Fidel is a given name from the Latin "Fidelis" meaning "faithful." The feminine derivative is Fidelia. Notable people with the name include: *

Fidel Dávila Arrondo Fidel Dávila Arrondo (24 April 1878 – 22 March 1962) was a Spanish Army officer during the Spanish Civil War. Born in Barcelona, as an infantry officer, he fought in Cuba during the Spanish–American War and received the Cruz del Mérito Mil ...

(1878–1962), Spanish Army officer *

Fidel Castaño Fidel Antonio Castaño Gil Rambo (August 8, 1951 – January 6, 1994) was a Colombian drug lord and paramilitary who was among the founders of Los Pepes and the Peasant Self-Defense Forces of Cordoba and Uraba (ACCU), a paramilitary group whi ...

, Colombian drug lord and paramilitary *

Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; ; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 200 ...

(1926-2016), Cuban socialist revolutionary and politician *

Fidel Edwards Fidel Henderson Edwards (born 6 February 1982) is a Barbadian cricketer, who plays all formats of the game. A pace bowler, his round-arm action is "not unlike" that of former fast bowler Jeff Thomson. He was spotted in the nets by Brian Lara and ...

(born 1982) West-Indian cricketer *

Fidel Negrete Fidel Negrete Gamboa (March 23, 1932 – November 17, 2016) was a long-distance runner from Mexico, whose biggest achievement during his career was winning the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1963 Pan American Games. He represented his na ...

(1932-2016), Mexican long-distance runner *

Fidel Nemenzo Fidel Ronquillo Nemenzo is a Filipino mathematician and professor serving as chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman since 2020. His areas of expertise include number theory, elliptic curves, and coding theory. He earned his bac ...

, Filipino mathematician, professor, and current chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman *

Fidel V. Ramos Fidel Valdez Ramos (, ; March 18, 1928 – July 31, 2022), popularly known as FVR and Eddie Ramos, was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He was the only career military ...

(1928–2022), Filipino military general, politician, and former president of the Philippines *

Fidel Alonso de Santocildes Fidel Alonso de Santocildes (1844 - July 13, 1895) was a Spanish Brigadier General and war hero of the Ten Years' War, the Little War and Cuban War of Independence. He was notable for his extensive service during the colonial period of Cuba and ...

(1844-1895), Spanish general of the

Cuban War of Independence The Cuban War of Independence (), fought from 1895 to 1898, was the last of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Ten Years' War (1868–1878) and the Little War (1879–1880). The final three months ...

Fidel Solórzano Fidel Solórzano (born May 26, 1962) is a retired athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the long jump event and the decathlon during his career. Career He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Event ...

(born 1962), Ecuadorian decathlete *

Fidel Velázquez Sánchez Fidel Velázquez Sánchez (May 12, 1900 – June 21, 1997) was the preeminent Mexican union leader of the 20th century. In 1936 he was one of the original founders, along with Vicente Lombardo Toledano, of the Confederation of Mexican Workers ...

(1900–1997), Mexican union leader * Pen name of Guillermo Prieto (1818–97), Mexican writer *

Fidel Chaves de la Torre Fidel Chaves de la Torre (born 27 October 1989), known simply as Fidel, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Albacete Balompié. Club career Born in La Dehesa de Ríotinto, Province of Huelva, Fidel finished his ...

(born 1989), Spanish footballer better known as just ''Fidel''

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