Germano is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Mononym

Germano (footballer, born 1911) Germano Boettcher Sobrinho (14 March 1911 – 9 June 1977), known as just Germano, was a Brazilian Football (soccer), football player. He has played for the Brazil national football team, Brazil national team. References

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, Germano Boettcher Sobrinho (1911–1977), Brazilian goalkeeper * Germano (footballer, born 1942), José Germano de Sales (1942–1997), Brazilian left winger * Germano (footballer, born 1981), Germano Borovicz Cardozo Schweger, Brazilian defensive midfielder

Given name

Germano Almeida Germano Almeida (; born 31 July 1945) is a Cape Verdean author and lawyer. Biography Born on the Cape Verdean island Boa Vista, Almeida studied law at the University of Lisbon and currently practices in Mindelo. His novels have been translat ...

(born 1945), Cape Verdean author and lawyer *

Germano Celant Germano Celant (11 September 1940 – 29 April 2020) was an Italian art historian, critic, and curator who coined the term "Arte Povera" (poor art) in the 1967 ''Flash Art'' piece "Appunti Per Una Guerriglia" ("Notes on a guerrilla war"), which w ...

(born 1940), Italian art historian, critic and curator *

Germano de Figueiredo Germano Luís de Figueiredo (23 December 1932 – 14 July 2004), simply known as Germano (), was a Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender. He spent most of his professional career with Benfica, appearing in 131 official matches ...

(1932–2004), Brazilian footballer * Germano Grachane (born 1942), Mozambican clergyman * Germano Mosconi (1932–2012), Italian sportswriter, news presenter and television personality *

Germano Rigotto Germano Antônio Rigotto (born 24 September 1949, in Caxias do Sul) is a Brazilian politician currently affiliated to the MDB. He was the Governor of Rio Grande do Sul state until 1 January 2007. He ran for a second term in October 2006 electio ...

(born 1949), Brazilian politician *

Germano Rocha Germano Rocha is a fado singer and restaurant owner. Germano Rocha was born to in Portugal; he moved to Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend ...

, Portuguese-born Canadian fado singer and restaurant owner *

Germano Vailati Germano Vailati (born 30 August 1980) is a Swiss former professional football goalkeeper. Club career Vailati was born in Lugano. He started his professional career in the Canton Ticino, and played for a number of different teams, before he tra ...

(born 1980), Swiss footballer

Surname

Carlos Germano Carlos Germano Schwambach Neto (born 14 August 1970), better known as Carlos Germano, is a former Football in Brazil, Brazilian footballer who played Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He was a member of the Brazilian 1998 FIFA Wor ...

(born 1970), Brazilian footballer *

David Germano David Francis Germano is an American Tibetologist and professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia (UVA), where he has dual appointments in its School of Nursing and Department of Religious Studies. Germano is a form ...

, American Tibetologist *

Eddie Germano Eddie Germano (born November 15, 1924) is an American cartoonist who is best known for his sports cartoons.Eddie Germano

(born 1924), American cartoonist *
Elio Germano Elio Germano (born 25 September 1980) is an Italian actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six David of Donatello., a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a Silver Bear for Best Actor. Life and career Born in Ro ...
(born 1980), Italian actor * Isabelle M. Germano, American neurosurgeon *
Jonatan Germano Jonatan Miguel Germano (born 31 May 1988 in San Nicolás) is an Argentine-Australian footballer who currently plays for National Premier Leagues Victoria 3 club Preston Lions FC. Early life Germano's odyssey into football began when he joined ...
(born 1988), Argentine-Australian footballer *
Justin Germano Justin William Germano (born August 6, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians. Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Ja ...
(born 1982), American baseball player *
Lisa Germano Lisa Ruth Germano (born June 27, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Indiana. Her album '' Geek the Girl'' (1994) was named one of the best albums of the 1990s by ''Spin'' magazine. She began her career as a viol ...
(born 1958), American singer-songwriter * Peter B. Germano (1913–1983), American author *
Umberto Germano Umberto Germano (born 22 April 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for club Triestina. Club career Early career Born in Cigliano, Piedmont, Germano was signed by Canavese from BarcanovaSalus in 2007. On 31 July 2008 he was ...
(born 1992), Italian footballer {{Given name, type=both Italian masculine given names Masculine given names Portuguese masculine given names