Pacheco
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| Place of origin | Spain, Portugal | 
Pacheco is a Portuguese and Spanish surname deriving from the Latin Paccieaus as well as the Basque Patxi, a variation of Francisco.[1] It may refer to:
General
- Alex Pacheco (activist) (born 1958), animal rights activist, co-founder of PETA.
 - Ángel Pacheco (general) (1793–1869), Argentine military officer who later became one of the top commanders in the Confederacy during the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas
 - Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco (1713–1785), Spanish cartographer and artist
 - Cosme Pacheco (c.1803–c.1851), Peruvian cavalry officer, in military campaigns for the independence of Peru, 1821-1825
 - Duarte Pacheco Pereira (c. 1460–1533), Portuguese sea captain, soldier, explorer and cartographer
 - José Francisco Pacheco (born 1951), Portuguese educator
 - Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco (1650–1725), Spanish aristocrat, politician, academician and general
 - María Pacheco Padilla (c. 1496–1531), Spanish military defender of the city of Toledo
 - Rafael Pacheco (born 1954), Spanish astronomer
 - Rodrigo Pacheco, 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo (c. 1565–1652), Spanish nobleman, inquisitor of Valladolid, and viceroy
 
In arts and entertainment
- Alexis Mateo Pacheco (born 1979), Puerto Rican drag queen
 - Ana Maria Pacheco (born 1943), Brazilian artist
 - Arturo Pacheco Altamirano (1903–1978), Chilean painter
 - Carlos Pacheco (1962–2022), Spanish comic book artist
 - Fernando Castro Pacheco (1918–2013), Mexican painter
 - Fernando González Pacheco (1932–2014), Colombian television presenter
 - Francisco Pacheco (1564–1644), Spanish painter and writer on art theory
 - Francisco Pacheco (born 1955), Venezuelan singer
 - Ivo Pacheco (born 1989), Portuguese musician known professionally as IVVVO
 - Johnny Pacheco (1935–2021), Dominican musician, composer, producer and bandleader. Creator of Fania All-Stars. Coined the term "Salsa"
 - María Luisa Pacheco (1919–1982), a Bolivian painter and mixed-media artist who emigrated to the United States
 - "Mizzy" Pacheco (21st century), former lead singer of the American alternative rock band Against All Will
 - Richard Pacheco (born 1948), American pornographic actor, real name Howie Gordon
 - Tom Pacheco, (born 1946) American singer and songwriter
 - Joaquín Monserrat (1921–1996), known as Pacheco, Spanish comedian and host of children programs
 
Writers
- Agustín Díaz Pacheco (born 1952), Spanish writer
 - Cristina Pacheco (1941–2023), Mexican journalist, writer and television personality
 - Ibéyise Pacheco (born 1961), Venezuelan journalist and writer
 - Jesús López Pacheco (1930–1997), Spanish-Canadian writer
 - José Emilio Pacheco (1939–2014), was a Mexican poet, essayist, novelist and short story writer
 - Luis Pacheco de Narváez (1570–1640), Spanish writer on fencing
 - Luiz Pacheco (1925–2008), Portuguese writer, publisher, polemicist and literary critic
 - Raquel Pacheco (born 1984), Brazilian writer
 
Politicians
- Abel Pacheco (born 1933), Costa Rican politician and former President
 - Abel Pacheco Junior (born 1987), American politician
 - Bob Pacheco (born 1934), American politician
 - Gregorio Pacheco (1823–1899), Bolivian politician and former President
 - Ivonne Ortega Pacheco (born 1972), Mexican politician
 - Jorge Pacheco Areco (1920–1998), Uruguayan politician and former President
 - José Andrés Pacheco de Melo (1779–c. 1820), Argentine statesman and priest
 - José Condungua Pacheco (born 1958), Mozambican politician
 - José Pacheco Pereira (born 1949), Portuguese politician and historian
 - Juan Pacheco (1419–1474), Castilian noble
 - Lopo Fernandes Pacheco (died 1349), Portuguese noble
 - Luisa Teresa Pacheco (died 2023), Venezuelan politician
 - Marc Pacheco (born 1952), American politician
 - Nick Pacheco (born 1964), American politician
 - Rod Pacheco (born 1958), American politician
 - Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899), American politician
 - Rubén Pacheco (Costa Rica), Costa Rican politician
 - Rubén Pacheco (Venezuela), Venezuelan diplomat
 - Víctor Cervera Pacheco (1936–2004), Mexican politician
 
Athletes
- Abelardo Pacheco (born 1939), Cuban long jumper
 - Alex Pacheco (born 1973), Venezuelan baseball player
 - Alfredo Pacheco (1982–2015), Salvadoran footballer
 - Andrei Pacheco (born 1984), footballer from Trinidad and Tobago
 - Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti (born 1976), Uruguayan footballer
 - Augusto Pacheco Fraga (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
 - Dani Pacheco (born 1991), Spanish footballer
 - Darwin Pacheco (born 1976), Honduran footballer
 - Edgar Pacheco (born 1977), Portuguese footballer
 - Édgar Pacheco (born 1990), Mexican footballer
 - Eduardo Pacheco (Brazilian footballer) (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
 - Fábio Pacheco (born 1988), Portuguese footballer
 - Ferdie Pacheco (1927–2017), United States boxing physician
 - Freddy Pacheco (born 1998), Venezuelan baseball player
 - Henrique Pacheco Lima (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
 - Irene Pacheco (born 1971), Colombian boxer
 - Isadora Pacheco (born 2005), Brazilian skateboarder
 - Isiah Pacheco (born 1999), American football player
 - Izaac Pacheco (born 2002), American baseball player
 - Jaime Pacheco (born 1958), Portuguese football manager
 - Maz Pacheco (born 1998), English footballer
 - Nilton Pacheco (1920–2013), Brazilian basketball player
 - Raúl Pacheco (born 1979), Peruvian long-distance runner
 - Rodrigo Pacheco (badminton) (born 1983), Peruvian badminton player
 - Rommel Pacheco (born 1986), Mexican diver
 - Tony Pacheco (disambiguation), multiple people
 - Víctor Pacheco (footballer, born 1974) (born 1974), Colombian footballer
 - Vinícius Pacheco (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
 
References
- ^ "Pacheco Surname Meaning & Pacheco Family History". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
 
