Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish name

José 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 ...

(Josep). It is also a surname. *

People

Mononyms

* Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer *

Pepe (footballer, born 1983) Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira (born 26 February 1983), known as Pepe (; ), is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Porto and the Portugal national team. He is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation. Du ...

, real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, Brazilian-born Portuguese footballer *

Pepe (footballer, born October 1983) Marcos Paulo Aguiar de Jesus (born 4 October 1983), better known as Pepe is a Brazilian footballer. Biography Born in São Simão, São Paulo state, Pepe started his professional career with Mogi Mirim, then left for teams in São Paulo stat ...

, real name Marcos Paulo Aguiar de Jesus, Brazilian footballer *

Pepê (footballer, born 1997) Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa (born 24 February 1997), commonly known as Pepê is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for F.C Porto as a winger. Formed at Foz do Iguaçu, he spent five years at Grêmio, where he made 144 appearances ...

, real name Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa, Brazilian footballer *

Pepê (footballer, born 1998) João Pedro Vilardi Pinto (born 6 January 1998), better known as Pepê, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio. Career Youth Pepê joined the youth academy of Flamengo ...

, real name João Pedro Vilardi Pinto, Brazilian footballer

Politicians

Porfirio Lobo Sosa Porfirio Lobo Sosa (born 22 December 1947), known as Pepe Lobo, is a Honduran politician and agricultural landowner who served as President of Honduras from 2010 to 2014. A member of the conservative National Party and a former deputy in the ...

(born 1947), known as Pepe, candidate for the Presidency of Honduras *

José Mujica José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (; born 20 May 1935) is a Uruguayan politician, former revolutionary and farmer who served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was tortured and impr ...

(born 1935), known as El Pepe, president of Uruguay *

José Gregorio Liendo José Gregorio Liendo Vera (1945 – October 3, 1973), also known as "''Compañero Pepe''", "''Comandante Pepe''" or "''Loco Pepe''" was a Chilean university student, political leader and militant of the Revolutionary Left Movement ("''Movimiento ...

(1945–1973), known as "comandante Pepe", "compañero Pepe", or "loco Pepe", Chilean political activist *

José Rizal José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national he ...

(1861–1896), Filipino nationalist

Musicians

* Pepe Romero (born 1944), Spanish classical and flamenco guitarist * Pepe Aguilar (born 1968), American folklore singer *

Pépé Kallé Pépé Kallé, sometimes written as Pepe Kalle (November 30, 1951 – November 29, 1998) was a Congolese soukous singer, musician and bandleader. Biography Pépé Kallé was born Kabasele Yampanya in Kinshasa (then Léopoldville) in the Belgian ...

(1951–1998), Congolese Soukous singer *

Pepe Smith Joseph William Feliciano Smith (December 25, 1947 – January 28, 2019) was a Filipino-American singer-songwriter, drummer and guitarist. Known by his stage names Joey Smith and Pepe Smith, he gained prominence as drummer / lead vocalist of Spe ...

(1947-2019), real name Joseph William Feliciano Smith, Filipino rock singer and drummer

Sportsmen

* Pepe Frías (born 1948), Puerto Rican MLB player *

Pepe Pearson Pepe Pearson (born December 11, 1975) is a former American football tailback, starting in college for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and is currently the running backs coach for the Tennessee State Tigers. Playing career A four-year letterwinner at ...

(born 1975), American football player * Pepe Reina (born 1982), Spanish footballer *

Juan Ignacio Sánchez Juan Ignacio Sánchez Brown (born May 8, 1977), commonly known as Pepe Sánchez, is an Argentine-American former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. He was a part of Argentina's 2004 Olympic gold medal team. P ...

known as Pepe Sánchez (born 1977), Argentine basketball player * Pepe Soares (1908–1931), real name José Manuel Soares, Portuguese footballer

Surname

Cécé Pepe Cécé Franck Pepe (born 9 November 1996) is a French professional football (soccer), footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender, most recently for Scottish club Livingston F.C., Livingston whom he left in August 2020. ...

(born 1996), French footballer *

Florestano Pepe Florestano Pepe (March 4, 1778 – April 3, 1851) was an Italian patriot. He was brother to the more famous general Guglielmo Pepe and cousin to Gabriele Pepe. Pepe was born in Squillace (Calabria) and entered the Two Sicilies army at young age. I ...

(1778–1851), Italian soldier, brother of Guglielmo *

Gabriele Pepe Gabriele Pepe (7 December 1779 – 26 July 1849) was an Italian republican insurgent, active in many campaigns against royalists fighting with or alongside the Bourbon kings of Naples. He was a cousin of Guglielmo and Florestano Pepe. Born in ...

(1779–1849), Italian soldier, cousin of Guglielmo *

Guglielmo Pepe Guglielmo Pepe (13 February 1783 – 8 August 1855) was an Italian people, Italian general and patriot. He was brother to Florestano Pepe and cousin to Gabriele Pepe. He was married to Mary Ann Coventry, a Scottish woman who was the widow ...

(1783–1855), Italian general * Nico Pepe (1917–1987), Italian actor * Nicolas Pépé (born 1995), French-Ivorian footballer *

Osman Pepe Osman Pepe (born 7 August 1954) is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party). He is the Minister of Environment in the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He helped pass an animal welfare Animal welfare is the w ...

(born 1954), Turkish politician * Simone Pepe (born 1983), Italian footballer *

Vincenzo Pepe Vincenzo Pepe (born 4 April 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays for Eccellenza club Palazzolo. Club career Early career Born in Naples, Campania, Pepe was signed by Parma at young age. Pepe was in the Giovanissimi Nazionali squad in 2001 ...

(born 1987), Italian footballer

Fictional characters

Pepe el Toro ''Pepe the Bull'' ( es, Pepe El Toro) is a 1953 Mexican sports drama film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Pedro Infante, Evita Muñoz "Chachita" and Amanda del Llano. It was the last in a trilogy of films featuring Infante and Muñoz ...

, main character in the series of films ''Nosotros los Pobres'', ''Ustedes los Ricos'' and ''Pepe el Toro'' *

Pepé Le Pew Pepé Le Pew is an animated character from the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons, introduced in 1945. Depicted as a French striped skunk, Pepé is constantly on the quest for love. However, his offensive ...

, in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons * Justin Vincenzo Pepé Russo and Geraldo Pepé Russo, characters from the TV series ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' * Pepe (''Shugo Chara!''), in the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' *Pepe, from '' Unseen Academicals'' by Terry Pratchett * Pepe the Frog, Internet meme from the comic series ''Boy's Club'' * Pepe the King Prawn, a Muppet character *Pepe Waccabrada, from the anime ''

Bleach Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color (whitening) from a fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching. It often refers specifically, to ...

'' by Tite Kubo *Pépé Torres the young killer in John Steinbeck's short story

Flight (Steinbeck story) "Flight" is a short story by American writer John Steinbeck, first published in his collection '' The Long Valley''. It appears in the ledger notebook under the title "Man Hunt". The story outlines a young man, Pepé, who is sent into town by his ...

1938 *Pericles, nicknamed Pepe, character in Asterix in Spain by René Goscinny.