Bosco (disambiguation)

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Bosco may refer to any of the following people:

• Saint John Bosco (Don Bosco), Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Salesian Society
• Henri Bosco, a French writer
• Bosco Hogan, an Irish actor
• Hieronymus Bosch, a Flemish painter known in Spanish as El Bosco.
• Philip Bosco, an American actor
• João Bosco, a Brazilian singer
• Jean Bosco Mwenda, a Congolese guitarist
• Bosco Wong, a Hongkong actor
• Johannes de Sacro Bosco, an English scholar
• Juan Bosco Maino Canales, a Chilean political activist
• John Bosco Manat Chuabsamai, a Catholic bishop in Thailand

Bosco means "forest" in Italian. It is part of Italian placenames like:

• Bosco Gurin, a German-speaking village in Switzerland.
• The Sacro Bosco garden in Bomarzo.

Bosco may refer to the following fictional character:

• Officer Maurice 'Bosco' Boscorelli on the TV series Third Watch played by Jason Wiles

Commercial usages of the term include:

• Bosco, an Irish children's television program
• Bosco Chocolate Syrup, a drink mix and dessert topping referenced famously in Seinfeld
• Bosko, an early Warner Brothers cartoon
• The name Bosco is also used by a Princeton, New Jersey based hip-hop DJ
• Bosco di Ciliegi, a chain of fashion shops, sponsor of Russian Olympic Team.
• Bosco Sticks, a brand of cheese-filled breadsticks

Bosco, or Bosco Tech may also refer to an institution named after the saint, including:

• St. John Bosco High School, Bellflower, California
• Don Bosco Technical Institute, Rosemead, California
• Don Bosco Preparatory High School, Ramsey, New Jersey
• Don Bosco, Buenos Aires
• Don Bosco Institute, Matunga, Bombay
• Don Bosco Institute, Borivali, Bombay
• Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Banglore
• Don Bosco Matriculation School, Chennai
• Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai

Don Bosco Schools in the Philippines

Don Bosco Technical College, Mandaluyong • Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati • Don Bosco College, Canlubang • Don Bosco Technology Center, Cebu • Don Bosco School, Manila • Don Bosco Center for Studies, Parañaque • Don Bosco Technical Institute, Victorias • Don Bosco Technical Institute, Tarlac • Don Bosco Academy, Pampanga • St. Louis School – Don Bosco, Dumaguete • Don Bosco High School – Immaculate Conception Catholic School, Sta. Cruz Provincial Houses: Philippines North (SDB) • Philippines South (SDB) • Philippines (FMA)