* The surname Aquino comes from one of the historic noble houses in Italy. Although Jure Francorum lived, as

Benedetto Croce Benedetto Croce (; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and politician, who wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy, history, historiography and aesthetics. In most regards, Croce was a lib ...

attests, the family was, however, of Lombard blood, as it came from Radoaldo, who had been Aquino's possessor in the time of the dukes of Benevento. The Aquinos were counted among the seven great houses of the

Kingdom of Naples The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was ...

. Among its most prominent members, the family includes the famous saint Thomas Aquinas. It has also been adopted elsewhere, particularly by Spaniards in Latin America and in the Philippines, to baptize local indigenous people in honor of the great theologian St.

Thomas of Aquino Thomas Aquinas, OP (; it, Tommaso d'Aquino, lit=Thomas of Aquino; 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and priest who was an influential philosopher, theologian and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism; he is known wit ...

Persons with the surname Aquino

, Italian theologian and philosopher * Aquino family, a political family in the Philippines ** Benigno Aquino Sr. (1894–1947), Filipino politician ** Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932–1983), Filipino politician and son of Benigno Aquino Sr. ** Benigno Aquino III (1960–2021), Filipino politician, son of Benigno Aquino Jr., and president of the Philippines **

Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; ; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipina politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People P ...

(1933–2009), Filipina politician, wife of Benigno Aquino Jr., and president of the Philippines ** Kris Aquino (born 1971), Filipina television personality and daughter of Benigno Aquino Jr. ** Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV (born 1977), Filipino politician and cousin of Benigno Aquino III * Angel Aquino (born 1973), Filipina actress *

Aquino de Bragança Tomaz Aquino Messias de Bragança (born April 6, 1924 in Bardez (then Portuguese India), died October 19, 1986, Lebombo Mountains, on the South African side) was a Goan physicist, journalist, diplomat and Mozambican social scientist at the Eduardo ...

, Goan physicist * Amy Aquino, American actress * Anthony Aquino (born 1982), Canadian-born Italian ice hockey player *

Aristides Aquino Aristides Aquino Núñez (born April 22, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball. Career Cincinnati Reds ...

, Dominican baseball player * Carlo Aquino (born 1985), Filipino actor and singer * Daniel Aquino, retired Argentine footballer * Francesco Ferdinando d'Ávalos Aquino, Governor of the Duchy of Milan, Italy * Giuseppe Aquino (born 1979), German-born Italian footballer * Giuseppe Aquino (born 1983), Italian footballer *

Greg Aquino Gregori Emilio Aquino Valera (; ; born January 11, 1978) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, and Cleveland Indians. Career Arizona Diamondbacks Aqui ...

, MLB pitcher * Javier Aquino, Mexican footballer *

Jayson Aquino Jayson Julio Aquino Félix (born November 22, 1992) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2016 with the Baltimore Orioles. Career Colorado Rockies Aquino signed with the Colorado R ...

, MLB pitcher *

Luis Aquino Luis Antonio Colón Aquino h-KEE-noh(born May 19, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1986), Kansas City Royals (1988–1992), Florida Marlins (1993–1994), Montr ...

, Puerto Rican baseball player * Michael A. Aquino, former US military officer and founder of the Temple of Set *

Michael Ray Aquino Michael Ray Aquino is a former intelligence officer in the police force of the Philippines. He was convicted of helping to transmit classified information from the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly know ...

, former US intelligence officer * Roldan Aquino (1942–2014), Filipino actor and director * Salvatore Aquino, Italian criminal *

Sonia Aquino Sonia Aquino (born 10 July 1977 in Avellino) is an Italian actress. Biography A theatre, cinema and television actress, Aquino graduated from the ''National School of the Cinema'' (Scuola Nazionale di Cinema) in Rome and attended Francesca D ...

, Italian actress *

Ubaldo Aquino The Germany national football team (german: link=no, Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association (''Deutsch ...

, Paraguayan football referee

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