# Rico (name)

Rico is a diminutive of either the Spanish masculine given name Federico or Ricardo, or of the Italian given name Enrico. Rico can also be a nickname or a surname. Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

* Rico Abreu (born 1992), American race car driver
* Rico Alaniz (1919–2015), Mexican-American actor
* Rico E. Anderson (born 1968), American actor
* Rico Back (born 1954), German businessman
* Rico Barrera (born 1984), Filipino actor
* Rico Beats, American record executive
* Rico Bell, English artist and musician
* Rico Benatelli (born 1992), German footballer
* Rico Bianchi (born 1930), Swiss rower
* Rico Blanco (born 1973), Filipino singer-songwriter
* Rico Brizuela (born 1946), Filipino businessman
* Rico Brogna (born 1970), American baseball player
* Rico Capuano, better known as Rico (Scottish singer) (1971–2022), Scottish musician
* Rico Carty (born 1939), Dominican baseball player
* Rico Chiapparelli, American wrestler
* Rico Conning, British songwriter
* Rico Constantino (born 1961), American wrestler
* Rico Daniels (born 1962), English television presenter
* Rico Dowdle (born 1998), American football player
* Rico Elmer (born 1969), Swiss ski mountaineer
* Rico Engler (born 1987), German footballer
* Rico Fata (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
* Rico Freiermuth (born 1958), Swedish bobsledder
* Rico Freimuth (born 1988), German athlete
* Rico Gafford (born 1996), American football player
* Rico Gagliano, American journalist
* Rico Garcia (born 1994), American baseball player
* Rico Gathers (born 1994), American football player
* Rico Gear (born 1978), New Zealand rugby union player
* Rico Glagla (born 1974), German athlete
* Rico Harris (born 1977), American basketball player and missing person
* Rico Henry (born 1997), English footballer
* Rico Hill (born 1977), American basketball player
* Rico Hines (born 1978), American basketball coach
* Rico Hizon (born 1966), Filipino broadcaster
* Rico Hoye (born 1974), American boxer
* Rico Krahnert, German former figure skater
* Rico Kühne (born 1982), German footballer
* Rico Lebrun (1900–1964), American-Italian painter
* Rico Lieder (born 1971), German sprinter
* Rico Lins (born 1955), Brazilian graphic designer
* Rico Love (born 1982), American singer-songwriter
* Rico Mack (born 1971), American football player
* Rico Maierhofer (born 1985), Filipino basketball player
* Rico Malvar (born 1957), Brazilian engineer
* Rico Mascariñas (born 1953), Filipino chess player
* Rico McCoy (born 1987), American football player
* Rico Meinel (born 1974), German ski jumper
* Rico Morack (born 1988), German footballer
* Rico Murray (born 1988), American football player
* Rico Noel (born 1989), American baseball player
* Rico Oller (born 1958), American politician
* Rico Payton (born 1999), American football player
* Rico Peter (born 1983), Swiss bobsledder
* Rico Petrocelli (born 1943), American former baseball manager
* Rico Pontvianne (1943–2018), Mexican basketball player
* Rico Preißinger (born 1996), German footballer
* Rico Puhlmann (1934–1996), German fashion photographer
* Rico E. Puno, Filipino technocrat
* Rico J. Puno (1953–2018), Filipino singer
* Rico Ramos (born 1987), American boxer
* Rico Reese (born 1983), American football player
* Rico Rex (born 1976), German former figure skater
* Rico Richardson (born 1991), American football player
* Rico Robles (born 1980), Filipino disc jockey
* Rico Rodriguez (actor) (born 1998), American actor
* Rico Rodriguez (musician) (1934–2015), Jamaican ska and reggae trombonist
* Rico Rogers (born 1978), New Zealand cyclist
* Rico Roman (born 1981), American ice hockey player
* Rico Rossi (born 1965), Italian ice hockey player
* Rico Rossi (musician), American hip hop artist
* Rico Rossy (born 1964), American baseball player
* Rico Saccani (born 1952), American conductor
* Rico Schmider (born 1991), German footballer
* Rico Schmitt (born 1968), German footballer
* Rico Seith (born 1994), German singer
* Rico Smith (born 1969), American former football player
* Rico Steinmann (born 1967), German footballer
* Rico Strieder (born 1992), German footballer
* Rico Suave (wrestler) (born 1970), Puerto Rican wrestler
* Rico Tampatty (born 1964), Indonesian actor
* Rico Tan (born 1978), Canadian boxer
* Rico Tice (born 1966), Spanish-Anglican writer
* Rico Tomaso (1898–1985), American illustrator
* Rico Verhoeven (born 1989), Dutch kickboxer
* Rico Villasenor, American musician
* Rico Vonck (born 1987), Dutch former darts player
* Rico Washington (born 1978), American baseball player
* Rico Wolven (born 1990), Dutch footballer
* Rico Yan (1975–2002), Filipino matinee idol
* Rico Zeegers (born 2000), Dutch footballer
* Rico Zuccaro (born 1942), American baseball umpire
* Rico Zulkarnain (born 1989), Welsh football player

## Surname

* Antonio Rico (1908–1988), Spanish chess player
* Art Rico (1895–1919), American baseball player
* Efraím Rico (born 1967), Colombian road cyclist
* Fred Rico (born 1944), American baseball player
* Isidro Rico (born 1961), Mexican marathon runner
* Loly Rico (21st century), Salvadoran-Canadian activist
* Sergio Rico (born 1993), Spanish footballer

## Fictional characters

* Rico, a character in the 1978 Barry Manilow song "Copacabana"
* Caesar Enrico "Rico" Bandelle, the title character from the 1931 movie Little Caesar
* Juan Rico, a character from Starship Troopers, renamed John Rico for the movie
* Rico, a character in the 2004 animated film Home on the Range
* Rico Banderas, a character in the videogame Xenogears
* Rico Dredd, a character from the comic Judge Dredd
* Judge Rico, a different character from Judge Dredd
* Rico (Gunslinger Girl), a character in the anime Gunslinger Girl
* Rico Suave (character), in the Disney TV series Hannah Montana
* Rico (Madagascar), a penguin character from the animated Madagascar franchise
* Rico, a character in the 2002 crime drama film Paid in Full, based on real-life former drug dealer Alpo Martinez
* Ricardo Tubbs, a police detective in the TV series and film Miami Vice
* Rico Brzenska, a character from the manga and anime Attack on Titan
* Rico Rodriguez, the main protagonist of the video game series Just Cause.