Basilio is a name of Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese origin. It is a cognate of the English name

Basil Basil (, ; , ; ''Ocimum basilicum'' (, )), also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints). It is a hardiness (plants), tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide. In Western cuisine, the generic term "basil" r ...

. The name may refer to:

Given name

* Basilio Augustín (1840–1910), Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines briefly in 1898 * Basilio Badillo (1885–1935), Mexican educator and politician; served briefly as Governor of Jalisco 1921–22 * Basilio Basili (1804–1895), Italian tenor and composer * Basílio da Gama (1740–1795), Brazilian poet and Jesuit priest, writing under the pen name Termindo Sipílio * Basilio de Bragança Pereira (born 1945), Brazilian statistician * Basilio do Nascimento (born 1950), Roman Catholic bishop of Baucau, East Timor * Basilio Farinha (born 1977), Portuguese politician * Basilio Lami Dozo (1929–2017), Argentine military officer; member of the military junta ruling Argentina 1981–82 * Basilio Martín Patino (born 1930), Spanish documentary film director * Basilio Owono (born 1999), Equatorial Guinean footballer * Basilio Paraíso (1849–1930), Aragonese businessman and politician * Basilio Pompili (1858–1931), Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao (a.k.a. ''Pumaqallo'' or ''Pumacalla'', 1635–1710), Peruvian Quechua painter * Basilio Villarino (1741–1785), Spanish naval officer; sailed around Cape Horn * Basilio J. Valdes (1892-1970), Filipino Doctor, General and Minister during World War II *

Basílio (footballer) Valdeci Basílio da Silva (born 14 July 1972) is a Brazilian former football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualifi ...

(born 1972), Brazilian footballer

Surname

Carmen Basilio Carmen Basilio (born Carmine Basilio, April 2, 1927 – November 7, 2012) was an American professional boxer who was a two-time Undisputed Welterweight Champion and Undisputed Middleweight champion, beating Sugar Ray Robinson for the latter ...

(1927–2012), Italian-American professional boxer * Charles Fernando Basílio da Silva (1985), Brazilian professional football player, playing for Russia * Enriqueta Basilio (a.k.a. ''Queta Basilio''), (born 1948), Mexican Olympic hurdler *

Leandro Basílio Rodrigues Leandro Basílio Rodrigues (born 1989), known as The Guarulhos Maniac (), is a Brazilian serial killer who raped and strangled at least five women in Guarulhos between 2007 and 2008, raping their bodies post-mortem. For his known crimes, he was ...

(born 1989), Brazilian serial killer *

Paloma San Basilio Paloma Cecilia San Basilio Martínez (born 22 November 1950), known as Paloma San Basilio (), is a Spanish singer. She is a recipient of the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for her valuable contributions to Latin music. She has sold ov ...

(born 1950), Spanish singer

Characters

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Cousin Basilio ''O Primo Basílio'' ("Cousin Bazilio") is one of the most highly regarded realist novels of the Portuguese author José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, also known under the modernized spelling Eça de Queirós. He worked in the Portuguese consular se ...

'', a character and 1878 novel by José Maria de Eça de Queiroz * Don Basilio, a character in the 1816 opera ''

The Barber of Seville ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( ) is an ''opera buffa'' (comic opera) in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's French comedy ' ...

'' by Rossini * a character in the 1786 opera ''

The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' (, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienn ...

'' by Mozart * a character in the novels ''

Noli Me Tángere (novel) ''Noli Me Tángere'' (Latin for "Touch Me Not") is a novel by Filipino writer and activist José Rizal and was published during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. It explores inequities in law and practice in terms of the treatmen ...

'' (1887) and '' El filibusterismo'' (1891) by Jose Rizal * a character in the 1636 Spanish play '' Life Is a Dream'' by Pedro Calderón de la Barca * Basilio the Cat, a crook cat from the 1936 '' The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino'' fairy tale * a playable character from the video game ''

Fire Emblem Awakening ''Fire Emblem Awakening'' is a 2012 tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is an installment of the ''Fire Emblem'' series, and the first to be developed for the Nintendo 3 ...

Places

* Dom Basílio, town in Brazil * San Basilio (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo, given name, surname