Nieto (“grandchild”) is a Spanish surname,
Neto is the Portuguese version of the name. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alfonso Nieto (born 1991), Mexican footballer
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Alfonso Nieto Castañón (born 1972), Spanish neuroscientist
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Alfredo Diez Nieto (1918-2021), Cuban composer and centenarians
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Amalia Nieto (1907–2003), Uruguayan painter, sculptor, and engraver
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Ángel Nieto
Ángel Nieto Roldán (25 January 1947 – 3 August 2017) was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He was one of the most accomplished motorcycle racers in the history of the sport, winning 13 World Championships and 90 Grand Prix ...
(1947–2017), Spanish motorcycle racer
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Antonio Jesús López Nieto (born 1958), Spanish football referee
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Carlos Nieto (disambiguation), multiple people of the same name
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Carlos Nieto (rugby union) (born 1976), Italian rugby union player
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Carlos Nieto (footballer) (born 1996), Spanish footballer
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Claudio Nieto Jiménez
Claudio Nieto Jiménez (born September 24, 1977) is a Chilean ski mountaineer and triathlete.
Nieto was born in Santiago de Chile. As a military officer in the ran of a Capitán, he serves as a skiing instructor and high mountain guide in th ...
(born 1977), Chilean ski mountaineer and triathlete
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Daniel Nieto Vela, (born 1991), Spanish footballer
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David Nieto
David Nieto (1654 – 10 January 1728) was the Haham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community in London, later succeeded in this capacity by his son, Isaac Nieto.
Nieto was born in Venice. He first practised as a physician and officia ...
(1654–1728), Jewish Hakham in London
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Domingo Nieto
Domingo Nieto (15 August 1803 – 17 February 1844) was a Peruvian Grand Marshal, forefather of the nation, and politician who served as the 19th President of Peru between 1843 and 1844, officially as the President of the Government Junta and G ...
(1803–1844), President of Peru
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Enrique Peña Nieto
Enrique Peña Nieto (; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican former politician and lawyer who was the 64th president of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he p ...
(born 1966), President of Mexico
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Enrique Nieto (architect) (1880 or 1883–1954), Spanish architect
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Ernesto Nieto (born 1940), founder of the National Hispanic Institute
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Federico Nieto (born 1983), Argentine footballer
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Fonsi Nieto
Alfonso González Nieto (born 2 December 1978 in Madrid, Spain), better known as Fonsi Nieto, is a former Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle road racing, road racer and the nephew of successful Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Gran ...
(born 1978), Spanish motorcycle racer
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Jamie Nieto
Jamie Earl "James" Nieto (born November 2, 1976) is an American high jumper and actor.
His personal best jump is , achieved at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. He was the 2004 and 2012 USA Olympic Trials Champion as well as the 2003 USA Outdo ...
(born 1976), American high jumper
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Jan Nieto (born 1981), Filipino singer
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José Nieto (composer) (born 1942), Spanish musician and composer
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José Javier Palomo Nieto, Salvadoran politician
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Juan José Nieto Gil
Juan José Nieto Gil (24 June 1804 – 16 July 1866) was a Colombian politician, Army general and writer. A Colombian Liberal Party, Liberal party caudillo of Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, he served interimly as Governor of the Cartagena P ...
, (1805–1866), 61st president of Colombia
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John Marvin Nieto (born 1977), Filipino actor and politician better known by his screen name Yul Servo
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Johnielle Keith "Kit" Nieto (born 1969), Filipino lawyer and politician
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Manuel Nieto (1734–1804), soldier in Spanish California
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María Nieto
María Isabel Nieto Mejías (born 25 August 1999) is a Spanish karateka. She has won multiple medals at the European Karate Championships. She also won a gold medal at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
Nieto compete ...
(born 1999), Spanish karateka
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Matt Nieto (born 1992), American ice hockey player
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Miguel Ángel Nieto
Miguel Ángel Nieto de la Calle (; born 12 January 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger.
Club career
A Real Madrid youth graduate, Nieto was born in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Community of Madrid, and spent h ...
(born 1986), Spanish soccer player
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Pablo Nieto
Pablo Nieto Aguilar (born 4 June 1980 in Madrid, Community of Madrid) is a Spanish former road racer of Grand Prix solo motorcycles, latterly involved in team management. He is the son of the legendary Spanish motorcycle racer Ángel Nieto, and ...
(born 1980), Spanish motorcycle racer
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Rafael Nieto Navia (1938–2024), Colombian jurist and political scientist
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Rey Joseph "RJ" Nieto (born 1985), Filipino blogger and opinion columnist also known as ''Thinking Pinoy''
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Rodolfo Nieto (1936–1985), Mexican painter
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Tom Nieto (born 1960), American baseball player and manager
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Victor Nieto (1916–2008), founder and director of the Cartagena Film Festival
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Spanish-language surnames
Surnames of Sephardic origin
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