Nilo is both a given name and a surname. Also the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish pronunciation of the Nile river. Notable people with the name include: Given name: * Nilo Acuña, professional footballer who played in Uruguay * Nilo Alcala, Filipino composer, arranger, and singer * Nilo Alves da Cunha, Brazilian footballer * Nilo Carretero, Argentine footballer *

Nilo Cruz Nilo Cruz is a Cuban-American playwright and pedagogue. With his award of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play '' Anna in the Tropics'', he became the second Latino so honored, after Nicholas Dante. Biography Early years Cruz was bor ...

, Cuban-American playwright and pedagogue *

Nilo Floody Nilo Floody Buxton (16 July 1921 – 2 July 2013) was a Chilean modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. In 1974 he was named Intendant of Bío Bío Region and in 1977 of Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena ...

, Chilean modern pentathlete *

Nilo Guimarães Nilo de Oliveira Guimarães (born 30 September 1954) is a São Toméan businessman and politician. Running as an independent candidate in the 30 July 2006 presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state who ...

, São Toméan businessman and politician * Nilo Murtinho Braga, Brazilian footballer *

Nilo Peçanha Nilo Procópio Peçanha (; 2 October 1867 – 31 March 1924) was a Brazilian politician who served as the seventh president of Brazil. He was governor of Rio de Janeiro (1903–1906), then elected the fifth vice president of Brazil in 1906. H ...

, Brazilian politician * Nilo Pereira, Brazilian journalist and teacher * Nilo da Silva, Brazilian modern pentathlete Surname: * Joy Nilo, Filipino composer * Humberto Nilo, director of the University of Chile school of arts * Prisco Nilo, Filipino meteorologist

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