Camacho

Camacho is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from a nickname. ^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Tanga Loa (born 1983), Tongan-American professional wrestler who wrestled as Camacho in WWE
• Alejandro Camacho (born 1954), Mexican actor and producer
• Alicia Sánchez-Camacho (born 1967), Spanish politician
• Antonio Camacho García (1926–2017), Spanish politician
• Ariel Camacho (1992–2015), Mexican singer-songwriter
• Art Camacho, American film director, producer, actor and stuntman
• Bruno Camacho (born 1985), Brazilian football (soccer) player
• Byron Camacho (born 1988), Ecuadorian footballer
• Carlos Camacho (1924–1979), Guamanian politician
• Carlos S. Camacho (born 1937), Northern Mariana Islands politician
• Carmen Camacho (singer) (born 1939), Filipina singer
• Carmen Camacho (writer) (born 1976), Spanish writer
• César Camacho (born 1943), Peruvian-born Brazilian mathematician
• César Camacho Quiroz (born 1959), Mexican lawyer and politician
• Christian Camacho (born 1988), American football (soccer) player
• Daniel Camacho (born 1998), Bolivian football (soccer) player
• Diego Camacho y Ávila (1652–1712), Spanish archbishop
• Diego Camacho (footballer) (born 1976), Spanish football (soccer) player
• Diego Camacho (tennis) (born 1983), Bolivian tennis player
• Eliodoro Camacho (1831–1899), Bolivian politician
• Erika Tatiana Camacho (born 1974), Mexican mathematician and academic
• Ernie Camacho (born 1955), American baseball player
• Felix Camacho (disambiguation), several people
• Filemón Camacho (1926–2012), Venezuelan middle-distance runner
• Frank Camacho (born 1988), Guamanian mixed martial artist
• Genaro Ruiz Camacho (1954–1998), American drug dealer and organized crime leader
• Gregorio Camacho (1933–2002), Venezuelan painter
• Gonzalo Camacho (born 1984), Argentine rugby player
• Guilherme Camacho (born 1990), Brazilian football (soccer) player
• Héctor Camacho ("Macho" Camacho) (1962–2012), Puerto Rican boxer
• Héctor Camacho Jr. (born 1978), Puerto Rican boxer, son of Héctor Camacho
• Ignacio Camacho (born 1990), Spanish football (soccer) player
• Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (born 1996), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
• Javier Camacho (born 1964), Mexican boxer
• Jesse Camacho (born 1991), Canadian actor, son of Mark Camacho
• Jessica Camacho (born 1982), American actress
• Jesús Camacho (born 1998), Mexican squash player
• Jim Camacho, American singer/songwriter
• João Camacho (born 1994), Portuguese football (soccer) player
• Joaquín Camacho (1766–1816), Neogranadine (Colombian) politician
• Joe Camacho (born 1968/1969), Northern Mariana Islands judge, lawyer, and politician
• Joe Camacho (baseball) (1928–2018), American baseball player and coach
• Jonathan Javier Camacho Riera (born 1985), Venezuelan swimmer
• Jorge Camacho (painter) (1934–2011), Cuban realist painter
• Jorge Camacho (writer) (born 1966), Spanish writer in Esperanto and Spanish
• José Camacho (judoka) (born 1983), Venezuelan judoka
• José Antonio Camacho (born 1955), Spanish football (soccer) player and manager
• José António Camacho (1946–2025), Portuguese politician
• Jose Isidro Camacho (born 1955), Filipino banker and politician
• Josué Camacho (born 1969), Puerto Rican boxer
• Juan Camacho (Mexican athlete) (born 1972), Mexican long-distance runner
• Juan Camacho (Bolivian athlete) (born 1959), Bolivian long-distance runner
• Juan Antonio Camacho de Saavedra (1669–1740), master architect of Córdoba, Spain
• Juan Francisco Camacho (1824–1896), Spanish statesman and financier
• Juanjo Camacho (born 1980), Spanish football (soccer) player
• Julian Camacho (born 1943), Filipino sports official
• Julio Camacho Aguilera (1924–2024), Cuban military officer and politician
• Julio César Camacho (born 1978), Venezuelan luger
• Leevin Camacho, Guamanian lawyer and attorney general
• Leonardo Camacho (born 1957), Bolivian wrestler
• Lidia Camacho, Mexican academic and public official
• Luis Camacho (born 1983), Mexican football (soccer) player and manager
• Luis Camacho (dancer), American dancer, choreographer and recording artist
• Luis Fernando Camacho (born 1979), Bolivian activist and politician
• Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico 1940–1946
• Manuel Camacho (footballer) (1929–2008), Mexican football (soccer) player
• Manuel Camacho Solís (1946–2015), Mexican politician
• Marcelino Camacho (1918–2010), Spanish trade union leader and politician
• Marcelo Ramiro Camacho (born 1980), Brazilian football (soccer) player
• Mario Camacho (born 1983), Costa Rican football (soccer) player
• Marita Camacho Quirós (1911–2025), First Lady of Costa Rica and a supercentenarian
• Mark Camacho (born 1964), Canadian actor, voice actor and voice director
• Michael Camacho (born 1953), West Indian cricketer
• Nemesio Camacho (1869–1929), Colombian businessman and politician
• Nerea Camacho (born 1996), Spanish actress
• Néstor Camacho (born 1987), Paraguayan football (soccer) player
• Nicol Camacho (born 1999), Colombian football (soccer) player
• Pablo Camacho (born 1990), Venezuelan football (soccer) player
• Paulo Camacho (born 1970), Portuguese swimmer
• Pedro Camacho, Portuguese musical composer
• Pedro Camacho (athlete) (born 1938), Puerto Rican triple jumper
• Rafael Camacho (born 2000), Portuguese football (soccer) player
• Rafael Camacho Guzmán (1916–1998), Mexican trade union leader and politician
• Richard Camacho, Dominican singer-songwriter and dancer
• Rodolfo Camacho (1975–2016), Colombian road cyclist
• Rubén Camacho (1953–2015), Mexican road cyclist
• Rudy Camacho (born 1991), French football (soccer) player
• Salvador Camacho (1827–1900), Colombian economist and politician
• Santiago Camacho (born 1997), Argentine football (soccer) player
• Sidronio Camacho, Mexican revolutionary soldier
• Steve Camacho, British West Indian cricketer
• Thelma Camacho, American opera and rock and roll singer
• Vicente Camacho (1929–2016), Northern Mariana Islands politician
• Vicente Castro Camacho, Northern Mariana Islands politician
• Vicente Camacho y Moya (1886–1943), Mexican Catholic bishop
• Wadi Camacho (born 1985), Spanish-born British boxer
• Washington Camacho (born 1986), Uruguayan football (soccer) player

In fiction

• Camacho, a character in Don Quixote
• President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho, a fictional character from the 2006 comedy film Idiocracy
• Lalo Camacho, a fictional character in Third and Indiana

See also

• Camacho, Minas Gerais, a Brazilian municipality
• Camacho (album) , the seventh studio album by Pete Murray (Australian singer-songwriter), 2017.
• Camacho River, Bolivia
• Camacho Cigars, a Honduran cigar company
• Eliodoro Camacho Province in Bolivia, named after the politician

References

1. "Camacho". surnames.behindthename.com. Retrieved 21 June 2025.