Candido
title: "Candido" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["italian-masculine-given-names", "masculine-given-names"] topic_path: "geography/italy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candido" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Candido |
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| name = Candido | pronunciation= | gender = | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = Candido is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Candido Amantini (1914–1992), Italian Roman Catholic priest
- Candido Camero, known simply as "Candido" (1921–2020), Cuban percussionist
- Candido Jacuzzi (1903–1986), Italian-American inventor
- Candido Portinari (1903–1962), Brazilian painter
- Candido Tirona (1863–1896), Filipino Revolutionary
Surname
- Antonio Candido (1918–2017), writer, professor, and literary critic
- Candy Candido (1913–1999), American actor and bass player
- Chris Candido (1972–2005), American professional wrestler
- Giacomo Candido (1871–1941), Italian mathematician
- Johnny Candido (born 1982), American professional wrestler
Pseudonym
- Jose Martinez Ruiz (1873–1967) Spanish essayist
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