Germano is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Mononym
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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.
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1911 birt ...
, Germano Boettcher Sobrinho (1911–1977), Brazilian goalkeeper
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Germano (footballer, born 1942), José Germano de Sales (1942–1997), Brazilian left winger
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Germano (footballer, born 1981), Germano Borovicz Cardozo Schweger, Brazilian defensive midfielder
Given name
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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
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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
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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
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Germano Grachane (born 1942), Mozambican clergyman
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Germano Mosconi (1932–2012), Italian sportswriter, news presenter and television personality
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Germano Rigotto (born 1949), Brazilian politician
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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
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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
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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
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David Germano, American Tibetologist
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Eddie Germano (born 1924), American cartoonist
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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
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Isabelle M. Germano, American neurosurgeon
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Jonatan Germano (born 1988), Argentine-Australian footballer
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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
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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
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Peter B. Germano (1913–1983), American author
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Umberto Germano (born 1992), Italian footballer
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