Celso is a given name, a variant of

Celsus Celsus (; , ''Kélsos''; ) was a 2nd-century Greek philosopher and opponent of early Christianity. His literary work '' The True Word'' (also ''Account'', ''Doctrine'' or ''Discourse''; Greek: )Hoffmann p.29 survives exclusively via quotati ...

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* Celso Sozzini (1517–1570), Italian freethinker * Celso Mancini (1542–1612), Italian Roman Catholic prelate *

Celso Zani Celso Zani, O.F.M., also Giuliano Zani (born 1580) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Città della Pieve (1625–1629).

(1580-unknown), Italian Roman Catholic prelate *

Celso Golmayo Zúpide Celso Golmayo y Zúpide (24 April 1820, in Logroño, Spain – 1 April 1898, in Havana) was a Spanish–Cuban chess master. He was the first Cuban player to participate in European Tournaments. He had been generally accepted as Cuban Chess Champi ...

(1820–1898), Spanish-Cuban chess player *

Celso Caesar Moreno Celso Caesar Moreno (1830 – March 12, 1901) was an adventurer and a controversial political figure on the world stage, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hawaii under Kalākaua. Born in Italy, he fought in the Crimean War and lived throughout ...

(1830–1901), Italian adventurer and political figure *

Afonso Celso, Viscount of Ouro Preto Afonso Celso de Assis Figueiredo, Viscount of Ouro Preto (2 February 1836 – 21 February 1912) was a Brazilian politician, and the last Prime Minister of the Empire of Brazil. Biography Personal life Afonso Celso was born in Ouro Preto, th ...

(1836–1912), Brazilian politician and last Prime Minister of the Empire of Brazil *

Celso Ceretti Celso Ceretti (13 January 1844 – 12 January 1909) was an Italian supporter of Giuseppe Garibaldi, an internationalist anarchist and then a socialist politician. Early years Celso Ceretti was born on 23 January 1844 in Mirandola, Emilia-Romagn ...

(1844–1919), Italian anarchist and socialist politician * Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini (1876–1958), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal * Celso Lagar (1891–1966), Spanish painter * Celso de Freitas (1912–1970), Guyanese cricketer *

Celso Emilio Ferreiro Celso Emilio Ferreiro Míguez (1912–1979) was a Galicianism (Galicia), Galicianist activist, writer, poet, and political journalist. Early years Ferreiro was born in Celanova, into a well-off Galicianist family. In 1932, at the age of twenty, ...

(1912–1979), Spanish Galicianist activist writer and politician *

Celso Peçanha Celso Peçanha (August 2, 1916 – July 13, 2016) was a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and journalist. He served as the acting Governor of Rio de Janeiro state from 1961 to 1962, following the death of his predecessor, Governor Roberto Silveira. ...

(1916–2016), Brazilian politician, lawyer and journalist *

Celso Furtado Celso Monteiro Furtado (July 26, 1920 – November 20, 2004) was a Brazilian economist and one of the most distinguished intellectuals of the 20th century. His work focuses on development and underdevelopment and on the persistence of poverty in ...

(1920–2004), Brazilian economist *

Celso Brant Celso Teixeira Brant (December 16, 1920 - April 24, 2004) was a Brazilian jurist, university professor of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), writer and politician. He was the National Mobilization Party (PMN) candidate for Presiden ...

(1920–2004), Brazilian politician * Celso Battaia (1920–2007), Italian football midfielder * Celso-Ramón García (1922–2014), Spanish-American physician *

Celso Garrido Lecca Celso Garrido-Lecca (born 9 March 1926) is a Peruvian composer. He was born in Lima and studied composition with Rodolfo Holzmann in Peru's National Conservatory. He concluded his studies in Chile. He was admitted into Universidad de Chile's Theatr ...

(born 1926), Peruvian composer *

Celso Pereira de Almeida Celso Pereira de Almeida (March 7, 1928 – May 11, 2014) was a Brazilian Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1953, Pereira de Almeida was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Porto Nacional in 1972. He was appointed coadju ...

(1928–2014), Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop * Celso Posio (1931–2016), Italian football midfielder *

Celso Torrelio Celso Torrelio Villa (3 June 1933 – 23 April 1999) was a military general and a member of the Junta of Commanders of the Armed Forces (1981), who served as the de facto 58th president of Bolivia from 1981 to 1982. A native of Padilla, de ...

(1933–1999), Paraguayan military general and former President of Paraguay *

Celso Yegros Estigarribia Celso Yegros Estigarribia (July 11, 1935 – April 6, 2013) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Carapequá, Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It i ...

(1935–2013), Paraguayan Roman Catholic bishop *

Zé Celso José Celso Martinez Corrêa (30 March 1937 – 6 July 2023), known as Zé Celso, was a Brazilian stage actor, director and playwright. He was one of the founders of Teatro Oficina, an innovative and politically active theater company associate ...

(1937–2023), José Celso Martinez Corrêa, Brazilian actor, director and playwright *

Celso Murilo Celso Murilo, born Celso Pereira Levenhagen (9 March 1940, Baependi), is a Brazilian musician, composer and arranger. Biography Celso Murilo was born 9 March 1940 in Baependi. He taught himself to play guitar and piano. He moved to Rio de Janeiro ...

(born 1940), Brazilian musician, composer and arranger *

Celso Lafer Celso Lafer (born August 7, 1941) is a Brazilian jurist, full professor of Philosophy of Law at University of São Paulo, twice former foreign minister and a former commerce minister. He is of Lithuanian Jewish heritage. Education Lafer has a ...

(born 1941), Brazilian jurist, professor and politician *

Celso Amorim Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim (born 3 June 1942) is a Brazilian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 July 1993 to 31 December 1994 under President Itamar Franco and again from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010 under President ...

(born 1942), Brazilian diplomat * Celso Ad. Castillo (1943–2012), Filipino director and screenwriter *

Celso Scarpini Celso Luiz Scarpini (27 November 1944 – 23 September 2022) was a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( ...

(1944–2022), Brazilian basketball player *

Adu Celso Adu Celso-Santos (born Eduardo Celso Santos, 7 August 1945 - 6 February 2005) was a Brazilian professional motorcycle road racer. He was the first Brazilian to compete in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Celso-Santos was popular on the Grand Prix ...

(1945–2005), Brazilian motorcycle road racer *

Celso Pitta Celso Roberto Pitta do Nascimento (; 29 September 1946 – 21 November 2009) was a Brazilian economist and politician. He had a Bachelor in Economics by Fluminense Federal University, master in Economics by University of Leeds and specialist i ...

(1946–2009), Brazilian economist and politician *

Celso Grebogi Celso Grebogi (born 1947) is a Brazilian theoretical physicist who works in the area of chaos theory. He is one among the pioneers in the nonlinear and complex systems and chaos theory. Currently he works at the University of Aberdeen as the "Si ...

(born 1947), Brazilian theoretical politician * Celso Zubire (born 1947), Mexican artist * Celso de Matos (born 1947), Portuguese football midfielder * Celso Bugallo (born 1947), Spanish actor *

Celso Lobregat Celso Lorenzo Lobregat, III (born March 20, 1948), is a Filipino politician who was Zamboanga City's mayor and congressman. Political family Lobregat comes from a long line of landlord-politicians from Mindanao. His grandfather Pablo Lorenzo ...

(born 1948), Filipino politician *

Celso Morga Iruzubieta Celso Morga Iruzubieta (born 28 January 1948) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz from 2015 to 2024, after serving several months as coadjutor there. He was secretary of the Congregation for the Cler ...

(born 1948), Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop * Celso Costa (born 1949), Brazilian mathematician * Celso de Moraes (born 1949), Brazilian hammer thrower *

Celso Valli Celso Valli (born 14 May 1950) is an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and record producer. Born in Bologna, Valli studied at the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini. He made his official debut collaborating with Drupi in his 1978 albu ...

(born 1950), Italian composer * Celso Ferreira (born 1950), known as Celsinho, Brazilian football forward * Celso Brandão (born 1951), Brazilian photographer and director * Celso Daniel (1951–2002), Brazilian mayor *

Celso Dayrit Celso "Cito" Limjuco Dayrit (December 11, 1951 – April 28, 2021) was a Filipino fencing, fencer and sports executive who served as President of the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Fencing Confederation of Asia. Early life and education Ce ...

(1951–2021), Filipino fencer and sports executive * Celso Frateschi (born 1952), Brazilian actor, director, and politician *

Celso Marranzini Celso José Marranzini Pérez (born 11 January 1952, in Santo Domingo) is an economist and businessman from the Dominican Republic. He was the Vice President of ''Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas Estatales'' (CDEEE, "Dominican C ...

(born 1952), Dominican economist and diplomat *

Celso Piña Celso Piña Arvizu (April 6, 1953 – August 21, 2019) was a Mexicans, Mexican singer, composer and accordionist, mainly in the genre of cumbia, being one of the most important musicians in the style of "cumbia rebajada". Piña was a pioneer in ...

(1953–2019), Mexican singer, composer and accordionist * Celso Machado (born 1953), Brazilian guitarist and multi-instrumentalist *

Claudio Celso Claudio Celso (born August 4, 1955) is a Brazilian guitarist, composer and arranger. His work includes jazz, bossa nova and Brazilian popular music. He was listed in the world's top 100 guitarists by ''Guitar Player Magazine'' in Brazil. Early y ...

(born 1955), Brazilian guitarist and composer *

Celso Fonseca Celso Fonseca (born November 15, 1956) is a Brazilian composer, producer, guitarist and singer. He is noted as part of the Música popular brasileira since the 1980s, initially as accompanist and composer, then producer, and since the mid–1990s a ...

(born 1956), Brazilian musician composer, guitarist and producer * Celso Russomanno (born 1956), Brazilian reporter and politician * Celso Blues Boy (1956–2012), Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist * Celso Gavião (born 1956), Brazilian football centre-back goalkeeper *

Celso Roth Celso Juarez Roth (born 30 November 1957) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central defender. Coaching career On 4 May 2009, the former Grêmio coach joined Atlético Mineiro until the end of the season, he rep ...

(born 1957), Brazilian football manager and football midfielder * Celso Giardini (born 1958), Italian sports shooter * Celso Otero (born 1958), Uruguayan football manager and former *

Celso Güity Celso Fredy Güity Núñez (13 July 1958 – 12 February 2021) was a Honduran footballer who played as a forward for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Club career Güity played six years for Marathón and also had a season at Sula. P ...

(1958–2021), Honduran football forward * Celso Al. Carunungan (fl. 1959–1982), Filipino writer and screenwriter *

Celso Jaque Celso Alejandro Jaque (born September 24, 1960) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, former Argentine Ambassador to Colombia, former governor of Mendoza Province and a former senator. Born in Malargüe, Mendoza, Jaque graduated as ...

(born 1960), Argentine politician * Celso Luis Gomes (born 1964), Brazilian football defender * Celso Portiolli (born 1967), Brazilian television presenter and broadcaster *

Celso Ayala Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán (; born 20 August 1970) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Career With 85 caps and six goals, Ayala one of the most capped players in the Paraguay national team. Ayala ...

(born 1970), Paraguayan football manager and former centre-back *

Celso Guerrero Celso Gerardo Guerrero Pereira (born 17 April 1972 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a former association goalkeeper and current manager of Club Fulgencio Yegros of the Paraguayan Primera División C. Playing career Club Guerrero arrived at Universi ...

(born 1971), Paraguayan football manager and former goalkeeper * Celso Riva (born 1974), Italian video game designer * Celso Duarte (born 1974), Paraguayan harpist, singer and instrumentalist * Celso Vieira (born 1974), Brazilian football midfielder *

Celso Albelo Celso Albelo (born 17 November 1976) is a Spanish operatic tenor. He has sung leading roles in many opera houses including Teatro alla Scala (Milan), the Royal Opera House (London), Teatro La Fenice (Venice). Biography Born in Santa Cruz de Te ...

(born 1976), Spanish operatic tenor * Celso Brum Junior (born 1978), Brazilian volleyball player * Celso Cardoso De Moraes (born 1979), known as Chika, Brazilian football defender *

Celso Esquivel Celso Esquivel González (born 20 March 1981) is a Paraguayan footballer who is currently playing for Club Almagro of the Primera B Metropolitana in Argentina.. Club career Esquivel played in Argentina for San Lorenzo, Racing Club and Tall ...

(born 1981), Paraguayan football right-back *

Celso Míguez Celso Míguez Pereira (born 1 May 1982 in Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and Province of Po ...

(born 1982), Spanish racing driver * Celso Vinicius (born 1983), Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor and mixed martial artist * Celso Capdevila (born 1984), Paraguayan football goalkeeper * Celso Oliveira (born 1988), Brazilian canoeist *

Celso Borges Celso Borges Mora (born 27 May 1988) is a Costa Rican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central midfielder for Liga FPD club Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Alajuelense. With List of men's f ...

(born 1988), Costa Rican football midfielder * Celso Ortiz (born 1989), Paraguayan football midfielder * Celso Raposo (born 1996), Portuguese football right-back * El Celso (fl.2009-present), American post-graffiti artist * Celso Arango (fl. 2011-present), Spanish psychiatrist

Places

* Celso Ramos, municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil * Santi Celso e Giuliano, basilica in Rome, Italy *

Santa Maria presso San Celso Santa Maria dei Miracoli presso San Celso is a church and a sanctuary in Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. History and overview The construction was begun by Gian Giacomo Dolcebuono and Giovanni Battagio in 1493, to house a miraculous icon of th ...

, church in Milan, Italy

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