Romeo is an Italian masculine given name. It arose from the Greek ''Ρομαιος'' for a Roman citizen or a pilgrim to Rome.Romeo
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Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

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Romeo Acop Romeo Macusi Acop (born March 11, 1947) is a Filipino politician who served as Representative for Antipolo's 2nd District from 2010 to 2019, and again in 2022. Early life and career at the PNP He attended the Philippine Military Academy, graduat ...

(born c.1948), Filipino politician *

Romeo Acquarone Romeo Acquarone (1895 – 1980) was a professional tennis player born in Monaco. He became a French citizen in 1937. Acquarone won the Bristol Cup in France in 1920 (beating Joseph Negro in the final). The Bristol Cup was the top professiona ...

(1895–1980), Monegasque tennis player * Roméo Affessi (born 1984), Ivory Coast-born footballer * Romeo Alaeff (born 1970), American visual artist * Romeo Anaya (1946–2015), Mexican boxer *

Romeo Antoniazzi Romeo Antoniazzi (4 May 1862 – 7 May 1925) was an Italian violin maker. He was the eighth son and pupil of Gaetano Antoniazzi. Antoniazzi was born in Cremona. Initially he worked with his father and brother and like them made instruments (of the ...

(1862–1925), Italian violin maker * Romeo Bandison (born 1971), Dutch American-football defensive tackle *

Roméo Beaudry Louis Roméo Beaudry (February 25, 1882 – May 6, 1932) was a French Canadian author, composer, pianist and record producer, who established Éditions Radio and served as the director general of the Starr Records company of Canada as a music prod ...

(1882–1932), French Canadian author, composer, pianist and record producer * Romeo Beckham (born 2002), son of David and Victoria Beckham *

Romeo Bégin Romeo Bégin (born 12 December 1895, date of death unknown) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Russell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ...

(1895–?), Canadian (Ontario) politician *

Romeo Benetti Romeo Benetti (; born 20 October 1945) is an Italian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. A tenacious player, Benetti played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, winning titles with A.C. Milan, Juventus and R ...

(born 1945), Italian football defender *

Romeo Bertini Romeo Bertini (21 April 1893 – 29 August 1973) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the marathon. Biography He competed for Italy in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the marathon where he won the silver medal. He ...

(1893–1973), Italian long-distance runner * Romeo Bezușcu (born 1964), Romanian rugby player *

Romeo Roy Blanchette Romeo Roy Blanchette (January 6, 1913 – January 10, 1982) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois from 1966 to 1979. Biography Early life Romeo Blanchette was born ...

(1913–1982), American Roman Catholic Bishop * Romeo T. Boisvert (1916–1981), American (Maine) Democratic politician * Romeo Bosetti (1879–1948), Italian-born French actor and screenwriter *

Romeo Bragato Alessandro Romeo Bragato (1859–1913) played a significant role in the development of the wine industry in Australia and New Zealand. Early life and career Romeo Bragato was born fourth in a family of ten children to Giuseppe and Paolina Bra ...

(1859–1913), Italian-born Australian and New Zealand winemaker *

Romeo A. Brawner Romeo Aliac Brawner (September 17, 1935 – May 29, 2008) was a Filipino public official who served as a Commissioner of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) from 2005 until his death from a heart attack in May 2008. From February to M ...

(1935–2008), Filipino public official *

Romeo Brin Romeo Brin (born March 10, 1973 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan) is a retired amateur Filipino boxer. He represented the Philippines in three editions of the Olympic Games (1996, 2000, and 2004), and has captured numerous medals in both lightweight a ...

(born 1973), Filipino boxer *

Romeo Bunică Romeo "Romică" Bunică (born 11 April 1974) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Râmnicu Sărat, Buzău County Bunică spent almost all his career, despite 2 seasons and a half at Otopeni, ...

(born 1974), Romanian football forward *

Romeo Munoz Cachola Romeo Munoz Cachola, commonly known as Romy Cachola, is a Democratic politician from the state of Hawaii and former member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives, representing House District 30 (Kalihi Kai, Sand Island, Hickam, Pearl Har ...

(born 1938), Philippines-born American (Hawaii) politician *

Roméo Calenda Roméo Calenda (born 21 August 1972 in Meulan, Yvelines) is a French football player, who currently plays for ES Saint-Benoit. Career He was part of Paris SG squad at the 1996 UEFA Super Cup The 1996 UEFA Super Cup was a two-legged match that ...

(born 1972), French football * Romeo Callejo Sr. (born 1937), Filipino Supreme Court Justice *

Romeo Cascarino Romeo Cascarino (September 28, 1922 – January 8, 2002) was an American composer of classical music. Cascarino was born in Philadelphia on September 28, 1922 and died in Norristown, Pennsylvania on January 8, 2002. He graduated from South Phil ...

(1922–2002), American classical composer * Romeo Castelen (born 1983), Dutch football winger * Romeo Castellucci (born 1960), Italian theatre director, playwright and designer *

Romeo Challenger Romeo Alexander Challenger (born 19 May 1950) is an English musician who has been the drummer for the rock band Showaddywaddy since 1973 and seminal Progressive Rock band Black Widow. Biography Challenger was born 19 May 1950 in St. John's, ...

(born 1950), Caribbean-born, British-based musician * Romeo Corbo (born 1952), Uruguayan football striker *

Romeo Crennel Romeo Crennel (born June 18, 1947) is a former American football coach, who was the senior advisor for football performance for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). A former long-time coaching assistant to Bill Parcells, Cre ...

(born 1947), American football coach *

Romeo de la Cruz Romeo C. dela Cruz (born 15 November 1936) is a Filipinos, Filipino lawyer who served as the Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines, Solicitor General of the Philippines in 1998. Early life and education Romeo de la Cruz was born on ...

(born 1936), Filipino lawyer * Roméo Dallaire (born 1946), Canadian senator, general, humanitarian and author *

Romeo Diaz Romeo Diaz () is a Filipino music composer, record producer and music director. He was one of the members of the popular band Danny Diaz & The Checkmates in Hong Kong in the 1960s along with his two brothers, Danny Diaz and Rudy Diaz. Biography R ...

(born 1940s), Filipino film score composer *

Romeo Doubs Romeo Izziyh Doubs ( ; born April 13, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nevada Wolf Pack football, Nevada and was selected by the Packers in ...

(born 2000), American football player *

Romeo Elton Romeo Elton (1817–1889) was an American academic and author. Biography Early life Romeo Elton was born on February 2, 1817, in Burlington, Connecticut, where he grew up. Career He was a Professor of Latin and Greek Languages at Brown Universi ...

(1817–1889), American academic and author * Romeo Fernandes (born 1992), Indian football winger * Romeo Filipović (born 1986), German-born Croatian football player * Roméo Fortin (1886–1953), Canadian (Quebec) politician * Romeo H. Freer (1846–1913), American (West Virginia) politician and Attorney General * Roméo Gagné (1905–1959), Canadian (Quebec) politician * Romeo Galán (born 1933), Argentine sprinter * Romeo Gigli (born 1949), Italian fashion designer *

Romeo Gontineac Romeo Ștefan Gontineac (born 18 December 1973 in Hlipiceni, Botoşani) is a Romanian rugby union coach and former player who played as a centre. He currently coaches Aurillac. Gontineac played for Universitatea Cluj (1993–96) in Romania, Sout ...

(born 1973), Romanian rugby player * Romeo A. Horton (1923–2005), Americo-Liberian banker *

Romeo James Romeo James (born 15 September 1958) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed at the 1982 Delhi Asian Games, winning a silver medal with the Indian team. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Indian team p ...

(born 1958), Indian field hockey player *

Romeo Jenebyan Romeo Jenebyan (born 10 September 1979) is a former Armenian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of fo ...

(born 1979), Armenian football midfielder * Romeo Johnson (born c.1970), American singer-songwriter, composer, and vocal coach * Romeo Jozak (born 1972), Croatian football player and coach * Romeo Kambou (born 1980), Burkinabé football striker * Romeo Kapudija (born 1970), American-Croatian race car driver *

Romeo Kreinberg Romeo Kreinberg is an American–German business executive and former executive vice president for Performance Plastics & Chemicals at the Dow Chemical Company. Kreinberg was instrumental in the Fortune 100 company's reorganization in the 2000s. H ...

(born 1950s), American–German business executive * Romeo Lahey (1887–1968), Australian businessman, civil servant and conservationist *

Romeo Lamothe Romeo B. Lamothe (October 2, 1914 - November 23, 1991) was a teacher, military man, and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942 to 1945, seeing action in World War II. Lamothe served as a ...

(1914–1991), Canadian (Alberta) politician *

Romeo Langford Romeo James Langford (born October 25, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball, Indiana Hoo ...

(born 1999), American basketball player * Roméo LeBlanc (1928–2009), Canadian journalist, politician, and statesman; Governor General of Canada 1995–99 * Romeo Lemboumba (born 1980), Gabonese boxer * Roméo Lorrain (1901–1967), Canadian (Quebec) politician * Romeo Mancini (1917–2003), Italian painter and sculptor * Romeo Mathieu (1917–1989), Canadian trade unionist and progressive political activist *

Romeo McKnight Romeo McKnight (born March 25, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Charlotte and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Brown ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Romeo Menti Romeo Menti (; 5 September 1919 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. He scored 145 goals in a career that spanned fifteen years. Career Born in Vicenza, Menti debuted for his hometown's Serie C club in 1935, in the s ...

(1919–1949), Italian footballer * Romeo Miller (born 1989), American rapper, actor, entrepreneur and model *

Romeo Mitrović Romeo Mitrović (born 12 July 1979) is a Bosnian retired football goalkeeper. Club career During the time spent in FK Sloboda Tuzla and HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, he proved himself as goalkeeper, and played in HŠK Zrinjski Mostar. In June 2008, he ...

(born 1979), Bosnian-Herzegovinian football goalkeeper *

Romeo Montenegro Romeo Mencidor Montenegro (February 8, 1974) devoted most of his career in pursuing sustainable peace and economic development in the island-region of Mindanao in Southern Philippines. He is currently serving as Director for Investment Promotion ...

(born 1974), Filipino civil servant and nurse * Romeo Muller (1928–1992), American screenwriter and actor * Romeo Muradyan (born 1979), Armenian actor * Romeo Murga (1904–1925), Chilean poet, writer and translator *

Romeo Nedelcu Romeo Nedelcu (born 14 November 1939) is a Romanian bobsledder. He competed in the two-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), ...

(born 1939), Romanian bobsledder * Romeo Nelson (1902–1974), American boogie woogie pianist *

Romeo Neri Romeo Neri (26 March 1903 – 23 September 1961) was an Italian gymnast. He won three gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming, along with Helene Madison of United States, the most successful athlete there. He previously ...

(1903–1961), Italian gymnast * Romeo Niram (born 1974), Spanish painter *

Romeo Okwara Romeo Chidozie Okwara (born June 17, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame and signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free ag ...

(born 1995), American football linebacker *

Romeo Olea Romeo Olea (1962 – June 13, 2011) was a Filipino radio commentator who worked for DWEB-FM in Iriga City, Philippines, prior to his being ambushed, receiving two shots in the back as he rode his motorcycle to work. According to the National ...

(1962–2011), Filipino radio commentator * Romeo Oliva (1889–1975), Italian admiral during World War II *

Romeo Ortega Romeo Ortega, born in Mexico, is a Mexican-French control scientist and distinguished professor. He is head of thAdaptive and Nonlinear Control Systems Labin St. Petersburg, Russia and full-professor at thMexico Autonomous Institute of Technology( ...

(born 1954), Mexican-French computer scientist * Romeo Papini (born 1983), Italian football midfielder * Romeo Parkes (born 1990), Jamaican football striker * Romeo Pazzini (1855–1942), Italian sculptor, painter and ceramist * Roméo Phillion (1939–2015), Canadian person wrongfully convicted of murder *

Romeo Rivera Romeo Rivera (born September 27, 1946) is a Filipino actor. He appeared in more than 95 movies and television shows. Career In 1963, Sampaguita Pictures introduced him with a bunch of young teenage stars which they called the Sampaguita-Vera-Pere ...

(born 1939), Filipino actor *

Romeo Rivers Norman Romeo Rivers (March 28, 1907 – May 4, 1986) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1932 he was a member of the Winnipeg Hockey Club, the Canadian team which ...

(1907–1986), Canadian ice hockey player *

Romeo Romanutti Romeo Romanutti (6 August 1926 – 31 December 2007) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as ...

(1926–2007), Italian basketball player * Romeo Roselli (born 1980), American professional wrestler Johnny Roselli *

Roméo Sabourin Lieutenant Roméo Sabourin (January 1, 1923 – September 14, 1944) was a Canadians, Canadian soldier and spy during World War II. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, Sabourin joined the Canadian Army, serving in the Canadian Intelligence Corp ...

(1923–1944), Canadian soldier and spy during World War II *

Romeo Sacchetti Romeo "Meo" Sacchetti (born August 20, 1953) is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently a head coach for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Serie A2. Standing at a height of 1.99 m (6 ft. 6 in.), he played ...

(born 1953), Italian basketball player and coach *

Romeo Saganash Diom Roméo Saganash (born October 28, 1961) is a Cree lawyer and former politician from Canada. Saganash served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in Quebec from 2011 to 2019. A member of the New Demo ...

(born 1961), Canadian Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister * Romeo Santos (born 1981), American bachata singer and songwriter Anthony Santos * Romeo Shahinas (born 1996), Albanian football midfielder *

Romeo Sisti Romeo Sisti (9 February 1902 – 13 October 1971) was an Italian rower. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Munici ...

(fl. 1928), Italian rower *

Romeo Stavarache Romeo Stavarache is a chemical engineer and inventor who became mayor of Bacău, Romania in 2004, succeeding the powerful local politician Dumitru Sechelariu, who had been mayor since 1996. In 2004, Stavarache was the leader of the Humanist Rom ...

(born 1962), Romanian mayor *

Romeo Stodart The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band consisting of two brother-and-sister pairs, from Hanwell in west London. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their debut album titled ''The Magic Numbers'' on 13 June 2005. Their follow-up alb ...

(born 1977), Trinidad-born English pop rock musician * Romeo Sukhlian (born 1989), Indian football midfielder *

Romeo Surdu Romeo Constantin Surdu (born 12 January 1984) is a Romanian footballer and manager. Club career Born in Brașov, Surdu began his football career at FC Brașov. During the summer of 2005 he was traded to CFR Cluj. Steaua On 22 August 2007, he ...

(born 1984), Romanian footballer * Romeo Tabuena (1921–2015), Filipino painter and printmaker * Romeo Tan (born 1985), Singaporean actor *

Romeo Tanaka is a Japanese author and scenario writer for adult and ''bishōjo'' games. At one time, he had attended the University of Tsukuba. In 2007, Tanaka started to write his first light novel series entitled ''Humanity Has Declined'' which is published ...

(born 1973), Japanese video game designer *

Romeo Tanghal Romeo Tanghal (born July 24, 1947) is a Filipino comics artist who has worked primarily as an inker. He became well known in the industry in the 1980s for his work on DC Comics' '' The New Teen Titans''. Career Romeo Tanghal was born and raised ...

(born 1945), Filipino comics artist * Romeo Tirone (born 1960s), American cinematographer and television director *

Romeo Travis Romeo Travis (born December 10, 1984) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional basketball player who last played for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the University of Akron. High school career Travis ...

(born 1984), American-born Macedonian basketball player * Romeo Valentino (born 1968), American professional wrestler and promoter * Romeo Van Dessel (born 1989), Belgian football midfielder * Romeo Vasquez (1939–2017), stage name of Filipino actor Ricardo Sumilang * Romeo Vásquez Velásquez (born 1957), Honduran politician and brigadier general *

Romeo Venturelli Romeo Venturelli (9 December 1938 – 2 April 2011) was an Italian racing cyclist. He won stage 2 of the 1960 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1957 : 1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia ;1959 : 1st Gran Premio della Liberazione : 3rd Overall Peace Ra ...

(1938–2011), Italian racing cyclist * Romeo Wouden (born 1970), Dutch footballer * Romeo Zhivikj (1962–2004), Serbian-Macedonian gangster *

Romeo Zondervan Romeo Eugene Zondervan (born 4 March 1959) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played his early football with FC Den Haag and FC Twente before joining West Bromwich Albion, for whom he made 84 appearances. He ...

(born 1970), Dutch football midfielder ;Fictional characters *

Romeo Montague Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest ...

, tragic hero of Romeo and Juliet * Romeo Santana, a main character from '' The Steve Harvey Show'' *

Romeo Smith Todd "Romeo" Smith is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera '' Home and Away'', played by Luke Mitchell. He made his first appearance on 10 September 2009. The character of Romeo is Mitchell's third acting job and h ...

, character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' *Romeo, one of the evil UniSols in Universal Soldier 2 *Romeo Nightingale, a character from the British soap Hollyoaks

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