Florentino is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name

Florentino Alfaro Zamora Florentino Alfaro Zamora (died 1871) was a Costa Rican politician. Zamora was a leader of the 1842 rebellion against Francisco Morazán José Francisco Morazán Quesada (; born October 3, 1792 – September 15, 1842) was a Central American ...

(died 1871), Costa Rican politician * Florentino Álvarez Mesa (1846–1926), Spanish journalist, writer and politician *

Florentino Ameghino Florentino Ameghino (born Giovanni Battista Fiorino Giuseppe Ameghino September 19, 1853 – August 6, 1911) was an Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist, whose fossil discoveries on the Argentine Pampas, especially ...

(1853–1911), Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist * Florentino Asensio Barroso (1877–1936), Spanish Roman Catholic bishop * Florentino Ávidos (1870–1956), Brazilian politician * Florentino Bautista (born 1930), Filipino basketball player * Florentino Broce (c. 1943 – 2015), Filipino footballer and manager *

Florentino Castro López Florentino Castro López (born 20 June 1949) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( es, Partido Revolucionario Institucional, ; abbr. PRI) is a political party in Mexico tha ...

(born 1949), Mexican politician *

Florentino Collantes Florentino Collantes (October 16, 1896 – July 15, 1951) was a Filipino poet who was among the writers who spearheaded a revival of interest in Tagalog literature in the Philippines in the 20th century. Early years Collantes was born in the villa ...

(1896–1951), Filipino poet *

Florentino Das Florentino R. Das (August 19, 1918 – October 7, 1964) was a Filipino yachtsman and immigrant to the United States who holds the earliest record of Single-handed sailing from Hawaii to the Philippines on a 27-footer homebuilt sailboat. Early ye ...

(1918–1964), Filipino sailor * Florentino Domínguez Ordoñez (born 1962), Mexican politician *

Florentino Fernández (actor) Florentino José Fernández Román (born 9 November 1972 in Madrid), better known as Florentino Fernández or, simply, Flo, is a Spanish comedian, actor, TV host and showman. He worked as a security guard before taking part in TV shows like '' ...

(born 1972), Spanish actor and comedian *

Florentino Fernández (boxer) Florentino "the Ox" Fernández (March 7, 1936 – January 28, 2013) was a Cuban middleweight who fought from 1956 to 1972. His overall record was 50 wins (43 by KO), 16 losses and two draws. Professional career Fernandez was born in Santiago ...

(1936–2013), Cuban boxer *

Florentino Floro Florentino V. Floro Jr. (born November 5, 1953) is a Filipino former judge who achieved notoriety after being suspended from the Philippine judiciary in 2006 due to mental illness. Floro made several statements that he was psychic and claimed ...

(born 1953), Filipino judge * Florentino García Martínez (born 1942), Spanish Roman Catholic priest and theologian *

Florentino Goikoetxea Florentino Goikoetxea (Goicoechea, Goikoetxe) (1898-1980) was a Basque who worked for the Comet Escape Line during World II. A smuggler by profession, he guided more than 200 Allied airmen shot down in occupied Belgium and France over the Pyre ...

(1898–1980) * Florentino Jimón Barba, Mexican potter *

Florentino Lavarias Florentino Galang Lavarias is a Filipino bishop of the Catholic church. He is the fourth and current archbishop of San Fernando. He succeeded Paciano Aniceto as the Archbishop of San Fernando. He had previously served as the fourth Bishop of ...

(born 1957), Filipino Roman Catholic bishop * Florentino López Cuevillas (1886–1958), Spanish anthropologist and prehistorian *

Florentino Luís Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís (born 19 August 1999), known as Florentino (), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Benfica as a defensive midfielder. Coming through Benfica's youth system, he began playing ...

(born 1999), Portuguese footballer * Florentino Martínez (born 1944), Mexican sport wrestler *

Florentino Molina Florentino Molina (born 30 December 1938) is an Argentine professional golfer. Molina was born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba. He turned pro in 1960. He won the Argentine Open five times and the Argentine Professional Rankings four times. He played on ...

(born 1938), Argentine golfer *

Florentino Peñaranda Florentino Peñaranda (June 18, 1876 – September 3, 1938) was a Filipino educator, legislator and politician in the province of Leyte. He was also an officer of the revolutionary forces in Samar and Leyte who fought for Philippine independence a ...

(1876–1938), Filipino educator and politician *

Florentino Pérez Florentino Pérez Rodríguez (; born 8 March 1947) is a Spanish businessman, civil engineer, former politician, and the current president of Real Madrid as well as Chairman and CEO of Grupo ACS, a civil engineering company. He was also the first ...

(born 1947), Spanish businessman, civil engineer, politician and president of Real Madrid *

Florentino Rodao Florentino Rodao García (born 1960) is a Spanish historian and Japanologist. His historical research deals with Asian studies and international relations. He is full professor of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). Biography Florentino ...

(born 1960), Spanish historian and Japanologist *

Florentino Suico Florentino Suico (March 14, 1902 – 1981) was a Filipino Visayan public school teacher and prolific writer, fictionist, poet, and journalist from Cebu, Philippines. He was known for his historical fiction written in Cebuano language. Perso ...

(1902–1981), Filipino writer and poet *

Florentino Tecson Florentino D. Tecson (March 16, 1906 – September 11, 1962) was a Filipino Visayan lawyer, politician, editor, writer, and labor leader from Cebu, Philippines. He edited pre-war Cebuano periodicals such as '' Bag-ong Kusog'' and published his o ...

(1906–1962), Filipino lawyer, politician, writer and labor leader *

Florentino Tirante Florentino Tirante (born 16 October 1961) is a Filipino wrestler. He competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ...

(born 1961), Filipino sport wrestler *

Florentino Torres Florentino Santos Torres (born Florentino Torres y Santos; October 16, 1844 – April 29, 1927) was as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Prior to his appointment as an Associate Justice, he was the first Filipino to be ...

(1844–1927), Filipino lawyer and judge *Florentino (a character in Arena of Valor).

People with the surname

Gisele Florentino Gisele Cristina Florentino (born 1 August 1973) is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She played for the Brazil women's national volleyball team at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, and 2001 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champi ...

(born 1973), Brazilian volleyball player *

Leona Florentino Leona Josefa Florentino (19 April 1849 – 4 October 1884) was a Filipina poet who wrote in Spanish and Ilocano. She is considered as the "mother of Philippine women's literature," serving as the "bridge from oral to literary tradition";

(1849–1884), Filipino poet * Pedro Florentino, 19th-century Dominican Republic military officer {{given name, type=both Masculine given names