Blanco

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Blanco (white in Spanish) is an adjective often used in surnames. It may refer to:

People

General

• Francisco Manuel Blanco, botanist
• Griselda Blanco, United States drug lord
• Herminio Blanco Mendoza, Mexican economist
• Jackielou Blanco, Filipina actress
• Juan Carlos Blanco, Uruguayan colonel
• Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández, Uruguayan educator, banker and politician
• Victor Manuel Blanco, Puerto Rican astronomer

Writers

• Eduardo Blanco, Venezuelan writer
• Tomas Blanco, Puerto Rican writer and historian

Music

• Blanco (song), the lead single off the Fast and Furious soundtrack by rapper Pitbull
• Benny Blanco, American musician
• Hugo Blanco, Venezuelan musician
• Rico Blanco, Filipino singer
• Roberto Blanco, German singer

Politicians

• Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan poet and politician
• Antonio Guzmán Blanco, Venezuelan politician and former President
• Daniel Blanco Acevedo Uruguayan politician and former Deputy for Montevideo
• Juan Carlos Blanco Acevedo Uruguayan politician and former Foreign Minister
• Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé Uruguayan politician, former Foreign Minister, UN Ambassador, and Senator
• Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández Uruguayan politician and former Foreign Minister
• Kathleen Blanco, United States politician and former governor of Louisiana
• Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish politician and former Prime Minister
• Manuel Blanco Encalada, Chilean politician and Vice-Admiral
• Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician
• Otilio Ulate Blanco, Costa Rican politician and former President
• Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Spanish governor of the Philippines and Cuba
• Salvador Jorge Blanco, Dominican politician, writer and lawyer

Sports

• Andrés Blanco, United baseball player
• Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer
• Dámaso Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
• Blanco - Daniel Alexandre Morales Batagello, Brazilian footballer
• Galo Blanco, Spanish tennis player
• Giovanna Blanco, Venezuelan judoka
• Gregor Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
• Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
• Ismael Blanco, Argentinian footballer
• Juan Carlos Blanco, Venezuelan volleyball player
• Julio César Blanco, Venezuelan road cyclist
• Kepa Blanco, Spanish footballer
• Lorena Blanco, Peruvian badminton player
• Maribel Blanco, Spanish athlete
• Ossie Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
• Raúl González Blanco, Spanish footballer
• Serge Blanco, French rugby union player
• Carlos Blanco, Venezuelan footballer

Fictional characters

• Benny Blanco, character in Carlito's Way
• Blanco Webb, character in the BBC sitcom Porridge
• El Blanco, albino graboid from the Tremor movie and television series.

Places

• Blanco, Dominican Republic, a district in the Hermanas Mirabal province, Dominican Republic
• Blanco, California
  • Blanco, Monterey County, California
  • Blanco, Tulare County, California
• Blanco County, in Texas, United States
  • Blanco, Texas, in the United States
• Mount Blanco, Texas

Other

• Blanco, a cleaning and colouring compound
• Blanco y Negro Records, British record company
• Blancos, name by which the National Party of Uruguay is often known
• Cabo Blanco, places with that name
• Cape Blanco, places with that name
• Queso blanco, Mexican cheese
• Río Blanco, places with that name
• Ruido Blanco, album by Argentine band Soda Stereo
• Blanco, a type of tequila

See also

• Branco, the Portuguese equivalent

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