Ramiro is a Spanish and Portuguese name. Notable people with the name include:

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Ramiro I of Asturias Ramiro I (c. 790 – 1 February 850) was king of Asturias (modern-day Spain) from 842 until his death in 850. Son of King Bermudo I, he became king following a succession struggle after his predecessor, Alfonso II, died without children. During ...

(c. 790–850), king of Asturias *

Ramiro II of León Ramiro II (c. 900 – 1 January 951), son of Ordoño II and Elvira Menendez, was a King of León from 931 until his death. Initially titular king only of a lesser part of the kingdom, he gained the crown of León (and with it, Galicia) after su ...

(c. 900–951), king of Leon *

Ramiro III of León Ramiro III (c. 961 – 26 June 985), king of León (966–984), was the son of Sancho the Fat and his successor at the age of only five.Reinhart Dozy, ''Histoire des Musulmans d'espagne'' (1932). Family During his minority, the regency was in the ...

(961–985), king of Leon *

Ramiro I of Aragon Ramiro I (bef. 10078 May 1063) was the first King of Aragon from 1035 until his death, although he is sometimes described as a petty king. He would expand the nascent Kingdom of Aragon through his acquisition of territories, such as Sobrarbe and ...

(before 1007–1063), king of Aragon *

Ramiro II of Aragon Ramiro II (24 April 1086 – 16 August 1157), called the Monk, was King of Aragon from 1134 until withdrawing from public life in 1137. Although a monk, he was elected king by the Aragonese nobility upon the death of his childless brother, Alfonso ...

(c. 1075–1157), king of Aragon

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* Ramiro Arias (born 1993), Argentine football defender * Ramiro Arrue (1892–1971), Basque painter, illustrator, and ceramist * Ramiro Benavides (born 1947), Bolivian tennis player * Ramiro Benavides (swimmer) (born 1954), Guatemalan former swimmer *

Ramiro Benetti Ramiro Moschen Benetti (born 22 May 1993), simply known as Ramiro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Cruzeiro. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a right defender. Career Born in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, ...

(born 1993), Brazilian footballer *

Ramiro Blacut Ramiro Blacut Rodriguez (born 3 January 1944 in La Paz) is a Bolivian former international footballer. He was a member of the Bolivian team that won the 1963 South American Championship. Career During his career, he represented Club Bolívar and ...

(born 1944), Bolivian footballer * Ramiro Borja, Ecudorean-American soccer player *

Ramiro Bravo Ramiro Bravo (born 29 May 1962) is a Spanish fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), ...

(born 1962), Spanish foil fencer * Ramiro Bruschi (born 1981), Uruguayan football forward * Ramiro Cabrera (born 1988), Uruguayan cyclist *

Ramiro Canovas Ramiro Canovas (born August 6, 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a center back for the Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League. Career Early career Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Canovas started his ca ...

(born 1981), Argentine football center back * Ramiro Carballo (born 1978), Salvadoran footballer *

Ramiro Carrera Ramiro Ángel Carrera (born 24 October 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It com ...

(born 1993), Argentine football midfielder * Ramiro Cáseres (born 1994), Argentine footballer *

Ramiro Castro de la Mata Ramiro Castro de la Mata (full name Ramiro Castro de la Mata y Caamaño) ( Huanuco, Peru, September 5, 1931 - Lima, Peru, December 27, 2006) was a physician, scientist, pharmacologist, professor and founder of the University Cayetano Heredia in Li ...

(1931–2006), Peruvian physician *

Ramiro Castillo Ramiro Castillo Salinas (March 27, 1966 – October 18, 1997) was a Bolivian footballer that played as a midfielder. He was capped 52 times and scored 5 international goals for Bolivia between 1989 and 1997. He made one substitute appearance at t ...

(1966–1997), Bolivian football midfielder *

Ramiro Cepeda Ramiro Augusto Cepeda (born 25 April 1975) is a former Argentine football manager and former player . He currently is the manager for Liga Nacional club Antigua. Honours Club ;Alianza F.C. Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alian ...

(born 1975), Argentine football manager and player *

Ramiro Civita Ramiro Civita (born in Buenos Aires, 16 December 1966) is an Argentine cinematographer (sometimes credited as Ramiro Aisenson) who has been active since 1994 and primarily made documentaries and feature films in Argentina, Spain, and Italy, work ...

, Argentine cinematographer *

Ramiro Choc Ramiro Choc is a Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the ...

, Guatemalan Mayan peasant leader * Ramiro L. Colón (1904–1983), general manager of the Cooperativa de Cafeteros de Puerto Rico *

Ramiro Corrales Ramiro Corrales (born March 12, 1977) is an American former professional soccer player who is currently a technical advisor and assistant coach for USL Championship expansion side Monterey Bay FC. He spent most of his professional career with the ...

(born 1977), American soccer player *

Ramiro Cortés Ramiro Cortés Jr. (25 November 1933 – 2 July 1984) was an American composer. Cortés was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1933 to Ramiro Cortés, Sr. and Elvira Cortés (née Acosta). He studied with Henry Cowell, Richard Donovan, Ingolf Dahl, Vit ...

(1933–1984), American composer *

Ramiro Cortés (basketball) Ramiro Prudencio Cortés Molteni (1931 – 23 April 1977) was a Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international ...

(born 1931), Uruguayan basketball player *

Ramiro Costa Ramiro Costa (born 21 August 1992), is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Mexican club Atlante. Club career He reached the bottom of Rosario Central in 2008 from San Jose club. He made his first professional season with the squa ...

(born 1992), Argentine football striker

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Ramiro Estrada Ramiro Estrada (born 2 February 1962) is a Mexican swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an internation ...

(born 1962), Mexican swimmer *

Ramiro Fassi Ramiro Fernando Fassi (born April 21, 1982) is an Argentine footballer. His position is central defender. Fassi debuted in 2002 playing for Rosario Central, where he grew footballing club. Ángel Tulio Zof coach put him as owner in 2004. When ...

(born 1982), Argentine football defender *

Ramiro Fergonzi Ramiro Ezequiel Fergonzi (born 14 May 1989 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indonesian club Persita Tangerang Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Tangerang ( 'Indonesian Football Associa ...

(born 1989), Argentine football forward *

Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle (born December 17, 1977) is a Spanish former beach soccer player and currently the head coach of China national beach soccer team. He was the captain of the Spain national beach soccer team. Before he began to play beach ...

(born 1977), Spanish beach soccer player *

Ramiro Fróilaz Ramiro Fróilaz (''floruit'' 1120–1169) was a Leonese magnate, statesman, and military leader. He was a dominant figure in the kingdom during the reigns of Alfonso VII and Ferdinand II. He was primarily a territorial governor, but also a court ...

(1120–1169), Leonese magnate, statesman, and military leader *

Ramiro Funes Mori José Ramiro Funes Mori (; born 5 March 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club Cruz Azul. He plays primarily as a centre-back but can also operate as a left-back and defensive midfielder. Early ...

(born 1991), Argentine footballer *

Ramiro Garay Ramiro Garay (born 6 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera B Nacional side Aldosivi. Career Garay began his career in the youth ranks of Deportivo de Castelli before joining Argentine Primera ...

(born 1997), Argentine football midfielder * Ramiro Garcés (disambiguation), multiple people, including: ** Ramiro Garcés of Viguera (died 981), king of Viguera **

Ramiro Garcés, Lord of Calahorra Ramiro Garcés (died 6 January 1083) was the second son of king García Sánchez III of Pamplona and queen Stephania. He was a powerful nobleman in the region around Nájera and Calahorra and a major figure at the courts of both Navarre and Cast ...

(c. 1052–1083), second son of king García Sánchez III of Navarre * Ramiro Georgescu (born 1982), Romanian water polo player * Ramiro Hernández García (born 1954), Mexican politician *

Ramiro Herrera Ramiro Herrera (born 14 February 1989) is an Argentine people, Argentine Rugby Union, rugby union footballer who plays as a Prop (rugby union), prop for Jaguares (Super Rugby), Jaguares in Super Rugby. Career Herrera started out his rugby care ...

(born 1989), Argentine rugby union footballer *

Ramiro Ledesma Ramos Ramiro Ledesma Ramos (23 May 1905 – 29 October 1936) was a Spanish philosopher, politician, writer, essayist, and journalist, known as one of the pioneers in the introduction of Fascism in Spain. Early life Born in Alfaraz de Sayago (province ...

(1905–1936), Spanish national syndicalist politician, essayist, and journalist *

Ramiro de León Carpio Ramiro de León Carpio (12 January 1942 – 16 April 2002) was the President of Guatemala from 6 June 1993 until 14 January 1996. Career De León studied law at the University of San Carlos and then at the Rafael Landívar University, wh ...

(1942–2002), President of Guatemala * Ramiro de León (basketball) (1938–2007), Uruguayan basketball player * Ramiro Leone (born 1977), Argentine football midfielder

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Ramiro Macagno Ramiro Macagno (born 18 March 1997) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Newell's Old Boys as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is ...

(born 1997), Argentine football goalkeeper *

Ramiro de Maeztu Ramiro de Maeztu y Whitney (May 4, 1875 – October 29, 1936) was a prolific Spanish essayist, journalist and publicist. His early literary work adscribes him to the Generation of '98. Adept to Nietzschean and Social Darwinist ideas in his youth, ...

(1875–1936), Spanish political theorist, journalist, literary critic, and diplomat * Ramíro Mañalich (born 1887), Cuban fencer * Ramiro Marino (born 1988), Argentine professional BMX cyclist *

Ramiro Martinez (disambiguation) Ramiro Martinez may refer to: *Ramiro Martinez (police officer) Ramiro "Ray" Martinez (born January 20, 1937) is a former Austin Police Department officer whose actions contributed to the ending of the University of Texas tower shootings when he, tw ...

, multiple people, including: **

Ramiro Martinez (police officer) Ramiro "Ray" Martinez (born January 20, 1937) is a former Austin Police Department officer whose actions contributed to the ending of the University of Texas tower shootings when he, two other officers and a deputized civilian reached and killed sni ...

(born 1937), American police officer **

Ramiro Martínez (rugby union) Ramiro Martínez Frugoni (born 23 October 1970, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born Italian rugby union player. He plays as a prop. Martínez played in San Isidro Club, from 1988/89 to 1998/99. He moved to Rugby Roma Olimpic, in 1999/2000, where ...

(born 1970), Argentine-born Italian rugby union player **

Ramiro Martinez (sportscaster) Ramiro Martinez (August 23, 1923 – July 8, 2015) was a Cuban born sportscaster who settled in Puerto Rico, where he hosted, at various times, television and radio shows. Martinez was elected to the Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. Biogr ...

(1923–2015), Cuban sportscaster ** Ramiro Martinez, Jr. (born 1962), American criminologist * Ramiro Martins (born 1941), Portuguese cyclist *

Ramiro Mayor Constancio Ramiro Mayor Ruiz (born 9 May 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Unionistas de Salamanca CF as a central defender. Club career Ramiro was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. A product of Real Zaragoza's youth ranks, he ma ...

(born 1991), Spanish footballer *

Ramiro Mendoza Ramiro Mendoza (born June 15, 1972), nicknamed "El Brujo" (The Witch Doctor), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Mendoza played with the New York Yankees (1996–2002, 2005) and Boston Red Sox (2003–04). He batted and threw right-handed. ...

(born 1972), Panamanian baseball pitcher * Ramiro Moyano (born 1990), Argentine rugby union player * Ramiro Navarro (born 1943), Mexican football forward *

Ramiro Núñez de Guzmán Ramiro Núñez de Guzmán (León, Spain, c. 1600 – Madrid, 1668) was a Spanish nobleman. Biography He served as viceroy of Naples 1637-44 under King Philip IV of Spain. He was the son-in-law of Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares. He he ...

(c. 1600–1668), Spanish nobleman * Ramiro Oliveros, Spanish film and television actor * Ramiro Ortiz, Nicaraguan businessman * Ramiro Ortíz (1903–1982), Puerto Rican sports shooter * Ramiro Otero Lugones (1928–2013), Bolivian lawyer, docent and human rights defender

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Ramiro Peña Ramiro Peña Gauna (born July 18, 1985) is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Sultanes de Monterrey in the Mexican Baseball League. He is also signed to the Tomateros de Culiacán of the Mexican Pacific League, where he plays du ...

(born 1985), Mexican baseball infielder *

Ramiro Pez Ramiro Pez (born 6 December 1978 in Córdoba, Argentina) is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer who normally plays at fly-half. In 2008-09, he joined the newly promoted French Top 14 club Toulon, having been signed from Venezia Mestre i ...

(born 1978), Italian-Argentine rugby union footballer *

Ramiro Ponce Monroy Ramiro Ponce Monroy (1925–2010) was Guatemalan vice presidential candidate of Ángel Aníbal Guevara in the 1982 presidential elections. He did not take office due to the military coup of Efraín Ríos Montt José Efraín Ríos Montt (; 16 J ...

, Guatemalan vice presidential candidate *

Ramiro Pruneda Ramiro Pruneda RU-ned-ah(born 25 January 1983) is a Mexican offensive tackle for the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). He was signed by the Cologne Centurions in 2006. He played college football at ITESM. ...

(born 1983), Mexican American football offensive tackle * Ramiro Prialé (1904–1988), Peruvian politician *

Ramiro Quintana Ramiro Quintana (born 7 March 1977) is an Argentine Olympic show jumping rider. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he finished 40th in the individual and 10th in the team competition and participated at the ...

(born 1977), Argentine Olympic show jumping rider * Ramiro Rampinelli (1697–1759), Italian mathematician and physicist * Ramiro Reducindo (born 1979), Mexican boxer *

Ramiro Rodrigues Valente Ramiro Rodrigues Valente (born 11 February 1933), simply known as Ramiro, is a Brazilian retired football manager and player. A versatile player, he was mostly utilized as a central defender or a defensive midfielder, but could also play as a f ...

(born 1933), Brazilian footballer *

Ramiro Saavedra Ramiro Saavedra Linares (born 14 March 1984, Arequipa), is a Peruvian singer, best known for his artistic name "Corco Bain" was the winner of imitation and singing reality television series ''Yo soy'' (I Am), which characterized grunge singer Kur ...

(born 1984), Peruvian singer * Ramiro Sánchez (1070–1116), noble kinsman of the kings of Navarre * Ramiro Saraiva Guerreiro (1918–2011), Brazilian politician and diplomat * Ramiro Suárez Corzo (born 1960), Colombian politician * Ramiro Valdés (born 1932), Cuban politician * Ramiro Villapadierna (born 1964), Spanish reporter and observer

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* Federico Ramiro (born 1962), Spanish basketball player * Luis Ramiro (born 1976), Spanish singer-songwriter * Marcelo Ramiro Camacho (born 1980), Brazilian footballer * Rubén Ramiro Pastor (born 1993), Spanish football striker * André Ramiro, A Brazilian actor

Nickname

* Mauricio Hernández Norambuena (born 1958), Chilean guerrilla fighter, popularly known as "Commander Ramiro". {{given name, type=both Spanish-language surnames Spanish masculine given names