Fabio is a given name descended from Latin '' Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented in Portuguese as ''Fábio'' (with the diminutive Fabinho or Fabiano). The presence or absence of the written accent does not affect pronunciation.

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* Fabio (DJ), drum-and-bass DJ and producer from the UK * Fabio Armiliato (born 1956), Italian operatic tenor * Fábio Aurélio (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Fábio Bahia (Fábio Júnior Nascimento Santana, born 1983), currently playing for Goiás * Fabio Bencivenga, Italian water polo player *

Jud "Fabio" Birza ''Survivor: Nicaragua'' is the 21st season of the American CBS competitive reality television series ''Survivor''. It premiered on September 15, 2010 at 8:00pm, moving to the Wednesday timeslot for the first time since '' Survivor: Borneo''. App ...

, winner of ''Survivor: Nicaragua'' * Fabio Borini, Italian footballer * Fábio Camilo de Brito (Nenê, born 1975), currently playing for Coritiba Foot Ball Club *

Fabio Cannavaro Fabio Cannavaro (; born 13 September 1973) is an Italian professional football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of club Benevento. A centre-back, he spent the majority of his career in Italy. He started his career at Napo ...

, former captain of the Italy national team *

Fabio Capello Fabio Capello (; born 18 June 1946) is an Italian former professional football manager and player. As a player, Capello represented SPAL 1907, Roma, Milan and Juventus. He played as a midfielder and won several trophies during his career which ...

, Italian manager of the Russian national association football team *

Fábio Costa Fabio Costa (born 27 November 1977 in Camaçari, Bahia) is a former Brazilian goalkeeper. Career Costa played for Brazil under-23 and won the 1996 Toulon Tournament and the 2000 South American Pre-Olympic Tournament. He was part of the Bra ...

(born 1977), Brazilian footballer *

Fábio Eduardo Cribari Fábio Eduardo Cribari (born 13 February 1975 in Cambará, Paraná)), better known as Binho, is a Brazilian football defender. He last played for Castelnuovo in 2006-07 season. Football career He started his professional career at his sta ...

(born 1975), Brazilian footballer, better known as Binho * Fabio Fognini (born 1987), Italian tennis player * Fábio Gonçalves dos Santos (born 1978), Brazilian footballer * Fábio Pereira da Cruz (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Fabio Díez (born 1965), Argentinian-Spanish beach volleyball player * Fabio Duarte, Colombian track and road cyclist * Fabio Frizzi (born 1951), Italian film composer * Fabio De Gaspari (born 1966), Italian javelin thrower * Fábio Gilvan do Nascimento Silva (born 1983), Brazilian footballer *

Fabio Grosso Fabio Grosso (; born 28 November 1977) is an Italian former professional footballer and current manager of Frosinone Calcio. After playing for several smaller Italian clubs, such as Renato Curi, Chieti and Perugia, he made his breakthrough dur ...

, Italian footballer * Fábio Henrique Tavares (born 1993), Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Liverpool * Fabio Jaramillo, Colombian cyclist * Fábio Jr., a Brazilian singer and musician * Fábio Kolling (born 1985), Brazilian footballer

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* Fábio Lago, Brazilian actor * Fabio Lanzoni, Italian , generally known as simply Fabio * Fábio Lefundes, Brazilian football manager *

Fabio Lione Fabio Tordiglione (born 9 October 1973), known professionally as Fabio Lione, is an Italian singer and lyricist who has worked with many bands in the metal genre. He was known for being the singer of Italian power metal band Rhapsody of Fire fo ...

, Italian vocalist of Rhapsody of Fire *

Fábio Deivson Lopes Maciel Fabio is a given name descended from Latin '' Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...

(born 1980), Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Cruzeiro * Fabio Lopez (born 1973), Italian football manager *

Fábio Luciano Fábio Luciano (born April 29, 1975 in Vinhedo, Brazil) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a defender. He also has Italian citizenship. He played for Brazil's major clubs Corinthians and Flamengo, being very we ...

(born 1975), Brazilian footballer * Fábio Luiz Magalhães, Brazilian beach volleyball player * Fábio Freire Martins (born 1989), Brazilian footballer *

Fabio Morábito Fabio Morábito (born February 21, 1955 in Alexandria, Egypt) is a Mexican writer and poet. Born in Egypt to Italian parents, he spent his childhood in Milan. Since the age of 14 he has lived in Mexico City where he has written four books of p ...

(born 1955), Mexican poet * Fabio Mussi (born 1948), Italian politician * Fabio Ochoa Restrepo, Colombian businessman and patriarch of the Ochoa drug-trafficking family * Fabio Ochoa Vásquez, Colombian drug lord * Fabio Ongaro, Italian rugby player *

Fábio Pereira da Silva Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...

(born 1990), Brazilian footballer, twin brother of Rafael * Fabio Petruzzi (born 1970), Italian footballer *

Fabio Pignatelli Fabio Pignatelli is an Italian musician. He is the bass guitar player for the Italian progressive rock band Goblin. Goblin provided soundtracks for several horror films, most famously Dario Argento's '' Suspiria'' (1977) and George A. Romero' ...

, bassist for the Italian progressive rock band Goblin * Fabio Quagliarella, Italian footballer * Fabio Quartararo, French Grand Prix motorcycle racer * Fabio Ribotta (born 1998), Italian curler * Fabio Rovazzi (born 1994), Italian rapper and actor * Fábio José dos Santos (born 1973), Brazilian footballer * Fábio Souza de Oliveira (born 1984), Brazilian footballer *

José Fábio da Silva José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

(born 1984), Brazilian football right-back * Fabio Semenzato, Italian rugby player * Fábio de Souza (Fabinho), Brazilian footballer * Fabio Viviani (chef), placed fourth and earned the title of "fan favorite" in season 5 of Bravo reality show competition ''Top Chef'' * Fabio Viviani (footballer) (born 1966), Italian footballer

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João Paulo di Fabio João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * Jo ...

(born 1979), Italian-Brazilian football defender * José Fabio (born 1977), Paraguayan basketball player

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