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 Nilo Humberto Acuña Bordaborria (26 September 1943 – 29 August 2004) was a professional footballer who played in the Uruguayan Primera División and Mexican Primera División. Career Born in Montevideo, Acuña played as a forward. He began p ...

, professional footballer who played in Uruguay * Nilo Alcala, Filipino composer, arranger, and singer *

Nilo Carretero Sebastián Nilo Carretero (born 27 February 1986) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward ( ...

, Argentine footballer * Nilo Cruz, 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 Chil ...

, 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 whose ...

, São Toméan businessman and politician *

Nilo Murtinho Braga Nilo Murtinho Braga, best known as ''Nilo'' (April 3, 1903 – February 7, 1975) was an association footballer in forward striker role. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During his career (1918–1937) he played for América-RN, ...

, Brazilian footballer * Nilo Peçanha, Brazilian politician *

Nilo Pereira Nilo de Oliveira Pereira (11 December 1909, in Ceará-Mirim – 23 January 1992, in Recife) was a Brazilian journalist and teacher. He graduated in law at the Faculty of Law of Recife in 1932, but practiced law only briefly. Journalist He e ...

, Brazilian journalist and teacher *

Nilo da Silva Nilo da Silva (born 24 November 1932) is a Brazilian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Me ...

, Brazilian modern pentathlete Surname: *

Joy Nilo Joy T. Nilo (born January 11, 1970) is a Filipino composer who specializes in a cappella choral music. Also an orchestrator, his works range from traditional to modern, ethnic to electronic, serious to popular. He is also a pianist, singer, musi ...

, Filipino composer *

Humberto Nilo Humberto Nilo Saavedra (born in Santiago de Chile in 1954) was the director of the University of Chile school of arts. He set up a mail art exhibit at a museum in Santiago. The exhibit criticized the lack of liberty in Chile Chile, officiall ...

, director of the University of Chile school of arts *

Prisco Nilo Prisco is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: * Pietro Prisco Guglielmucci (died 1539), Italian Roman Catholic Bishop of Lavello (1515–1539) *Giuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco (1833-1923), Italian Roman Catholic ...

, Filipino meteorologist

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