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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 Augusto Aníbal (1890–1965) was a Brazilian film actor and singer. In film he starred in over 15 pictures between 1923 and 1952 although his career appeared to develop in two different periods. He appeared in some of the hits of the 1920s ma ...

(1887–1965), Brazilian film actor and singer *

Augusto dos Anjos Augusto de Carvalho Rodrigues dos Anjos (April 20, 1884 – November 12, 1914) was a Brazilian poet and professor. His poems speak mostly of sickness and death, and are considered the forerunners of Modernism in Brazil. He is the patron of the ...

(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 Augusto Benedico (December 20, 1909 – January 19, 1992), born Augusto Pérez Lias, was a Mexican actor of Spanish origin best known for his role as "Don Alberto Salvatierra" in the soap opera ''Los ricos también lloran'' and his role as "Don ...

(1909–1992), Mexican actor *

Augusto Boal Augusto Boal (; 16 March 1931 – 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist. He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatrical form originally used in radical left popular education movem ...

(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 Augusto Celestino Farfus dos Santos Jr. (born 3 September 1983) is a Brazilian professional racing driver, and BMW Motorsport works driver. He lives in Monaco. Early years Born in Curitiba, Farfus first tasted racing in minibike races and wo ...

(born 1983), Brazilian race car driver *

Augusto Fernández Augusto Matías Fernández (; born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central midfielder. Club career River Plate Born in Pergamino, Buenos Aires, ...

(born 1986), Argentine former footballer *

Augusto Fernández (motorcyclist) Augusto Fernández Guerra (born 23 September 1997) is a Spanish motorcycle racer who serves as a test rider for Yamaha Motor Racing. He won the Moto2 Riders' World Championship in . He is not related to fellow MotoGP rider Raúl Fernández, n ...

(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 Augusto Soares Inácio (born 30 January 1955) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back, and a manager. Having represented both Sporting and Porto as a professional player, he went on to have a lengthy managerial career that ...

(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 Augusto Monterroso Bonilla (December 21, 1921 – February 8, 2003) was a Honduran writer who adopted Guatemalan nationality, known for the ironical and humorous style of his short stories. He is considered an important figure in the Latin Amer ...

(1921–2003), Honduran writer * Augusto Odone (1933–2013), Italian economist who invented

Lorenzo's oil ''Lorenzo's Oil'' is a 1992 drama film directed and co-written by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, parents who search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), leading to the d ...

to treat his son's disease *

Augusto Pérez Palacios Augusto Pérez Palacios (1909 – August 9, 2002) was a Mexican architect and teacher. He designed various public buildings, most notably the Estadio Olímpico Universitario of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), together with Ra� ...

(1909–2002), Mexican architect *

Augusto Pestana (politician) Augusto Pestana (May 22, 1868 – May 29, 1934) was a Brazilian engineer and politician. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Pestana moved in the late 1880s to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, where he would become a specialist in railroad en ...

(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 Augusto Righi (; 27 August 1850 – 8 June 1920) was an Italian physicist who was one of the first scientists to produce microwaves. Biography Born in Bologna, Righi was educated in his home town, taught physics at Bologna Technical College bet ...

(1850–1920), Italian physicist *

Augusto Roa Bastos Augusto Roa Bastos (13 June 1917 – 26 April 2005) was a Paraguayan novelist and short story writer. As a teenager he fought in the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia, and he later worked as a journalist, screenwriter and professor. ...

(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 Augusto Silj J.U.D. (9 July 1846 – 27 February 1926) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. He was the cousin of Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Gasparri (1 ...

(1846–1926), Roman Catholic cardinal *

Augusto (footballer, born 1992) Augusto Bruno da Silva, known as Augusto (born 22 February 1992) is a Brazilian football player. He played in Ukraine for Lviv. Club career He made his Ukrainian Premier League debut for FC Lviv on 22 July 2018 in a game against FC Arsenal Kyi ...

, Brazilian football player Augusto Bruno da Silva * Augusto Oliveira da Silva (born 1983), known as

Augusto Recife Augusto Oliveira da Silva (born 3 August 1983), or simply Augusto Recife, is a Brazilian football midfielder who plays for Estrela do Norte. Honours Cruzeiro * Campeonato Mineiro: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 * Copa Sul-Minas: 2002 * Copa do Brasi ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Augusto Vargas Alzamora Augusto Vargas Alzamora S.J. (9 November 1922 – 4 September 2000) was a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lima in the Roman Catholic Church. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1940. He studied at the Jesuit Philosophical Faculty in San Migu ...

(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 Renato Soares de Oliveira Augusto (born 8 February 1988) is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who last played as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense FC, Fluminense. From 2011 to 2018, he playe ...

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

Renato Augusto (footballer, born 1992) Renato Augusto Santos Júnior (born 29 January 1992 in Caieiras) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ventforet Kofu in the J2 League. Honours ;Palmeiras *Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2013 2013 was the ...

, Brazilian footballer

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