Taco is a

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and a nickname. Notable people with the name include:

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* Taco Dibbits (born 1968), Dutch art historian * Taco Kuiper (1941–2004), South African investigative journalist * Taco Ludigman, legendary, possibly fictitious, second ''potestaat'' (magistrate governor) of Friesland, elected about 819 * Taco Mesdag (1829–1902), Dutch painter * Taco Ockerse (born 1955), Indonesian-born Dutch singer *

Taco Remkes Taco Remkes (born 20 November 1984) is a Dutch professional golfer who formerly played on the European Tour and Challenge Tour. Professional career Remkes turned professional in 2004. He played on the EPD Tour in 2007, winning twice and finishin ...

(born 1984), Dutch golfer * Taco Scheltema (1766–1837), Dutch portrait painter * Taco van den Honert (born 1966), Dutch former field hockey player *

Taco van der Hoorn Taco van der Hoorn (born 4 December 1993) is a Dutch cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . For the 2021 season, van der Hoorn initially announced a contract with the , but the following month, he signed a deal with the team. He won st ...

(born 1993), Dutch cyclist

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* Taco Charlton (born 1994), American National Football League player *

Kenneth Cockrell Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell (born April 9, 1950) is a retired American astronaut, engineer and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1997 to 1998. Pre-NASA career Cockrell was born in Austin, ...

(born 1950), American retired astronaut and engineer *

Antonio Larreta Gualberto José Antonio Rodríguez-Larreta y Ferreira (14 December 1922 – 19 August 2015), better known as Antonio Larreta or Taco Larreta, was a Uruguayan writer, critic and actor. Born in Montevideo, he attended Elbio Fernández School. D ...

(1922–2015), Uruguayan writer, critic and actor * Taco Wallace (born 1981), American former National Football League player

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