# Beto

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 nickname
### Arts and entertainment

* 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

### Politics

* 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

### Sports
#### Football

* 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 sports

* Bobby Ávila (1924–2004), Mexican Major League Baseball player
* Roberto Seabra (born 1976), Brazilian water polo player

### Other

* 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

## Surname

* George Beto (1916–1991), American criminologist, educator
** Cruz v. Beto, a 1972 United States Supreme Court case against George Beto