Coelho () is a Portuguese surname meaning "rabbit". Notable people with the surname include: *

Arnaldo Cézar Coelho Arnaldo David Cézar Coelho (born 15 January 1943) is a former football referee. He was the first Brazilian, indeed the first non-European, to take charge of the FIFA World Cup final when he officiated in the 1982 final between Italy and West G ...

, Brazilian football referee *

Bento Coelho da Silveira A is the Japanese iteration of a single-portion take-out or home-packed meal, often for lunch. Outside Japan, it is common in other East and Southeast Asian culinary styles, especially within Chinese, Korean, Singaporean cuisines and more, as ...

(ca. 1630-1708), Portuguese painter *

Carlos Coelho Carlos Coelho may refer to: *Carlos Coelho (footballer) Carlos João Pinho Coelho (born 10 April 1953 in Lisbon) is a former Portuguese footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of foo ...

, Portuguese politician *

Carlos Pinto Coelho Carlos Pinto Coelho (18 April 194415 December 2010) was a Portuguese journalist, writer, photographer and media personality. Life and career Carlos Pinto Coelho was born in Lisbon and lived until he was 19 in Portuguese Mozambique, African Port ...

, Portuguese journalist, writer, photographer and media professor. *

Claire Coelho Claire Coelho (born 16 May 1996) is an Australian soccer player, who currently plays for Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League. Club career Newcastle Jets, 2014– Coelho played for the Newcastle Jets from 2014 to 2017. During a match ag ...

, Australian football (soccer) player. *

Duarte Coelho Duarte Coelho Pereira (c. 1485 – c. 1553) was a nobleman, military leader, and colonial administrator in the Portuguese colony of Brazil. He was the first Donatario (Lord Proprietor) of the captaincy of Pernambuco and founder of Olinda. Biogr ...

, Portuguese nobleman and colonial administrator *

Dyego Rocha Coelho Dyego Rocha Coelho (born 22 March 1983), known simply as Coelho as a player, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player. He Is currently in charge of Inter de Limeira. Playing career Born in São Paulo, Coelho was a Corinthi ...

, Brazilian football player *

Eduardo Teixeira Coelho Eduardo Teixeira Coelho (January 4, 1919 in Angra do Heroísmo – May 31, 2005) was a Portuguese comic book artist best known for his adventure series ''Ragnar le Viking Ragnar ( non, Ragnarr ) is a masculine Germanic given name, composed of ...

, maker of comic books * Eduardo Prado Coelho, Portuguese writer, journalist, columnist and university professor. *

Eliane Coelho Eliane Coelho (born in 1951 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian soprano singer. She was a soprano in the Frankfurt Opera and performed dozens of roles at the Vienna Staatsoper. Biography Coelho began studying architecture at a college in Rio d ...

, Brazilian soprano *

Elzo Coelho Elzo Aloísio Coelho (born 22 January 1961), better known as Elzo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played for the national team, a number of Brazilian clubs and Portuguese Benfica. Playing career Elzo made 87 appearances in the Campeo ...

, Brazilian football player * Evelina Coelho, Portuguese artist * Fabián Coelho, Uruguayan football player *

Gaspar Coelho Gaspar Coelho ( – 1590) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary. He replaced Francisco Cabral as the Superior and Vice-Provincial of the Jesuit mission in Japan during the late 16th century. He catalyzed the disfavor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi against ...

, Portuguese Jesuit *

Gonçalo Coelho Gonçalo Coelho (fl. 1501–04) was a Portuguese explorer who belonged to a prominent family in northern Portugal. He commanded two expeditions (1501–02 and 1503–04) which explored much of the coast of Brazil. Biography In 1501 Coelho was sen ...

, Portuguese explorer * Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto, Brazilian writer, politician, and professor *

Humberto Coelho Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho (born 20 April 1950) is a Portuguese retired footballer and manager. In a career mainly associated with Benfica, the central defender also competed professionally in France and the United States, during a 16-yea ...

, Portuguese football player * Jaime Luiz Coelho (1916–2013), Brazilian Roman Catholic archbishop *

Jackson Avelino Coelho Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, ...

, commonly known as Jajá, Brazilian footballer born 1986 * Jackson Coelho Silva, Brazilian footballer * José Dias Coelho, Portuguese painter and sculptor * José da Silva Coelho, Goan Catholic writer * Manuel Rodrigues Coelho, Portuguese organist and composer * Maria de Belém Roseira Martins Coelho Henriques de Pina, Portuguese politician * Mário Coelho Pinto de Andrade, Angolan poet and politician *

Nicolau Coelho Nicolau Coelho (c.1460, in Felgueiras – 1502, off the coast of Mozambique) was an expert Portuguese navigator and explorer during the age of discovery. He participated in the discovery of the route to India by Vasco da Gama where he commande ...

, Portuguese explorer * Nuno André Coelho, Portuguese footballer * Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho, Portuguese footballer *

Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho de Souza (, ; born 24 August 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. His novel '' The Alchemist'' became an international best-seller and he has published 28 more boo ...

, Brazilian lyricist and novelist * Paulo de Almeida Coelho, Portuguese Paralympic athlete *

Pedro Passos Coelho Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho (; born 24 July 1964) is a Portuguese politician and university guest lecturer who was the 118th prime minister of Portugal, in office from 2011 to 2015. He was the leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD ...

, Portuguese politician and prime minister *

Sara Pinto Coelho Sara Pinto Coelho (1913 in Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe – 1990 in Portugal) was a writer of fiction, plays and children's literature in the Portuguese language. She was born in Roça Esperança, a hamlet in the island of Príncipe and w ...

, Portuguese writer and playwright *

Tony Coelho Anthony Lee Coelho (born June 15, 1942) is an American politician from California who served in the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the primary sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act and is ...

, American congressman * Joseph Coelho, poet

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