Rodrigo
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Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name *Hrōþirīk(i)az ("famous ruler"). It can refer to:
- King Roderic, the last Visigothic king (8th century)
- Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid Campeador, Iberian warlord (11th century)
- Rodrigo Lopez (physician), physician to Queen Elizabeth (16th century)
- Rodrigo de Triana, first European since the Vikings known to have seen America (15th century)
- Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish composer (20th century)
- Rodrigo (opera) a 1707 opera by Gerorge Frideric Handel
- Rodrigo Juliano Lopes de Almeida, Brazilian footballer
- Rodrigo dos Santos, Brazilian water polo player