Teófilo is a given name. People with the name include: *

Teófilo Barrios Teófilo Barrios (born 23 July 1964) is a retired football defender from Paraguay. A right or left back, he played professional football for Cerro Porteño in Paraguay and Talleres de Córdoba in Argentina. International Barrios made his in ...

(born 1964), Paraguayan football (soccer) defender *

Teófilo Benito Teófilo Benito (22 July 1966 in Alcolea de Calatrava – 15 August 2004 in Madrid) was a Spanish middle distance runner, who specialized in the 1500 metres. Benito competed at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships, reaching the semi-final hea ...

(1966–2004), Spanish middle-distance runner *

Teófilo Borunda Teófilo Borunda Ortiz (February 4, 1912 in Satevó, Chihuahua – March 18, 2001 in Ciudad Juárez) was a Mexican politician, member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Governor of Chihuahua from 1956 to 1962, and was a senator and f ...

(1912–2001), Mexican politician *

Teófilo Braga Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga (February 24, 1843January 28, 1924) was the 2nd president of Portugal, serving in 1915. A Portuguese writer, playwright, politician he became the leader of the Republican Provisional Government after the overthro ...

(1843–1924), Portuguese politician, writer and playwright * Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos (1906–1986), Portuguese politician *

Teófilo Chantre Teófilo Chantre (born 1964) is a Cape Verdean musician, first noted for his decades long collaboration with singer Cesaría Évora, and later for his own recordings. Life He was born on the island of São Nicolau, growing up with his grandpar ...

(born 1964), Cape Verdean musician *

Teófilo Cruz Teófilo "Teo" Cruz Downs (January 8, 1942 – August 30, 2005) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. After playing college basketball, Cruz played in Puerto Rico's top-level league, the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) with ...

(1942–2005), Puerto Rican professional basketball player *

Teófilo Cubillas Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga (; born 8 March 1949) is a Peruvian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is considered Peru's greatest ever player and one of the best in the history of South America. In an IFFHS poll he wa ...

(born 1949), Peruvian former footballer *

Teófilo Dias Teófilo Odorico Dias de Mesquita (November 8, 1854 – March 29, 1889) was a Brazilian poet, journalist and lawyer, nephew of the famous Romanticism, Romantic author Gonçalves Dias. He is the patron of the 36th chair of the Academia Brasileira ...

(1854–1889), Brazilian poet, journalist and lawyer, nephew of Gonçalves Dias *

Teófilo Ferreira Teófilo Laborne Ferreira (born 2 June 1973 in Belo Horizonte) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics for his native country. His best result was the 7th place in the men's 4×200-m ...

(born 1973), Brazilian international freestyle swimmer *

Teófilo Forero Teófilo Forero Castro (died February 27, 1989) was a Colombian politician and trade unionist. A metalworker by profession, Forero became the National Organizing Secretary of the Colombian Communist Party. He also founded the trade union centre ''C ...

(died 1989), Colombian politician and trade unionist *

Teófilo Gutiérrez Teófilo Antonio "Teo" Gutiérrez Roncancio (; born 17 May 1985) is a Colombian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Atlético Junior . He was a Colombia national football team ...

(born 1985), Colombian football player *

Teófilo José Jaime María Le Guillou Teófilo José Jaime María Le Guillou (May 4, 1790 – July 9, 1843) was the founder of the municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Early years Le Guillou was born in Quimperlé, France. He immigrated from France to the Island of Guadeloupe in the ...

, the founder in 1823 of Vieques, Puerto Rico *

Teófilo Marxuach Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo Marxuach, (July 28, 1877 – November 8, 1939), was the person who ordered the first shots fired in World War I on behalf of the United States on a German cargo liner trying to leave San Juan Bay without permission. Mar ...

, (1877–1939), ordered the first U.S. shot fired in World War I *

Teofilo Rossi Teofilo Rossi (1865–1927) was an Italian lawyer and politician who served at the Italian Parliament for four successive terms between 1898 and 1909. He was also minister of industry and commerce from 31 October 1922 to 31 July 1923. He was the ...

(1865–1927), Italian lawyer and politician *

Teófilo Stevenson Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence (; 29 March 1952 – 11 June 2012) was a Cuban amateur boxer who competed from 1966 to 1986. Stevenson won the Val Barker Trophy (1972) as well was honored with the Olympic Order (1987) and is one of only three bo ...

(1952–2012), Cuban boxer *

Teofilo Vargas Sein The Mita Congregation () is a Christian denomination with headquarters in Puerto Rico. The congregation has chapters in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador, Italy and the Dominic ...

, the leader of the Mita Congregation, a Christian church in Puerto Rico *

Teófilo Villavicencio Marxuach Teófilo Villavicencio Marxuach (October 2, 1912 – February 29, 1992) was a pioneer in Puerto Rican radio broadcasting. Joaquín Agusty Ramírez, Rafael Quiñones Vidal, and Villavicencio are considered (in that order) the three most im ...

(1912–1992), pioneer in Puerto Rican radio broadcasting *

Teófilo Yldefonso Teófilo E. Yldefonso (born Teófilo Yldefonso y de la Cruz; November 5, 1903 – June 19, 1942) was a Filipino breaststroke swimmer. He was the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to win an Olympic medal, and the first Filipino to win multiple ...

(1903–1943), Filipino swimmer in the breaststroke

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