Pero is a masculine given name. In South Slavic usage ( sr-Cyrl, Перо) it is a diminutive form of the name Petar. 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. Notable people with the given name include: * Pero de Alenquer, 15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast * Pero Antić (born 1982), Macedonian former National Basketball Association player * Pero de Ataíde (c. 1450–1504), Portuguese sea captain, author of a letter giving his account of an expedition in which he participated * Pero Blazevski (born 1972), Macedonian former basketball player * Pero Budmani (1835–1914), Croatian Serb linguist and philologist * Pero Bukejlović (born 1946), Prime Minister of Republika Srpska * Pero Cameron (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 (1837–1921), Croatian politician * Pero Dias, 15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast * Pero Dujmović (born 1977), Croatian basketball player and agent * Pero Escobar () Portuguese navigator * Pero Ferrús (), Castilian poet * Pero Jones (c. 1753–c. 1798), the eponym of a bridge in the city of Bristol in the United Kingdom * Pero Kovačević (born 1957), Croatian lawyer and politician * Pero Kvrgić (1927–2020), Croatian actor * Pero López de Ayala (1332–1407), Castilian statesman, historian, poet, chronicler, chancellor and courtier * Pero Niño (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 (1946–2016), Bosnian Serb journalist and historian * Pero or Pedro de Sintra (), Portuguese explorer of the west African coast * Pero Stanić (born 1963), Bosnian Croat volleyball player * Pero Škorić (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 (c. 1410–c. 1484), Castilian traveler, historian and writer * Pero Vaz de Caminha (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 (born 1999), Cuban boxer, brother of Lenier Pero * George Pero (1916–1988), American tennis player * Lenier Pero (born 1992), Cuban boxer * Mike Pero (born 1960), New Zealand businessman

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