Horacio \ho-ra-cio\, a masculine given name, is a variant of
Horace
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), Suetonius, Life of Horace commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). Th ...
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The given name Horacio is found sporadically throughout all of Latin America. Horacio is a boy's name with Latin origins said to mean 'timekeeper'.
The Portuguese spelling is Horácio. A related name is
Horatio.
People with the name
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Horacio Accavallo (1934–2022), Argentine boxer
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Horacio Agulla (born 1984), Argentine rugby player
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Horacio Ahuett Garza (born 1964), Mexican engineer
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Horacio Allegue (born 1972), Spanish rower
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Horacio Altuna (born 1941), Argentine comics artist
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Horacio Álvarez Mesa (1881–1936), Spanish politician, lawyer and journalist
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Horacio Ameli (born 1974), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Anasagasti
Horacio Anasagasti (July 16, 1879 April 8, 1932) was an Argentinean engineer, manufacturer of the first Argentine car, the “Anasagasti”, that ran on the Tour de France (1912) and won the Madrid-Paris 1515 km Race in 1913.
Early life
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(1879–1932), Argentine engineer
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Marcelo Arce (born 1970), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Arruda
Horacio Arruda is a Canadian physician specialized in community health who formerly served as National Director of Public Health and Assistant Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Health and Social Services for Quebec under Premier François Legaul ...
(born 1960), Canadian physician
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Horacio Badaraco (1901–1946), Argentine anarchist and journalist
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Horacio Baldessari (born 1958), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Barrionuevo (born 1939), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul (1933–2016), prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
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Horacio Bernardo (born 1976), Uruguayan writer
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Horacio Bocaranda
Horacio Bocaranda is a Venezuelan–American television and film director, also known as Steve Bocaranda or Steve Horacio Bocaranda.
Bocaranda began studying Broadcasting in 1985 at the California State University, Los Angeles and started worki ...
(born 1965), Venezuelan–American TV and film director
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Horacio Bongiovanni (born 1950), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Cabrera (born 1958), Cuban rower
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Horacio Calcaterra (born 1989), Argentine footballer who plays for Peru
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Horacio Campi
Horacio Campi (born 26 November 1917, date of death unknown) was an Argentine sailor. He competed in the Dragon event at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and comm ...
(1917–?), Argentine sailor
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Horacio Carabelli
Horacio Carabelli (born 10 February 1968 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is an international Sailing (sport), sailor and engineer.
Early life
Horacio Carabelli was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in a family of sailors. Son of an Argentine boat builder, Anib ...
(born 1968), Uruguayan sailor and engineer
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Horacio Carbonari
Horacio Angel Carbonari (born 2 May 1974) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was nicknamed "Bazooka" due to his powerful free-kicks.
Career Rosario Central
Born in Santa Teresa, a town in the southern e ...
(born 1974), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Carbonetti
Horacio Carbonetti (born 17 November 1947) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Carbonetti was born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba. He is the brother of golfer Luis Carbonetti.
He won multiple amateur tournaments, mo ...
(born 1947), Argentine golfer
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Horacio Cardo
Horacio Fidel Cardo (May 20, 1944 – October 22, 2018) was a painter and illustrator from Argentina.
Biography
Cardo was born in Temperley, Buenos Aires Province. He began his career at a very early age, publishing his work in numerous national ...
(1944–2018), Argentine painter and illustrator
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Horacio Cardozo
Horacio Ramón Cardozo (, born 29 November 1979) is an Argentine former footballer. He played as a central or defensive midfielder.
Club career
Argentina and Greece
He played several years for Estudiantes de la Plata. He has also played for ...
(born 1979), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Carochi
Horacio Carochi (1586–1666) was a Jesuit priest and grammarian who was born in Florence and died in New Spain. He is known for his grammar of the Classical Nahuatl language.
Life
Carochi was born in Florence as Horazio Carocci. He went to Ro ...
(1586–1666), Italian Jesuit priest and grammarian
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Horacio Cartes
Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (; born 5 July 1956) is a Paraguayan politician and businessman who is serving as president of the Colorado Party (Paraguay), Colorado Party since 2023, having previously served as president of Paraguay from 2013 to 2 ...
(born 1956), Paraguayan politician and businessman
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Horacio Casarín
Horacio Casarín Garcilazo (25 May 1918 – 10 April 2005) was a Mexican professional football player and coach who established himself as one of his country's most popular sports figures in the 1940s and 1950s.
A symbol for Atlante, the team ...
(1918–2005), Mexican footballer
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Horacio Casco
Horacio Casco (13 September 1868 – 6 December 1931) was an Argentine fencer. He competed in the foil and sabre competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and official ...
(1868–1931), Argentine fencer
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Horacio Castellanos Moya (born 1957), Honduran writer
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Horacio Cervantes (born 1981), Mexican footballer
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Horacio Chiorazzo (born 1976), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Cifuentes (born 1998), Argentine table tennis player
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Horacio Colombo (born 1934), Argentine basketball player
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Horacio Coppola (1906–2012), Argentine photographer and filmmaker
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Horacio Cordero (born 1950), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Cordero (painter) (1945–2014), tenth Marquis de Sosa
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Horacio d'Almeida (born 1988), French volleyball player
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Horacio de Almeida (born 1975), Timor-Leste official
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Horacio de la Costa
Horacio Villamayor de la Costa (May 9, 1916 – March 20, 1977) was a Filipino Jesuit priest, historian and academic. He was the first Filipino Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, and a recognized authority in Phili ...
(1916–1977), Filipino Jesuit priest, historian and academic
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Horacio de la Iglesia (fl. from 2000), Argentine-born biologist
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Horacio de la Peña
Horacio Armando de la Peña (; born 1 August 1966), nicknamed "el Pulga" ("the Flea"), is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina, who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 31.
De la Peña was born in Buenos Aire ...
(born 1966), tennis player from Argentina
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Horacio de la Vega
Horacio de la Vega Flores (born 3 June 1975) is a Mexican former modern pentathlon, modern pentathlete and sports administrator who has served as Executive President of the Mexican League.
Career
De la Vega was modern pentathlon world champion ...
(born 1975), Mexican modern pentathlete and sports administrator
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Horacio Díaz Luco (born 1943), Chilean footballer
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Horacio Duarte Olivares (born 1971), Mexican politician
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Horacio Echevarrieta
Horacio Echevarrieta Maruri (15 September 1870 – 20 May 1963) was a Spaniards, Spanish businessman, banker, industrialist, patron of the arts, politician and diplomatic mediator. In 1927, he founded Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S. A. Oper ...
(1870–1963), Spanish businessman and politician
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Horacio Elizondo
Horacio Marcelo Elizondo (born November 4, 1963) is an Argentine former international football referee best known for his officiation throughout the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Having achieved all his goals in refereeing, Elizondo retired after the Dec ...
(born 1963), Argentine football referee
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Horacio Erpen (born 1981), Argentine association footballer
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Horacio Esteves (1941–1996), Venezuelan sprinter
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Horacio Estol (fl. 1944–1959), Argentinian journalist in New York
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Horacio Estrada
Horacio Estrada Jiménez (born October 19, 1975) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies, in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles, and ...
(born 1975), Venezuelan baseball player
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Horacio Etchegoyen (1919–2016), Argentine psychoanalyst
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Horacio Farach (fl. 1965–2004), Argentine physicist
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Horacio Ferrer
Horacio Arturo Ferrer Ezcurra (2 June 1933 – 21 December 2014) was a Uruguayan-Argentine poet, broadcaster, reciter and tango lyricist. He is particularly well known for having composed the lyrics for tangos by Astor Piazzolla, such as ''Ba ...
(1933–2014), Uruguayan-Argentine poet
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Horacio Flores (born 1951), Mexican sprint canoer
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Horacio Fontova (1946–2020), Argentine actor
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Horacio Franco (born 1963), Mexican musician
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Horacio Gallardo (born 1981), Bolivian road bicycle racer
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Horacio García (born 1990), Mexican boxer
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Horacio García (sailor) (1931–2015), Uruguayan dinghy sailor
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Horacio Garza Garza (fl. from 1991), Mexican politician
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Horacio Gómez Bolaños (1930–1999), Mexican actor
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Horacio González (1944–2021), Argentine teacher and essayist
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Horacio Gramajo (1900–1943), Argentine bobsledder
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Horacio Guarany
Eraclio Catalin Rodríguez Cereijo, better known as Horacio Guarany (May 15, 1925 – January 13, 2017), was one of the main Argentine folklore singers, and a writer. Guarany died on January 13, 2017, at the age of 91.
He was born in Las Garzas ...
(1925–2017), Argentine folklore singer
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Horacio Gutiérrez (born 1948), Cuban-American classical pianist
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Horacio Guzmán (1913–1992), Argentine lawyer and politician
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Horacio Hasse (born 1940), Guatemalan footballer
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Horacio "El Negro" Hernández (born 1963), Cuban drummer and percussionist
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Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera
Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera (June 24, 1931 – June 9, 2012) was an Ecuadorian poet, writer, professor, and cultural promoter.
He inherited his passion for poetry from his father, the poet Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez. In 2009 he was awarded Ecua ...
(1931-2012), Ecuadorian poet
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Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez (1902-1962), Ecuadorian poet
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Horacio Humoller (born 1966), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Iglesias (1942–2004), Argentine swimmer
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Horacio Iglesias (bobsleigh) (1903-unknown), Argentine bobsledder
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Horacio Jaunarena (born 1942), Argentine politician
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Horacio Lavandera (born 1984), Argentine pianist
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Horacio LeDon (born 1967), Cuban American businessman
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Horacio Tomás Liendo (1924–2007), Argentinian military officer
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Horacio Llamas
Horacio Llamas Grey (born July 17, 1973) is a Mexican former professional basketball player. He played two seasons with the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), becoming the first Mexican-born player in NBA history. He curr ...
(born 1973), Mexican basketball player
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Horacio López (born 1961), Uruguayan athlete, basketball player and writer
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Horacio López Salgado
Horacio José López Salgado (born 15 September 1948) is a Mexican former football forward, who played for the Mexico national team between 1968 and 1980, gaining 50 caps and scoring 13 goals. He was part of the Mexico squad for the 1970 World ...
(born 1948), Mexican footballer
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Horacio Lores (born 1939), Argentine politician
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Horacio Lugo (born 1966), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Macedo Esquivel (born 1963), Mexican footballer
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Horacio Malvicino (1929–2023), Argentinian musician
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Horacio Mancilla (fl. from 1991), Mexican voice actor and writer
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Horacio Martínez, several people
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Horacio Massaccesi
Horacio Massaccesi (born September 12, 1948) is an Argentine politician who was the former governor of Río Negro Province.
Life and times
Early career
Massaccesi was born in 1948 to an Italian Argentine family in Villa Regina, then a largely ...
(born 1948), Argentine politician
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Horacio Matarasso (born 1967), Argentine ornithologist
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Horacio Matuszyczk (born 1961), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Mendizábal
Horacio Mendizábal (1847–1871) was an Argentine poet, translator and activist.
Life
Horacio Mendizábal was born to an Afro-Argentine upper-class family in Buenos Aires, the son of Rosendo Mendizábal, a member of the Chamber of Deputies of B ...
(1847–1871), Argentine poet, translator and activist
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Horacio Miranda (born 1931), Filipino sports shooter
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Horacio Montemurro (born 1962), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Monti (1911–unknown), Argentine sailor
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Horacio Morales
Horacio "Boy" Morales, Jr. (September 11, 1943 – February 29, 2012) was a Filipino economist and politician. A prominent figure in the underground left during the martial law rule of President Ferdinand Marcos, he later served as Secretary o ...
Jr. (1943–2012), Filipino economist and politician
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Horacio Moráles (1943–2021), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Muñoz (1896–1976), Chilean footballer
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Horacio Nava (born 1982), Mexican race walker
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Horacio Neumann (1946–2008), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Olivo
Horacio Olivo (1933 – July 24, 2016) was a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, and television/radio personality, as well as a classically trained singer.
Born in Dorado, Puerto Rico, he got his start in show business in 1949 at long defunct WNEL as a ...
(1933–2016), Puerto Rican actor and comedian
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Horacio Orzán (born 1988), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Pacheco (born 1983), Bolivian football manager
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Horacio Pagani (disambiguation), several people
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Horacio Pancheri
Horacio Pancheri (born 2 December 1982) is an Argentine people, Argentine actor and model. He played the lead role Carlos Gomez Ruiz in ''Un Camino Hacia El Destino'', produced by Nathalie Lartilleux, alongside Paulina Goto, Lissete Morelos,René ...
(born 1982), Argentine actor and model
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Horacio Peña (disambiguation), several people
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Horacio Peralta (born 1982), Uruguayan footballer
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Horacio Perdomo (born 1960), Uruguayan basketball player
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Horacio Piña (born 1945), Mexican baseball player
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Horacio Podestá (1911–1999), Argentine rower
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Horacio Quiroga
Horacio Silvestre Quiroga Forteza (31 December 1878 – 19 February 1937) was a Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer. The jungle settings of his stories emphasized the conflict between humans and nature. His portrayals of mental ...
(1878–1937), Uruguayan author and writer
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Horacio Ramiro González
Horacio Ramiro González (born 7 August 1956) is an Argentine politician. From 2007 to 2015 he was president of the Chamber of Deputies of Buenos Aires Province.
Biography
He enrolled at the University of Morón and graduated as Certified Publi ...
(born 1956), Argentine politician
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Horacio Rodríguez Larreta (born 1965), Argentine economist and politician
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Horacio A. Rega Molina (1899–1957), Argentine poet
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Horacio Rosatti
Horacio Daniel Rosatti (born 11 August 1956) is an Argentine lawyer, politician and a member of the Supreme Court of Argentina since 2016, designated by president Mauricio Macri's and the Senate's approval. In September 2021 he was elected Presid ...
(born 1956), Argentine lawyer, politician and judge
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Horacio D. Rozanski (born c. 1968), Argentine-born American businessman
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Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta (1771–1851), French general, diplomat, and politician
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Horacio Seeber (1907-1972), sailor from Argentina
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Horacio Sequeira (born 1995), Uruguayan footballer
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Horacio Serpa (1943–2020), Colombian lawyer and politician
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Horacio Siburu (1922–2000), Argentine modern pentathlete
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Horacio Sicilia (born 1974), Argentine rower
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Horacio Simaldone (born 1958), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Sánchez (born 1953), Mexican footballer
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Chango Spasiuk
Horacio ''"''Chango''"'' Spasiuk (born September 23, 1968 in Apóstoles, Misiones) is an Argentine chamamé musician and accordion player.
Spasiuk's grandparents are Ukrainian, and he had a strong Polka music influence from his early days. Easte ...
(Horacio Spasiuk, born 1968), Argentine chamamé musician and accordion player
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Horacio A. Tenorio (1935–2021), Mexican general authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Horacio Terra Arocena (1894–1985), Uruguayan architect and politician
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Horacio Tijanovich (born 1996), Argentine footballer
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Horacio Troche (1935–2014), Uruguayan footballer
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Horacio Usandizaga (born 1940), or El Vasco, Argentine politician
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Horacio Vaggione (born 1943), Argentinian composer
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Horacio Valenzuela (born 1954), Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church
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Horacio Vásquez (1860–1936), Dominican Republic general and politician
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Horacio Vázquez-Rial (1947–2012), Argentine-born writer and translator
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Horacio Verbitsky
Horacio Verbitsky (born February 11, 1942) is an Argentine investigative journalist and author with a history as a leftist guerrilla in the Montoneros. In the early 1990s, he reported on a series corruption scandals in the administration of Pres ...
(born 1942), Argentine investigative journalist and author
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Horacio Villafañe (1963–2011), Argentine musician, singer and songwriter
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Horacio Villalobos (born 1970), Mexican TV host and actor
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Horacio White (1927–2017), Argentine swimmer
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Horacio Zeballos
Horacio Zeballos Jr. (, ; born 27 April 1985) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 1 on 6 May 2024, becoming the first Argentinian man to achieve the feat. He is a Grand Slam champion ...
(born 1985), Argentine tennis player
People with the name Horácio
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Horácio de Faria
Horácio Delfim Dias de Faria (born 2 December 1947) is a former Portuguese football player.
He played 14 seasons and 313 games in the Primeira Liga for Leixões and Varzim.
Club career
He made his Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (), a ...
(born 1947), Portuguese footballer
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Horácio de Matos
Horácio de Matos (March 18, 1882 – May 15, 1931) was a Brazilian politician and colonel.
References
Brazilian politicians
1882 births
1931 deaths
20th-century Brazilian military personnel
Brazilian colonels
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(1882–1931), Brazilian politician and colonel
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Horácio Gonçalves (born 1962), Portuguese footballer
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Horácio Macedo (born 1930), Portuguese rally driver
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Horácio Roque (1944–2010), Portuguese financier and businessman
Fictional characters
* Horácio, a baby Tyrannosaurus rex, in the Brazilian comic strip ''
Horacio's World''
See also
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Horatio
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