Pinto is a

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

, Jewish (Sephardic), and

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

surname. It is a high-frequency surname in all

Portuguese-speaking countries The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Portuguese: ''Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa''; abbreviated as the CPLP), also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth (''Comunidade Lusófona''), is an international organization and poli ...

and is also widely present in

Spanish-speaking countries The following is a list of countries where Spanish is an official language, plus a number of countries where Spanish or any language closely related to it, is an important or significant language. Official or national language Spanish is the of ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

especially in Mangalore, Karnataka

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

and

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Historically, it has been common among political elites in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries, as numerous presidents, prime ministers, and heads of state have shared the surname. In many languages, Pinto means "colored" or "painted" as it derives from the

Late Latin Late Latin ( la, Latinitas serior) is the scholarly name for the form of Literary Latin of late antiquity.Roberts (1996), p. 537. English dictionary definitions of Late Latin date this period from the , and continuing into the 7th century in t ...

and

Classical Latin Classical Latin is the form of Literary Latin recognized as a literary standard by writers of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire. It was used from 75 BC to the 3rd century AD, when it developed into Late Latin. In some later periods ...

, and in some cases, at least from the same word in the sense "lively or restless person". It is linguistically related to the name of

Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...

' ship '' La Pinta'', meaning "The Painted One", "The Look", or "The Spotted One". Also related, though greatly diverging in meaning, is the unit of measurement

pint The pint (, ; symbol pt, sometimes abbreviated as ''p'') is a unit of volume or capacity in both the imperial unit, imperial and United States customary units, United States customary measurement systems. In both of those systems it is tradition ...

, which comes from the

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

word and perhaps ultimately from

Vulgar Latin Vulgar Latin, also known as Popular or Colloquial Latin, is the range of non-formal Register (sociolinguistics), registers of Latin spoken from the Crisis of the Roman Republic, Late Roman Republic onward. Through time, Vulgar Latin would evolve ...

meaning "painted", for marks painted on the side of a container to show capacity.

Politicians

Aníbal Pinto Aníbal Pinto Garmendia (; March 15, 1825June 9, 1884) was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile between 1876 and 1881. Early life He was born in Santiago de Chile, the son of former Chilean president General Francisco ...

(1825–1884), President of Chile from 1876 to 1881 *

António Pinto Soares António Pinto Soares (1780 – April 6, 1865) was Head of State of Costa Rica from September 11 to September 27, 1842. He led the popular uprising that overthrew Francisco Morazán on September 11, 1842, and served as Head of State until Septem ...

(1780–1865), Head of State of Costa Rica in 1842 * Cyril Pinto Jayatilake Seneviratne (1918–1984), Sri Lankan Sinhala military officer and politician *

Francisco Antonio Pinto Francisco Antonio Pinto y Díaz de la Puente (; July 23, 1785 – July 18, 1858) was a Chilean politician who served as President of Chile between 1827 and 1829. Early life He was born in Santiago, the son of Joaquín Pinto and Mercedes D ...

(1785–1858), President of Chile from 1827 to 1829 *

Francisco Pinto Balsemão Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão (; born 1 September 1937) is a Portuguese businessman, former journalist and retired politician, who served as Prime Minister of Portugal, from 1981 to 1983. Background He is the son of Henrique Patrício ...

(born 1937), Prime Minister of Portugal from 1981 to 1983 *

Germán Serrano Pinto Germán Serrano Pinto (30 March 1940 – 21 May 2016) was a Costa Rican politician. He served as Vice President of Costa Rica The 1949 Constitution of Costa Rica established two vice-presidencies of Costa Rica, which are directly elected thr ...

(1940–2016), Vice President of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994 * Ignacio Pinto (1723-1797), head of the Pinto family that revolted against the Portuguese colonialists in

Portuguese India The State of India ( pt, Estado da Índia), also referred as the Portuguese State of India (''Estado Português da Índia'', EPI) or simply Portuguese India (), was a state of the Portuguese Empire founded six years after the discovery of a se ...

João Franco João Franco Ferreira Pinto Castelo-Branco, GCTE (; (14 February 1855 in Alcaide, Fundão – 4 April 1929 in Anadia) was a Portuguese politician, minister, 43rd Minister for Treasury Affairs (14 January 1890) and 47th Prime Minister (19 ...

(1855–1929), Prime Minister of Portugal from 1906 to 1908 *

John Pinto John Pinto (December 15, 1924 – May 24, 2019) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate from 1977 until his death in 2019. Early life Pinto was born in Lupton, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation ...

(1924–2019), Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate *

Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa Jorge Nuno de Lima Pinto da Costa (; born 28 December 1937) is the president of Portuguese sports club FC Porto since 1982. He is the president with most titles won (66) and most days in charge in world football. He was involved in the Portuguese ...

(born 1937), President of Portuguese sports club F.C. Porto since 1982 *

José de Magalhães Pinto 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 ...

(1909–1996), Brazilian governor who successfully led a military coup d'etat of the Brazilian government in 1964 *

José María Orellana Pinto 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 vernacu ...

(1872–1926), President of Guatemala from 1921 to 1926 * José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, Prime Minister of Portugal from 2005 to 2011 * Lakshman Pinto Jayatilaka Senewiratne (born 1957), Sri Lankan Sinhala Member of Parliament *

Manuel Pinto da Costa Manuel Pinto da Costa (born 5 August 1937) is a Santomean economist and politician who served as the first president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1975 to 1991. He again served as president from 2011 to 2016. Life and career Educated in Eas ...

(born 1937), economist and President of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1975 to 1991 and 2011 to 2016 *

Manuel Pinto da Fonseca Manuel Pinto da Fonseca (also ''Emmanuel Pinto de Fonseca''; 24 May 1681 – 23 January 1773) was a Portuguese nobleman, the 68th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John, from 1741 until his death. He undertook many building projects, introduc ...

(1681–1773), Portuguese nobleman and Grandmaster of the Order of Saint John and sovereign over Malta * Alcino Pinto (1950s–2020), São Toméan politician *

Carlos Mota Pinto Carlos Alberto da Mota Pinto, GCC, GCIP, (; Pombal, 25 July 1936 – Coimbra, 7 May 1985) was a Portuguese professor and politician. Career He graduated as a licentiate in law and doctorate in judicial sciences from the Faculty of Law o ...

(1936–1985), Portuguese politician *

Elsa Teixeira Pinto Elsa Maria Teixeira de Barros Pinto is a São Tomé and Príncipe politician, and the country's former Defence and Justice Minister and from December 2018 until September 2020 Foreign Minister. In 2003 and 2004 (at least), she was a member of t ...

, São Toméan politician * José Antonio Pinto Castro (1817–1887), Costa Rican Vice President, politician, and judge * José Concepción Pinto Castro (1829–1898), Costa Rican judge and politician *

Manuel Guillermo Pinto Manuel Guillermo Pinto (1783 – June 28, 1853) was an Argentine general officer, general and Legislator, lawmaker. Pinto was born in Buenos Aires, and studied at the Illuminated Block, Royal College of San Carlos. He completed further studie ...

(1783–1853), Argentinian general * Manuel Pinto (Scouting) (1938–2008), Ugandan parliamentarian and Chief Scout *

Mário Pinto de Andrade Mário Coelho Pinto de Andrade (21 August 1928 – 26 August 1990) was an Angolan poet and politician. Biography He was born in Golungo Alto, in Portuguese Angola, and studied philosophy at the University of Lisbon and sociology at the Sorbon ...

(1928–1990), Angolan politician and poet *

Pio Gama Pinto Pio Gama Pinto (31 March 1927 – 24 February 1965) was a Kenyan journalist, politician and freedom fighter. He was a socialist leader who dedicated his life to the liberation of the Kenyan people and became independent Kenya's first martyr in ...

(1927–1965), Kenyan politician *

Sérgio Sousa Pinto Sérgio Paulo Mendes de Sousa Pinto (born July 29, 1972 in Lisbon) is a Portugal, Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party; part of the Party of European Socialists. Political ...

(born 1972), Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament * Shirly Pinto (born 1989), Israeli deaf activist and politician

Sports players

* Dirceu José Pinto (1980–2020), Brazilian Paralympic boccia player *

João Domingos Pinto João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * J ...

(born 1961), Portuguese footballer and manager of FC Porto *

José Manuel Pinto José Manuel Pinto Colorado (born 8 November 1975) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After making a name for himself at Celta, with which he made his La Liga debut, he signed for Barcelona in 2008, going o ...

(born 1975), Spanish footballer *

Raffaele Pinto Raffaele "Lele" Pinto (13 April 1945 – 8 December 2020) was a rally driver, who won the 1974 Rally Portugal. Career Pinto began rallying in 1968. In 1972, he won the European Rally Championship in a Fiat 124 Sport Spider. The following year, t ...

(1945–2020), Italian racing driver *

Ricardo Sá Pinto Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sá Pinto (born 10 October 1972) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward, currently manager of Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal. He was known for his fighting spirit, best displayed in hi ...

(born 1972), former Portuguese international footballer and present coach *

Antoine Pinto Antoine Pinto (born February 16, 1991), also known as Antoine Siangboxing, is a French Muay Thai kickboxer who trains in Thailand. Pinto is best known as the youngest foreign fighter to have competed at the prestigious Lumpinee Stadium at 14 an ...

, (born 1991), French Muay Thai kickboxer *

António Pinto (athlete) Antonio Pinto may refer to: * António Pinto (runner) (born 1966), Portuguese long-distance runner * Antônio Pinto (composer) (born 1967), Brazilian composer of film music * António Costa Pinto (born 1953), Portuguese professor of politics and ...

(born 1966), Portuguese long-distance runner *

João Vieira Pinto João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * Jo ...

(born 1971), Portuguese footballer * Keivi Pinto (born 1979), Venezuelan judoka * René Pinto (born 1996), Venezuelan baseball player *

Renyel Pinto Renyel Eligio Pinto Cumache'' (born July 8, 1982) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played for the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball ...

(born 1982), baseball pitcher *

Ricardo Pinto (baseball) Ricardo Antonio Pinto Valera (born January 20, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays, in the KBO League ...

(born 1994), Venezuelan baseball player *

Ricardo Pinto (footballer, born 1965) Ricardo Pinto (born January 23, 1965) is a retired professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs and for Primera División Paraguaya club Cerro Porteño. He is the current coach ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Ricardo Pinto (footballer, born 1993) Ricardo Jorge Fernandes Pinto (born 12 June 1993 in Matosinhos) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Leixões S.C. as a goalkeeper. Football career On 22 January 2014, Pinto made his professional debut with Leixões in a 2013–14 Segunda ...

, Portuguese footballer

Religious leaders

* Chaim Pinto (1748–1845), leading rabbi in Morocco *

Isaac de Pinto Isaac de Pinto (10 April 1717 – 13 August 1787) was a Dutch merchant and banker of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin who was one of the main investors in the Dutch East India Company, as well as a scholar and philosophe who concentrated on Je ...

(1717–1787), Jewish ''philosophe'' and scholar who was a key investor in the Dutch East India Company * Josiah ben Joseph Pinto (1565–1648), Syrian rabbi and author *

Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto ( he, יאשיהו יוסף פינטו, ar, يوشياهو يوسف بينتو; born September 27, 1973) is an Israeli-Moroccans, Moroccan Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox rabbi who leads a global organization called . Based in ...

(born 1973), Israeli Jewish spiritual leader and Kabbalist *

Evarist Pinto Evarist Pinto (born 31 December 1933 in Goa, Portuguese India) is the former archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan. Education He was educated at St. Thomas High School, Goa, India. In 1960 he started studying for priesthood at the St. Pius X Minor ...

(born 1933), Pakistani Catholic priest, 4th Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan * Zinia Pinto (1929-2013), Pakistani Catholic nun and teacher

Explorers

Fernão Mendes Pinto Fernão Mendes Pinto (; c.1509 – 8 July 1583) was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His voyages are recorded in ''Pilgrimage'' ( pt, Peregrinação) (1614), his autobiographical memoir. The historical accuracy of the work is debatable due to ...

(c. 1509–1583), Portuguese explorer and writer *

Alexandre de Serpa Pinto Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Viscount of Serpa Pinto (aka Serpa Pinto; 20 April 184628 December 1900) was a Portuguese explorer of southern Africa and a colonial administrator. Early life Serpa Pinto was born at the Quinta das Pol ...

(aka Serpa Pinto) (1846–1900), Portuguese explorer of southern Africa and colonial administrator

Writers

Ricardo Pinto (novelist) Ricardo Pinto (born 1961 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a computer game programmer and fantasy novelist. Early life and gaming career Pinto's family moved to London when he was six, and then to Dundee in Scotland. In 1979, he commenced a degree in Math ...

(born 1961), UK-based fantasy writer * Sara Pinto Coelho (1913–1990), Portuguese writer of fiction and plays *

Silvia Corzo Silvia Milena Corzo Pinto (born October 30, 1973 in Bucaramanga, Santander) is a Colombian lawyer and presenter. Biography Her parents are Mario Corzo and Irene Pinto. After finishing high school, Corzo studied at the Universidad Autónoma de ...

(born 1973), Colombian lawyer, journalist and newscaster *

Vivian de Sola Pinto Vivian de Sola Pinto (9 December 1895 – 27 July 1969) was a British poet, literary critic and historian. He was a leading scholarly authority on D. H. Lawrence, and appeared for the defence (Penguin Books) in the 1960 ''Lady Chatterley's Love ...

(1895–1969), British poet, literary critic and historian

Academics

Aníbal Pinto Santa Cruz Aníbal Pinto Santa Cruz (; 1919 – 3 January 1996) was a Chilean economist known for his work on dependency theory and structuralist economics. From 1960 to 1965 he was director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and th ...

(1919–1996), Chilean economist * Diana Pinto (historian) (born 1949), intellectual historian on Jewish identity *

Jorge Pinto Rodríguez Jorge Manuel Pinto Rodríguez, ( La Serena 18 December 1944) is a Chilean historian. He is known in Chile for his study of the history of Araucanía, social history and demography Demography () is the statistical study of populations ...

(born 1944), Chilean historian

Other

Freida Pinto Freida Selena Pinto (born 18 October 1984) is an Indian actress who has appeared mainly in American and British films. Born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra, she resolved at a young age to become an actress. As a student at St. Xavier's Colle ...

(born 1984), Indian model and actress *

Paulo Jr. Paulo Xisto Pinto Júnior (born 30 April 1969) is a Brazilian musician best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Sepultura. He joined Sepultura after Roberto Raffan left the band in 1984, becoming Sepultura's second bassist. Although no o ...

, whose real name is Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr., Brazilian bassist of the heavy metal band Sepultura * Dan Pinto (born 1960), American composer, keyboardist and drummer-percussionist *

Diana Pinto Diana Pinto is an Indian beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss India America 2009, at the 18th Annual Miss India America Pageant held at Long Beach, California on 7 August 2009. Early life and family Hailing from a Mangalorean Catho ...

, Miss India America 2009 *

Filipe Pinto Filipe Miranda Cunha Pinto known as Filipe Pinto (born in São Mamede de Infesta, Matosinhos municipality, Portugal on 3 July 1988) is a Portuguese singer that won season 3 of the Portuguese reality television music competition series Ídolos in 2 ...

(born 1988), Portuguese singer and winner of 2009/2010 ''Ídolos'' *

George Pinto (composer) George Frederick Pinto (25 September 1785 – 23 March 1806) was an English composer and keyboard virtuoso. Life and career Pinto was born in Lambeth and baptised as George Sanders. His father, Samuel Sanders (or Saunders) died young; his mothe ...

(1785–1806), English composer and keyboard virtuoso *

Joaquim Pinto Joaquim Pinto (born 20 June 1957) is a Portuguese film director from Porto. His movie '' What Now? Remind Me'' was the Portuguese submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Featur ...

(born 1957), Portuguese film director *

Malucha Pinto Malucha Pinto Solari (born 16 April 1955) is a Chilean actress, theater director, playwright and politician. Biography The daughter of Aníbal Pinto Santa Cruz (and direct descendant of the presidents Francisco Antonio Pinto and Aníbal Pinto ...

(born 1955), Chilean actress and dramatist * Maria Pinto (fashion designer) (born 1957), American fashion designer *

Sam Pinto Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictio ...

(born 1989), Filipina model and actress *

Thomas Pinto Thomas Pinto (1728–1783) was a British violinist, who led notable London orchestras of the day. Life Pinto's father, Guglielmo Pinto, left a high-ranking position in Naples for political reasons, and settled in England; he married, and he and ...

(1728–1773), British violinist

People with the given name or nickname

Pinto Colvig Vance DeBar Colvig Sr. (September 11, 1892 – October 3, 1967), professionally Pinto Colvig, was an American voice actor, newspaper cartoonist, and circus and vaudeville performer whose schtick was playing the clarinet off-key while mugging. Co ...

(1892–1967), United States actor, cartoonist, and circus performer * Pinto Itamaraty (born 1960), Brazilian politician * Pinto Machado (1926–2009), Portuguese footballer

References

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