Basilio is a name of Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese origin. It is a cognate of the English name

Basil Basil (, ; ''Ocimum basilicum'' , also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints). It is a tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide. In Western cuisine, the generic term "basil" refers to the variety also ...

. The name may refer to:

Given name

Basilio Augustín Basilio Augustín y Dávila (February 12, 1840 – August 7, 1910) was briefly a Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines, from April 11 to July 24, 1898. During his tenure, the Spanish–American War began, which he assured the Spanish would ...

(1840–1910), Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines briefly in 1898 * Basilio Badillo (1885–1935), Mexican educator and politician; served briefly as Governor of Jalisco 1921–22 *

Basilio Basili Basilio Basili (21 March 1804 – 1895) was an Italian tenor and composer. Basili was born in Macerata. In 1827 he moved to Madrid, where he debuted on 14 September at the Teatro de La Cruz singing ''Otello'' by Rossini. He moved permanently to ...

(1804–1895), Italian tenor and composer *

Basílio da Gama José Basílio da Gama (April 10, 1740 – July 31, 1795) was a Portuguese poet and member of the Society of Jesus, born in the colony of Brazil, famous for the epic poem '' O Uraguai''. He wrote under pen name Termindo Sipílio. He is patron of t ...

(1740–1795), Brazilian poet and Jesuit priest, writing under the pen name Termindo Sipílio *

Basilio de Bragança Pereira Basílio de Bragança Pereira (born 29 April 1945 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian statistician. de Bragança Pereira studied at Escola Nacional de Ciências Estatísticas since 1958 until his Bachelor of Science in statistics (1968), and obtaine ...

(born 1945), Brazilian statistician *

Basilio do Nascimento Basilio is a name of Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese origin. It is a cognate of the English name Basil. The name may refer to: Given name *Basilio Augustín (1840–1910), Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines briefly in 1898 * Basilio Badil ...

(born 1950), Roman Catholic bishop of Baucau, East Timor *

Basilio Farinha Basilio is a name of Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese origin. It is a cognate of the English name Basil. The name may refer to: Given name *Basilio Augustín (1840–1910), Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines briefly in 1898 *Basilio Badill ...

(born 1977), Portuguese politician *

Basilio Lami Dozo Basilio Arturo Ignacio Lami Dozo (1 February 1929 – 1 February 2017) was a member of the Argentine Air Force. He participated in the military dictatorship known as the National Reorganisation Process (1976–1983) and, along with Leopoldo Fortun ...

(1929–2017), Argentine military officer; member of the military junta ruling Argentina 1981–82 *

Basilio Martín Patino Basilio Martín Patino (29 October 1930, in Lumbrales, Salamanca Province – 13 August 2017, in Madrid) was a Spanish film director, specializing in a creative approach to documentary works. Patino produced pieces on the Spanish Civil War (''Can ...

(born 1930), Spanish documentary film director *

Basilio Owono Basilio Ndong Owono Nchama (born 17 January 1999) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova and the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a left winger. C ...

(born 1999), Equatorial Guinean footballer *

Basilio Paraíso Basilio Paraíso (14 June 1849 in Laluenga, Huesca – 29 April 1930 in Madrid) was an Aragonese businessman and politician. The son of a teacher, he studied in Huesca and Zaragoza, where he obtained a degree in medicine and began his career as ...

(1849–1930), Aragonese businessman and politician *

Basilio Pompili Basilio Pompili (16 April 1858 – 5 May 1931) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Vicar General of Rome from 1913 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1911. Biography Basilio Pompili was born ...

(1858–1931), Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *

Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao Basilio Pacheco de Santa Cruz Pumacallao (1635–1710)
''Artnet''. (retrieved 21 June 2009) ...

(a.k.a. ''Pumaqallo'' or ''Pumacalla'', 1635–1710), Peruvian Quechua painter *

Basilio Villarino Basilio Villarino (1741 – 1785) was a captain of the Spanish Royal Navy who traveled around the southern tip of South America. In 1837 some of his writings were published as ''Diario de la Navegación Emprendida en 1781, Desde el Rio Neg ...

(1741–1785), Spanish naval officer; sailed around Cape Horn *

Basilio J. Valdes Basilio José Segundo "Basil" Pica Valdés (10 July 1892 – 26 January 1970) was a Filipino doctor, general and minister. Valdes was chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1939, and was in 1941 appointed ...

(1892-1970), Filipino Doctor, General and Minister during World War II *

Basílio (footballer) Valdeci Basílio da Silva (born 14 July 1972) is a Brazilian former football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the for ...

(born 1972), Brazilian footballer

Surname

Carmen Basilio Carmen Basilio (born Carmine Basilio, April 2, 1927 – November 7, 2012) was an American professional boxer who was the world champion in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions, beating Sugar Ray Robinson for the latter title. An ir ...

(1927–2012), Italian-American professional boxer * Charles Fernando Basílio da Silva (1985–2019), Brazilian professional football player, playing for Russia *

Enriqueta Basilio Norma Enriqueta "Queta" Basilio Sotelo (15 July 1948 – 26 October 2019), was a Mexican track and field athlete. She was born in Mexicali, capital of Baja California. She came from an athletic family; her father was a cotton farmer. Her P ...

(a.k.a. ''Queta Basilio''), (born 1948), Mexican Olympic hurdler *

Paloma San Basilio Paloma Cecilia San Basilio Martínez (born November 22, 1950), known as Paloma San Basilio (), is a Spanish singer, songwriter, producer and actress. She was awarded with a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to Latin mus ...

(born 1950), Spanish singer

Characters

* ''

Cousin Basilio ''O Primo Basílio'' ("Cousin Bazilio") is one of the most highly regarded realist novels of the Portuguese author José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, also known under the modernized spelling Eça de Queirós. He worked in the Portuguese consular ser ...

'', a character and 1878 novel by José Maria de Eça de Queiroz * Don Basilio, a character in the 1816 opera ''

The Barber of Seville ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( it, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione ) is an '' opera buffa'' in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was b ...

'' by Rossini * a character in the 1786 opera ''

The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' ( opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It pre ...

'' by Mozart * a character in the novels ''

Noli Me Tángere (novel) ''Noli Me Tángere'' (Latin for "''Touch me not''") is an 1887 novel by Filipino writer and activist José Rizal published during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. It explores perceived inequities in law and practice in terms of ...

'' (1887) and '' El filibusterismo'' (1891) by Jose Rizal * a character in the 1636 Spanish play '' Life Is a Dream'' by Pedro Calderón de la Barca * Basilio the Cat, a crook cat from the 1936 ''

The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino Buratino (Russian: Буратино) is the main character of Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy's 1936 book ''The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino'', which is based on the 1883 Italian novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collo ...

'' fairy tale * a playable character from the video game ''

Fire Emblem Awakening ''Fire Emblem Awakening'' is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in April 2012 in Japan and 2013 internationally. It is the thirteenth ...

Places

Dom Basílio Dom Basílio is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. The main economic activity in this municipality is agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture ...

, town in Brazil *

San Basilio (disambiguation) San Basilio may refer to: Places * San Basilio (Rome), a neighbourhood in North-East Rome * San Basilio, Sardinia, a comune in South Sardinia, Italy * San Basilio, Grontardo, a Roman Catholic parish church in Grontardo, Cremona, Italy * San Basilio ...

{{disambiguation, geo, given name, surname