Beto is a surname, and a nickname for the given names Alberto, Albertino, Adalberto, Berthony, Heriberto, Norberto, Roberto, Humberto, and Benito. It occurs mostly in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries and communities. Notable people with the name include:
Given name or nicknameEdit
Arts and entertainmentEdit
- Beto Benites, Peruvian actor
- Beto Carrero (1937–2008), Brazilian theme park owner and entertainer
- Beto Cuevas (born 1967), Chilean singer and artist
- Robert de la Rocha, American artist
- Beto Guedes (born 1951), Brazilian musician, singer and songwriter
- Gilbert Hernandez (born 1957), American cartoonist best known for the Love and Rockets comics
- Beto O'Byrne, American playwright
- Beto (Portuguese singer) (1967–2010), Portuguese singer Albertino João Santos Pereira
- Beto Pérez, Colombian dancer
- Beto Quintanilla, Mexican singer and musician
PoliticsEdit
- Beto Mansur (born 1951), Brazilian politician and soybean farmer
- Robert "Beto" O'Rourke (born 1972), American Democratic politician, candidate for president in 2020, and former US Representative
- Beto Richa (born 1965), governor of the Brazilian state of Paraná 2011–2018
SportsEdit
FootballEdit
- Beto (footballer, born 1946), full name Roberto Hermont Arantes, Brazilian football midfielder
- Beto (footballer, born 1959), full name Roberto Gilmar Hinterholz, Brazilian football goalkeeper
- Beto (footballer, born 1973), full name Valberto Amorim dos Santos, Brazilian football defensive midfielder
- Beto (footballer, born 1975), full name Joubert Araújo Martins, Brazilian football midfielder
- Beto (footballer, born May 1976), full name Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo, Portuguese football defender
- Beto (footballer, born November 1976), full name Gilberto Galdino dos Santos, Brazilian football midfielder
- Beto (footballer, born 1979), full name Roberto Mendes da Silva, Brazilian football
- Beto (footballer, born 1980), full name Cícero Herbete de Oliveira Melo, Brazilian football striker
- Beto (footballer, born February 1981), full name Luiz Alberto de Sousa, Brazilian football left-back
- Beto (footballer, born October 1981), full name André Roberto Soares da Silva, Brazilian football striker
- Beto (footballer, born 1982), full name António Alberto Bastos Pimparel, Portuguese football goalkeeper
- Beto (footballer, born 1984), full name Roberto Fronza, Brazilian football centre-back
- Beto (footballer, born 1986), full name Webert da Silva Miguel, Brazilian football midfielder
- Beto (footballer, born 1987), full name Alberto Antônio de Paula, Brazilian football striker
- Beto (footballer, born 1998), full name Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal, Portuguese football striker
- Beto Acosta (born 1966), Argentine football striker
- Beto Carranza (born 1972), Argentine football midfielder
- Beto Naveda (born 1972), Argentine football striker
- Beto Acosta (born 1977), Uruguayan football striker
- Beto Gonçalves (born 1980), Indonesian football striker
- Beto Navarro (born 1989), American soccer defender
- Zé Beto (1960–1990), Portuguese footballer
Other sportsEdit
- Bobby Ávila (1924–2004), Mexican Major League Baseball player
- Roberto Seabra (born 1976), Brazilian water polo player
OtherEdit
- Beto Laudisio (died 2012), Brazilian student who died in Australian police custody
- Beto Ortiz (born 1968), Peruvian journalist, TV personality, and writer
- Carlos Alberto Rentería Mantilla (born 1945), Colombian narcotrafficker and crime boss
SurnameEdit
- George Beto (1916–1991), American criminologist, educator
- Cruz v. Beto, a 1972 United States Supreme Court case against George Beto