Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name
Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "co ...
, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".
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Fernando el Católico
Ferdinand II ( an, Ferrando; ca, Ferran; eu, Errando; it, Ferdinando; la, Ferdinandus; es, Fernando; 10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), also called Ferdinand the Catholic (Spanish: ''el Católico''), was King of Aragon and Sardinia from ...
, king of
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...
Fernando Alegría
Fernando Alegría (Santiago de Chile, 26 September 1918 – Walnut Creek, California, October 29, 2005) was a Chilean poet, writer, literary critic and scholar.
Biography
He grew up in the Independencia '' barrio'' of the city. Poets from thi ...
, Chilean poet and writer
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Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso Díaz (; born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish racing driver currently competing for Alpine in Formula One. He won the series' World Drivers' Championship in and with Renault, and has also driven for McLaren, Ferrari, and Mi ...
, Spanish Formula One driver
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Fernando Amorebieta
Fernando Gabriel Amorebieta Mardaras (born 29 March 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
He spent most of his career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 253 competitive matches over eight La Liga seasons and scorin ...
, Venezuelan footballer
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Fernando Amorsolo
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (born Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto; May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art," he was the first-ever to be recognized as a N ...
, Filipino painter
* Fernando Antogna, Argentine track and road cyclist
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Fernando de Araújo (disambiguation) Fernando de Araújo or Fernando Araújo may refer to:
* Fernando de Araújo (East Timorese politician) (1962–2015)
* Fernando Araújo Perdomo (born 1955), Colombian politician
* Fernando Araújo (footballer) (born 1972), Uruguayan football ...
, multiple people
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Fernando Balzaretti
Fernando Balzaretti (June 10, 1946 – September 5, 1998) was a Mexican actor.
Career
Balzaretti began his acting career in the 1960s and by the time of his death in 1998 had acted in at least 40 films, 21 telenovelas and 136 plays. He was ...
(1946–1998), Mexican actor
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Fernando Baudrit Solera
Fernando Baudrit Solera (October 23, 1907 – 1975) was a Costa Rican jurist.
Born in Heredia, he was the son of Oscar Baudrit González and Carmen Solera Pérez. He married Adilia Gómez Mesén. He graduated from the Law School of Costa Rica. ...
, Costa Rican president of the supreme court
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Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero Angulo (born 19 April 1932) is a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor, born in Medellín. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political ...
, Colombian artist
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Fernando Bujones
Fernando Bujones (March 9, 1955 – November 10, 2005) was an American dancer.
Born in Miami, Florida to Cuban parents, Bujones is regarded as one of the finest male dancers of the 20th century and hailed as one of the greatest American male dan ...
, ballet dancer
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Fernando Cabrera (baseball)
Fernando José Cabrera (born November 16, 1981) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, and Boston Red Sox.
Career
Cleveland Indians
Ca ...
, MLB pitcher
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Fernando Cabrita
Fernando da Silva Cabrita (1 May 1923 – 22 September 2014) was a Portuguese football forward and manager.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 295 games and 88 goals over the course of 14 seasons, in representation of Olhanense and Sporting d ...
, Portuguese footballer and manager
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Fernando Camargo
Luis Fernando Camargo Flechas (born December 17, 1977) is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport. He is nicknamed "Tenorio".
Major results
;2005
: 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Colombia
;2007
: 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a C ...
, Colombian road cyclist
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Fernando Chui Sai On
Fernando Chui Sai-on (; born 13 January 1957) is a Macau politician who served as the 2nd Chief Executive of Macau from 2009 to 2019. He served as Secretary for Social and Cultural Affairs from 1999 to 2009.
Chui was born in 1957 to local c ...
Chief Executive of Macau
The Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (; pt, Chefe do Executivo da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau) is the head of government of Macau, a special administrative region of China. The position replaced the o ...
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Fernando Climent
Fernando Climent Huerta (born 27 May 1958 in Coria del Río, Sevilla) is a retired competition rower and Olympic champion from Spain.
He won a silver medal in the coxless pair event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with Lu ...
, Spanish rower
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Fernando Collor de Mello
Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello (; born 12 August 1949) is a Brazilian politician who served as the 32nd president of Brazil from 1990 to 1992, when he resigned in a failed attempt to stop his impeachment trial by the Brazilian Senate. Coll ...
, Brazilian former president
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Fernando Colunga
Fernando Colunga Olivares () (born 3 March 1966) is a Mexican actor best known for his work in Mexican telenovelas.
Colunga gained international fame for playing Luis Fernando de la Vega in the Mexican soap opera ''Maria la del Barrio''. He is ...
, Mexican actor
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Fernando Cortez
Fernando Cortez (born October 29, 1981 in Stockton, California) is a former Major League Baseball infielder. His last MLB team was the Kansas City Royals.
Career Tampa Bay Rays
Cortez was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 9th round ...
, Major League Baseball Player
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Fernando Delgadillo
Fernando Delgadillo (born December 7, 1965) is a Mexican musician and composer. He is considered a major representative of the Folk music genre in Mexico.
Biography
In 1986, Delgadillo began performing in "El Sapo Cancionero", a venue in Mexi ...
, Mexican singer
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Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born ...
, Spanish film actor and director
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Fernando Fernández (disambiguation) Fernando Fernández may refer to:
* Fernando Fernández Martín (born 1943), Spanish politician
* Fernando Fernández Sánchez (born 1990), Peruvian chess master
*Fernando Fernández (distiller) (1850–1940), founder of the oldest rum manufacturin ...
, multiple people
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Fernando Francisco Reges
Fernando Francisco Reges (born 25 July 1987), known simply as Fernando (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Sevilla as a defensive midfielder.
He spent the longest spell of his career with Porto after signing in ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Fernando Gago
Fernando Rubén Gago (; born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine professional former player and football manager of Racing Club.
During his 16-year club career, limited by multiple serious injuries, Gago played as a defensive midfielder and deep-lyi ...
, Argentine footballer
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Fernando Gallego
Fernando Gallego ( 1440 – 1507) was a Castillan painter, and his art is generally regarded as Hispano-Flemish in style. Gallego was likely born in Salamanca, Spain, and worked throughout Castile and Extremadura, most notably in Ciudad Rodrig ...
Fernando González (disambiguation) Fernando González is a professional tennis player from Chile.
Fernando González may also refer to:
Sports
* Fernando González (athlete), Paralympic athlete from Cuba
* Fernando González (baseball) (born 1950), Major League Baseball player from ...
, multiple people
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Fernando Haddad
Fernando Haddad (born 25 January 1963) is a Brazilian academic and politician who has served as the Brazilian Minister of Finance since 1 January 2023. He was previously the List of mayors of São Paulo, Mayor of São Paulo from 2013 to 2016. He ...
, Brazilian politician
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Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Fernando Henrique Cardoso (; born 18 June 1931), also known by his initials FHC (), is a Brazilian sociologist, professor and politician who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2002. He was the first Brazi ...
, Brazilian former president
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Fernando Hierro
Fernando Ruiz Hierro (; born 23 March 1968) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a centre-back, sweeper or defensive midfielder. He is the current sporting director of Liga MX club C.D. Guadalajara.
He won five La Liga ...
, Spanish footballer
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Fernando Jácome
Fernando José Jácome Clavijo (born January 25, 1980) is a freestyle swimmer from Colombia. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dha ...
, Colombian freestyle swimmer
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Fernando Lamas
Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos (January 9, 1915 – October 8, 1982) was an Argentine-American actor and director, and the father of actor Lorenzo Lamas.
Biography Argentina
Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos was born in Buenos Aires, Arg ...
, Argentine actor and director
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Fernando Larraín
Fernando José Larraín de Toro (born September 21, 1962 in Santiago, Chile, Santiago) is a Chilean comedian and film/television actor. He is of Basque people, Basque descent.
Fernando started his career with the humoristic trio "Fresco y Natural ...
, Chilean actor and comedian
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Fernando Llorente
Fernando Javier Llorente Torres (; born 26 February 1985), nicknamed ''El Rey León'' ("The Lion King" in Spanish), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker.
He started his career with Athletic Bilbao, working his way throu ...
, Spanish footballer
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Fernando Lopez
Fernando Hofileña Lopez Sr. (April 13, 1904May 26, 1993) was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential Lopez family of Iloilo, he served as Vice President of the Philippines, vice president of the Philippines for three terms – u ...
, Filipino statesman
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Fernando de Lucia
Fernando De Lucia (11 October 1860 or 1 September 1861 – 21 February 1925) was an Italian opera tenor and singing teacher who enjoyed an international career.
De Lucia was admired in his lifetime as a striking exponent of verismo parts — ...
Fernando de Magallanes
Ferdinand Magellan ( or ; pt, Fernão de Magalhães, ; es, link=no, Fernando de Magallanes, ; 4 February 1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese people, Portuguese explorer. He is best known for having planned and led the Magellan expeditio ...
(Ferdinand Magellan), Portuguese explorer who organized the first circumnavigation of the world
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Fernando de Melo Viana
Fernando de Melo Viana (15 March 1878 – 10 February 1954) was a Brazil, Brazilian politician who was the 11th vice president of Brazil from 15 November 1926 to 24 October 1930 serving under President Washington Luís. As vice president, he al ...
, Brazilian politician
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Fernando de Moraes
Fernando Jorge Lima de Moraes (born 21 January 1980), commonly referred to as Fernando, is a retired soccer player who last played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Premier League. Born in Brazil, he played for the Australia national futsal ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Fernando Martínez Perales
Fernando Martínez Perales (born 21 May 1967), commonly known as Nando, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back, and a manager.
In his career, the majority of which was spent at Valencia and Deportivo, he played in 413 game ...
Fernando Meirelles
Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (; born 9 November 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for co-directing the film '' City of God'', released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, which ...
Fernando Morales (disambiguation) Fernando Morales may refer to:
* Fernando Morales (footballer born 1985), Mexican footballer
* Fernando Morales (footballer born 1986), Paraguayan footballer
* Fernando Morales (volleyball)
Fernando Morales (born February 4, 1982, in San Juan) is ...
Fernando Moresi
Fernando Moresi Vergara (June 27, 1970 – October 29, 2016) was a former field hockey player from Argentina. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympia ...
, Argentine field hockey player
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Fernando Morientes
Fernando Morientes Sánchez (; born 5 April 1976) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager.
He played for a number of clubs during his career, including Real Madrid, Monaco, Liverpool and Valenci ...
, Spanish footballer
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Fernando Ochoaizpur
Fernando Néstor Ochoaizpur Iturain (born 18 March 1971 in Buenos Aires) is a Bolivian retired footballer, who played as a defender during his career. He is currently the manager of Andorran club Sant Julià.
Club career
Born in Argentina, ...
Fernando Pérez (disambiguation) Fernando Pérez may refer to:
*Fernando Pérez de Traba (c. 1090–c. 1155), medieval statesman
*Fernán Pérez de Guzmán (1376–1458), Spanish historian and poet
* Fernando Pérez de Almazán, Spanish emissary and Governor of Texas, 1722–1727
* ...
, multiple people
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Fernando Pessoa
Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (; 13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher, and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and ...
Fernando Poe Jr.
Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), known professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., and often referred to by his initials FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and politician. His long and s ...
, Filipino actor
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Fernando Quintanilla
Fernando Quintanilla Barañano (born 13 November 1964), also known by the nickname Txirri, (sometimes spelled Chirri) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He featured in La Liga for Athletic Bilbao but spe ...
, Spanish footballer
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Fernando Rech
Fernando Rech (born March 13, 1974 in Caxias do Sul, Brazil) is a Brazilian former footballer. He played either as a striker or an attacking midfielder.
Life and career
He has retired from football, his last club being Adelaide United in the Au ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Fernando Redondo
Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (; born 6 June 1969) is an Argentine retired footballer.
A defensive midfielder with the ability to contribute offensively and creatively, he turned professional playing for Argentinos Juniors and played one full ...
, Argentine footballer
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Fernando Retayud
Luis Fernando Retayud Zubieta (born October 22, 1962) is a former Colombian boxer, competing in the light-flyweight division. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he was defeated in the first ...
, Colombian boxer
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Fernando Ricksen
Fernando Jacob Hubertina Henrika Ricksen (27 July 1976 – 18 September 2019) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a right back and central midfielder. After winning Eerste Divisie titles with Fortuna Sittard and AZ, he joined Ran ...
(1976–2019), Dutch footballer
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Fernando Rielo
Fernando Rielo Pardal (28 August 1923 – 6 December 2004) was a Catholic Servant of God, mystical poet, philosopher, author, metaphysician, and founder of a Catholic religious institute. Rielo founded a school of metaphysical thought called t ...
, Spanish poet and philosopher
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Fernando Rodney
Fernando Rodney (born March 18, 1977) is a Dominican–American professional baseball pitcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Ta ...
, Baseball player
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Fernando Serrano
Manuel Fernando Serrano Uribe (May 30, 1789 – February 15, 1819) was a Neogranadine statesman, lawyer, and officer who became Governor of the Province of Pamplona and wrote its Constitution in 1815. He also served as the last Presiden ...
, Colombian statesman
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Fernando Solabarrieta
Fernando Javier Solabarrieta Chelech (born December 18, 1970 in Puerto Natales, Chile) is a Chilean television journalist, known for his role as anchor man on several sport events for TVN, like "Zoom Deportivo". He is of Basque descent since ...
Fernando Soler
Fernando Soler (born Fernando Díaz Pavia; 24 May 1896 – 25 October 1979) was a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He was considered one of the most important figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In his career spanning ...
, Mexican film actor and director
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Fernando Sor
Fernando Sor (bapt. 14 Feb. 1778, died 10 July 1839) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the Romantic music, Early Romantic era. Best known for writing solo classical guitar music, he also composed an opera (at the age of 19), thr ...
, Spanish classical guitarist and composer
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Fernando Tatis Jr.
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...
, dominican professional baseball shortstop
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Fernando Torres
Fernando José Torres Sanz (; born 20 March 1984) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Atlético Madrid Juvenil A. Due to his consistent goalscoring rate as a young player, ...
Fernando Valenzuela
Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (, born November 1, 1960) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons, from to and to . While he played for six MLB teams, he is best remembered f ...
, MLB pitcher
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Fernando Vargas
Fernando Javier Vargas (born December 7, 1977) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2007. He was a two-time light middleweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 1998 to 2000, and the WBA title from 200 ...
, Mexican American boxer
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Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (; born 15 November 1983) is a Spanish professional tennis player.
His career-high singles ranking is world No. 7, achieved in April 2009.
His best performance in a Grand Slam was making the semifinals of the 2009 ...
, Spanish tennis player
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Fernando Vergara
Luis Fernando Vergara Meyland (born 13 May 1970), known as Fernando Vergara, is a retired Chilean football forward, who was nicknamed ''El Zamorano de los Pobres'' during his career. He is currently coaching Universidad de Concepción in the P ...
, Chilean footballer and manager
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Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo
Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo Torrontegui (August 27, 1924 – June 2, 1984), also known as Fernando M. Zóbel, was a Spanish Filipino painter, businessman, art collector and museum founder.
Early life
Zóbel was born in Ermita, Manila i ...
, Filipino painter
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Fernando Zobel de Ayala
Fernando Miranda Zóbel de Ayala (born March 14, 1960) is a Filipino businessman. He served as president (2006-2022) and chief executive officer (2021-2022) of Ayala Corporation.
Education
Zóbel attended Ladycross School for his preparatory ...
, Filipino businessman
Surname
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Akshu Fernando
Akshu Fernando (full name Merennage Akshu Prihan Fernando; born 11 March 1991) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who plays for Panadura Sports Club. He was born in Panadura.
Fernando made hi ...
Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
The Commander of the Air Force is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The current Commander of the Air Force is Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana. It is a position comparable to that of Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Fo ...
* Basil Fernando, Sri Lankan jurist, author, poet, human rights activist
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Bayani Fernando
Bayani Flores Fernando (born July 25, 1946) is a Filipino politician, businessman and professional mechanical engineer who served as the representative for Marikina's 1st congressional district from 2016 to 2022.
Prior to his election to cong ...
(born 1946), Filipino politician
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Benny Fernando
A. J. Tyronne Benildus Fernando (born 8 May 1969) is a Sri Lankan Sport of athletics, athlete. He competed in the Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump, men's long jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
References
External link ...
(born 1969), Sri Lankan Sinhala Olympic long jumper
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Bruno Fernando
Bruno Afonso David Fernandes, also known as Bruno Fernando (born August 15, 1998), is an Angolan professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Maryland ...
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
priest and human rights activist
* Charitha Buddhika (also known as Buddika Fernando) (born 1980), Sri Lankan international cricketer (2001–03)
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Chitra Fernando
Chitra Fernando (1935–1998) was a writer of short stories and children's literature from Sri Lanka. She was born in the city of Kalutara in southern Sri Lanka.Virginia Blain, Patricia Clements and Isobel Grundy, eds., ''The Feminist Compani ...
(1935–1998), Sri Lankan female writer and critic
* Clancy Fernando (1938–1992), Sri Lankan admiral and Commander of the
Sri Lanka Navy
ta, இலங்கை கடற்படை
, image = Sri Lanka Naval Seal.png
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C. H. Fernando
Major General C.H. Fernando, VSV (1930 – 2020) was a senior Sri Lanka Army officer, who was the former Director of Operations, General Staff; GOC, 2 Division; Commander, Northern Command.C. T. Fernando
Cyril Tudor Fernando (28 January 1921 – 17 October 1977; Sinhala: සිරිල් ටියුඩර් ප්රනාන්දු), popularly known as C.T. Fernando, was a Sri Lankan singer and composer. One of the most popular sin ...
(1921–1977), Sri Lankan musician
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Damian Fernando
Mutunama Gonnege Damian Clode Kithsiri Fernando (born 18 February 1982), known as Damian Fernando, is an Italian cricketer of Sri Lankan origin. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Born in Marawila, Fernando made a sin ...
(born 1982), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Dampath Fernando
Major General Dampath Fernando is a retired Sri Lankan army general. He was the 52nd Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army and a former Colonel of the Regiment of the Gemunu Watch.
Education and military career
On finishing his schooling at De ...
, Sri Lankan Sinhala Major General
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Devaka Fernando
Devaka Fernando is a Sri Lankan physician and academic. He was president of the Osteoporosis Society of Sri Lanka and the Founding Professor of Medicine at the University of Sri Jayawardanapura.
Education
Fernando was educated at Dean Row S ...
, Sri Lankan born Physician and academic
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Dilhara Fernando
Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando ( si, දිල්හාර ප්රනාන්දු; born 19 July 1979) is a former professional Sri Lankan international cricketer. He played as a right-handed pace bowler and was a key member of the S ...
(born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Dinesh Fernando
Dinesh Fernando is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Nondescripts Cricket Club
Nondescripts Cricket Club (also known by its initials NCC) is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The ...
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Dinusha Fernando
Kandana Arachchige Dinusha Manoj Fernando (born 10 August 1979), or Dinusha Fernando, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Domestic career
He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for S ...
(born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Don Fernando (born 1948), actor and director
* D. T. Fernando, Sri Lankan lyricist
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Elmo Fernando
Elmo Fernando (died 11 August 2016) was a popular announcer with Radio Ceylon and subsequently the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation. Fernando was an excellent reader of the news. He joined Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia at a t ...
, Sri Lankan announcer with
Radio Ceylon
Radio Ceylon ( si, ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සේවය ''Lanka Guwan Viduli Sevaya'', ta, இலங்கை வானொலி, ''ilankai vanoli'') is a radio station based in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) and the first ...
Frank Marcus Fernando
Frank Marcus Fernando ( Sinhala: ෆ්රෑන්ක් මාකස් ප්රනාන්දු) (October 19, 1931 – August 24, 2009) was the Sri Lankan bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw in Sri Lanka. Fernando served as ...
(1931–2009), Sri Lankan
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
Bishop of Chilaw
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Gratien Fernando
Wathumullage Gratien Hubert Fernando CGA (1915 – 5 August 1942) was the leader of the Cocos Islands Mutiny, an agitator for the independence of Sri Lanka from the British.
Fernando was born to Sinhalese Buddhist parents. His father was a sup ...
(1915–1942), Sri Lankan mutineer
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* Hasantha Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
* Hemasiri Fernando, Vice President of Commonwealth Games Federation, Chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
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Herbert Fernando
Herbert I. K. Fernando (born 4 January 1933) is a former cricketer who was Ceylon's principal wicket-keeper from 1953 to 1970. He was also a doctor and a brigadier in the Sri Lanka Army.
Life and career
Herbert Fernando attended St Peter's Coll ...
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Hugh Fernando
Warnakulasuriya Ichchampullige Hugh Fernando (17 November 1916 -2 April 1993) was a Sri Lankan politician born in Nainamadama. He was the Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament.
In 1952 he contested Nattandiya electorate as an independent candi ...
Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
The Chief Justice of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head of the judiciary of Sri Lanka and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Established in 1801, the Chief Justice is one of ten Supreme Court justices; the other nine are t ...
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Hugo Fernando
Kanupulage Ugo Singho (July 14, 1912 – April 12, 1999), popularly known as Hugo Master or Hugo Fernando, was an actor and composer of Sri Lankan cinema. Debuting in the first Sinhalese film '' Kadawunu Poronduwa'', Fernando had an over 50 year ...
(1912–1999), Sri Lankan film personality
* Hemajith Fernando (1945-2021)
Senior Journalist and Prime
minister media coordinator
Premnath Moraes
Joseph Peter Moraes Fernando (born 31 January 1923 – died 1998 May 24 as si, ප්රේම්නාත් මොරායස්), popularly as Premnath Moraes, was an actor, film director and scriptwriter in Sri Lankan cinema as well as ...
(1923-1998), Sri Lankan Tamil actor, director, and screenwriter
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Kenneth Fernando
Kenneth Michael James Fernando is a former Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka.Lalithamana Fernando (born 1962), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Leo Fernando
Sir Leo Fernando, (18 November 1895 – 30 November 1954) was a Ceylonese businessman and politician. He was a member of parliament for the Buttala Electoral District.
Business career
Warusahennedige Leo Fernando was born on 18 November 1895 i ...
(1895-1954), Sri Lankan Sinhala businessman, Member of Parliament for
Buttala Electoral District Buttala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Buttala in Moneragala District, Uva Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the prop ...
Lionel Fernando (cricketer)
Lionel Fernando (born 21 October 1939) is a former cricketer who played for Ceylon from 1964 to 1971.
Life and career
Lionel Fernando received his early education at St Anne's College in Kurunegala, where his father was the Municipal Commissio ...
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Lloyd Fernando
Lloyd Fernando (31 May 1926 – 28 February 2008) was a Malaysian author and professor at the University of Malaya in the English Department.
Life
Lloyd Fernando was born to a Sinhalese family in Sri Lanka in 1926. In 1938, his family migrate ...
(1926–2008), Sri Lankan Sinhala Malaysian author and professor at the University of Malaya in the English Department
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Lushan Fernando
Lushan Fernando was a Sri Lankan cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three s ...
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Marcus Fernando
Sir Hilarion Marcus Fernando, FRCP (21 October 1864 – 18 December 1936) was a pre-independence Ceylonese statesman, physician and banker. He was a member of both the executive council and legislative council as well as the chairman of the Stat ...
, Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) Physician, Businessman, Philanthropist and Politician
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Mark Fernando
Justice Mark Damien Hugh Fernando, PC (27 February 1941 – 20 January 2009) was a jurist and former judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He died after a long bout with cancer on 20 January 2009. He was known as a Judge who stood up for ju ...
(1941–2009),
Jurist
A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyses and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar, mostly (but not always) with a formal qualification in law and often a legal practitioner. In the Uni ...
and former judge of the
Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය, Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya; ta, இலங்கை உயர் நீதிமன்றம், Ilankai uyar neetimanram) is th ...
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Meryl Fernando
Weerahennedige Theodore Wilfred Meryl Fernando (18 April 1923 – 27 May 2007) was a Ceylonese teacher, trade unionist, politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life and family
Fernando was born on 18 April 1923. He was educated at Prince o ...
(1923-2007), Sri Lankan Sinhala teacher, trade unionist, and politician
* Milroy Fernando, Sri Lankan MP and government minister
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Mignonne Fernando
Mignonne Fernando is a Sri Lankan singer, part of the popular group "The Jetliners".
Early life
Born Mignonette Malathi May Rutnam, she won Radio Ceylon's Talent Contest at the age of seven.
Her interest in law was overtaken by her passion fo ...
, Sri Lankan singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Modestus Fernando
Modestus Fernando SLSR is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Sri Lankan Army. He holds a master's degree in Human Rights from the University of Colombo. Having been trained in the Defense Academies of Sri Lanka and Pakistan, he served as Pla ...
, Sri Lankan Sinhala Lieutenant Colonel
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M. S. Fernando
Mahagamage Samson Fernando, ( si, එම්. එස්. ප්රනාන්දු; 4 March 1936 - 9 April 1994), popularly as M. S. Fernando, was a Sri Lankan singer and musician. He is a major player in the development of Baila music and ...
(died 1994), Sri Lankan musician
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Nalin Fernando
Kachchakaduge Nalin Ruwanjeewa Fernando (born 8 May 1973) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament (Sri Lanka), Member of Parliament.
Fernando was born on 8 May 1973. He was educated at Joseph Vaz College. He has a master's degree fro ...
, Sri Lankan politician
* Nayana Fernando (born 1988), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Nimalka Fernando
Nimalka Fernando is an attorney-at-law and women’s rights activist from Sri Lanka. She is a member of the Democratic People’s Movement in Sri Lanka, which is a coalition of people’s movements, NGOs and trade unions initiating action and dia ...
, Attorney-at-law and women's rights activist from Sri Lanka
* Nisal Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
* Nishantha Fernando (born 1970), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Nita Fernando
Nita Fernando (born 5 September 1947, නීටා ප්රනාන්දු) in Negombo, Sri Lanka is an actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She has starred in films like '' Duhulu Malak'' and ''Pavuru Walalu''.
Biography Early life
Nita ...
Attorney General of Sri Lanka
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from 2012 - 2014
* Paul Fernando (1951-2020), Sri Lankan Sinhala baila vocalist
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Percy Fernando
Major General Percy Fernando, RWP, RSP, psc, CR (died 2000) was a Sri Lankan Army officer, who was the Deputy GOC, 54 Division based at Elephant Pass and prior to which he was the brigade commander of the independent Special Forces Brigade. ...
Prosper Fernando
Prosper Fernando was a longstanding announcer with Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia. Fernando presented some of Radio Ceylon's most popular radio programs such as ''Housewives' Choice'' and ''Holiday Choice''. Thousands tuned i ...
, Sri Lankan announcer with
Radio Ceylon
Radio Ceylon ( si, ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සේවය ''Lanka Guwan Viduli Sevaya'', ta, இலங்கை வானொலி, ''ilankai vanoli'') is a radio station based in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) and the first ...
Ranjit Fernando
Edward Ranjit Fernando (born 22 February 1944) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three ODIs, all of which were during the 1975 Cricket World Cup during which he was the wicket-keeper and opening batsman. In September 2018, he was one o ...
(born 1944), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Rohan Fernando, Canadian visual artist, painter, and film maker
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Rose Fernando
Warnakolasooriya Rose Priyanka Fernando (born 28 July 1979) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in one Test match, 37 One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals for ...
Samantha Fernando
Samantha Fernando (born Lankaaluge Samantha Fernando on 25 March 1985) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club. He was born in Chilaw
Chilaw ( si, හ ...
(born 1985), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Saman Piyasiri Fernando (died 1989), Sri Lankan Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna militant
* Simon Fernando Sri Chandrasekera (1829-1908), Sri Lankan Sinhala businessman
* Sirimathi Rasadari, Sirimathi Mary Fernando (1932-1992), Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema actress
* Sujith Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
* Suresh Fernando (born 1986), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Susil Fernando (born 1955), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Susitha R. Fernando, Journalist and the film critic for a Sri Lankan English-language daily newspaper
* Swithin Fernando (died 2009), Former Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
* Sylvia Fernando (1904-1983), Sri Lankan educator and family planning advocate
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* Tyronne Fernando (1941–2008), Sri Lankan politician
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* Upekha Fernando (born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer
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* Vijita Fernando, Sri Lankan journalist, translator, and fiction writer
* V. M. Fernando, judge of
Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය, Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya; ta, இலங்கை உயர் நீதிமன்றம், Ilankai uyar neetimanram) is th ...
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* Wirantha Fernando (1959–2000), Sri Lankan cricketer
Fictional characters
* Fernando Sucre, fictional character from the American television series ''Prison Break''
References
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