Pero is a masculine given name. In South Slavic usage ( sr-Cyrl, Перо) it is a diminutive form of the name

Petar Petar (, sr-Cyrl, Петар) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. People ...

. In Portuguese, it was spelled Pêro until the 1990 Orthographic Agreement of Portuguese; now it is spelled Pero. The Portuguese given name Pero is an archaic variant of

Pedro Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meanin ...

. Notable people with the given name include: *

Pero de Alenquer Pero de Alenquer was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer of the African coast. He was born in Alenquer and accompanied Bartolomeu Dias on his journey around the Cape of Good Hope in 1487 and 1488. Alenquer was the pilot of Vasco da Gama V ...

, 15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast *

Pero Antić Pero Antić (, ; born July 29, 1982) is a Macedonian basketball executive and former professional player. He currently serves as a president of the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. Antić was a member and captain of the Macedonian nat ...

(born 1982), Macedonian former National Basketball Association player *

Pero de Ataíde Pero de Ataíde or Pedro d'Ataíde (d'Atayde, da Thayde), nicknamed ''O Inferno'' (Hell), "''for the damage he did to the Moors in Africa''", (c. 1450 – February/March, 1504, Mozambique Island) was a Portugal, Portuguese sea captain in the ...

(c. 1450–1504), Portuguese sea captain, author of a letter giving his account of an expedition in which he participated *

Pero Blazevski Pero Blazevski (born September 28, 1972) is a former Macedonian professional basketball player who played for many clubs in Macedonia like MZT Skopje, Rabotnicki, Kumanovo and many more. He was also member of Macedonia national basketball team ...

(born 1972), Macedonian former basketball player * Pero Budmani (1835–1914), Croatian Serb linguist and philologist *

Pero Bukejlović Petar "Pero" Bukejlović (Serbian ; born 9 August 1946) was Prime Minister of Republika Srpska (10 January 2005 – 26 January 2006) after the resignation of Dragan Mikerević Dragan Mikerević (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Микерев ...

(born 1946), Prime Minister of Republika Srpska *

Pero Cameron Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron (born 5 June 1974) is a New Zealand basketball coach and former player. A FIBA Hall of Fame member, he captained the New Zealand Tall Blacks from 2000 to 2010, helping lead New Zealand to the semifinal of the 200 ...

(born 1974), New Zealand professional basketball player *

Pêro da Covilhã Pêro da Covilhã (; c. 1460 – after 1526), sometimes written Pero de Covilhã, was a Portuguese diplomat and explorer. He was a native of Covilhã in Beira, Portugal, Beira. In his early life he had gone to Crown of Castile, Castile and e ...

(c. 1460–after 1526), Portuguese diplomat and explorer *

Pero Čingrija Pero Čingrija (24 August 1837 – 13 July 1921) was a Croatian politician. As a long-time mayor of Dubrovnik and leader of the People's Party, he was one of the most prominent Dubrovnik and Dalmatian politicians at the turn of the 20th century. ...

(1837–1921), Croatian politician * Pero Dias, 15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast *

Pero Dujmović Petar "Pero" Dujmović (born November 14, 1977, in Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian basketball agent, businessman and former pro basketball player. Basketball career Dujmović started playing at Zrinjski. In 1996 he moved to Zagreb te ...

(born 1977), Croatian basketball player and agent * Pero Escobar () Portuguese navigator *

Pero Ferrús Pero Ferrús (also written as Pedro Ferrús, Pero Ferruz, Pero Ferrus) (fl. 1380) was a Castilian poet. He lived in Alcalá de Henares. Ferrús was a Marrano, having converted to Christianity from Judaism. The reasons for conversion by Marranos ...

(), Castilian poet * Pero Jones (c. 1753–c. 1798), the eponym of a bridge in the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom *

Pero Kovačević Pero Kovačević (born 2 March 1957) is a Croatian lawyer and politician. Kovačević was the most active member of parliament during the 5th assembly of the '' Sabor'', the Croatian parliament. Kovačević is a member of the Association of La ...

(born 1957), Croatian lawyer and politician *

Pero Kvrgić Pero Kvrgić (4 March 1927 – 23 December 2020) was a Croatian actor. Career Kvrgić was born in Srpske Moravice to Serb father and Austrian mother. He trained as an actor in the schools of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb (HNK) after W ...

(1927–2020), Croatian actor *

Pero López de Ayala Don Pero (or Pedro) López de Ayala (1332–1407) was a Castilian statesman, historian, poet, chronicler, chancellor, and courtier. Life Pero López de Ayala was born in 1332 at Vitoria, County of Alava, Kingdom of Castile, as the son of Fer ...

(1332–1407), Castilian statesman, historian, poet, chronicler, chancellor and courtier *

Pero Niño Pero Niño (1378–1453) was a Castilian privateer at the service of Henry III the Sufferer active in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic during the first decade of the 15th century. He later served John II. Biography He was born in 1378. A ...

(1378–1453), Castilian privateer * Pero Pejić (born 1982), Croatian footballer * Pero Pirker (1927–1972), Croatian and Yugoslav politician * Pero Popović (1881–1941), Bosnian Serb painter *

Pero Simić Pero Simić (2 July 1946 – 11 October 2016) was a Bosnian Serb journalist and historian. He is most notable for authoring the first complete political biography of Josip Broz Tito, which has been published in all languages of the former Yugoslav ...

(1946–2016), Bosnian Serb journalist and historian * Pero or

Pedro de Sintra Pedro de Sintra, also known as Pero de Sintra, Pedro da Cintra or Pedro da Sintra, was a Portuguese explorer. He was among the first Europeans to explore the West African coast. Around 1462 his expedition reached what is now Sierra Leone and named ...

(), Portuguese explorer of the west African coast *

Pero Stanić Pero Stanić (born 21 September 1963) is a former professional volleyball player from Bosnia and Herzegovina who was active in Yugoslavia and Croatia. He played for Modriča, OK Vojvodina, HAOK Mladost, Gran Canaria, Almeria and SG Eltmann. Now h ...

(born 1963), Bosnian Croat volleyball player *

Pero Škorić Petar "Pero" Škorić (; born 18 June 1969) is a Serbian retired footballer. He was a member of the Yugoslavia under-20 team that won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from 10 to ...

(born 1969), Serbian former footballer * Pero Stojkić (born 1986), Bosnian retired footballer * Pero Sudar (born 1951), former Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of Vrhbosna in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Pero or

Pedro Tafur Pedro Tafur (or Pero Tafur) (c. 1410 – c. 1484) was a traveller, historian and writer from Castile (modern day Spain). Born in Córdoba, to a branch of the noble house of Guzmán,He dedicated his manuscript to Don Fernando de Guzmán, Chief Co ...

(c. 1410–c. 1484), Castilian traveler, historian and writer *

Pero Vaz de Caminha Pero may refer to: * Pero (mythology), several figures in Greek mythology and one in Roman mythology * Pero (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname * Pero language, a language of Nigeria * Pero, Lombardy, an Italian comm ...

(c. 1450–1500), Portuguese explorer, writer of the official report of the discovery of Brazil Pero is also a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * A. J. Pero (1959–2015), American heavy metal rock drummer *

Dainier Peró Dainier Christian Peró Justiz (born 1 October 1999) is a Cuban professional boxer. As an amateur, Peró won gold medals at both the 2019 Pan American Games and 2016 Youth World Championships. Peró also competed at the 2020 Olympics. He is the ...

(born 1999), Cuban boxer, brother of Lenier Pero * George Pero (1916–1988), American tennis player *

Lenier Pero Lenier Eunice Peró Justiz (24 November 1992) is a Cuban professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at both the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games, whilst also competing at the 2016 Olympics. Professional boxer Dainier Peró, who won ...

(born 1992), Cuban boxer * Mike Pero (born 1960), New Zealand businessman

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