Hugo (name)

Hugo is a surname and male given name of Germanic origin Hugo, meaning "Bright in Mind and Spirit" or "intelligence".^[1] The English spelling is Hugh.

Hugo is one of the most popular given names in Europe, ranking as high as #9 in Spain,^[2] and #8 in Belgium in 2006.^[3] April 28 is the name day of Hugo.

Historical people so named

Hugo as a surname

• Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French writer, statesman and human rights activist
• Chad Hugo (born 1974), American musician and record producer
• Charles Hugo (disambiguation)
• Francis Hugo (1870–1930), American politician
• Gustav Hugo (1764–1844), German jurist
• Jean Hugo (1894–1984), French painter, illustrator, theatre designer and author
• Jean Hugo (golfer) (born 1975), South African golfer

Hugo as a given name

• Hugo Chakrabongse Levy (born 1981), a half-Thai, half-British singer-songwriter
• Hugo Chávez (born 1954), Venezuelan President
• Hugo Corro (1953–2007), Argentinian boxer
• Hugo Boss, (1885–1948), founder of the German fashion house that bares his name
• Hugo Eckener (1868–1954), German airship commander
• Hugo Ferdinand Boss (1885–1948), German fashion designer
• Hugo Fernández Artucio (born c. 1910s), Uruguayan academic and activist
• Hugo Fernández Faingold (fl. c. 2000), Uruguayan politician
• Hugo Gellert (1892–1985), Hungarian-born artist
• Hugo Gernsback (1884–1967), publishing entrepreneur
• Hugo Grotius (1583–1645), Dutch forefather of international legal theory
• Hugo Henrique Assis do Nascimento (born 1980), Brazilian sport player
• Hugo Junkers (1859–1935), German aircraft designer
• Hugo de Lantins (fl. 1420–'30), Franco-Flemish composer
• Hugo Loetscher (1929–2009), Swiss writer
• Hugo of Ostia (died 1158), French religious leader
• Hugo Paul Friedrich Schulz (1853–1932), Prussian pharmacist
• Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born 1958), Mexican footballer
• Hugo Schmeisser (1884–1953), German weapons designer
• Hugo Sofovich (1939–2003), Argentine filmmaker
• Hugo Sperrle (1885–1953), German field marshal
• Hugo Veloso Oliveira Silva (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
• Hugo Vieira (born 1976), Portuguese footballer
• Hugo Weaving (born 1960), Australian actor
• Hugo Young (1938–2003), UK journalist
• Hugo Reijnen (born 1978), Dutch business consultant

Fictional Hugos

• Hugo Cabret, protagonist in 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese called Hugo
• Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, a main character in the television show on ABC's Lost
• Jungledyret Hugo, the main character in a Danish children's movie series and TV show
• Hugo Weasley, the son of Ron Weasley and Hermione Weasley (née Granger) in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
• Hugo Drax, Supervillain in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel Moonraker. Character in the James Bond 007 franchaise.

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