Beto is a surname, and a nickname for the given names Alberto, Albertino, Adalberto, Berthony, Heriberto, Norberto, Roberto, Humberto, or Benito. It occurs mostly in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries and communities. Notable people with the name include:

Given name or nickname

Arts and entertainment

Beto Benites Beto Benites (born c. 1970) is a Peruvian actor, casting director, and producer. In 2011, he played the part of Don Luis Sandoval, the drug lord in Olivier Megaton's film ''Colombiana'', starring Zoe Saldana Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) ca ...

, Peruvian actor *

Beto Carrero Beto Carrero (born João Batista Sergio Murad; 9 September 1937 – 1 February 2008) was a Brazilian theme park owner and entertainer. He was the creator of the Beto Carrero World Park, in the municipality of Penha, Santa Catarina, Penha, on t ...

(1937–2008), Brazilian theme park owner and entertainer *

Beto Cuevas Luis Alberto Cuevas Olmedo (born September 12, 1967), better known as Beto Cuevas (), is a Chilean-Canadian singer, song writer, plastic artist, painter, and actor. He is the lead singer for the Chilean band La Ley. In 2008 he launched his solo ...

(born 1967), Chilean singer and artist *

Robert de la Rocha Roberto Isaac "Beto" de la Rocha (born November 26, 1937) is an American painter, graphic artist, and muralist. He was part of the Chicano art collective Los Four for a few years. De la Rocha was also influential in re-establishing the traditio ...

, American artist *

Beto Guedes Alberto de Castro Guedes (born August 13, 1951) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Biography Beto Guedes has been playing in bands since he was a teenager. When he was 18 years old he took part in the V Singers International Fest ...

(born 1951), Brazilian musician, singer and songwriter *

Gilbert Hernandez Gilberto Hernández (born February 1, 1957), usually credited as Gilbert Hernandez and also by the nickname Beto (), is an American cartoonist. He is best known for his ''Palomar''/''Heartbreak Soup'' stories in '' Love and Rockets'', an alterna ...

(born 1957), American cartoonist best known for the ''Love and Rockets'' comics * Beto O'Byrne, American playwright * Beto (Portuguese singer) (1967–2010), Portuguese singer Albertino João Santos Pereira *

Beto Pérez Alberto "Beto" Pérez (born 15 March 1970), is a Colombian dancer, choreographer, businessman, and Zumba instructor. He created the exercise fitness program Zumba in the late 1990s which involves dance and aerobic exercise elements with accompa ...

, Colombian dancer * Beto Quintanilla, Mexican singer and musician

Politics

* Beto Mansur (born 1951), Brazilian politician and soybean farmer *

Beto O'Rourke Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke ( , ; ; born September 26, 1972) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Rourke was the party's nominee for the U.S. Senat ...

(born 1972), American Democratic politician, candidate for president in 2020, and former US Representative *

Beto Richa Carlos Alberto "Beto" Richa (born June 29, 1965) is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He was the Governor of the Brazilian state of Paraná until April 6, 2018, when he resigned to run for a seat at the Brazilian Senate. He was succeeded by C ...

(born 1965), governor of the Brazilian state of Paraná 2011–2018

Sports

Football

* Beto (footballer, born 1973), full name Valberto Amorim dos Santos, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Beto (footballer, born 1975), full name Joubert Araújo Martins, Brazilian football midfielder * Beto (footballer, born May 1976), full name Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo, Portuguese football defender * Beto (footballer, born November 1976), full name Gilberto Galdino dos Santos, Brazilian football midfielder * Beto (footballer, born 1979), full name Roberto Mendes da Silva, Brazilian football * Beto (footballer, born 1980), full name Cícero Herbete de Oliveira Melo, Brazilian football striker * Beto (footballer, born February 1981), full name Luiz Alberto de Sousa, Brazilian football left-back * Beto (footballer, born October 1981), full name André Roberto Soares da Silva, Brazilian football striker *

Beto (footballer, born 1982) António Alberto Bastos Pimparel (born 1 May 1982), known as Beto, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He made a name for himself at Leixões before transferring to Porto in 2009, being a backup during his spell. ...

, full name António Alberto Bastos Pimparel, Portuguese football goalkeeper * Beto (footballer, born 1984), full name Roberto Fronza, Brazilian football centre-back * Beto (footballer, born 1986), full name Webert da Silva Miguel, Brazilian football midfielder * Beto (footballer, born 1987), full name Alberto Antônio de Paula, Brazilian football striker * Beto (footballer, born 1998), full name Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal, Portuguese football striker * Beto Acosta (born 1966), Argentine football striker * Beto Carranza (born 1972), Argentine football midfielder * Beto Naveda (born 1972), Argentine football striker * Beto Acosta (born 1977), Uruguayan football striker *

Beto Gonçalves Alberto Gonçalves da Costa (born 31 December 1980), commonly known as Beto Gonçalves or simply Beto, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 1 club Madura United. Born in Brazil, he represented Indonesia at international ...

(born 1980), Indonesian football striker *

Beto Navarro Alberto "Beto" Navarro (born March 25, 1989) is an American soccer player. He currently serves on the coaching staff for California United Strikers FC in the National Independent Soccer Association. Career In 2012, Navarro was a part of Cal ...

(born 1989), American soccer defender

Other sports

* Bobby Ávila (1924–2004), Mexican Major League Baseball player * Roberto Seabra (born 1976), Brazilian water polo player

Other

* Beto Laudisio (died 2012), Brazilian student who died in Australian police custody * Beto Ortiz (born 1968), Peruvian journalist, TV personality, and writer *

Carlos Alberto Rentería Mantilla Carlos Alberto "Beto" Rentería Mantilla (born 11 March 1945 in Tuluá, died 16 September 2020 in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca) was a former Colombian narcotrafficker and crime boss, presumed leader of the Norte del Valle Cartel. Rentería was ...

(born 1945), Colombian narcotrafficker and crime boss

Surname

George Beto George John Beto (January 19, 1916 – December 4, 1991) was a director of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC), a criminal justice expert in penology, a professor, and a Lutheran minister. He was previously the president of Concordia Luthera ...

(1916–1991), American criminologist, educator * Zé Beto (1960–1990), Portuguese footballer * Mr. Beto in '' Cruz v. Beto'', a 1972 United States Supreme Court case {{given name, type=both Spanish-language hypocorisms Portuguese masculine given names Spanish masculine given names