Veloso is a Portuguese surname that means "hairy". Following is a list of notable people with the surname Veloso.
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Amelyn Veloso
Amelyn Esther Veloso-Zapanta (April 25, 1974 – August 24, 2017) was a Filipina broadcast journalist of CNN Philippines.
Before her death, she was the anchor of the morning show '' New Day'', ''CNN Philippines Newsroom
''CNN Philip ...
(1974-2017), a Filipino former broadcast journalist
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António Veloso
António Augusto da Silva Veloso (born 31 January 1957) is a Portuguese former footballer who played most of his professional career with Benfica. A gritty defender who could appear in the flanks and on occasion in the middle, he spent a de ...
(born 1957), a Portuguese footballer and coach
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Caetano Veloso
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicália, which encompas ...
(born 1942), a Brazilian composer and singer
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Diogo Veloso
Diogo Veloso, or Diego Belloso in the Spanish historical accounts (1558 – 1599), was a Portuguese adventurer active in Southeast Asia in the last quarter of the 16th century, acting sometimes in the service of the Spanish Governor of the Spanis ...
(1558–1599), a Portuguese explorer
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Francisco Veloso
Francisco Veloso (born 1969) is a Portuguese academic. He is the dean of INSEAD and the former dean of the Imperial College Business School.
Early life and education
Francisco Veloso was born in 1969 in Lisbon, Portugal. He graduated from the Uni ...
(born 1969), a Portuguese academic
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Juliana Veloso
Juliana Rodrigues Veloso (born December 22, 1980, in Rio de Janeiro) is a female diver from Brazil who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, from Sydney 2000 to Rio 2016. She claimed two gold medals at the 2008 ...
(born 1980), a Brazilian diver
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Léo Veloso
Leonardo "Léo" Henrique Veloso (born 29 May 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back.
Career
Veloso was born on 29 May 1987 in Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil. During his youth, he played for Atlético Mineiro in Belo Horizo ...
(born 1987), a Brazilian footballer
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Lou Veloso
Luciano "Lou" Mariñas Veloso (born January 7, 1948) is a Filipino actor, comedian, director and politician. He is known for his supporting roles in over 30 comedy films, which include ''Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang'' (1985), ''Pulis Patola'' (19 ...
(born 1948), a Filipino actor
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Manuela M. Veloso (born 1957), a Portuguese-American robotics and computer science academic
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Martina Veloso
Martina Lindsay Veloso (born October 27, 1999, in Singapore) is a Singaporean sports shooter. She won the gold medal in the 2014 ISSF World Cup in the 10 meters Air Rifle Women event and thus becoming the youngest ISSF shooter in getting one. Sh ...
(born 1995), a Singaporean sports shooter
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Mary Jane Veloso
Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso (10 January 1985) is a Filipino who was arrested in Indonesia for drug trafficking in 2010 and then sentenced to death after being found guilty at trial. Granted a temporary Pardon#Related concepts, reprieve in 2015, she ...
(born 1985), a Filipino woman who was sentenced to death for smuggling heroin into Indonesia
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Miguel Veloso
Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso (; born 11 May 1986) is a Portuguese former professional Association football, footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he could also operate as an attacking left-back.
He started his career with Sporting CP, for who ...
(born 1986), a Portuguese footballer
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Moreno Veloso
Moreno Veloso (born November 22, 1972) is a Brazilian musician and singer.
Early life
His parents are Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso and his first wife Idelzuith Gadelha (Dedé) Veloso. Brazilian singer Gal Costa is Moreno Veloso's godmoth ...
(born 1972), a Brazilian musician and singer, son of Caetano Veloso
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Rui Veloso
Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso (born 30 July 1957) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and musician. Commonly called "The father of Portuguese rock" (Portuguese: ''O pai do rock português''), Veloso was a major figure in the boom of Portuguese rock ...
(born 1957), a Portuguese musician
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Veloso (Brazilian footballer)
Deidson Araújo Maia, better known as Veloso (born 21 May 1983), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Biography
Born in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais state, Veloso started his career in São Paulo.
In April 2005, he sign ...
(born 1983), a Brazilian footballer
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Portuguese-language surnames