Arago

Arago may refer to:

People

• Aragó, a family name of the kings of the Aragonese Crown
• Juan Arago (1788-1836), a brigadier-general in the Mexican army, and brother of François, Jacques, and Étienne
• François Arago (1786-1853), a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician, and brother of Juan, Jacques, and Étienne
• Jacques Arago (1790-27 November 1855) was a French writer, artist and explorer, and brother of Juan, François, and Étienne
• Étienne Arago (1802–1892), a French journalist, theater director, politician, and co-founder of Le Figaro, and brother of Juan, François, and Jacques
• Josep Riera i Aragó (born 1954), Catalan artist

Places

Earth

• Aragó, the name for Aragon in Catalan
• Arago, Oregon, United States, an unincorporated community
• Arago Township, Minnesota, United States
• Cape Arago, Oregon - see Cape Arago State Park
• Arago Glacier, Graham Land, Antarctica
• Caune de l'Arago (Arago Cave), Tautavel, France, site where prehistoric remains of Tautavel Man were discovered

Outer space

• Arago (lunar crater)
• 1005 Arago, an asteroid
• one of the rings of Neptune, named in honor of François Arago

Ships

• USC&GS Arago, the name of more than one ship of the United States Coast Survey and United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
• USS Arago (1861), an armed survey ship that served in the United States Navy from 1861 to 1863
• SS Arago (1855), a steam ship used for mail and passenger service and, during the American Civil War, as a troop transport.
• Arago (ship), the first steel ship launched by the San Francisco shipyards in the 19th century

Other uses

• Arago (database), a database created by WordTech purchased simultaneously by Borland and a Japanese software firm.
• Arago, a character in Ronin Warriors - see Talpa (Ronin Warriors)