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Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name
Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brittonic languages, Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. An ...
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Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985) José Arturo Álvarez Hernández (born June 28, 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger and forward. Born in the United States, he represented the El Salvador national team. Career Professional Álvarez did not play ...
, American-born Salvadoran footballer * Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer *
Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (born 27 August 1982), known simply as Arthuro, is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Centre-forward, centre forward. He also held an Italian ...
(b. 1982), Brazilian football (soccer) player *
Arturo Brachetti Arturo Brachetti (; born 13 October 1957) is an Italian quick-change artist considered the best quick change performer in the world. In the Guinness Book of Records he is described as the quickest and most prolific quick change artist in the wo ...
(born 1957), Italian quick-change artist *
Arturo Bragaglia Arturo Bragaglia (7 January 1893 – 21 January 1962) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1938 to 1961. Selected filmography References External links * 1893 births 1962 deaths Italian male f ...
(1893–1962), Italian actor *
Arturo Bravo Arturo Bravo (born May 19, 1958) is a retired male racewalker from Mexico, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He set his personal best (3:52:08) in the men's 50 km walk event in 1987. His in ...
(born 1958), Mexican racewalker * Arturo Casadevall (born 1957), American physician *
Arturo Castro (Mexican actor) Arturo Castro Rivas Cacho (March 21, 1918 – March 6, 1975)
Retrieved January 8, 2011. was a Mexican
Arturo Castro (Guatemalan actor) Arturo Castro (born November 26, 1985) is a Guatemalan actor best known for his portrayal of Jaimé Castro on the Comedy Central series '' Broad City,'' and David Rodríguez on the Netflix series ''Narcos''. Career Castro hosted his own show, ...
, Guatemalan actor *
Arturo Corvalán Arturo Corvalán Galaz (born September 1, 1978) is a retired male road racing cyclist from Chile. Career ;2000 :1st in Stage 2 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Viña del Mar (CHI) :3rd in Stage 5 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile, Talca (CHI) ;2001 :1st in ...
(born 1978), Chilean road cyclist *
Arturo De Vecchi Arturo De Vecchi (30 April 1898 – 6 January 1988) was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the team sabre A sabre ( French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with th ...
(1898–1988), Italian fencer *
Arturo Di Modica Arturo Di Modica (January 26, 1941February 19, 2021) was an Italian-American sculptor, widely known for his ''Charging Bull'' sculpture that he left outside the New York Stock Exchange between pre-dawn police patrols on December 15, 1989. Engl ...
(1941–2021), Italian-born American artist * Arturo Di Napoli (born 1974), Italian soccer (UK: football) coach *
Arturo Dominici Arturo Dominici (2 January 1916 – 7 September 1992) was an Italian film, television and voice actor. Biography Born in Palermo, Dominici became best known for his many villainous roles in horror and fantasy films. He is best remembered for ...
(1918–1992), Italian actor and dubbing artist * Arturo Freeman, American football player *
Arturo Frondizi Arturo Frondizi Ércoli (October 28, 1908 – April 18, 1995) was an Argentines, Argentine lawyer, journalist, teacher and politician, who was elected President of Argentina and ruled between May 1, 1958 and March 29, 1962, when he was over ...
(1908–1995), 35th President of Argentina *
Arturo Gatti Arturo Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was an Italian-Canadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007. A world champion in two weight classes, Gatti held the IBF junior lightweight title from 1995 to 1998, and the WBC super ...
(1972–2009), Italian-Canadian boxer *
Arturo Giovannitti Arturo M. Giovannitti (; 1884–1959) was an Italian-American union leader, socialist political activist, and poet. He is best remembered as one of the principal organizers of the 1912 Lawrence textile strike and as a defendant in a celebrated tri ...
(1884–1959), Italian-American union leader, socialist political activist, and poet *
Arturo Godoy Arturo Godoy (October 10, 1912 – 1986) was a Chilean professional boxer, also nicknamed "Arturito". Biography He was born in Iquique on October 10, 1912. He was South American Heavyweight Champion and had an extensive and successful career in A ...
(1912–1986), Chilean boxer *
Arturo Merzario Arturo Francesco "Art" Merzario (born 11 March 1943 in Civenna, Como) (erroneously registered as Arturio on his birth certificate) is a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 85 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting at the ...
(born 1943), Italian automobile racing driver *
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (; 5 January 1920 – 12 June 1995) was an Italian classical pianist. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. According to ''The New York Times'', he was perhaps the most reclusive, e ...
(1920-1995), Italian virtuoso pianist *
Arturo Paoli Arturo Paoli (30 November 1912 – 13 July 2015) was an Italian priest and a missionary. He was a member of the congregation of the Little Brothers of the Gospel. Paoli helped save Jewish Italians during World War II. He was born in Lucca ...
(1912–2015), Italian priest and missionary *
Arturo Parisi Arturo Parisi (born 13 September 1940) is an Italian politician, leader of the Ulivist faction of the Democratic Party and a four-time member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. He was also minister of defence in the cabinet of Prime Minister R ...
(born 1940), Italian politician *
Arturo Pérez-Reverte Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez (born 25 November 1951 in Cartagena) is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for RTVE for 21 years (1973–1994). His first novel, ''El húsar'', set in the Napoleonic Wars, was ...
(born 1951), Spanish writer *
Arturo Reggio Arturo Reggio (9 January 1863 – 17 July 1917) was an Italian chess player. Born in Gorizia, then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he started playing chess as an engineering student at the Graz University of Technology and at the Imperial-Royal Pol ...
, Italian chess player *
Arturo Sandoval Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1977 he met Gillespie, who became his ...
, Cuban jazz musician *
Arturo Toscanini Arturo Toscanini (; ; March 25, 1867January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orch ...
(1867–1957), Italian composer and conductor *
Arturo Vidal Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo (; born 22 May 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Chile national team. His displays during his time at Juventus led him to be n ...
(born 1987), Chilean football (soccer) player


Fictional characters

* Arturo Plateado from '' Bleach: Shattered Blade'' * Arturo Binewski, known as Arturo the Aqua Boy, seal flippered cult leader from Katherine Dunn's ''
Geek Love ''Geek Love'' is a novel by Katherine Dunn, published completely by Alfred A. Knopf (a division of Random House) in 1989. Dunn published parts of the novel in ''Mississippi Mud Book of Days'' (1983) and ''Looking Glass Bookstore Review'' (1988) ...
'' * Arturo Bandini, an alter ego of
John Fante John Fante (April 8, 1909 – May 8, 1983) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel ''Ask the Dust'' (1939) about the life of Arturo Bandini, a struggling writer in Depre ...
in four semi-autobiographical novels *
Arturo Belano Arturo Belano is the alter ego of the Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño. The character's first appearance was in the novella ''Distant Star'', where it is implied he is the narrator, while his most prominent role was in ''The Savage Detectives'' where ...
, an alter ego of the Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño * Arturo Tronco from ''
91 Days ''91 Days'' is a Japanese anime television series. Set during the United States Prohibition era, the series follows Angelo Lagusa and his quest to seek revenge against the Vanetti Family. The series aired from July 9, 2016 to October 1, 2016. ...
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Arturo Román Arturo Román is a fictional character in the Netflix series ''Money Heist'', portrayed by Enrique Arce. He is a hostage in parts 1 and 2, having been the Director of the Royal Mint of Spain, before spinning his experience into a massively succe ...
from Spanish show ''Le Casa De Papel'', also known as
Money Heist ''Money Heist'' ( es, La casa de papel, link=no, , ) is a Spanish heist crime drama television series created by Álex Pina. The series traces two long-prepared heists led by the Professor (Álvaro Morte), one on the Royal Mint of Spain, and ...
* Lil' Arturo, a villain from the
Gangreen Gang ''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American animated television series franchise that takes place in the fictional city of Townsville and stars the titular Powerpuff Girls, Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, who appear in the 1998 ''Powerpuff Girls'' ser ...
who appeared in the animated series ''The Powerpuff Girls'' *Maximillian Arturo from ''
Sliders Slider or Sliders may refer to: Arts * K.K. Slider, a fictional character within the ''Animal Crossing'' franchise * '' The Slider'', a 1972 album by T. Rex * ''Sliders'' (TV series), an American science fiction and fantasy television series * ...
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Animals

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Arturo (polar bear) Arturo (1985 July 3, 2016) was a polar bear living in Mendoza Zoological Park in Mendoza, Argentina, the only polar bear living in the country. He was born in the United States and transferred to Argentina in 1993. His companion, a female named ...
, a polar bear who lived in an Argentinian zoo {{given name Italian masculine given names Spanish masculine given names br:Arzhur de:Arthur (Begriffsklärung) fr:Arthur he:ארתור nl:Arthur ja:アーサー pl:Arthur pt:Artur sv:Artur#Personer med namnet Artur eller Arthur