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".

First name

* Fernando el Católico, 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 so ...

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* Fernando Acevedo, Peruvian track and field athlete * Fernando Aceves Humana, Mexican painter * Fernando Alegría, Chilean poet and writer *

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 M ...

, Spanish Formula One driver * Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer *

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 * Fernando de Araújo (disambiguation), multiple people

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* Fernando Balzaretti (1946–1998), Mexican actor * Fernando Baudrit Solera, Costa Rican president of the supreme court *

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 politica ...

, Colombian artist * Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer

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* Fernando Cabrera (baseball), MLB pitcher *

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 ...

, Portuguese footballer and manager *

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 ...

, Colombian road cyclist *

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 ...

, Macanese statesman; current

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 ...

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 Los An ...

, Spanish rower *

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. Collo ...

, Brazilian former president *

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 *

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 o ...

, 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 *

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 manufacturi ...

, multiple people * Fernando Francisco Reges, Brazilian footballer

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* Fernando Gago, Argentine footballer * Fernando Gallego, Spanish painter * Fernando García (disambiguation), multiple people * Fernando González (disambiguation), 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 Mayor of São Paulo from 2013 to 2016. He was the Workers' Party cand ...

, Brazilian politician *

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 *

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 Lig ...

, Spanish footballer

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* Fernando Jácome, 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 * Fernando Larraín, Chilean actor and comedian * Fernando Llorente, Spanish footballer *

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 for three terms – under Elpidio Quirino (1949–1 ...

, Filipino statesman * Fernando de Lucia, Italian tenor * Fernando Luiz Roza, Brazilian footballer

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* Fernando de Magallanes (Ferdinand Magellan), Portuguese explorer who organized the first circumnavigation of the world * Fernando de Melo Viana, Brazilian politician * Fernando de Moraes, Brazilian footballer * Fernando Martínez Perales, Spanish footballer * Fernando Lucas Martins, Brazilian footballer *

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, whi ...

, Brazilian film director * Fernando Montiel, Mexican boxer * Fernando Morales (disambiguation), multiple people * Fernando Morán, Spanish footballer * Fernando Morán, Spanish politician * Fernando Moresi, Argentine field hockey player * Fernando Morientes, Spanish footballer

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* Fernando Ochoaizpur, Bolivian footballer * Fernando Ortiz (disambiguation), multiple people

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* Fernando Pérez (disambiguation), multiple people *

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 ...

, Portuguese poet and writer * Fernando Pileggi, Brazilian footballer *

Fernando Poe Sr. Allan Fernando Reyes Poe (November 27, 1916 – October 23, 1951) was a Filipino actor and film director during the early era of cinema in the Philippines. Poe was the father of Fernando Poe Jr., who later became a prominent actor and film ...

, Filipino actor *

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, Spanish footballer

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* Fernando Rech, Brazilian footballer * Fernando Redondo, Argentine footballer * Fernando Retayud, Colombian boxer * Fernando Ricksen (1976–2019), Dutch footballer * Fernando Rielo, Spanish poet and philosopher *

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, ...

, Baseball player

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* Fernando Serrano, Colombian statesman * Fernando Solabarrieta, Chilean journalist * Fernando dos Santos Pedro, Brazilian footballer * Fernando Soler, Mexican film actor and director *

Fernando Sor Fernando Sor (bapt. 14 Feb. 1778, died 10 July 1839) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the Early Romantic era. Best known for writing solo classical guitar music, he also composed an opera (at the age of 19), three symphonies, ...

, Spanish classical guitarist and composer

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* Fernando Tatis Jr., dominican professional baseball shortstop * Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer

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* Fernando Valades, Mexican composer, pianist and singer *

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 remembere ...

, MLB pitcher *

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 *

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 * Fernando Vergara, Chilean footballer and manager

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* Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo, Filipino painter * Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Filipino businessman

Surname

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* Akshu Fernando (born 1991), Sri Lankan cricket batsman who plays for Panadura * Andibuduge Walter Fernando, 7th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force * Austin Fernando, Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant

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* Basil Fernando, Sri Lankan jurist, author, poet, human rights activist * Bayani Fernando (born 1946), Filipino politician * Benny Fernando (born 1969), Sri Lankan Sinhala Olympic long jumper * Bruno Fernando (born 1998), American basketball player

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* Chandra Fernando, (1942–1988), Sri Lankan Tamil Roman Catholic priest and human rights activist * Charitha Buddhika (also known as Buddika Fernando) (born 1980), Sri Lankan international cricketer (2001–03) * Chitra Fernando (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 , image_size = 180px , caption = Emblem of Sri Lanka Navy , dates = , c ...

* C. H. Fernando (born 1930), Sri Lankan Sinhala general * C. T. Fernando (1921–1977), Sri Lankan musician

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* Damian Fernando (born 1982), Sri Lankan cricketer * Dampath Fernando, Sri Lankan Sinhala Major General * Devaka Fernando, Sri Lankan born Physician and academic * Dilhara Fernando (born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer * Dinesh Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer * Dinusha Fernando (born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer * Don Fernando (born 1948), actor and director * D. T. Fernando, Sri Lankan lyricist

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* Elmo Fernando, 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 ...

* Eric Fernando, SLBC English-language broadcaster

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* Frank Marcus Fernando (1931–2009), Sri Lankan Roman Catholic Bishop of Chilaw

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* Gratien Fernando (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 * Herbert Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer * Hugh Fernando (1916-1993), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician born in Nainamadama * Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando (1910–1976), 33rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka * Hugo Fernando (1912–1999), Sri Lankan film personality * Hemajith Fernando (1945-2021) Senior Journalist and Prime minister media coordinator

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* Janaprith Fernando (born 1967), Sri Lankan scout * Johnston Fernando, Sri Lankan politician * Joseph Peter Moraes Fernando, known as Premnath Moraes (1923-1998), Sri Lankan Tamil actor, director, and screenwriter

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* Kenneth Fernando, Former Anglican bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

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* Lalithamana Fernando (born 1962), Sri Lankan cricketer * Leo Fernando (1895-1954), Sri Lankan Sinhala businessman, Member of Parliament for Buttala Electoral District * M. E. Lionel Fernando, Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat * Lionel Fernando (cricketer), Sri Lankan cricketer * Lloyd Fernando (1926–2008), Sri Lankan Sinhala Malaysian author and professor at the University of Malaya in the English Department * Lushan Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer

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* Marcus Fernando, Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) Physician, Businessman, Philanthropist and Politician * Mark Fernando (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 U ...

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 ...

* Meryl Fernando (1923-2007), Sri Lankan Sinhala teacher, trade unionist, and politician * Milroy Fernando, Sri Lankan MP and government minister * Mignonne Fernando, Sri Lankan singer, songwriter, and pianist * Modestus Fernando, Sri Lankan Sinhala Lieutenant Colonel * M. S. Fernando (died 1994), Sri Lankan musician

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* Nalin Fernando, Sri Lankan politician * Nayana Fernando (born 1988), Sri Lankan cricketer * Nimalka Fernando, Attorney-at-law and women's rights activist from Sri Lanka * Nisal Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer * Nishantha Fernando (born 1970), Sri Lankan cricketer * Nita Fernando, Sri Lankan actress

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* Palitha Fernando,

Attorney General of Sri Lanka The Attorney General of Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan government's chief legal adviser, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The Attorney General is usually a highly respected Senior Advocate, and is appointed by the ruling go ...

from 2012 - 2014 * Paul Fernando (1951-2020), Sri Lankan Sinhala baila vocalist * Percy Fernando,

Sri Lankan Army ta, இலங்கை இராணுவம் , image = File:Sri Lanka Army Logo.png , image_size = 180px , caption = Emblem of the Sri Lanka Army , start_date ...

officer * Prosper Fernando, Sri Lankan announcer with

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* Rajiv Fernando, Sri Lankan American businessman and donor to the Clinton Foundation and the Democratic Party * Ranjit Fernando (born 1944), Sri Lankan cricketer * Rohan Fernando, Canadian visual artist, painter, and film maker * Rose Fernando (born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer

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* Sajan Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer * Samantha Fernando (born 1985), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Saman Piyasiri Fernando Sellapperumage Saman Piyasiri Fernando (23 March 1958 – 29 December 1989: si, සමන් පියසිරි ප්‍රනාන්දු: ''nom de guerre'': Keerthi Vijayabahu), was the military wing leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peram ...

(died 1989), Sri Lankan

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; ) is a Marxist–Leninist communist party and a former militant organization in Sri Lanka. The movement was involved in two armed uprisings against the government of Sri Lanka: once in 1971 (SLFP), and anot ...

militant * Simon Fernando Sri Chandrasekera (1829-1908), Sri Lankan Sinhala businessman * 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

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* Wirantha Fernando (1959–2000), Sri Lankan cricketer

Fictional characters

Fernando Sucre Fernando Sucre, played by Amaury Nolasco, is a fictional character from the American television series, ''Prison Break''. He is introduced to the series in the pilot episode as the prison cellmate of the series protagonist, Michael Scofield (pla ...

, fictional character from the American television series ''Prison Break''

References

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