Garo, a common

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first name, shortened version of Karapet (

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variant of Garo, namely Karo, refer to

Karo (name) Karo is an Armenian given name, a shortened version of the Armenian given name Karapet (Eastern Armenian) / Garabed (Western Armenian). The Western Armenian variant of Karo is Garo. Given name * Karo Ghafadaryan (1907–1976), Soviet Armenian ar ...

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* Garo H. Armen, chairman and chief executive officer of Antigenics Inc *

Garo Hamamcıoğlu Karabet "Garo" Hamamcıoğlu (born April 27, 1945 in Istanbul) is a former Turkish people, Turkish Football (soccer), football player of Armenians of Turkey, Armenian descent and current chairman of the sports club Taksim SK in Istanbul, Turkey. B ...

(born 1945), Turkish Armenian footballer *

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(1962–1993), a famed Armenian military commander *

Garo Mafyan Garo Mafyan (born 24 February 1951) is a Turkish musician, composer and music producer of Armenian descent. Personal life He grew up in Erenköy, Istanbul. He is married to Gülyüz (née Bayraktaroğlu) Mafyan, and has a daughter named Damla. He ...

(born 1951), Turkish Armenian musician and composer *

Garo Mardirossian Garo Mardirossian (born 1956)Nachman, S., American Lawyer, 1995 October, p. 28.The 1995 American Lawyer and Los Angeles Daily Journal articles, amongst others at the time, note Mardirossian's age at 39 at the time of the Dole verdict. is a promin ...

(born 1956), Armenian-American attorney *

Garo Paylan Garo Paylan ( hy, Կարօ Փայլան, born 1972) is a Turkish politician of Armenian descent. He is a Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) representing Diyarbakır. He became one of the first ...

(born 1972), Turkish Armenian politician and Member of Parliament *

Garo Sassouni Garo Sassouni (; 1889 – 1977) was an Armenian intellectual, author, journalist, revolutionary, educator, and public figure. Garo Sassouni was born in the village of Aharonk in the Khulb canton of historical Sassoun province and was a relative of ...

(1889–1977), Armenian intellectual, author, journalist, revolutionary, educator, and public figure *

Garo Yepremian Garabed Sarkis "Garo" Yepremian (June 2, 1944 – May 15, 2015) was a Cypriot-Armenian American football placekicker who played in the National Football League for 15 seasons, primarily with the Miami Dolphins. During his nine seasons in Miam ...

(1944–2015), American football placekicker *

Garo Zakarian Garo Hovannesi Zakarian (Arm: Կարո Հովհաննեսի Զաքարյան; 15 December 1895, Van, Ottoman Empire - 11 May 1967, Yerevan, Armenian SSR), was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He was named a People's Artist of Armenia in ...

(1895–1967), Soviet Armenian composer and conductor

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Garo Aida is a Japanese photographer known widely for his erotic work. He has also worked in advertising, contributing his photographs to various Japanese companies' commercial ads, such as those by Fujitsu and Nippon Oil. Biography Excerpts from Ai ...

(born 1949), Japanese photographer known widely for his erotic work

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Armen Garo Garegin or Karekin Pastermadjian ( classical hy, Գարեգին Փաստրմաճեան), better known by his ''nom de guerre'' Armen Garo or Armen Karo (Արմէն Գարօ; 9 February 1872 – 23 March 1923) was an Armenian activist and po ...

, Armenian nationalist politician *Sherudo Garo, fictional character, antagonist of ''

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Aminu Sule Garo Aminu Sule Garo (born 1962) is a Nigerian politician and businessman. He was elected Senator for Kano North in April 2007, but his election was annulled in December 2007 on the basis that he lacked the required qualifications. Background Aminu ...

(born 1962), Nigerian politician and businessman * Ángel Garó (born 1965), Spanish actor and comedian *

Emma Garo Emma Garo (also known as Emma Garo Ma’aramo) is a lawyer and currently Chief Magistrate in the Solomon Islands. She was one of the first qualified women lawyers in the country. Garo worked as a senior defense legal officer for the Public Solicit ...

, a lawyer and magistrate in the Solomon Islands *

Floriana Garo Floriana Garo (born 15 February 1987) is an Albanian television personality and former Miss Albania. She represented Albania in the Miss World 2012 beauty pageant. Garo was the first host of the entertainment show ''Jo Vetem Mode'' on TV Klan ...

(born 1987), Albanian television presenter and model * Nasiru Sule Garo (born 1974), Nigerian politician, member of the Nigerian House of Representatives

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