Augusto is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish given name or surname. Derived from Augustus, meaning in Latin "majestic," "the increaser," or "venerable", it is notable as being the name of the first emperor of Ancient Rome. The Greek translation of the title Augustus was Sebastos, from which the name Sebastian descends.

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* Augusto Aníbal (1887–1965), Brazilian film actor and singer * Augusto dos Anjos (1884–1914), Brazilian poet and professor *

Augusto Arbizo Augusto Arbizo (born 1972 in Quezon City, Philippines) is a visual artist, gallerist, art advisor, and art curator. As an artist he exhibited at White Columns, NY; Sandra Gering, Sandra Gering Gallery, NY; and Michael Steinberg Fine Art, NY. Group ...

(born 1972), Philippine visual artist * Augusto Antonio Barbera (born 1938), Italian law professor, politician and judge * Augusto Benedico (1909–1992), Mexican actor * Augusto Boal (1931–2009), Brazilian stage director, drama theorist and political activist *

Augusto de Campos Augusto de Campos (born 14 February 1931) is a Brazilian writer who (with his brother Haroldo de Campos) was a founder of the Concrete poetry movement in Brazil. He is also a translator, music critic and visual artist. Work In 1952 he founded ...

(born 1931), Brazilian poet *

Augusto Fantozzi Augusto Fantozzi (24 June 1940 – 13 July 2019) was an Italian lawyer, tax expert, academic, businessman and politician who served as Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy), economy and finance minister and then, foreign trade minister. Early ...

(1940–2019), Italian lawyer, tax expert, academic, businessman, politician and government minister * Augusto Farfus (born 1983), Brazilian race car driver * Augusto Fernández (born 1986), Argentine former footballer * Augusto Fernández (motorcyclist) (born 1997), 1997), Spanish motorcycle racer *

Augusto Franqui Augusto Franqui was a Cuban baseball pitcher and outfielder in the Cuban League. He played with Carmelita (baseball), Carmelita and Habana (baseball club), Habana in 1904, Eminencia in 1905, and Rojo (baseball team), Rojo in 1906. References Ex ...

(), Cuban baseball player *

Augusto Genina Augusto Genina (28 January 1892 – 18 September 1957) was an Italian film pioneer. He was a movie producer and director. Biography Born in Rome, Genina was a drama critic and wrote comedies for the ''Il Mondo'' Magazine, under advise of Aldo ...

(1892–1957), Italian pioneer film producer and director * Augusto Inácio (born 1955), Portuguese former footballer and manager * Augusto B. Leguía (1863–1932), Peruvian politician, twice President of Peru * Augusto Leverger, Baron of Melgaço (1802-1880), French-Brazilian admiral, four times President of the province of Mato Grosso * Augusto Monterroso (1921–2003), Honduran writer * Augusto Odone (1933–2013), Italian economist who invented Lorenzo's oil to treat his son's disease * Augusto Pérez Palacios (1909–2002), Mexican architect * Augusto Pestana (politician) (1868–1934), Brazilian engineer and politician *

Augusto Pinochet Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean military officer and politician who was the dictator of Military dictatorship of Chile, Chile from 1973 to 1990. From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader ...

(1915–2006), Chilean military officer and dictator of Chile * Augusto Righi (1850–1920), Italian physicist * Augusto Roa Bastos (1917–2005), Paraguayan novelist and short story writer *

Augusto César Sandino Augusto César Sandino (; 18 May 1895 21 February 1934), full name Augusto Nicolás Calderón Sandino, was a Nicaraguan revolutionary, founder of the militant group EDSN, and leader of a rebellion between 1927 and 1933 against the United Sta ...

(1895–1934), Nicaraguan revolutionary leader * Augusto Silj (1846–1926), Roman Catholic cardinal * Augusto (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian football player Augusto Bruno da Silva * Augusto Oliveira da Silva (born 1983), known as Augusto Recife, Brazilian footballer * Augusto Vargas Alzamora (1922–2000), Roman Catholic cardinal priest and Archbishop of Lima *

Augusto de Vasconcelos Augusto César de Almeida de Vasconcelos Correia, Order of Saint James of the Sword, GCSE (24 September 1867 – 27 September 1951), better known as Augusto de Vasconcelos () was a Portuguese people, Portuguese surgeon, politician and diplomat, ...

(1867–1951), Portuguese surgeon, politician, diplomat and 57th Prime Minister of Portugal * Augusto Vera (1813–1885), Italian philosopher

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* * Renato Augusto (1988) Brazilian footballer * Renato Augusto (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian former footballer * Renato Augusto (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer

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