Blanco (surname)

Blanco is a surname of Spanish origin, meaning "white". Notable people with the surname include:

General

• Ana Blanco (born 1963), Spanish journalist and newscaster
• Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan poet and politician
• Antonio Blanco (painter), Filipino painter
• Antonio Blanco Freijeiro (1923-1991), Spanish archeologist and historian
• Augustin Blanco (1700-1725), Spanish pirate active in the Caribbean
• Bartolomé Blanco (1914-1936), Spanish Catholic martyr
• Carlos Blanco (writer) (born 1986), Spanish writer
• Eduardo Blanco (actor), Spanish/Argentine actor
• Eduardo Blanco (writer), Venezuelan writer and politician
• Eduardo Blanco Amor, Galician Spanish writer and journalist
• Francisco Manuel Blanco, Spanish friar and botanist
• Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord
• Herminio Blanco Mendoza, Mexican economist
• Jackie Lou Blanco (born 1964), Filipina actress
• Jorge Blanco (disambiguation), several people
• José Blanco (cigar industrialist), Dominican cigar businessman
• Joseph Blanco White, Spanish theologian and poet
• Lua Blanco, Brazilian actress and singer
• Luis Blanco Lugo, Puerto Rican judge
• Pedro Blanco (slave trader) (1795–1854), Spanish slave trader
• Pedro Blanco López (1883–1919), Spanish pianist and academic
• Richard Blanco (born 1968), American poet
• Roberto Blanco (actor) (1903-1965), Argentine actor
• Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco, Venezuelan and Russian businessman
• Rufino Blanco-Fombona, Venezuelan writer
• Shanira Blanco, Puerto Rican model and TV presenter
• Tomás Blanco (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
• Victor Manuel Blanco, Puerto Rican astronomer
• Yolanda Blanco (born 1954), Nicaraguan poet

Music

• Benny Blanco (born 1988), American musician
• Hugo Blanco (musician) (1940–2015), Venezuelan musician
• Juan Blanco (1919–2008), Cuban composer
• Mykki Blanco (born 1986), American rapper
• Rico Blanco (born 1973), Filipino singer
• Roberto Blanco (born 1937), German singer

Politicians

• Alex Blanco, Dominican-American politician
• Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan poet and politician
• Antonio Guzmán Blanco, Venezuelan politician and former president
• Carlos Blanco Galindo, interim president of Bolivia
• Daniel Blanco Acevedo, Uruguayan politician and former deputy for Montevideo
• Eduardo Blanco, Venezuelan history writer and politician
• Hugo Blanco (born 1934), Peruvian politician
• José Blanco López (born 1962), Spanish politician
• José Luis Blanco Pajón, Mexican politician
• Juan Carlos Blanco Acevedo, Uruguayan politician and former foreign minister
• Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé, Uruguayan politician, former foreign minister, UN ambassador, and senator
• Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández, Uruguayan politician and former foreign minister
• José Luis Blanco Pajón (born 1956), Mexican politician
• Kathleen Blanco (1942-2019), United States politician and former governor of Louisiana
• Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish politician and former prime minister
• Manuel Blanco Encalada, Chilean politician and vice-admiral
• Marco Antonio Garcia Blanco, Mexican diplomat
• Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician assassinated in 1997
• Otilio Ulate Blanco, Costa Rican politician and former president
• Pedro Blanco Soto, (1795–1829), President of Bolivia for one week
• Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Spanish governor of the Philippines and Cuba
• Raymond Blanco (1935-2022), American educator, First Gentleman of Louisiana
• Salvador Jorge Blanco (1926–2010), Dominican politician, writer and lawyer
• Víctor Blanco, Mexican official and politician
• Wilfrido Blanco, Costa Rican politician

Sports

Association football

• Aitor Blanco, Spanish footballer
• Alberto Blanco (footballer), Panamanian footballer
• Borja Blanco Gil, Spanish futsal player
• Carlos Blanco (footballer, born 1928), Spanish-Mexican footballer
• Carlos Blanco (footballer, born 1996), Spanish footballer
• Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer
• Daniel Blanco, Argentine footballer
• Elkin Blanco, Colombian footballer
• Ismael Blanco, Argentine footballer
• Kepa Blanco, Spanish footballer
• Jonathan Blanco, Argentine footballer
• Juan José Blanco, Uruguayan footballer
• Léster Blanco, Salvadoran footballer
• Manuel Blanco Rodríguez, Spanish footballer
• Mauro Blanco, Bolivian footballer
• Ramón Blanco Rodríguez, Spanish footballer
• Raul Blanco, Argentine football coach
• Rubén Blanco Veiga, Spanish footballer
• Richard José Blanco, Venezuelan footballer
• Sebastián Blanco, Argentine footballer
• Sergio Blanco, Uruguayan footballer
• Raúl González Blanco, Spanish footballer

Baseball

• Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
• Dairon Blanco, Cuban baseball player
• Dámaso Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
• Gregor Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
• Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
• Ossie Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
• Ronel Blanco, Dominican baseball player
• Tony Blanco, Dominican baseball player

Cycling

• David Blanco, Spanish cyclist
• Julio César Blanco, Venezuelan cyclist

Judo

• Cecilia Blanco, Spanish judoka
• Oiana Blanco, Spanish judoka
• Giovanna Blanco, Venezuelan judoka

Track & field

• José Luis Blanco, Spanish athlete
• Marvin Blanco, Venezuelan athlete

Volleyball

• Juan Carlos Blanco, Venezuelan volleyball player

Others

• Alfonso Blanco (boxer), Venezuelan boxer
• Galo Blanco, Spanish tennis player
• Isabel Blanco, Norwegian handball player
• Jesús Blanco, Argentine wrestler
• Lorena Blanco, Peruvian badminton player
• Maribel Blanco, Spanish triathlete
• Maximo Blanco, Venezuelan martial artist
• Saúl Blanco, Spanish basketball player
• Serge Blanco, Venezuelan French rugby union player