# Blanco (surname)

Blanco is a surname of Spanish origin, meaning "white". Notable people with the surname include:

## General

* Ana Blanco (born 1963), Spanish journalist and newscaster
* Andrea Blanco-Redondo, Spanish optical engineer and physicist
* Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan poet and politician
* Antonio Blanco (painter), Filipino painter
* Antonio Blanco Freijeiro (1923-1991), Spanish archeologist and historian
* Augustin Blanco (1700-1725), Spanish pirate active in the Caribbean
* Bartolomé Blanco (1914-1936), Spanish Catholic martyr
* Carlos Blanco (writer) (born 1986), Spanish writer
* Eduardo Blanco (actor), Spanish-Argentine actor
* Eduardo Blanco (writer), Venezuelan writer and politician
* Eduardo Blanco Amor, Galician Spanish writer and journalist
* Francisco Manuel Blanco, Spanish friar and botanist
* Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord
* Herminio Blanco Mendoza, Mexican economist
* Jackie Lou Blanco (born 1964), Filipina actress
* Jorge Blanco (disambiguation), several people
* José Blanco (cigar industrialist), Dominican cigar businessman
* Joseph Blanco White, Spanish theologian and poet
* Lua Blanco, Brazilian actress and singer
* Luis Blanco Lugo, Puerto Rican judge
* Pedro Blanco (slave trader) (1795–1854), Spanish slave trader
* Pedro Blanco López (1883–1919), Spanish pianist and academic
* Richard Blanco (born 1968), American poet
* Roberto Blanco (actor) (1903–1965), Argentine actor
* Rufino Blanco-Fombona, Venezuelan writer
* Shanira Blanco, Puerto Rican model and TV presenter
* Tomás Blanco (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
* Victor Manuel Blanco, Puerto Rican astronomer
* Yolanda Blanco (born 1954), Nicaraguan poet

## Music

* Benny Blanco (born 1988), American musician
* Hugo Blanco (musician) (1940–2015), Venezuelan musician
* Juan Blanco (1919–2008), Cuban composer
* Mykki Blanco (born 1986), American rapper
* Rico Blanco (born 1973), Filipino singer
* Roberto Blanco (born 1937), German singer

## Politicians

* Alex Blanco, Dominican-American politician
* Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan poet and politician
* Antonio Guzmán Blanco, Venezuelan politician and former president
* Carlos Blanco Galindo, interim president of Bolivia
* Daniel Blanco Acevedo, Uruguayan politician and former deputy for Montevideo
* Eduardo Blanco, Venezuelan history writer and politician
* Hugo Blanco (1934–2023), Peruvian politician
* José Blanco López (born 1962), Spanish politician
* José Luis Blanco Pajón, Mexican politician
* Juan Carlos Blanco Acevedo, Uruguayan politician and former foreign minister
* Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé, Uruguayan politician, former foreign minister, UN ambassador, and senator
* Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández, Uruguayan politician and former foreign minister
* José Luis Blanco Pajón (born 1956), Mexican politician
* Kathleen Blanco (1942-2019), United States politician and former governor of Louisiana
* Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish politician and former prime minister
* Manuel Blanco Encalada, Chilean politician and vice-admiral
* Marco Antonio Garcia Blanco, Mexican diplomat
* Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician assassinated in 1997
* Otilio Ulate Blanco, Costa Rican politician and former president
* Pedro Blanco Soto, (1795–1829), President of Bolivia for one week
* Ramón Blanco y Erenas, Spanish governor of the Philippines and Cuba
* Raymond Blanco (1935-2022), American educator, First Gentleman of Louisiana
* Salvador Jorge Blanco (1926–2010), Dominican politician, writer and lawyer
* Víctor Blanco, Mexican official and politician
* Wilfrido Blanco, Costa Rican politician

## Sports
### Association football

* Aitor Blanco, Spanish footballer
* Alberto Blanco (footballer), Panamanian footballer
* Borja Blanco Gil, Spanish futsal player
* Carlos Blanco (footballer, born 1928), Spanish-Mexican footballer
* Carlos Blanco (footballer, born 1996), Spanish footballer
* Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer
* Daniel Blanco, Argentine footballer
* Daniel Blanco, Venezuelan footballer
* Elkin Blanco, Colombian footballer
* Ismael Blanco, Argentine footballer
* Kepa Blanco, Spanish footballer
* Jonathan Blanco, Argentine footballer
* Juan José Blanco, Uruguayan footballer
* Léster Blanco, Salvadoran footballer
* Manuel Blanco Rodríguez, Spanish footballer
* Mauro Blanco, Bolivian footballer
* Ramón Blanco Rodríguez, Spanish footballer
* Raul Blanco, Argentine football coach
* Rubén Blanco Veiga, Spanish footballer
* Richard José Blanco, Venezuelan footballer
* Sebastián Blanco, Argentine footballer
* Sergio Blanco, Uruguayan footballer
* Raúl González Blanco, Spanish footballer

### Baseball

* Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
* Dairon Blanco, Cuban baseball player
* Dámaso Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
* Gregor Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
* Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
* Ossie Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player
* Ronel Blanco, Dominican baseball player
* Tony Blanco, Dominican baseball player

### Cycling

* David Blanco, Spanish cyclist
* Julio César Blanco, Venezuelan cyclist

### Judo

* Cecilia Blanco, Spanish judoka
* Oiana Blanco, Spanish judoka
* Giovanna Blanco, Venezuelan judoka

### Track & field

* José Luis Blanco, Spanish athlete
* Marvin Blanco, Venezuelan athlete

### Volleyball

* Juan Carlos Blanco, Venezuelan volleyball player

### Others

* Alfonso Blanco (boxer), Venezuelan boxer
* Galo Blanco, Spanish tennis player
* Isabel Blanco, Norwegian handball player
* Jesús Blanco, Argentine wrestler
* Lorena Blanco, Peruvian badminton player
* Maribel Blanco, Spanish triathlete
* Maximo Blanco, Venezuelan martial artist
* Saúl Blanco, Spanish basketball player
* Serge Blanco, Venezuelan French rugby union player