Cayetano is a Spanish and sometimes Sephardic Jewish name related to the Italian name

Gaetano Gaetano (anglicized ''Cajetan'') is an Italian masculine given name. It is also used as a surname. It is derived from the Latin ''Caietanus'', meaning "from ''Caieta''" (the modern Gaeta). The given name has been in use in Italy since medieval pe ...

(English: '' Cajetan''), both from Latin ''Caietanus'', meaning "from Gaeta". It is a common given name in Spain, Mexico, Argentina and the Philippines. As a surname, it is also found predominantly in those countries, as well as Peru. The feminine version of the name is Cayetana.

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Saint Cajetan Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene (6 October 1480 – 7 August 1547), known as Saint Cajetan (), was an Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer, co-founder of the Theatines. He is recognised as a saint in the Catholic Church, and his feast day ...

, Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer * Cayetano (Giorgos Bratanis), Greek musician * Cayetano Apablasa (1847–1889), American land owner and politician *

Cayetano Arellano Cayetano Simplicio Arellano y Lonzón (March 2, 1847 – December 23, 1920) was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines under the American Civil Government. Cayetano Arellano had occupied a high position in Aguinaldo's go ...

(1847–1920), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines *

Cayetano Biondo Cayetano Amadeo Biondo (1902–1986) was an Argentine film actor. He starred in some 65 films between 1936 and his death in 1986 spanning 50 years of Argentine cinema. Career Biondo made his debut in 1936 in the film ''Santos Vega'' and in 193 ...

(1902–1986), Argentine film actor *

Cayetano Carpio Salvador Cayetano Carpio (6 August 1918 – 12 April 1983), also known as Commander Marcial, was the leader of the Communist Party of El Salvador in the 1960s, until he quit the party to found the Salvadoran revolutionary political-military organ ...

(1918–1983), leader of the Communist Party of El Salvador *

Cayetano Coll y Cuchí Cayetano Coll y Cuchí (June 21, 1881 – 1961) was a politician, writer and an advocate of Puerto Rican Independence. In 1917, he became the first President of Puerto Rico House of Representatives after the island was ceded to the United States ...

(1881–1961), Puerto Rican politician *

Cayetano Coll y Toste Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste (November 30, 1850 – November 19, 1930), was a Puerto Rican historian and writer. He was the patriarch of a prominent family of Puerto Rican educators, politicians and writers. Early years Coll y Toste was born in th ...

(1850–1930), Puerto Rican historian and writer * Cayetano Cornet (b. 1963), Spanish athlete *

Cayetano Corona Gaspariano Cayetano Corona Gaspariano is a Mexican potter from San Pablo del Monte, Tlaxcala, who is the only authenticated producer of Talavera ceramics in the state. He left his home state at age thirteen to learn the craft in Puebla, working for years a ...

(fl. 1981), Mexican potter * Cayetano Descalzi (1809–1886), Argentine painter of Italian origin * Cayetano Garza (b. 1972), American comic artist * Cayetano Santos Godino (1896–1944), Argentinian serial killer *

Cayetano Domingo Grossi Cayetano Domingo Grossi (1854 – April 6, 1900) was the first serial killer in Argentinian history. He murdered five of his own neonatal children that were born as the result of his rape of his two stepdaughters. For this reason he was sentenced ...

(1854–1900), Argentine serial killer of Italian origin * Cayetano Heredia (1797–1861), Peruvian physician *

Cayetano Hilario Abellán Cayetano Hilario Abellán (born 21 May 1916 in Argamasilla de Alba, Spain – died 1997) was a Spanish self-taught sculptor who produced sculptures based on different themes. His work is known because of his group of characters from the Miguel d ...

(1916–1997), Spanish sculptor * Cayetano María Huarte Ruiz de Briviesca (1741–1806), Spanish writer and poet *

Cayetano Antonio Licciardo Cayetano Antonio Licciardo (July 19, 1923– October 30, 1999) was an Argentine politician and the Minister of Economy of Argentina from 1971 to October 13, 1972, and the Minister of Education December 22, 1981 to December 1983. Education and car ...

(1923–1999), Argentine politician *

Antonio Cayetano March Antonio Cayetano March (born 3 July 2000), often referred to simply as Cayetano March, is an Ecuadorian tennis player. March has a career high ATP singles ranking of 655 achieved on 14 September 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranki ...

(b. 2000), Ecuadorian tennis player *

Cayetano Ordóñez Cayetano Ordóñez y Aguilera (January 24, 1904, Ronda, Spain - October 30, 1961, Madrid, Spain) is the patriarch of the Ordóñez family of bullfighters. His parents owned a shoeshop called ''La Palma'', which gave him his nickname (Niño de ...

(1904–1961), Spanish bullfighter *

Cayetano Pacana Cayetano Pacana was the second Mayor of Cagayan de Misamis. He served as mayor from 1903–1905. He was a Hero of the Battle of Cagayan de Misamis The Battle of Cagayan de Misamis was fought on April 7, 1900, in the town of Cagayan de ...

(fl. 1900), Filipino soldier and Mayor of Cagayan de Misamis * Cayetano Paderanga Jr. (1948–2016), Filipino economist *

Cayetano Pignatelli, 3rd Marquis of Rubí Cayetano Pignatelli, 3rd Marquis of Rubí, 9th Baron of Llinars (12 October 1730 - ?) was a Spanish nobleman and military figure who played a very important role in determining Spanish policy towards Texas and Mexico. He abandoned the East Texas c ...

(b. 1730), Spanish nobleman and military figure *

Cayetano Ré Cayetano Ré Ramírez (7 February 1938 – 26 November 2013) was a Paraguayan professional football player and manager. Career Ré began his career in Asunción, playing for Cerro Porteño before signing for Spanish side Elche CF in 1959. Aft ...

(1938–2013), Paraguayan footballer *

Cayetano Redondo Aceña Cayetano Redondo Aceña (7 August 1888 – 21 May 1940) was a Spanish politician, typographer, journalist and esperantist. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, he served as Mayor of Madrid from November 1936 to May 1937, during the Spa ...

(1885–1940), Spanish politician, journalist, Mayor of Madrid *

Cayetano Ripoll Cayetano Ripoll ( ca, Gaietà Ripoll i Pla) (1778, in allegedly from Solsona – 26 July 1826, in Valencia) was a Spanish schoolmaster who was executed for teaching deist principles. He is considered to be the last known victim of the Spanish ...

(1778–1826), Spanish schoolmaster executed for heresy *

Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez Antonio Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez (born January 13, 1977 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish ''torero'' or 'bullfighter'. Family ties Rivera is the son of Francisco Rivera 'Paquirri' and Carmen Ordóñez. He belongs to a long line of famous bullfigh ...

(b. 1977), Spanish bullfighter * Cayetano José Rodríguez (1761–1823), Argentine cleric, journalist and poet * Cayetano Santos Godino (1896–1944), Argentine serial killer *

Cayetano Saporiti Cayetano Saporiti (January 14, 1887 – 1954) was a Uruguayan football goalkeeper who played 56 games for the Uruguay national team between 1905 and 1919. Biography He made his debut for the national team at 18 years 179 days making him the th ...

(1887–1954), Uruguayan footballer * Cayetano Sarmiento (b. 1987), Colombian road bicycle racer * Cayetano Alberto Silva (1868–1920), Uruguayan musician and composer *

Cayetano Valdés y Flores Cayetano Valdés y Flores Bazán (1767–1835) was a commander of the Spanish Navy, explorer, and captain general who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, fighting for both sides at different times due to the changing fortu ...

(1767–1835), commander of the Spanish Navy Surname *

Alan Peter Cayetano Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano (Tagalog pronunciation: ajɛˈtano born October 28, 1970) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and diplomat serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 20 ...

, Filipino politician and current speaker of the House of Representatives *

Ben Cayetano Benjamin Jerome Cayetano (born November 14, 1939) is an American politician and author who served as the fifth governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002. He is the first Filipino American to serve as a state governor in the United State ...

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Lani Cayetano Maria Laarni "Lani" Lopez Cayetano (born Maria Laarni Clariño Lopez; December 11, 1981) is a Filipina politician who is the current Mayor of Taguig from 2010 to 2019 and again since 2022. She previously served as the Representative of the 1st ...

, Filipino politician, wife of Alan Peter *

Lino Cayetano Lino Edgardo Schramm Cayetano (born January 4, 1978) is a Filipino politician and television director who served as the Mayor of Taguig from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as the representative of the 2nd district of Taguig from 2013 to 20 ...

, Filipino politician, brother of Alan Peter and Pia, and current mayor of Taguig *

Pia Cayetano Pilar Juliana Schramm Cayetano KGCR (born March 22, 1966), known as Pia Cayetano, is a Filipina politician and lawyer serving as a Senator since 2019, a position she previously held from 2004 to 2016. She was also the Representative of Tagu ...

, Filipino politician, sister of Alan Peter and Lino * Renato Cayetano, Filipino politician, father of Alan Peter, Lino, and Pia

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