Alberto

Alberto
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Romance adaptation of an Old Germanic name
Meaning	Noble and bright
Other names
See also	Albert, Albertus, Adalbert, Elbert, Adelbert

Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (Albertus) of Germanic Albert. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are Albertito in Spain or Albertico in some parts of Latin America, Albertino in Italian as well as Tuco as a hypocorism. It derives from the name Adalberto which in turn derives from Athala (meaning noble) and Berth (meaning bright).^[1]^[2]

People

A

Alberto Abadie (born 1968), Spanish economist
Alberto Abalde (born 1995), Spanish basketball player
Alberto Abarza (born 1984), Chilean Paralympic swimmer
Alberto Abdala (1920–1986), Uruguayan attorney, politician, painter, and Vice President of Uruguay from 1967–1972
Alberto Abengózar (born 1989), Spanish footballer
Alberto Ablondi (1924–2010), Italian Catholic bishop
Alberto Acereda (born 1965), Spanish professor
Alberto Achacaz Walakial (1929–2008), Chilean Kaweskar
Alberto Achá (1917–1965), Bolivian footballer
Alberto Acosta (born 1966), Argentine footballer
Alberto Acosta (born 1973), Mexican diver
Alberto Acosta (born 1988), Mexican footballer
Alberto Acquacalda (1898–1921), Italian anarchist and communist
Alberto Acquadro (born 1996), Italian footballer
Alberto Adela (born 1934), Filipino boxer
Alberto Agnesi (born 1977), Mexican telenovela and stage actor
Alberto Agra (born 1963), Filipino lawyer
Alberto Aguilar (born 1985), Venezuelan sprinter
Alberto Aguilar Leiva (born 1984), Spanish footballer known professionally as Alberto
Alberto Aguilar Mejía (born 1960), Mexican football goalkeeper and manager
Alberto Aguilera (1842–1913), Spanish politician and lawyer
Alberto Airola (born 1970), Italian politician
Alberto Alarcón (born 1986), Argentine footballer
Alberto Alari (born 1999), Italian footballer
Alberto Alberani (born 1947), Italian water polo goalkeeper
Alberto Albero (born 1952), Italian long jumper
Alberto Alberti (1525/1526–1598), Italian wood carver, architect, painter, and diarist
Alberto Albístegui (born 1964), Spanish footballer
Alberto Alcocer (born 1942), Spanish businessman
Alberto Alcocer y Ribacoba (1886–1957), Spanish politician
Alberto Aleman (born c. 1951), Panamanian administrator of the Panama Canal
Alberto Alemanno (born 1975), Italian academic, author, public interest lawyer, and civic entrepreneur
Alberto Alén Pérez (1948–2004), Cuban musicologist and cellist
Alberto Alesina (1957–2020), Italian economist
Alberto Alessi (1939–2022), Italian lawyer and politician
Alberto Alfonso, Cuban-American architect
Alberto Almici (born 1993), Italian footballer
Alberto Alonso (1917–2007), Cuban dancer and choreographer
Alberto Altarac, Bosnian footballer
Alberto Alvarado (born 1988), Mexican footballer
Alberto Alvarado Arámburo (1925–1996), Mexican politician
Alberto Amaro Corona (born 1963), Mexican politician
Alberto Amezcua (born 1992), Spanish racewalker
Alberto Ammann (born 1978), Argentine-Spanish actor
Alberto Amodeo (born 2000), Italian Paralympic swimmer
Alberto Anaya (born 1946), Mexican politician and senator
Alberto Anchart (1931–2011), Argentine actor
Alberto Anderson (1900–unknown), Argentine rower
Alberto Andrade (1943–2009), Peruvian lawyer and politician
Alberto Andressen (1897–unknown), Portuguese sports shooter
Alberto Angela (born 1962), Italian paleontologist, writer, and journalist
Alberto Angelini (born 1974), Italian water polo player
Alberto Angulo (born 1970), Spanish basketball player and coach
Alberto Antonini (born 1959), Italian oenologist
Alberto Aparicio (1923–unknown), Bolivian footballer
Alberto Aquilani (born 1984), Italian footballer and manager
Alberto Arai (1915–1959), Mexican architect, theorist, and writer
Alberto Arakaki (born 1972), Brazilian skateboarder
Alberto Arbasino (1930–2020), Italian writer, essayist, and politician
Alberto Ardines (born 1970), Spanish musician
Alberto Areces (born 1970), Spanish sports shooter
Alberto Arellano (born 1967), Mexican football goalkeeper and manager
Alberto Arenas (born 1965), Chilean economist, academic, and politician
Alberto Arévalo (born 1995), Spanish diver
Alberto Argañaraz (born 1992), Argentine footballer
Alberto Argibay (1932–2007), Argentine actor
Alberto Arilla (1937–2021), Spanish tennis player
Alberto Armando (1910–1988), Argentine businessman and football manager
Alberto Armijo (1926–2021), Costa Rican footballer
Alberto Arnoldi, Italian sculptor and architect
Alberto Arnone (died 1721), Italian painter
Alberto Arredondo Gutiérrez (1912–1968), Cuban journalist and economist
Alberto Arroyo (1916–2010), American runner
Alberto Artuso (born 1989), Italian footballer
Alberto Arvelo Torrealba (1905–1971), Venezuelan lawyer, educator, and folklore poet
Alberto Asarta (born 1951), Spanish military officer and politician
Alberto Ascari (1918–1955), Italian racing driver
Alberto Ascoli (1877–1957), Italian serologist, hygienist, and physiological chemist
Alberto Assa (1909–1996), Colombian educator, translator, and humanist
Alberto Asseff (born 1942), Argentine lawyer and politician
Alberto Assirelli (1936–2017), Italian racing cyclist
Alberto Augusto (1898–1973), Portuguese footballer
Alberto Aznar (1864–1923), Spanish engineer, businessman, and politician
Alberto Azoy (died 1952), Cuban baseball manager

B

Alberto Babo (born 1947), Portuguese basketball coach
Alberto Bachelet (1923–1974), Chilean Brigadier General
Alberto Bacó Bagué, Puerto Rican lawyer
Alberto Baeza (born 1938), Mexican footballer
Alberto Baeza Flores (1914–1998), Chilean poet, writer, and journalist
Alberto Bagnai (born 1962), Italian politician and economist
Alberto Baillères (1931–2022), Mexican businessman
Alberto Baldonado (born 1993), Panamanian baseball player
Alberto Baldrich (1898–1982), Argentine philosopher and sociologist
Alberto Baldé (born 2002), Spanish footballer
Alberto Balestrini (born 1931), Argentine fencer
Alberto Balestrini (1947–2017), Argentine politician
Alberto Baltra (1912–1981), Chilean politician and economist
Alberto Barazzetta (born 2001), Italian footballer
Alberto Barbera (born 1950), Italian film critic and film festival curator
Alberto Barbieri (1882–unknown), Italian Army Corps General
Alberto Barbieri (1903–unknown), Argentine wrestler
Alberto Barbieri, Argentine academic
Alberto Barcel (1907–1975), Argentine actor
Alberto Bardelli (born 1967), Italian geneticist and cancer researcher
Alberto Barenghi (1930–2002), Argentine boxer
Alberto Barison (born 1994), Italian footballer
Alberto Barrera Tyszka (born 1960), Venezuelan writer
Alberto Barrera Zurita (born 1973), Mexican politician
Alberto Barroso Campos (born 1996), Spanish tennis player
Alberto Barsotti (born 1964), Italian middle-distance runner
Alberto Barton (1870–1950), Argentine-Peruvian microbiologist
Alberto Barucco (1906–unknown), Argentine sprinter
Alberto Basso (born 1931), Italian musicologist and librarian
Alberto Bastos Lopes (born 1959), Portuguese footballer
Alberto Batignani (1912–unknown), Uruguayan water polo player
Alberto Batistoni (born 1945), Italian footballer
Alberto Bautista Gómez, Mexican potter
Alberto Bayo (1892–1967), Cuban military commander
Alberto Bazzoni (1889–1973), Italian sculptor
Alberto Becerra (born 1979), Mexican football goalkeeper
Alberto Begné Guerra (born 1963), Mexican politician
Alberto Beingolea (born 1964), Peruvian politician
Alberto Belén (1917–unknown), Argentine footballer
Alberto Belgeri, Italian rower
Alberto Bellini (born 1987), Italian volleyball player
Alberto Bello (1897–1963), Argentine actor
Alberto Beloki (born 1978), Spanish pelotaris
Alberto Belsué (born 1968), Spanish footballer
Alberto Beltrán (1923–1997), Dominican singer
Alberto Beltrán (1923–2002), Mexican graphic artist and painter
Alberto Benavides de la Quintana (1920–2014), Peruvian businessman and engineer
Alberto Beneduce (1877–1944), Italian scientist and economist
Alberto Benettin (born 1990), Italian rugby union player
Alberto Benito (born 1972), Spanish footballer
Alberto Benito (born 1992), Spanish footballer
Alberto Berasategui (born 1973), Spanish tennis player
Alberto Bertoldi (born 1955), Italian painter
Alberto Bertuccelli (1924–2002), Italian footballer
Alberto Bettiol (born 1993), Italian racing cyclist
Alberto Bevilacqua (1934–2013), Italian writer and filmmaker
Alberto Bica (1958–2021), Uruguayan footballer
Alberto Biedermann (born 1926), Argentine track and field athlete
Alberto Bienvenú (1916–2004), Mexican basketball player
Alberto Bigon (born 1947), Italian footballer and manager
Alberto Bimboni (1882–1960), Italian-American composer and conductor
Alberto Blanc (1835–1904), Italian diplomat and politician
Alberto Blanco (born 1950), Cuban weightlifter
Alberto Blanco (born 1951), Mexican poet
Alberto Blanco (born 1978), Panamanian footballer and coach
Alberto Blest Gana (1830–1920), Chilean novelist and diplomat
Alberto Boccianti, Italian art director
Alberto Boerger (1881–1957), German scientist
Alberto Boggio (born 1969), Argentine footballer
Alberto Bolaffi (1874–1944), Italian philatelist and stamp dealer
Alberto Bollini (born 1966), Italian football manager
Alberto Bolognetti (1538–1585), Italian law professor, bishop, diplomat, and cardinal
Alberto Bolzi (1924–2012), Argentine wrestler
Alberto Bombassei (born 1940), Italian businessman
Alberto Bona (born 1978), Italian actor, playwright, and film director
Alberto Bonacossa (1883–1953), Italian tennis player
Alberto Boniotti (born 1995), Italian footballer
Alberto Bonisoli (born 1961), Italian politician
Alberto Bonucci (1918–1969), Italian actor and director
Alberto Borea, Peruvian lawyer and politician
Alberto Borgerth (1892–1958), Brazilian rower, footballer, medic, and businessman
Alberto Borghetti (born 1967), Italian electrical engineer and professor
Alberto Borin (1940–2023), Belgian teacher and politician
Alberto Bosch y Fustegueras (1848–1900), Spanish engineer, lawyer, and politician
Alberto Botía (born 1989), Spanish footballer
Alberto Bottari de Castello (born 1942), Italian prelate
Alberto Bottini (born 1967), Swiss swimmer
Alberto Boullosa (born 1925), Uruguayan boxer
Alberto Bourdillón (born 1943), Argentine swimmer
Alberto Bovone (1922–1998), Italian Catholic cardinal
Alberto Bozzato (1930–2022), Italian rower
Alberto Braga (1929–2004), Brazilian sports shooter
Alberto Bragaglia (1896–1985), Italian painter
Alberto Braglia (1883–1954), Italian gymnast
Alberto Braniff (1886–1966), Mexican aviation pioneer
Alberto Breccia (1919–1993), Uruguayan-Argentine artist and cartoonist
Alberto Breccia Guzzo (1946–2014), Uruguayan politician and lawyer
Alberto Bremauntz (1936–2006), Mexican wrestler
Alberto Bressan (born 1956), Italian mathematician
Alberto Briganti (1896–1997), Italian Regia Aeronautica General
Alberto Brignoli (born 1991), Italian football goalkeeper
Alberto Brizzi (born 1984), Italian tennis player
Alberto Broggi (born 1966), Italian computer engineer
Alberto Bruttomesso (born 2003), Italian cyclist
Alberto Bucci (1948–2019), Italian basketball coach
Alberto Buccicardi (1914–1970), Chilean footballer and manager
Alberto Buela (born 1946), Argentine philosopher and professor
Alberto Bueno (born 1988), Spanish footballer
Alberto Builes (born 1946), Colombian lawyer and politician
Alberto Burri (1915–1995), Italian visual artist, painter, sculptor, and physician
Alberto Busnari (born 1978), Italian artistic gymnast
Alberto Bustamante Belaúnde (1950–2008), Peruvian politician, Prime Minister of Peru from 1999–2000
Alberto Bustani Adem (born 1954), Mexican engineer
Alberto Byington (1902–1964), Brazilian athlete, industrialist, and filmmaker

C

Alberto Callaspo (born 1983,) baseball player
Alberto Campbell-Staines (born 1993), Australian athlete with an intellectual disability
Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), Brazilian film producer
Alberto Cerri (born 1996), Italian footballer
Alberto Cianca (1884–1966), Italian journalist and politician
Alberto Cifuentes (born 1979), Spanish footballer, known as "Alberto"
Alberto Clò (born 1947), Italian businessman and politician
Alberto Contador (born 1982), Spanish cyclist
Alberto Cortez (1940–2019), Argentine musician
Alberto Costa (British politician) (born 1971)
Alberto Costa (Portuguese politician) (born 1947)
Alberto Cozer (born 1981), Brazilian systems engineer, writer and speaker

D

Alberto Luiz de Souza (born 1975), Brazilian footballer known professionally as Alberto
Alberto Diamante (born 1970), Italian-Canadian film producer
Alberto Álvarez Díaz (1937–1958), Cuban guerrilla
Alberto Domínguez (composer) (1913–1975), Mexican composer and marimbist

E

Alberto Edjogo-Owono (born 1984), Equato-guinean footballer, known as "Alberto"
Alberto Escassi (born 1989), Spanish footballer
Alberto Espinoza Barrón, Mexican drug trafficker
Alberto Estrella (born 1962), Mexican actor

F

Alberto Fabra (born 1964), Spanish politician
Alberto Fanesi (born 1948), Argentine football manager
Alberto Faya (born 1944), Cuban singer, researcher, composer, and music professor
Alberto Febbrajo (born 1944), Italian legal scholar and sociologist
Alberto Fernández (born 1959), Argentine politician, president since December 2019
Alberto Fernández (cyclist) (1955–1984), Spanish cyclist
Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales (born 1961), Puerto Rican Catholic prelate
Alberto Fiumicetti (born 2000), Italian footballer
Alberto Franceschini (born 1947), Italian terrorist
Alberto Franchetti (1860–1942), Italian composer
Alberto dos Santos Franco (1913–2011), Brazilian officer
Alberto Frezza (born 1989), Italian–American actor
Alberto Frison (born 1988), Italian footballer
Alberto Fujimori (born 1938), President of Peru

G

Alberto García (athlete) (born 1971), Spanish long-distance and cross-country runner
Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker
Alberto Gianni (1891–1930), Italian underwater diver
Alberto Gilardino (born 1982), Italian footballer
Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983), Argentine composer
Alberto Giurioli (born 1991), Italian pianist and composer
Alberto Gonzales (born 1955), American politician
Alberto González (baseball) (born 1983), Venezuelan baseball player
Alberto González (Chilean footballer) (born 1980)
Alberto Grimaldi (1925–2021), Italian film producer
Alberto Arredondo Gutiérrez (1912–1968), Cuban journalist and economist
Alberto B. Gutiérrez, Cristero officer
Alberto Del Guerra, Italian scientist

J

Alberto Jiménez-Becerril (1960–1998), Spanish politician

L

Alberto Amador Leal (1951–2020), Mexican politician
Alberto Loddo (born 1979), former Italian cyclist
Alberto Lopo (born 1980), footballer
Alberto Lora (born 1987), Spanish footballer
Alberto Losada (born 1982), Spanish cyclist
Alberto Luconi (born 1983), Italian-American clarinetist and instructor

M

Alberto Magnelli, Italian artist
Alberto Mantelli (1909–1967), Italian musicologist and music critic
Alberto Martín (born 1978), Spanish tennis player
Alberto Martínez (footballer, born 1950) (1950–2009), Uruguayan footballer
Alberto Martínez Díaz (born 1962), Spanish footballer
Alberto Miguel (born 1977), Spanish basketball player
Alberto Milian (born 1960), American lawyer and judge
Alberto Mondi (born 1984), Italian television personality and businessman active in South Korea
Alberto Montejo (born 1988), Spanish footballer
Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer

N

Alberto Nadra (born 1952), Argentine politician, writer and journalist
Alberto Naranjo (1941–2020), Venezuelan musician
Alberto A. Nido (1919–1991), American United States Air Force officer

O

Alberto Oliart (1928–2021), Spanish politician
Alberto Rodríguez Oliver (born 1982), Spanish road racing cyclist

P

Alberto Tarradas Paneque (born 1996), Spanish politician
Alberto Palatchi, Spanish billionaire
Alberto Pappafava (1832–1929), Italian painter
Alberto Pappiani (1709–1790), Italian mathematician, astronomer, and theologian
Alberto Paulino, Angolan politician
Alberto Jarabo Payá (1928–2016), Spanish lawyer and politician
Alberto Peláez (born 1964), Spanish war journalist, writer and correspondent
Alberto Antonio Peña Jr. (1917–2006), American civil rights activist
Alberto Peral (born 1966), Basque artist
Alberto A. Picó (1918–2003), Puerto Rican military officer
Alberto Martinez Piedra (1926–2021), Cuban-American professor
Alberto Priori, Italian neurologist, academic, and author
Alberto Pullicino (1719–1759), Maltese painter

R

Alberto Marcos Rey (born 1969), Spanish footballer, known as "Alberto"
Alberto Del Rio (born 1977), Mexican wrestler
Alberto Rivera (activist), American and anti-Catholic publisher
Alberto Armando Romero Rodríguez, Salvadoran politician
Alberto Romualdez, Filipino politician and doctor
Alberto Asor Rosa (1933–2022), Italian literary critic, historian, and politician

S

Alberto Salazar (born 1958), American track coach and long-distance runner
Alberto Santos-Dumont, (1873–1932), Brazilian aviation pioneer
Alberto de Simoni (1740–1822), Italian lawyer and journalist
Alberto Simonini (1896–1960), Italian politician
Alberto Sordi (1920–2003), Italian actor

T

Alberto Tomba (born 1966), former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy, dominant technical skier (slalom and giant slalom) in the late 1980s and 1990s

U

Alberto Ulloa (1950–2011), Dominican painter, sculptor, and poet

V

Alberto van Klaveren (born 1948), Dutch-born Chilean diplomat and lawyer
Alberto A. Villavert (1903–1984), Filipino politician

Y

Alberto Yarini (1882–1910), Cuban pimp

Z

Alberto Zedda (1928–2017), Italian conductor

Used as a surname

Dominik Alberto (born 1992), Swiss pole vaulter and decathlete
Hanser Alberto (born 1992), Dominican baseball player
Julio Alberto (born 1958), Spanish football player
Luis Alberto, multiple people
Luiz Alberto, multiple people
Madalena Alberto, Portuguese actress, singer, and composer
Yuri Alberto (born 2001), Brazilian footballer

Fictional characters

Alberto Bertorelli, a character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
Alberto Molina, from the TV series Arthur
Alberto Bianchi, from the 2005 TV series Doraemon
Alberto Scorfano, A character in Disney Pixar movie Luca

Other uses

"Alberto," an Upstairs, Downstairs episode
Alberto, a comic made by fundamentalist Jack Chick about a man called Alberto Rivera who claimed to be an ex-Jesuit priest
Alberto-Culver, American cosmetics company
List of storms named Alberto

References

^ Albaigès, Josep M.; Olivart, J.M.A. (1993). Diccionario de nombres de personas (in Spanish). Universitat de Barcelona. p. 30. ISBN 978-84-475-0264-6. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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[Albaigès_Olivart_1993-1] Albaigès, Josep M.; Olivart, J.M.A. (1993). Diccionario de nombres de personas (in Spanish). Universitat de Barcelona. p. 30. ISBN 978-84-475-0264-6. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

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People

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Used as a surname

Fictional characters

Other uses

See also

References