Santos (surname)

Santos (surname)
"Dos Santos" redirects here. For other uses, see Dos Santos (disambiguation).

Santos, originally Portuguese or Spanish for Saints (singular Santo), is a common surname in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries and the Philippines. Sometimes it can be the final part of a given name, generally preceded by the particle dos or de los (of the, meaning of the Saints, as in Miguel dos Santos, Michael of the Saints). It is a name associated with a great number of different people:

Contents

General

Arts

Politicians

Sports

Others

  • Airton Ribeiro Santos (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
  • André Bernardes Santos (born 1989), Portuguese midfielder footballer
  • André Santos (born 1983), Brazilian Footballer
  • Fernando Castro Santos (born 1952), Spanish football manager
  • Flavio Santos (born 1987)
  • Johan Santos (born 1987), Filipino television actor
  • Kelly Santos (born 1979), Brazilian WNBA basketball player
  • Lulu Santos (born 1953), Brazilian singer and guitarist
  • Maicon Santos (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
  • Marc Dos Santos (born 1977), Canadian soccer manager
  • Nicholas Santos (born 1980), Brazilian freestyle swimmer
  • Rey-Phillip Santos (born 1975), martial artist turned actor
  • Ricky Santos (born 1984), American Canadian football quarterback
  • Riza Santos (born 1987), Filipino-Canadian beauty queen
  • Rodney Santos (born 1973), Filipino professional basketball player
  • Sérgio Santos (born 1975), Brazilian professional volleyball player
  • Sergio Santos (born 1983), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
  • Tony Santos, Spanish funk/R&B singer

Characters

  • Santos Family, in the American soap opera Guiding Light
  • Matt Santos, character on the United States television show The West Wing
  • Manny Santos, character on the Canadian television show Degrassi: The Next Generation

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See also

  • Santos (disambiguation)

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