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

Petar Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) 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 ...

. In Portuguese, it's spelled Pêro. Notable people with the given name include: *

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

, 15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast *

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

(born 1982), National Basketball Association player from Macedonia *

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 Kumanovo ( mk, Куманово ; also known by other #Etymology, a ...

(born 1972), Macedonian former basketball player * Pero Budmani (1835-1914), Dubrovnik linguist and philologist *

Pero Bukejlović Petar "Pero" Bukejlović (Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also ...

(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 Pedro, or Pêro da Covilhã or (; c. 1460 – after 1526), sometimes written: Pero de Covilhăo, was a Portuguese diplomat and explorer. He was a native of Covilhã in Beira. In his early life he had gone to Castile and entered the servic ...

(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 Dujmović (born 1977), Croatian basketball player and agent *

Pêro Escobar Pedro Escobar, also known as Pêro Escobar, was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator who discovered São Tomé (December 21, 1471), Annobón (January 1, 1472), Príncipe (January 17, 1472) islands, together with João de Santarém c. 1470. H ...

, 15th century 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 Pero's Bridge () is a pedestrian bascule bridge that spans St Augustine's Reach in Bristol Harbour, Bristol, England. It links Queen Square and Millennium Square. Structure The bridge is composed of three spans; the two outer ones are fixe ...

(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 Croats, Croatian lawyer and politician. Kovačević was the most active member of parliament during the Members of the 5th Sabor, 5th assembly of the ''Sabor'', the Croatian parliament. Kovačević is a me ...

(born 1957), Croatian lawyer and politician * Pero Kvrgić (1927–2020), Croatian actor of Serb and Austrian descent *

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 Fe ...

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

Pero Pejić Pero Pejić (born 28 November 1982) is a Croatian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. With over 100 goals to his name, he is the highest scoring foreign player in Albanian football history. In 2015, Pero Pejić was one of ...

(born 1982), Croatian footballer *

Pero Pirker Pero Pirker (5 July 1927 – 1 August 1972) was a Croatian and Yugoslav politician. He was the mayor of Zagreb from 1963 to 1967. His mayoralty coincided with the 1964 Zagreb flood, the deadliest and costliest natural disaster since the city's ...

(1927–1972), Croatian and Yugoslav politician *

Pero Popović Pero Popović ( sr, Перо Поповић, 1881 – 1 February 1941) was a distinguished Bosnian Serb painter. Pero Popović was born in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and was the oldest among ...

(1881–1941), Bosnian Serb painter * Pero Simić (1946–2016), Bosnian Serb journalist and historian * Pero Stanić (born 1963), Bosnian Croat volleyball player * Pero Škorić (born 1969), Serbian football player *

Pero Vaz de Caminha Pero may refer to: * Pero (mythology), several personages in Greek mythology ** Pero (princess), daughter of Neleus * Pero (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname Pero * Pero language, a language of Nigeria * Pero, Lomba ...

(c. 1450–15 December 1500), Portuguese writer of the official report of the discovery of Brazil. Pero is also a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

A. J. Pero Anthony Jude Pero (October 14, 1959 – March 20, 2015) was an American drummer, in American heavy metal bands Twisted Sister and Adrenaline Mob. Biography Pero went to St. Peter's Boys High School in Staten Island but left because the facult ...

(born 1959), drummer * George Pero (born 1919), American tennis player * Mike Pero (born 1960), New Zealander businessman