez Amílcar Henríquez Espinosa (August 2, 1983 – April 15, 2017) was a Panamanian footballer. Club career Born in Panama City, Henríquez began his club career with local side Árabe Unido. He spent one season with Costa Rica with Santacruce� ...

, Panamanian footballer *

Amílcar Méndez Urízar Amílcar Méndez Urízar is a Guatemalan human rights activist and former Congressman (1996–2000). In July 1988 he founded the Council for Ethnic Communities "We Are All Equal" (CERJ). In 1990 he was the recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human ...

, Guatemalan activist and politician *

Amílcar Romero Almílcar Jesús Romero Portuondo (born 16 October 1948) is an agronomist and politician from the Dominican Republic. He is Senator for the province of Duarte Duarte may refer to: * Duarte (surname), person's surname (or composed surname) and ...

, Dominican politician *

Amílcar de Sousa Amílcar Augusto Queirós de Sousa (; 1876–1940) was a Portuguese medical doctor, and author of many health books, being the most famous ''O Naturismo'' (''Naturism''), published in 1912. Biography A pioneer of vegetarianism in Portugal, he ...

, Portuguese medical doctor and writer *

Amílcar Spencer Lopes Amílcar Spencer Lopes (born September 8, 1948) is a Cape Verdean politician and was the 2nd President of the National Assembly from 1991 to 1996. in pdf He succeeded Abílio Duarte and was succeeded by António do Espírito Santo Fonseca. Afte ...

, Cape Verdean politician * Amílcar Villafuerte Trujillo, Mexican politician *

Jean Amilcar Jean Amilcar (1781 – 1796) was the adopted son (foster child) of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette of France.Philippe Huisman, Marguerite Jallut: ''Marie Antoinette'', Stephens, 1971 Jean Amilcar was from French Senegal. He was enslave ...

, the Senegalese foster son of

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne (; ; née Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child a ...

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