Papo is a surname and a masculine given name and nickname. It may refer to:

Surname

Eliezer Papo Rabbi Eliezer Papo (1785–1828) was the rabbi of the community of Silistra in Bulgaria (then part of the Ottoman Empire). He is famous for writing the ''Pele Yoetz'', a work of musar (ethical) literature which gives advice on how to behave as a Je ...

(1785–1828), rabbi and writer in the Ottoman Empire *

Hope Papo Hope Papo is a South African politician from the African National Congress. He is a member of the National Assembly of South Africa The National Assembly is the directly elected house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, ...

, South African politician *

Izidor Papo Izidor Papo (31 December 1913 – 14 October 1996) was a surgeon, general, military medical chief and academician. Papo was a Sephardi Jew born in Ljubuški, Austria-Hungary (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). He finished high school in ...

(1913–1996), Austro-Hungarian surgeon, officer, military medical chief and academician *

Roza Papo Roza Papo (1914–1984) was a Bosnian Jewish physician and general of the Yugoslav People's Army. She was the first woman to rise to the rank of general on the Balkan Peninsula. Early life Roza Papo was born on 6 February 1914 into a Sephardi J ...

(1914–1984), Yugoslav physician and general

Given name

Papo Colo Papo Colo (born August 12, 1946) is a Puerto Rican performance artist, painter, writer, and curator. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He lives and works in New York City and in El Yunque rainforest in Puerto Rico. Papo Colo is an interdiscipl ...

(born 1946), Puerto Rican performance artist, painter, writer and curator *

Papo Lucca Enrique Arsenio Lucca Quiñones (born April 10, 1946) better known as Papo Lucca, is a Puerto Rican multi-instrumentalist best known for his pianist skills. His main musical genres are Salsa and Latin Jazz. He ranks with the late Charlie Palm ...

(born 1946), Puerto Rican musician

Nickname

Alfredo Alejandro Carrión Alfredo "Papo" Alejandro Carrión (born November 11, 1948) is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Juncos. Alejandro is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor since 2001. Early years and studi ...

(born 1948), Puerto Rican politician *

Petrus Compton Petrus Compton also known by his nickname, "Papo", is a Saint Lucian politician and senator. He was the Foreign Minister of Saint Lucia from October 26, 2004, when he was appointed to succeed Julian Hunte, until December 2006, when a new government ...

, 21st century Saint Lucian politician *

Juan "Papo" Franceschi Juan "Papo" Franceschi (12 January 1947 – 20 October 1990), was a Puerto Rican track and field athlete from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Biography Juan "Papo" Franceschi was born in Barrio San Anton, Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 12 January 1947. Franceschi ...

(c. 1946–1990), Puerto Rican sprinter *

Papo Román Víctor "Papo" Román (born December 12, 1957 in Dorado, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican musician most known for being the percussionist of the Rock en Español band Fiel a la Vega. Biography and Career Papo Román is the son of Víctor Román ...

(born 1957), Puerto Rican musician {{given name, type=both Masculine given names Lists of people by nickname