Santos is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of Christian origin in

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 ...

and

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, Can ...

languages. The English translation of Santos is ''

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s''. A singular version, ''Santo'', may be seen. The ''dos Santos'' (English: 'of the saints') variation in Portugal and Galicia was commonly given to a baby born or baptised around

All Saints’ Day All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints, and Hallowmas, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the church, whether they are know ...

. Near the close of the nineteenth century and at the end of the

Brazilian Empire The Empire of Brazil was a 19th-century state that broadly comprised the territories which form modern Brazil and (until 1828) Uruguay. Its government was a representative parliamentary constitutional monarchy under the rule of Emperors Dom Pe ...

, the abolition of slavery in Brazil led to the rise in the name's usage within slave communities, Santos becoming a common surname in area of the

Bay of All Saints The Bay of All Saints ( pt, Baía de Todos os Santos), also known as All Saints' Bay and Todos os Santos Bay, is the principal bay of the Brazilian state of Bahia, to which it gave its name. It sits on the eastern coast of Brazil, surrounding pa ...

. A Portuguese slave with no surname, for example, might take the name Santos upon the abolition of slavery and subsequently earning his freedom; this would indicate that he was of

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

n origin. The surname was also used as a way to shorten the names of Brazilians, for example: Manuel da Bahia de Todos os Santos (en: Manuel of the Bay of All Saints). Other Iberian grammatical forms include: De Santo, De Santos, Del Santo, Santi, Santis, Santiz, Senti, Sentis and others. Famous individuals with the surname Santos include:

General

Coat of arms of Alexandre Jose Maria dos Santos

Ahmed Santos (newspaper columnist) Ahmed Abitai Santos (born February 19, 1974, in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a newspaper columnist and former boxer. Boxing career Santos debuted professionally on October 2, 1992, with a ten-round draw against Francisco Sandoval in Los Moc ...

(born 1974), Mexican newspaper columnist and former boxer *

Alberto Santos-Dumont Alberto Santos-Dumont (Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais, Palmira, 20 July 1873 — Guarujá, 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both l ...

(1873–1932), Brazilian aviation pioneer * Alexandre Jose Maria dos Santos, a Mozambican Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. *

Alfredo M. Santos Alfredo Manapat Santos (July 13, 1905 – February 7, 1990) was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in 1962 to 1965, making him the first four-star general of the Philippines' armed forces. Early life Santos was born in Santa Cr ...

(1905–1990), former Filipino AFP chief of staff * Domitila, Marchioness of Santos (1797–1867), Brazilian noblewoman and the mistress of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil *

Isabel dos Santos Isabel dos Santos (; born 20 April 1973) is an Angolan businesswoman, the eldest child of Angola's former President José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country as a dictator from 1979 to 2017. Once considered Africa's richest woman accordi ...

, daughter of President of Angola from 1979 to 2017

José Eduardo dos Santos José Eduardo dos Santos (; 28 August 1942 – 8 July 2022) was the president of Angola from 1979 to 2017. As president, dos Santos was also the commander-in-chief of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and president of the People's Movement for ...

; as of 2020, her wealth is $2 billion & the richest person in Africa * Lúcia dos Santos, known as Sister Lúcia of Jesus, Portuguese Roman Catholic Carmelite nun and seer of Our Lady of Fatima *

Lúcio Alberto Pinheiro dos Santos Lúcio Alberto Pinheiro dos Santos (Braga, 19 April 1889 - Rio de Janeiro, 11 November 1950) was a Portuguese philosopher and teacher, noted for coining the term and writing the first theory of rhythmanalysis, focused on its physiological dimensions ...

(1889– 1950), Portuguese philosopher *

José Abad Santos José Abad Santos y Basco (, ; February 19, 1886 – May 1, 1942) was the fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He briefly served as the acting president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and acting commander-in-chie ...

(1886–1942), 5th Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines *

Paulino Santos Paulino Torres Santos Sr. (June 22, 1890 – August 29, 1945) was a military officer who became the Commanding General of the Philippine Army from May 6 to December 31, 1936. Upon his retirement, he served as a civilian administrator under Pre ...

, (1890–1945), Filipino soldier * Ricardo Santos (disambiguation) *

Rufino Jiao Santos Rufino Jiao Santos (August 26, 1908 – September 3, 1973) was the 29th Archbishop of Manila from February 10, 1953, until his death on September 3, 1973, and was the first Filipino elevated to the rank of cardinal. Biography Born in Barangay S ...

(1908–1973), Filipino Archbishop of Manila and cardinal *

Santos Benavides Santos Benavides (November 1, 1823 – November 9, 1891) was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. Benavides was the highest-ranking Tejano soldier in the Confederate military. Biography Benavides was born in Laredo, a des ...

(1823–1891), American soldier *

Vicente Abad Santos Vicente Abad Santos (: 12 July 1916 – 30 December 1993) was a Filipino who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Profile Abad Santos was born in San Fernando, Pampanga, a city in Central Luzon to a single mot ...

(1916–1993), Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Arts

* Santos (artist) (Sante Pucello, born 1971), Italian DJ *

Antony Santos Antony Santos a.k.a. El Mayimbe, now Anthony Santos, (born 5 May 1967) is a Dominican musician and singer. He is one of the top-selling Bachata artists of all time. He is known as one of the pioneers of modern Bachata in the early 1990s with ...

(born 1967), Dominican Bachata singer/composer * Anthony "Romeo" Santos, Dominican-American songwriter, lead singer, and featured composer of Aventura * Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (born 1941), known as ''Pepetela'', Angolan writer *

Ary dos Santos José Carlos Ary dos Santos, GCIH or just Ary dos Santos ( Lisboa, December 7, 1936 – Lisboa, January 18, 1984) was one of the most relevant names of the Portuguese popular poetry of the 20th century. Born of a bourgeois family, Ary dos Sa ...

(1937–1984), Portuguese poet * Cesar Santos (born 1982) Cuban-American artist and portrait painter *

Charo Santos María Rosario Navarro Santos-Concio (born October 27, 1955), popularly known as Charo Santos-Concio or simply Charo Santos (), is a Filipino media executive and actress. She is the host of ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'', the longest-running television dra ...

(born 1955), Filipino actress and president of ABS-CBN Network *

Daniel Santos (singer) Daniel Santos (June 6, 1916 – November 27, 1992) was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of boleros, and an overall performer of multiple Caribbean music genres, including guaracha, plena and rumba. Over the course of his career he adopted ...

(1916–1992), Puerto Rican singer and composer *

Diana Santos Alicia Diana Santos Colmenero (born June 9, 1950), better known as Diana Santos, is a Mexican voice actress who gave the Minnie Mouse's voice into Latin Spanish, the part of Takeshi in the Spanish dubbed version of the 1967–1968 Japanese telev ...

(born 1950), Mexican voice actress * Domingo Santos (born 1941), Spanish writer * Emanuele Rodriguez dos Santos (c. 1702–1764) Portuguese-Roman architect *

Enrique Santos Discépolo Enrique Santos Discépolo (''Discepolín'') (27 March 1901 – 23 December 1951) was an Argentine tango and milonga musician and composer, author of famous tangos like ''Cambalache'' and many others performed by several of the most important s ...

(1901–1951), Argentinian musician * Erik Ramos Santos (born 1982), Filipino singer * Gervacio Santos, Filipino film editor *

Henry Santos Jeter Henry Santos Jeter (born Henry Santos on December 15, 1979) is a Dominican singer, songwriter, and producer. Best known for his tenure as a singer and songwriter in the bachata group Aventura. He made his debut as a solo artist in 2011. Early ...

, Dominican singer and composer/vocals for Aventura * Jay Santos, Spanish dance singer *

Jesse Santos Jesse Santos (June 24, 1928 – April 27, 2013) was a Filipino comic-book artist. He is best known as the co-creator of ''Dagar the Invincible'' and ''Tragg and the Sky Gods'' with writer Donald F. Glut. Biography Jesse Santos was born in Tere ...

(1928–2013), Filipino comics artist *

Joe Santos Joe Santos (born Joseph John Minieri Jr.; June 9, 1931 – March 18, 2016) was an American film and television actor, best known as Sgt. Dennis Becker (later Lieutenant), the friend of James Garner's character on the NBC crime drama ''The R ...

(1931–2016), American actor *

Joly Braga Santos José Manuel Joly Braga Santos, ComSE (; May 14, 1924July 18, 1988) was a Portuguese composer and conductor, who was born and died in Lisbon. He wrote six symphonies. Biography José Manuel Joly Braga Santos was born in Lisbon in 1924 and died ...

(1924–1988), Portuguese composer and conductor *

José dos Santos Ferreira José dos Santos Ferreira, better known as Adé (28 July 1919, in Portuguese Macau – 24 March 1993, in Hong Kong), was a Hong Kong poet. He was a son of Portuguese father and a Cantonese mother. He was the last poet of distinction to write i ...

(1919–1993), Portuguese-Macanese writer * José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos (1929–1987), known as ''Zeca Afonso'', Portuguese singer, composer and poet *

Jovino Santos-Neto Jovino Santos Neto (born September 18, 1954) is a Seattle-based Brazilian-American jazz pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, educator and record producer. Career Jovino Santos Neto started playing piano at age 13 and by 16 was playing keyboard ...

(born 1954), Brazilian musician *

Judy Ann Santos Judy Anne Lumagui Santos (born May 11, 1978) is a Filipino actress and film producer. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines since the early 1990s, she is known for her comedic and dramatic roles in independent films and blockbus ...

(born 1978), Filipino actress *

Lenny Santos Lenny Santos a.k.a. Len Melody (born October 24, 1979) is an American guitarist, composer, producer and entrepreneur. He rose to global fame as the co-founder of the bachata group Aventura where he served as producer, lead guitarist, vocalist, c ...

, Dominican-American guitarist, producer/arranger for Aventura *

Lucélia Santos Maria Lucélia dos Santos (born May 20, 1957) is a Brazilian actress, director and producer. She received international acclaim for her leading role in the 1976 Rede Globo telenovela '' Isaura, The Slave Girl'', broadcast in over 80 countries.

(born 1957), Brazilian actress, director and producer *

Matthew Santos Matthew Santos is an American rock and folk singer-songwriter, musician and painter. His music was used in a series of two radio ads for American Family Insurance.Max Santos Max "Mikey" Santos (born January 30, 1982), known professionally as Max Agende, is an American bass guitarist, musical arranger and rapper. He rose to global fame as the co-founder of the Bachata (music), bachata group Aventura (band), Aventura. ...

, Dominican-American bassist for Aventura *

Mayra Santos-Febres Mayra Santos-Febres (born 1966 in Carolina) is a Puerto Rican author, poet, novelist, professor of literature, essayist, and literary critic and author of children's books. Her work focuses on themes of race, diaspora identity, female sexu ...

(born 1966), Puerto-Rican writer *

Nelson Pereira dos Santos Nelson Pereira dos Santos (22 October 1928 21 April 2018) was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as '' Vidas Secas'' (Barren Lives), based on the book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos. Biography Pereira d ...

(1928–2018), Brazilian movie director * Pablo Santos (1987–2006), Mexican actor * Patricia Santos Marcantonio, American fiction writer *

Rhea Santos Rhea Santos-de Guzman (born June 1, 1979) is a Filipino broadcast journalist, television host, and newscaster currently based in Canada. She is known for co-anchoring GMA Network's morning show ''Unang Hirit'' and hosting several news and publi ...

(born 1979), Filipino TV news host and journalist * Roberto Santos (1928–1987), Brazilian film director *

Vilma Santos Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (, born November 3, 1953) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She served as a House Deputy Speaker since 2019 to 2022 and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district since ...

, Filipino actress

Politicians

* Ahmed Santos (militant), Filipino convert to Islam and political militant * Antonio da Costa Santos (died 2001), Brazilian architect and politician * António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes (born 1935), Portuguese general and politician *

Conrad Santos Conrado de Regla Santos (November 26, 1934 – February 29, 2016) was a politician in the province of Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988, and again from 1990 to 2007. Conrado as his f ...

(1934–2016), Canadian politician *

Délio dos Santos Délio dos Santos (died 1 September 2020) was a Brazilian politician who served as a Deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countr ...

(died 2020), Brazilian politician *

Eduardo Santos Montejo Eduardo Santos Montejo (August 28, 1888 – March 27, 1974) was a leading Colombian publisher and politician, active in the Colombian Liberal Party. He owned the prominent Bogotá newspaper ''El Tiempo'', and served as the President of Colombia ...

, owned the El Tiempo newspaper, and served as the President of Colombia from August 1938 to August 1942 *

Elvin Santos Elvin Ernesto Santos Ordóñez (born 18 January 1963 in Tegucigalpa) is a Honduran politician who served as the vice president of Honduras from January 2006 to November 2008, when he resigned to stand as a Liberal Party candidate for the presid ...

(born 1963), Honduras 2009 presidential candidate *

Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (born 5 March 1950), known as Nandó, is an Angolan politician who was the first vice president of Angola from February 2010 to September 2012. He was the prime minister of Angola from 2002 to 2008 and presid ...

(born 1950), Angolan politician * Francis E. Santos, CHamoru (Guam) politician * Francisco R. Santos, CHamoru (Guam) politician *

George Santos George Anthony Devolder Santos (; ; born July 22, 1988) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Santos was elected to Congress in 2022, after running unsuccessful ...

(born 1988), American politician * Hélio de Oliveira Santos (born 1950), Brazilian physician and politician *

(1942–2022), Angolan politician and former president of Angola * José Santos Guardiola (1816–1862), Honduran politician *

José Santos Zelaya José Santos Zelaya López (1 November 1853 in Managua – 17 May 1919 in New York City) was the President of Nicaragua from 25 July 1893 to 21 December 1909. Early life He was a son of José María Zelaya Irigoyen, who was originally from ...

(1853–1919), Nicaraguan politician *

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (; born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. An economist by profession and a journalist by trade ...

, Colombian president *

Manuel António dos Santos Manuel António dos Santos (born 5 December 1943 in Mirandela) is a Portuguese politician who served as Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party, part of the Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists (PES) ...

(born 1943), Portuguese politician *

Marcelino dos Santos Marcelino dos Santos (20 May 1929 – 11 February 2020) was a Mozambican poet, revolutionary, and politician. As a young man he travelled to Portugal, and France for an education. He was a founding member of the ''Frente de Libertação de Mo ...

(1929–2020), Mozambican politician *

Teresita Santos Teresita Santos is a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands. Formerly a member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, she currently serves as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate. Santos, a resident of the isla ...

, politician from the Northern Mariana Islands

Sports

Adilson dos Santos Adilson dos Santos, shortly Adi or Adilson (born 12 May 1976), is a former Brazilian footballer, who last played as a left-back for South Korean K League Classic side FC Seoul. His good impression in Seoul was such that after retiring, he stayed ...

(born 1976), Brazilian footballer * Airton Ribeiro Santos (born 1990), Brazilian footballer *

Alessandro dos Santos , often known as Alex, is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Brazil, he became a Japanese citizen and made 82 appearances for the Japan national team. Club career Santos was born in Maringá in Paraná and mo ...

, Brazilian-Japanese footballer *

Alison dos Santos Alison Brendom Alves dos Santos (born 3 June 2000) is a Brazilian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. He is a bronze medalist at the 2020 Olympic Games, the 2022 World Champion and the third fastest athlete in the history of the e ...

(born 2000), Brazilian runner *

Álvaro Santos Álvaro Márcio Santos (; born 30 January 1980) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the manager of Helsingborgs IF. Career Santos was born in São Paulo and began his career at Brazilian side Améric ...

(born 1980), Brazilian footballer * André Bernardes Santos (born 1989), Portuguese midfielder footballer *

André Santos André Clarindo dos Santos (born 8 March 1983) is a Brazilian footballer who most recently played for Figueirense. Santos is a left-back, who can also be deployed as a left winger. On 15 June 2009, he made his first international appearance ...

(born 1983), Brazilian footballer *

Andréia dos Santos Andréia dos Santos known as ''Maycon'' (born April 30, 1977, in Lages, Santa Catarina) is a Brazilian women's association football player. She currently plays as a midfielder for Brazil's Saad EC. She was a member of the Brazilian National ...

, Brazilian footballer * Arwind Santos (born 1981), Filipino basketball player *

Cairo Santos Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

(born 1991), Brazilian american football placekicker *

César Santos César Luís dos Santos Camargo, known as César Santos (born 21 March 1969) is a former Brazilian football player. He also holds Portuguese citizenship. Club career He made his Primeira Liga debut for Beira-Mar on 21 August 1998 in a game agai ...

(born 1969), Brazilian footballer *

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pla ...

, Portuguese footballer *

Daiane dos Santos Daiane Garcia dos Santos (born February 10, 1983) is a retired Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She is the 2003 world champion on the floor apparatus. On doing so, she became the first black gymnast to ever win an event at the World Champio ...

(born 1983), Brazilian gymnast *

Daniel Santos (boxer) Daniel Santos Peña (born October 10, 1975) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2009. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO welterweight title from 2000 to 2001, the WBO light middle ...

(born 1975), Puerto Rican boxer *

Djalma Santos Djalma Pereira Dias dos Santos known simply as Djalma Santos (; also spelled Dejalma Santos), (27 February 192923 July 2013) was a Brazilian footballer who started for the Brazil national team in four World Cups, winning two, in 1958 and 196 ...

(1929–2013), Brazilian footballer *

Edgardo Santos Edgardo Santos (born May 6, 1970 in Carolina, Puerto Rico) is a retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, Santos represented Puerto Rico in the light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg), winning a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan Am ...

(born 1970), Puerto Rican professional boxer * Eriks Santos (born 1996), Brazilian footballer *

Fausto dos Santos Fausto dos Santos (28 January 1905 – 29 March 1939), sometimes known as just Fausto, was a football (soccer) player, considered one of the best defensive midfielders of Vasco da Gama of the first half of past century. At the time, he and Ja ...

(1905–1939), Brazilian footballer *

Fernando Castro Santos Fernando Castro Santos (born 20 February 1952) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and a retired manager. During his career, he worked in several clubs in his country as well as in Portugal. Football career Born in Poio, ...

(born 1952), Spanish football manager * Fernando Santos (Brazilian footballer) (born 1980) *

Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer) Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos (born 10 October 1954) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 161 games and two goals over eight seasons, almost ...

(born 1954), now a football manager *

Flavio Santos Flavio Jesús Santos Carrillo (born 1 March 1987) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger. Santos began his playing career in the Atlas youth teams in 2006. He managed to break into the first team on February 2, 2008, during ...

(born 1987), Mexican footballer *

Francileudo Santos Francileudo Silva dos Santos Lima ( ar, فرانسيلودو سيلفا دوس سانتوس ليما; born 20 March 1979) is a retired professional footballer who played as a forward. In club football, he had his greatest successes at Sochaux ...

(born 1979), Brazilian-born Tunisian footballer *

Georges Santos Georges Santos (born 15 August 1970) is a former professional footballer and club scout for English Premier League side West Ham United.https://uk.linkedin.com/in/georges-santos-9bbb2726 As a player he was a defender and a midfielder in a ca ...

, French-born (born 1970), Cape Verdean footballer *

Giovani dos Santos Giovani dos Santos Ramírez ( ; born 11 May 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer. A versatile forward, dos Santos can play as an attacking midfielder, winger, and secondary striker. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Dos Santos began hi ...

(born 1989), Mexican footballer *

Gregory Santos Gregory Omar Santos (born August 28, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in 2015. He made his MLB debut in 20 ...

(born 1999), Dominican baseball player * Héctor Santos (footballer) (born 1944), Uruguayan footballer * Héctor Santos (athlete) (born 1998), Spanish long jumper *

Iliarde Santos Iliarde Santos (born September 25, 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Flyweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has competed for the UFC, Titan FC, and Jungle Fight. Mixed martial arts career ...

(born 1980), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Jonathan dos Santos Jonathan dos Santos Ramírez (; ; born 26 April 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club América. Early life Born in Monterrey, Mexico, Jonathan was competing along with his brother Gi ...

(born 1990), Mexican footballer * Jorge Luis dos Santos (born 1972), Brazilian footballer * José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, Portuguese football manager * Julio Santos (born 1976), Ecuadorian freestyle swimmer *

Junior dos Santos Junior dos Santos (; born 30 January 1984) is a Brazilian Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and Professional wrestling, professional wrestler who competes in the Heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight division of Eagle FC. As a mixed martial ar ...

(born 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Kelly Santos Kelly da Silva Santos (born November 10, 1979) is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player . and the Brazilian national basketball team. Santos has played in the Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basket ...

(born 1979), Brazilian WNBA basketball player * Leslie George Santos, Hong Kong footballer *

Luis Santos (baseball) Luis Gustavo Santos Paulino (born February 11, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. Professional career Pi ...

(born 1991), Dominican baseball pitcher *

Luís Santos (water polo) Luis Maurício Capelache dos Santos (born August 7, 1980 in Santos) is a male water polo player from Brazil, who plays as a goalkeeper. He competed for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games, where he claimed the silver medal with the ...

(born 1980), Brazilian water polo goalkeeper *

Luíz Antônio dos Santos Luíz Antônio dos Santos (6 September 1964 – 6 November 2021) was a Brazilian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon. Born in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, he was a World Championships bronze medalist and a 1996 Olympian. He tw ...

(born 1964), Brazilian long-distance runner * Luís Fernando Rodrigues dos Santos (born 1983), Brazilian footballer *

Maicon Santos Maicon dos Santos Corrêa (born 18 April 1984) is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played as a forward for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League. Career Maicon started his career at Madureira, where he was aw ...

(born 1984), Brazilian footballer * Manny Santos (boxer) (born 1941), Tongan/New Zealand boxer of the 1960s and '70s *

Marc Dos Santos Marc Dos Santos (born May 26, 1977) is a Canadian soccer coach who is an assistant coach for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer. He was previously the head coach of Montreal Impact (1992–2011), Montreal Impact in D2 Pro League and the Vanc ...

(born 1977), Canadian soccer manager * Marcílio Luís Evangelista dos Santos (born 1964), Brazilian footballer known as Santos *

Marco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish co ...

(born 1967), Brazilian footballer * Maria Santos (swimmer) (born 1978), Portuguese swimmer *

Marílson Gomes dos Santos Marílson Gomes dos Santos (born 6 August 1977) is a Brazilian long-distance runner. He won the 2006 and 2008 New York City Marathon, becoming the first South American to win the race. He was selected as the best male performer at the 2009 B ...

(born 1977), Brazilian distance-runner * Neymar da Silva Santos, Jr. (born 1992), Brazilian footballer *

Nicholas Santos Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos (born 14 February 1980) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle and butterfly sprint events. He swims for Esporte Clube Pinheiros. He swam the 50-metre freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olymp ...

(born 1980), Brazilian freestyle swimmer *

Nílton Santos Nílton dos Santos (; 16 May 1925 – 27 November 2013) was a Brazilian footballer who primarily played as a wingback. At international level, he was a member of the Brazil squads that won the 1958 and 1962 World Cups. Regarded as one of th ...

(1925–2013), Brazilian football player *

Omir Santos Omir Santos Rios (born April 29, 1981) is a former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Mets, the Detroit Tigers, and the Cleveland Indians and is currently the manager of the L ...

(born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball player * Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre (born 1966), Portuguese footballer *

Renan dos Santos Renan dos Santos (born 18 May 1989), known simply as Renan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brazilian club Sport. Career Early career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Renan started playing football as part of CFZ do Rio's youth ...

(born 1989), Brazilian footballer * Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite aka "Kaká" (born 1982), Brazilian footballer *

Ricky Santos Ricky Santos (born April 26, 1984) is an American former gridiron football quarterback who is currently the head coach for the New Hampshire Wildcats football team. He played college football at New Hampshire, and was signed by the Kansas City C ...

(born 1984), American Canadian football quarterback *

Rodney Santos John Rodney Santos (born May 30, 1973) is a Filipino coach and retired professional basketball player. He is also known as The Slasher for his slashing ability going to the basket. Collegiate career Santos played for the San Sebastian high scho ...

(born 1973), Filipino professional basketball player *

Rodrigo dos Santos Rodrigo Prujanski dos Santos (born September 18, 1981 in Rio de Janeiro) is a water polo Player (game), player from Brazil. Nicknamed Shalom he competed in two consecutive Pan American Games for his native country, starting in 2003. Dos Santos wo ...

(born 1981), Brazilian water polo player * Ronivaldo Santos Conceição (born 1972), Brazilian squash player *

Rony Santos Ronicel Fortes Andrade Santos (born 10 January 1995), better known as Rony Santos, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Azzurri 90 LS in Switzerland. Professional career Santos joined the Benfica academy in ...

(born 1995), Cape Verdean footballer *

Sergio Santos (baseball) Sergio Jose Santos (born July 4, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. Draft and career as a s ...

(born 1983), American baseball player *

Sérgio Santos (volleyball) Sérgio Dutra dos Santos, known as Serginho or Escadinha (born 15 October 1975) is a former Brazilian volleyball player. As a member of Brazil men's national volleyball team, he won gold medals at the 2004 and 2016 Olympics and silver medals at ...

(born 1975), also known as Serginho or Escadinha, Brazilian volleyball player * Sergio Santos (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Sérgio Santos (footballer, born 1998), Portuguese footballer * Sidnei dos Santos, Jr. (born 1982), Brazilian volleyball player better known as Sidão * Sueli dos Santos (born 1965), Brazilian javelin thrower * Tiago Alencar dos Santos (born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Todd Santos (born 1964), American footballer * Toninho dos Santos (born 1965), Brazilian footballer * Victor Irving Santos (born 1976), Dominican-American baseball player * Yanelis Santos (born 1986), Cuban volleyball player

Others

Johan Santos Johan Morielle Santos (born June 1, 1987) is a Filipino television actor, presenter, and model who participated in 133 episodes of Philippine The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( ...

(born 1987), Filipino television actor * Keity Souza Santos, Brazilian immunologist *

Lulu Santos Lulu Santos, stage name of Luiz Maurício Pragana dos Santos (born May 4, 1953), is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. Career Lulu was born in Rio de Janeiro. Beginning in the progressive rock band Vímana, he left the band and embarked on a ...

(born 1953), Brazilian singer and guitarist *

Riza Santos Riza Raquel Santos (born August 31, 1986) is a currently the Vice President of Argyle Fox Inc., a technology firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and a former Canadian actress, TV Host and the first Canadian beauty pageant titleholder who ac ...

(born 1987), Filipino-Canadian beauty queen * Tony Santos, Spanish funk/R&B singer

Characters

*Santos Family, in the American soap opera ''Guiding Light'' ** Danny Santos ** Michelle Bauer Santos, a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera, ''Guiding Light'' *

Matt Santos Matthew Vincente Santos is a fictional character on the American television show ''The West Wing'', played by Jimmy Smits. Santos' initial appearance in the series was as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas's 18th congressional dis ...

, character on the United States television show ''The West Wing'' * Manny Santos (Degrassi: The Next Generation), character on the Canadian television show ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''

''All My Children''

Julia Santos Julia Santos is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama, ''All My Children''. She was portrayed by actress Sydney Penny from 1993 to 1996 as a series regular, with guest appearances in 1997 and 2002, and from 2005 to 2008. Julia's pairi ...

Mateo Santos Mateo Santos is a fictional character from the soap opera '' All My Children''. He was first portrayed by Tito Ortiz in a guest appearance in 1994 but is best known as being portrayed by Mark Consuelos from 1995–2002. Consuelos temporarily retu ...

* Maria Santos *

Rosa Santos This is a list of characters appearing (or who have appeared) on the ABC Daytime and TOLN soap opera ''All My Children''. A Carter Anders *Jason Pendergraft (2013) Pine Valley Hospital doctor with an unknown past. Bill Anderson * James Prit ...

* Tageiry Santos *

* Derrica Santos * Tiyanna Santos * Derrick 'Dee$' Santos * Charmaine Santos * Ta'Poris Santos

References

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