Chico () means ''small'', ''boy'' or ''child'' in the Spanish language. It is also the nickname for Francisco in the Portuguese language (). Chico may refer to:

Places

* Chico, California, a city * Chico, Montana, an unincorporated community * Chico, Texas, a city * Chico, Washington, a census designated place * Chico River (disambiguation) *

Río Chico (disambiguation) Río Chico may refer to the following places: Argentina * Río Chico, Río Negro, a village and municipality in Río Negro Province * Río Chico Department, Tucumán * Río Chico Department, Santa Cruz * Chico River (Santa Cruz) * Río Chico de Non ...

Chico Creek Chico Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 31, 2011 tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source in El Paso County, Colorado. It joins the Arkan ...

, Colorado * Chico Formation, a Mesozoic geologic formation in the US *

Chico Chico () means ''small'', ''boy'' or ''child'' in the Spanish language. It is also the nickname for Francisco in the Portuguese language (). Chico may refer to: Places *Chico, California, a city *Chico, Montana, an unincorporated community *Chic ...

, or Ch'iqu, a volcano in Bolivia

People

Nickname

* Alfred "Chico" Alvarez (1920–1992), Canadian trumpeter * Chico Anysio (1931–2012), Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and composer * Francisco Aramburu (1922–1997), Brazilian footballer * Chico Bouchikhi (born 1954), musician and a co-founder of the Gipsy Kings, later leader of Chico & the Gypsies * Chico Buarque (born 1944), Brazilian singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet * Chico (footballer, born 1981), Portuguese footballer Francisco José Castro Fernandes * Chico (footballer, born February 1987), Brazilian footballer Luis Francisco Grando *

Chico (footballer, born 1991) Carlos Francisco Diassonama Panzo Bunga (born 24 September 1991), known as Chico, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for Sagrada Esperança as a striker. In 2018, he signed in for F.C. Bravos do Maquis. In 2019-20, he signed in ...

, Angolan footballer Carlos Francisco Diassonama Panzo * Chico (footballer, born 1993), full name Francisco Hyun-sol Kim, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Chico (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian footballer Francisco Da Costa Aragao * Chico (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer Francisco Alves da Silva Neto * Chico César (born 1964), Brazilian singer, composer and songwriter * Diego Corrales (1977–2007), American professional boxer * Chico DeBarge (born 1966), American R&B singer * Chico Díaz (born 1959), Mexican-born Brazilian actor * Chico Faria (1949–2004), Portuguese footballer * Chico Flores (born March 1987), Spanish footballer José Manuel Flores Moreno * Chico Freeman (born 1949), American jazz musician *

Chico Hamilton Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader, ...

(1921–2013), American jazz drummer and bandleader * Ray "Chico" Hopkins (born 1946), Welsh rugby player * Chico Maki (1939–2015), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Chico Marx Leonard Joseph "Chico" Marx (; March 22, 1887 – October 11, 1961) was an American comedian, actor and pianist. He was the oldest brother in the Marx Brothers comedy troupe, alongside his brothers Adolph ("Harpo"), Julius ("Groucho"), Milton ...

(1887–1961), American comedian, actor, pianist and bandleader, member of the Marx Brothers, born Leonard Marx * Chico Mendes (1944–1988), Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. See also Chico Té below. *

Chico Netto Francisco Bueno Netto (9 April 1894 – 18 June 1959), known as Chico Netto, was a Brazilian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''footba ...

(1894–1959), Brazilian footballer *Washington "Chico" Oliveira (born 1977), half of the

Chico & Roberta Chico & Roberta was a music and dance duo founded in 1989 consisting of two Brazilian children, Washington "Chico" Oliveira, also known as Uoston and Voston, and Roberta de Brito. The duo's first appearance was in the 1989 video clip of "Lambada ...

Brazilian song and dance duo * Chico Resch (born 1948), Canadian retired National Hockey League goaltender and television sportscaster * Eduardo Rózsa-Flores (1960–2009), Bolivian-Hungarian soldier, journalist, actor and secret agent *

Chico Salmon Ruthford Eduardo "Chico" Salmon (December 3, 1940 – September 17, 2000) was a Panamanian professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a utility player from through , most notably as a member of the Baltimore Orioles team ...

(1940–2000), Major League Baseball utility player from Panama * Chico Serra (born 1957), Brazilian Formula One race car driver * Chico Slimani (born 1971), British singer *Chico Té (1939–1978),

Francisco Mendes Francisco Mendes, ''nom de guerre'' Chico Té (February 7, 1939 – July 7, 1978), was a Guinea-Bissau, Bissau-Guinean politician. He was the country's first List of prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, Prime Minister and held that position from Sep ...

was a Guinea-Bissau politician *

Chico Walker Cleotha "Chico" Walker (born November 25, 1957) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played for four teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) in all or parts of 11 seasons spanning from 1980–1993. Listed at and , he was a ...

(born 1957), American former Major League Baseball catcher * Chico Xavier (1910–2002), Brazilian spiritist medium

Surname

* Gery Chico (born 1956), American lawyer and politician *

Moraíto Chico II Moraíto Chico (born Manuel Moreno Junquera; 13 September 1956 – 10 August 2011) was a Flamenco guitarist. He was known as one of the best and most in-demand accompanying guitarists of his generation, and regularly accompanied José Mercé, D ...

(1956–2011), Spanish Flamenco guitarist * Mariano Chico (1796–1850), Governor of Alta California, Mexico, in 1836 * Matt Chico (born 1983), American former baseball pitcher

Other

* Chico Lanete (born 1979), Philippine Basketball Association player *

Chico (artist) Antonio 'Chico' Garcia is a graffiti artist based in the Lower East Side of New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804, ...

, American graffiti artist Antonio Garcia, whose tag is "Chico" *

Chico Álvarez (singer) Ernesto "Chico" Álvarez Peraza is an American of Afro-Cuban origin artist of Latin American music. He was born in New York City but grew up in Cuba and currently lives in the state of New Jersey. Álvarez has been performing as a singer througho ...

(born Ernesto Peraza), American Latin jazz musician *

Bryan Alvarez Bryan Alvarez (born June 12, 1975) is an American professional wrestler, martial artist, satellite radio host, podcaster, and journalist. Alvarez is the editor and publisher of ''Figure Four Weekly'', a newsletter that has covered professi ...

(born 1975), American newsletter editor and professional wrestler under the ring name Chico Alvarez * Chico Science (1966–1997), stage name of Brazilian singer and composer Francisco de Assis França

Entertainment

Chico Escuela Chico () means ''small'', ''boy'' or ''child'' in the Spanish language. It is also the nickname for Francisco in the Portuguese language (). Chico may refer to: Places *Chico, California, a city *Chico, Montana, an unincorporated community *Chic ...

, a recurring character played by Garrett Morris on ''Saturday Night Live'' * Chuck Billy (Chuck Billy 'n' Folks), a character created by Mauricio de Sousa and called ''Chico Bento'' in Portuguese * ''Chico'' (album), a 1977 album by Chico Freeman * ''Chico'' (film), a 2001 film starring Eduardo Rózsa-Flores, based on his life *'' Chico and the Man'', 1970s American television sitcom

Other

* California State University, Chico * CHICO (construction company), a Chinese construction company based in Henan * Volkswagen Chico, a 1992 concept car *

Chico Senior High School Chico High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Chico, Caliornia, United States. , Chico High School has 2,083 students. Founded in 1902, it predominantly serves as the public school for graduates of Chico Junior ...

, Chico, California *

Chico (Amtrak station) Chico station is an intercity rail station in the South Campus Neighborhood of Chico, California. It is served by the single daily round trip of the Amtrak ''Coast Starlight'' service. The station building was constructed by the Southern Pacific R ...

, a railroad station in Chico, California * Chicos, an Australian confectionery * Chico language *

Chico (cat) Chico (1995-2012) is a cat who is the narrator of an authorized biography of Pope Benedict XVI. The illustrated children's book is titled ''Joseph e Chico: Un gatto racconta la vita di Papa Benedetto XVI''. The Italian original has been translated ...

, a cat who is the narrator of an authorized biography of Pope Benedict XVI *An alternate name for the Sapodilla (''Manilkara zapota''), widely used in tropical Asia *

Operation Chico Operation Chico was a Civil Defense exercise conducted December 6-7, 1958 which consisted of a strategic evacuation of approximately 500 families from Solano County, California to the city of Chico, California and overnight care for the evacuees. T ...

, a 1958 Civil Defense exercise in California * Chikoriki, a character in the American animated children's CW4Kids television series

GoGoRiki ''Kikoriki'', known in the United States as ''GoGoRiki'' or ''BalloonToons'' and in Russia as ''Smeshariki'' (russian: Смешарики), is a Russian animated television series consisting of 307 episodes of 6 minutes and 30 seconds each, aime ...