Vasco may refer to:

People

Given name

Middle Ages

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama ( , ; – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India, first European to reach India by sea. Da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499) was the first to link ...

(c. 1460s–1524), Portuguese explorer *

Vasco Núñez de Balboa Vasco Núñez de Balboa (; c. 1475around January 12–21, 1519) was a Spanish people, Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for crossing the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to ...

(1475–1519), Spanish conquistador *

Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, captain of Espírito Santo Vasco Fernandes Coutinho (1490–1561) was a Portuguese fidalgo and the first donatary of the Captaincy of Espírito Santo, a colonial territory in what is now Brazil. Biography Vasco Fernandes Coutinho was born in Portugal. He was later amo ...

(1490–1561), Portuguese nobleman and first donatary of the Captaincy of Espírito Santo *

Vasco Fernandes (artist) Vasco Fernandes (c. 1475 – c. 1542), better known as ''Grão Vasco'' ("The Great Vasco"), was one of the main Portuguese Renaissance painters. Life According to local tradition, the painter Vasco Fernandes, known as ''Grão Vasco'' (the Great ...

(1475–1540), Portuguese painter *

Vasco de Quiroga Vasco de Quiroga (1470/78 – 14 March 1565) was the first bishop of Michoacán, Mexico, and one of the judges ('' oidores'') in the second Real Audiencia of Mexico – the high court that governed New Spain – from January 10, 1531, to April 1 ...

(1470/78–1565), Spanish bishop and judge, first bishop of Michoacán, Mexico * Vasco Martins de Sousa (1320s–1387), Lord of Mortágua and Chancellor mor under King Peter I of Portugal

Modern world

Vasco Cordeiro Vasco Ilídio Alves Cordeiro (born 28 March 1973) is a Portuguese Socialist Party politician, who served as President of the Regional Government of the Azores from 2012, following his party's victory in the 2012 Azores regional election, until ...

(born 1973), Portuguese politician *

Vasco da Gama Fernandes Vasco da Gama Fernandes (4 November 1908 – 9 August 1991) was a Portugal, Portuguese lawyer and politician. Career Vasco da Gama Fernandes was licensee in Law, from the faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, and became a lawyer and polit ...

(1908–1991), Portuguese politician, Chairman of the Portuguese Parliament * Vasco Fernandes (footballer) (born 1986), Portuguese footballer *

Vasco Gonçalves General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves Order of Aviz, OA (; Lisbon 3 May 1921 – 11 June 2005) was a Portugal, Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as Prime Minister of Portug ...

, Portuguese army officer and Prime Minister of Portugal from 1974 to 1975 * Vasco Lopes (born 1999), Portuguese footballer * Vasco Oliveira (footballer, born 1922), Portuguese deceased footballer * Vasco Oliveira (footballer, born 2000), Portuguese footballer *

Vasco Pratolini Vasco Pratolini (19 October 1913 – 12 January 1991) was an Italian writer of the 20th century. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times. Biography Born in Florence, Pratolini worked at various jobs before entering the l ...

(1913–1991), Italian writer *

Vasco Rossi Vasco Rossi (born 7 February 1952), also known mononymously as Vasco or with the nickname Il Blasco, is an Italian singer-songwriter and poet. He has published 30 albums (not including unofficial releases) and written over 250 songs, as well as ...

(born 1952), Italian singer-songwriter *

Vasco Santana Vasco Santana (full name: ''Vasco António Rodrigues Santana''; 28 January 1898 in Lisbon – 13 June 1958) was a Portuguese actor, one of the most renowned of the classical era of Portuguese cinema. He already had a long career in theatre ...

(1898–1958), Portuguese actor * Vasco Sousa (footballer) (born 2003), Portuguese footballer *

Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, GCTE GCC GCIH ComA (; 16 August 1939 – 22 January 2025) was a Portuguese Army officer who was the last Governor of Macau. Background Vieira was born on 16 August 1939. He was the son of João da Silva Vieira a ...

(1939–2025), last Portuguese governor (1991–1999) of Macau

Surname

André Vasco André Vasco (born September 8, 1984) is a Brazilian actor and television presenter. He is best known as the host of '' Qual é o Seu Talento?'', the Brazilian version of the ''Got Talent'' series. Biography André was born on September 8, 1984, ...

(born 1984), Brazilian actor and television presenter *

Giambattista Vasco Giambattista Vasco (10 October 1733 – 11 November 1796) was an Italian economist and abbot Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions. The name is deriv ...

(1733–1796), Italian economist and abbot *

María Vasco María del Monte Vasco Pes Gallardo (born December 26, 1975) is a Spanish race walking, race walker. She won the bronze medal in the 20 kilometres race walk, 20 km at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2007 World Championships in A ...

(born 1975), Spanish race walker * Maurizio Vasco (born 1955), American television presenter

Nickname or stage name

Vassil Evtimov Vassil Iliev "Vasco" Evtimov () (born 30 May 1977) is a French-Bulgarian former professional basketball player and head coach of Cherno More Ticha in National Basketball League. A 2.08 m power forward, he played professionally in ten different ...

(born 1977), French-Bulgarian former professional basketball player and head coach nicknamed "Vasco" *

Bill Stax Shin Dong-yeol (; born December 18, 1980), better known by his stage name Bill Stax (), previously known as Vasco (), is a South Korean rapper. He was a contestant on '' Show Me the Money 3''. He released his first album, ''The Genesis'', on J ...

, South Korean rapper Shin Dong-yeol (born 1980), former stage name Vasco

Sports clubs

CR Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (; English: Vasco da Gama Club of Rowing), commonly referred to as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although originally a rowing club and then a multi-sport club, Va ...

, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a sports club also known simply as Vasco * Vasco da Gama F.C., Cape Town, South Africa, a sports club with roots in the Rio Club, CR Vasco. *

Vasco Esporte Clube Vasco Esporte Clube, commonly known as Vasco, is a Brazilian football club based in Aracaju Aracaju () is the capital of the state of Sergipe, Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country on the coast, about 350 km (217 mi) ...

, Sergipe, Brazil, a football club *

Vasco SC Clube de Desportos Vasco da Gama (simply known as both Vasco Sports Club, and Vasco SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco da Gama, Goa, part of the same named multi-sports club. Incorporated in 1951, the club is nickname ...

, Goa, India, a sports club

Other uses

Basque language Basque ( ; ) is a language spoken by Basques and other residents of the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. Basque ...

, called ''vasco'' in Spanish *

Vasco da Gama, Goa Vasco da Gama (), often shortened to Vasco, is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It is sometimes also referred to as Sambhaji Nagar after Sambhaji. It is the headq ...

, a city in India, often called simply Vasco *

Vasco Road Vasco Road is a roadway over the Diablo Range that connects Livermore and Brentwood, California. Although it is not part of the California State Highway system, it is the principal north–south commuter route serving eastern Alameda and Co ...

, California, United States * ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos * Jane Vasco, the lead character in the ''Painkiller Jane'' TV series * × ''Vascostylis'' or Vasco, an orchid genus * Vasco Data Security International, a corporate security firm now known as

OneSpan OneSpan Inc. (formerly Vasco Data Security International, Inc.) is a publicly traded cybersecurity technology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, with offices in Montreal, Brussels and Zurich. The company offers a cloud-based and open-archit ...

* Vietnam Air Services Company, a regional airline in southern Vietnam, a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines