# Coutinho

Coutinho is a noble Portuguese language surname. It is a diminutive of Couto (Couto means 'enclosed pasture'). It is from Late Latin cautum, from the past participle of cavere ‘to make safe.' It may refer to:

## Artists

* Afrânio Coutinho (1911–2000), Brazilian literary critic and essayist
* Domício Coutinho, Brazilian novelist
* Eduardo Coutinho (1933–2014), Brazilian film director
* Kemiyondo Coutinho, Ugandan actress and filmmaker
* Laerte Coutinho (born 1951), Brazilian cartoonist and screenwriter
* Rafael Coutinho (born 1980), Brazilian comics creator
* Sonia Coutinho (1939–2013), Brazilian journalist

## Politicians

* Aires Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, former captain-general of the Azores
* Alberto Coutinho (born 1969), American politician
* António Alva Rosa Coutinho (1926–2010), Portuguese admiral and political activist
* António de Sousa Coutinho, Portuguese politician and former governor of Portuguese Ceylon
* António Borges Coutinho (1923–2011), Portuguese lawyer and politician
* Augusto Coutinho (born 1962), Brazilian politician
* Aureliano Coutinho, Viscount of Sepetiba (1800–1855), Brazilian politician
* Claire Coutinho (born 1985), British Member of Parliament elected 2019
* Diogo de Melo Coutinho, captain-general of Portuguese Ceylon
* Domingos António de Sousa Coutinho, 1st Marquis of Funchal (1762–1833), Portuguese diplomat
* Fernão Martins da Fonseca Coutinho, Portuguese nobleman
* Francisco Coutinho, 4th Count of Marialva (1465–1532), Portuguese nobleman
* Gonçalo Coutinho, 2nd Count of Marialva, Portuguese nobleman
* Gonçalo Vasques Coutinho, 2nd Marshal of Portugal, Portuguese nobleman
* Henrique da Silva Coutinho, fourth president of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo
* Humberto Coutinho (1946–2018), Brazilian physician and politician
* José Pereira Coutinho (born 1957), Macanese politician
* Luís Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, 1st Viscount of Balsemão (1735–1804), Portuguese nobleman
* Mariana Carlota de Verna Magalhães Coutinho, Countess of Belmonte (1779–1855), Portuguese-born Brazilian court official
* Manuel de Sousa Coutinho (1540–1591), Portuguese colonial official
* Ricardo Coutinho (born 1960), Brazilian politician
* Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho, 1st Count of Linhares (1755–1812), Portuguese nobleman
* Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, lord of Couto, Portuguese nobleman
* Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, 1st Count of Marialva (c. 1385–1450), 3rd Marshal of Portugal, 1st Count of Marialva
* Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, captain of Espírito Santo (1490–1561), Portuguese fidalgo and the first donatary of the Captaincy of Espírito Santo
* Victor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho (1871–1955), Portuguese naval officer, politician and professor
* Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares (1790–1857), Portuguese statesman

## Sportspeople

* Coutinho (footballer, born 1943) (1943–2019; Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório), Brazilian football manager and former striker
* Coutinho (footballer, born 1984) (1984–2020; Rafael Coutinho Barcellos dos Santos), Brazilian footballer
* Alice Coutinho (born 2000), French cyclist
* Andrey Coutinho (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
* Anthony Coutinho (born 1940), Indian sprinter
* Bruno Coutinho (footballer, born 1969), Indian footballer
* Bruno Coutinho (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer
* Cláudio Coutinho (1939–1981), Brazilian football manager
* Diogo Coutinho (born 1977), Portuguese rugby player
* Domingos António de Sousa Coutinho, Marquês do Funchal (1896–1984), Portuguese horse rider
* Douglas Coutinho (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
* Geisa Coutinho (born 1980), Brazilian track and field athlete
* Gino Coutinho (born 1982), Dutch footballer
* Gustavo Coutinho (born 1999), Brazilian footballer
* Hudson Coutinho (born 1972), Brazilian football manager
* John Coutinho (born 1989), Indian footballer
* Lucas Coutinho (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
* Mirella Coutinho (born 1994), Brazilian water polo player
* Philippe Coutinho (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
* Piedade Coutinho (1920–1997), Brazilian Olympic women's swimmer
* Rogério de Assis Silva Coutinho (born 1987), Brazilian footballer

## Scientists and doctors

* António Coutinho (born 1946), Portuguese immunologist
* António Xavier Pereira Coutinho (1851–1939), Portuguese botanist
* Elsimar M. Coutinho (1930–2020), Brazilian gynecologist
* Roel Coutinho (born 1946), Dutch medical doctor and microbiologist

## Others

* Alex Coutinho (born 1959), Ugandan physician
* Álvaro Coutinho Aguirre (1899–1987), Brazilian agriculturalist and zoologist
* Diogo de Melo Coutinho (15th century), Portuguese navigator
* Duarte Borges Coutinho (1921–1981), 26th president of S.L. Benfica
* Gago Coutinho (1869–1959), Portuguese aviator
* José Bezerra Coutinho (1910–2008), Brazilian bishop
* José Joaquim da Cunha de Azeredo Coutinho (1742–1821), Portuguese bishop
* Luciano Coutinho (born 1948), Brazilian economist
* Luke Coutinho, Indian entrepreneur, author and lifestyle guru
* Maju Coutinho (born 1978), Brazilian journalist, television presenter, and commentator
* Mariana Joaquina Pereira Coutinho (1748–1820), Portuguese courtier and salonist