Eligio is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish given name. Notable people with the name include:

Given names

Eligio Ancona Eligio María Ancona Castillo (November 30, 1836 – April 3, 1893) was a teacher, lawyer, novelist, historian, playwright, journalist, and Mexican politician who was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán. He was named “''benemérito� ...

(1835–1893), Mexican politician *

Eligio Ayala José Eligio Ayala (4 December 1879 – 24 October 1930) was President of Paraguay from 12 April 1923 to 17 March 1924 and again from 15 August 1924 until 15 August 1928. He was a member of the Liberal Party. Life Jose Eligio Ayala was born i ...

(1879–1930), former president of Paraguay * Eligio Caracciolo (1654–1700), Italian Roman Catholic prelate * Eligio Cedeño (born 1964), Venezuelan banker * Eligio Cervantes (born 1974), Mexican athlete * Eligio Echagüe (1938–2009), Paraguayan footballer * Eligio González Farías (born 1977), Mexican politician * Eligio de la Garza II (1927–2017), American politician * Eligio Insfrán (born 1935), Paraguayan footballer * Eligio Lofranco (born 1943), Filipino lawyer * Eligio Martínez (born 1955), Bolivian footballer *

Eligio Esquivel Méndez Eligio Esquivel Méndez (31 October 1908 – 17 December 1964) was a Mexican politician and engineer who served as the Governor of Baja California from 1959 to 1964. Biography Eligio Esquivel Méndez was born in Mérida, Yucatán. He studied at ...

(1908–1964), Mexican politician and engineer *

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo (January 6, 1910 – August 8, 1988), better known as Kid Chocolate, was a Cuban boxer who enjoyed great success both in the boxing ring and outside it during the 1930s. Chocolate boxed professionally between 1927 and 1 ...

(1910–1988), Cuban boxer * Eligio Perucca (1890–1965), Italian physics instructor and researcher * Eligio Pichardo (1929–1984), painter from the Dominican Republic *

Eligio de la Puente Eligio is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish given name. Notable people with the name include: Given names * Eligio Ancona (1835–1893), Mexican politician * Eligio Ayala (1879–1930), former president of Paraguay * Eligio Caracciolo (1654–1700) ...

(1724–1781), Spanish Floridian * Eligio Valentino (1925–2012), Italian sprint canoer * Eligio Vecchi (1910–1968), Italian footballer

Middle names

* Luis Eligio Tapia (born 1950), American artist

Churches

* Sant'Eligio dei Chiavettieri, a church in Naples, Italy *

Sant'Eligio Maggiore Sant’Eligio Maggiore is a church in Naples, southern Italy. It is located near Piazza Mercato, Naples, Piazza Mercato (Market Square), and was built during the reign of Charles of Anjou by the same congregation that built the nearby Sant’Elig ...

, a church in Naples, Italy * Sant'Eligio degli Orefici, a church in Rome, Italy {{given name Masculine given names Italian masculine given names Portuguese masculine given names Spanish masculine given names