Pancho is a male nickname for the given name Francisco (Spanish and Portuguese equivalent of

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). The feminine form is Pancha. It is also sometimes used as a

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. Notable people with the name include:

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Pancho Barnes Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes (July 22, 1901 – March 30, 1975) was a pioneer aviator and a founder of the first movie stunt pilots' union. In 1930, she broke Amelia Earhart's air speed record. Barnes raced in the Women's Air Derby and was a m ...

(1901–1975), early female American aviator *

Pancho Carter Duane C. Carter Jr. (born June 11, 1950), nicknamed "Pancho", is a retired American race car driver. He is most famous for his participation in CART Indy car races. He won the pole position for the 1985 Indianapolis 500, finished third in the ...

(born 1950), American retired race car driver *

Pancho Coimbre Francisco "Pancho" Coimbre Atiles (29 January 1909 – 4 November 1989), more commonly known as Pancho Coimbre, was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. He was born in the municipality of Coamo and moved to Ponce early in his lif ...

(1909–1989), Puerto Rican baseball player * Pancho Córdova (1916–1990), Mexican character actor *

Pancho Daniel Pancho Daniel (?–1858) was a Californio bandit, leader of the Flores Daniel Gang who was lynched in November 1858 while awaiting trial for his involvement in the murder of Los Angeles County Sheriff James R. Barton. Biography Together with J ...

(died 1858), bandit in what is now California *

Pancho Fierro Francisco Fierro Palas, called "Pancho" Fierro (c. 1807/1809, Lima – 28 July 1879, Lima) was a Peruvian painter, known primarily for his costumbrista watercolors, which depict his country's life and customs. Biography He was baptized ...

(c. 1807/1809–1879), Peruvian painter * Pancho Gonzales (1928–1995), American tennis player *

Pancho Gonzales (footballer) __NOTOC__ Pancho Gonzales (7 December 1926 – 5 March 2016) was an Argentine footballer. Club career Pancho Gonzales played for Boca Juniors, OGC Nice and FC Nantes. At age 24, he moved to France France (), officially the French ...

(1926–2016), Argentine football player, and manager * Pancho Guedes (1925–2015), Portuguese architect, sculptor, and painter * Francisco Guilledo (1901–1925), Filipino world champion boxer * Pancho Herrera (1934–2005), Major League Baseball player *

Franklin Huddle Franklin Pierce "Frank" Huddle Jr. (born May 9, 1943) is an American diplomat. Huddle has the nickname "Pancho."Block, Zachary.No Resting PlaceArchive. ''Brown University Alumni Magazine''. Accessed January 1, 2010. Early life and education A n ...

(born 1943), American diplomat *

Pancho Martin Frank "Pancho" Martin (December 3, 1925 – July 18, 2012) was a National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, United States' Hall of Fame Horse trainer, trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. He is often remembered as the trainer of Sham (horse), ...

(1925–2012), trainer of thoroughbred racehorses *

Pancho Prin Pancho Prin (born Francisco de Paula Prin Villegas: April 2, 1930 in Cúa, Venezuela) was a Venezuelan musician, singer, and composer. His better known songs include "El Gavilán pollero," "Canto al Amanecer Tuyero," "La Madrugada llanera," "El ...

(1930–2003), Venezuelan musician, singer, and composer *

Ferenc Puskás Ferenc Puskás (, ; born Ferenc Purczeld; 1 April 1927 – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian football player and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and the sport's first international superstar. A forward, ...

(1927–2006), Hungarian footballer * Francisco Ramírez (governor) (1786–1821), Argentine provincial governor *

José Francisco Ramírez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(born 1976), Honduran footballer * Pancho Segura (1921–2017), Ecuadorian-born American tennis player * Francisco Varallo (1910–2010), Argentine footballer * Pancho Villa (1878–1923), Mexican revolutionary * Pancho Vladigerov (1899–1978), Bulgarian composer, pianist, and pedagogy

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* Michael Locke (stuntman) (born 1979), a stuntman on the Welsh television programme ''Dirty Sanchez''

Fictional characters

*Pancho, sidekick of The Cisco Kid *Pancho, in the Spanish language children's television series '' Plaza Sésamo'' *Pancho, character in the Townes Van Zandt song Pancho and Lefty

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* Cassa Pancho, founder of British ballet company Ballet Black * Pedro Pancho (born 1934), Filipino politician

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