Bako is both a surname and a given name. The accented
Bakó is the Hungarian name of the Romanian city of
Bacău
Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...
. Bakó is also a Hungarian surname.
Notable people with the name include:
Bako
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Brigitte Bako
Brigitte Bako (born May 15, 1967) is a Canadian actress known for her role on ''Red Shoe Diaries''. She also wrote, produced and starred in the adult comedy ''G-Spot''.
Life and career
Bako was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Jewish parent ...
(born 1967), Canadian actress
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Ibrahim Bako
Ibrahim Bako (1943 – December 31, 1983) was a senior officer in the Nigerian Army who played a principal role in two Nigerian military coups: the July 1966 counter-coup and the December 1983 coup. The 1983 coup ousted the democratic government ...
(1943–1983), Nigerian senior officer in the Nigerian Army
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Ishaya Bako
Ishaya Bako (born 30 December 1986) is a Nigerian film director and screenwriter.
Early life
He was born in Kaduna, where he lived all his life and later moved to London, where he studied at the London Film School.
Career
After attending th ...
(born 1986), Nigerian film director and screenwriter
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Jarosław Bako
Jarosław Bako (born 12 August 1964) is a Polish retired professional association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He serves as an goalkeeping coach for Zagłębie Lubin. Bako was also a member o ...
(born 1964), Polish footballer
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Muhammadu Bako III
Muhammadu Sani Bako III (born April 22, 1972) is a prominent member of Gwandara people and a first-class Emir of New Karshi in Nasarawa. He was a career federal civil servant. He is a senior member of Nasarawa State Council of Traditional Rulers, ...
(born 1972), Emir of New Karshi in Nigeria North Central State of Nasarawa and a former career federal civil servant
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Paul Bako
Gabor Paul Bako II (; born June 20, 1972) is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball. Bako is an example of a baseball "journeyman", having played for 11 different major league teams during his 12-year career. He is officially listed ...
(born 1972), American baseball player
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Sadissou Bako (born 1976), Cameroonian footballer
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Tisan Bako
Tisan Jeremiah Bako, popularly known as Tisan Bako, is a Nigerian media personality. He is known for hosting the drive time show ''Powerplay'' on Raypower 100.5 FM.
He has also worked as a news producer for popular Canadian news stations including ...
, Nigerian radio personality and presenter
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Yakubu Bako
Colonel (retired) Yakubu Bako was governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.
Bako graduated from La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madis ...
, Nigerian governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
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Yolanda Bako (born 1946), American feminist and activist against domestic violence
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Dahiru Bako Gassol
Dahiru Bako Gassol (born 4 May 1954) was elected Senator for the Taraba Central Senatorial District of Taraba State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Gassol obtained a post graduate ...
(born 1954), Nigerian Senator for the Taraba Central Senatorial District of Taraba State, Nigeria
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Nassirou Bako Arifari
Nassirou Bako Arifari (born 30 October 1962) is a Beninese politician and academic who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin from 2011 to 2015. He came from an academic background before entering politics.
Early life and academic career
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(born 1962), Beninese politician, academician, government minister
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Simon Bako Lalong (born 1963), Nigerian lawyer and politician, Governor of Plateau State, Nigeria
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Bako Dagnon (1948/1953–2015), Malian griot singer
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Bako Ratsifa
Bako Ratsifa (born 18 March 1964) is a Malagasy swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officia ...
(born 1964), Malagasy swimmer
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Bako Sahakyan
Bako Sahaki Sahakyan ( hy, Բակո Սահակի Սահակյան; born 30 August 1960) is an Artsakhi politician who served as the third president of the ''de facto''-independent Republic of Artsakh from 2007 to 2020. He is the longest-serving p ...
(born 1959), president of
Artsakh
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Bako Touré (1939–2001), Malian footballer
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Bako (footballer)
Abou Bakr Ali Al-Mel ( ar, أبو بكر المل; born 15 November 1992), also known as Bako ( ar, باكو, links=no), is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Sagesse.
Club career
Nejmeh
Abou Bakr made his deb ...
, the nickname of Lebanese footballer
Abou Bakr Al-Mel
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László Bakó
László Bakó (21 November 1872 in Sárközújlak, Kingdom of Hungary – 5 August 1928 in Budapest) was a Hungarian actor, most notable for appearing in the silent film ''Bánk Bán''.
Life
Bakó was born in Sárközújlak, Szatmár County, ...
(1872–1928), Hungarian actor
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Pál Bakó
Pál Bakó (born 8 June 1946) is a Hungarian former modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: Mün ...
(born 1946), Hungarian former modern pentathlete
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Zoltán Bakó (born 1951), Hungarian sprint canoeist
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