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. People with the name include: * Agostinho (footballer) (born 1975), Portuguese footballer, full name Joaquim Agostinho da Silva Ribeiro *

Agostinho da Silva George Agostinho Baptista da Silva, GCSE (; Porto, 13 February 1906 – Lisbon, 3 April 1994) was a Portuguese philosopher, essayist, and writer. His thought combines elements of pantheism and millenarism, an ethic of renunciation (like in Bu ...

(1906–1994), Portuguese philosopher, essayist and writer *

Agostinho Neto António Agostinho da Silva Neto (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) was an Angolan politician and poet. He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979, having led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) i ...

(1922–1979), first President of Angola * José Agostinho de Macedo (1761–1831), Portuguese poet and prose writer *

Fernando Agostinho da Costa Fernando Agostinho da Costa (born October 10, 1981 in Luanda) better known as Chara, is a retired Angolan football midfielder. Xara has played for Petro Atlético since 2006 and has also been a member of the Angolan national football team sin ...

(born 1981), known as "Xara", Angolan footballer *

Renato Agostinho de Oliveira Júnior Renato Agostinho de Oliveira Júnior or simply Juninho (born April 25, 1981 in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro), is a Brazilian central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop ...

(born 1981), Brazilian footballer *

Artur Agostinho Artur Fernandes Agostinho (25 December 1920 – 22 March 2011) was a Portuguese journalist, recipient of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword The Military Order of Saint James of the Sword ( pt, Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada) ...

(1920–2011), Portuguese journalist *

Gílson Domingos Rezende Agostinho Gílson Domingos Rezende Agostinho (born September 18, 1977 in Taubaté) more commonly known simply as Gilsinho, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. In his career, he was predominantly remembered for his association with h ...

(born 1977), known as "Gilsinho", Brazilian footballer *

Joaquim Agostinho Joaquim Fernandes Agostinho, OIH (7 April 1943 – 10 May 1984) was a Portuguese professional bicycle racer. He was champion of Portugal in six successive years. He rode the Tour de France 13 times and finished all but once,''International Cy ...

(1942–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer *

José Maria de Santo Agostinho José Maria de Santo Agostinho, born Miguel Boaventura Lucena (died 22 October 1912), was a Brazilian religious leader from the state of Santa Catarina. He was the third of three monks named João Maria who appeared in turn in southern Brazil, p ...

(1889–1912), Brazilian mystic *

Pedro Agostinho Pedro Emanuel Costa Agostinho (born 20 February 1965) is a Portuguese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and comm ...

(born 1965), Portuguese athlete who participated at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics

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