Rico (name)

Rico is a diminutive of either the Spanish masculine given name Federico or Ricardo, or of the Italian given name Enrico. Rico can also be a nickname or a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Rico Abreu (born 1992), American race car driver
Rico Alaniz (1919–2015), Mexican-American actor
Rico E. Anderson (born 1968), American actor
Rico Back (born 1954), German businessman
Rico Barrera (born 1984), Filipino actor
Rico Beats, American record executive
Rico Bell, English artist and musician
Rico Benatelli (born 1992), German footballer
Rico Bianchi (born 1930), Swiss rower
Rico Blanco (born 1973), Filipino singer-songwriter
Rico Brizuela (born 1946), Filipino businessman
Rico Brogna (born 1970), American baseball player
Rico Capuano, better known as Rico (Scottish singer) (1971–2022), Scottish musician
Rico Carty (born 1939), Dominican baseball player
Rico Chiapparelli, American wrestler
Rico Conning, British songwriter
Rico Constantino (born 1961), American wrestler
Rico Daniels (born 1962), English television presenter
Rico Dowdle (born 1998), American football player
Rico Elmer (born 1969), Swiss ski mountaineer
Rico Engler (born 1987), German footballer
Rico Fata (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
Rico Freiermuth (born 1958), Swedish bobsledder
Rico Freimuth (born 1988), German athlete
Rico Gafford (born 1996), American football player
Rico Gagliano, American journalist
Rico Garcia (born 1994), American baseball player
Rico Gathers (born 1994), American football player
Rico Gear (born 1978), New Zealand rugby union player
Rico Glagla (born 1974), German athlete
Rico Harris (born 1977), American basketball player and missing person
Rico Henry (born 1997), English footballer
Rico Hill (born 1977), American basketball player
Rico Hines (born 1978), American basketball coach
Rico Hizon (born 1966), Filipino broadcaster
Rico Hoye (born 1974), American boxer
Rico Krahnert, German former figure skater
Rico Kühne (born 1982), German footballer
Rico Lebrun (1900–1964), American-Italian painter
Rico Lieder (born 1971), German sprinter
Rico Lins (born 1955), Brazilian graphic designer
Rico Love (born 1982), American singer-songwriter
Rico Mack (born 1971), American football player
Rico Maierhofer (born 1985), Filipino basketball player
Rico Malvar (born 1957), Brazilian engineer
Rico Mascariñas (born 1953), Filipino chess player
Rico McCoy (born 1987), American football player
Rico Meinel (born 1974), German ski jumper
Rico Morack (born 1988), German footballer
Rico Murray (born 1988), American football player
Rico Noel (born 1989), American baseball player
Rico Oller (born 1958), American politician
Rico Peter (born 1983), Swiss bobsledder
Rico Petrocelli (born 1943), American former baseball manager
Rico Pontvianne (1943–2018), Mexican basketball player
Rico Preißinger (born 1996), German footballer
Rico Puhlmann (1934–1996), German fashion photographer
Rico E. Puno, Filipino technocrat
Rico J. Puno (1953–2018), Filipino singer
Rico Ramos (born 1987), American boxer
Rico Reese (born 1983), American football player
Rico Rex (born 1976), German former figure skater
Rico Richardson (born 1991), American football player
Rico Robles (born 1980), Filipino disc jockey
Rico Rodriguez (actor) (born 1998), American actor
Rico Rodriguez (musician) (1934–2015), Jamaican ska and reggae trombonist
Rico Rogers (born 1978), New Zealand cyclist
Rico Roman (born 1981), American ice hockey player
Rico Rossi (born 1965), Italian ice hockey player
Rico Rossi (musician), American hip hop artist
Rico Rossy (born 1964), American baseball player
Rico Saccani (born 1952), American conductor
Rico Schmider (born 1991), German footballer
Rico Schmitt (born 1968), German footballer
Rico Seith (born 1994), German singer
Rico Smith (born 1969), American former football player
Rico Steinmann (born 1967), German footballer
Rico Strieder (born 1992), German footballer
Rico Suave (wrestler) (born 1970), Puerto Rican wrestler
Rico Tampatty (born 1964), Indonesian actor
Rico Tan (born 1978), Canadian boxer
Rico Tice (born 1966), Spanish-Anglican writer
Rico Tomaso (1898–1985), American illustrator
Rico Verhoeven (born 1989), Dutch kickboxer
Rico Villasenor, American musician
Rico Vonck (born 1987), Dutch former darts player
Rico Washington (born 1978), American baseball player
Rico Wolven (born 1990), Dutch footballer
Rico Yan (1975–2002), Filipino matinee idol
Rico Zeegers (born 2000), Dutch footballer
Rico Zuccaro (born 1942), American baseball umpire
Rico Zulkarnain (born 1989), Welsh football player

Surname

Antonio Rico (1908–1988), Spanish chess player
Art Rico (1895–1919), American baseball player
Efraím Rico (born 1967), Colombian road cyclist
Fred Rico (born 1944), American baseball player
Isidro Rico (born 1961), Mexican marathon runner
Loly Rico (21st century), Salvadoran-Canadian activist
Sergio Rico (born 1993), Spanish footballer

Fictional characters

Caesar Enrico "Rico" Bandelle, the title character from the 1931 movie Little Caesar
Juan Rico, a character from Starship Troopers, renamed John Rico for the movie
Rico, a character in the 2004 animated film Home on the Range
Rico Banderas, a character in the videogame Xenogears
Rico Dredd, a character from the comic Judge Dredd
Judge Rico, a different character from Judge Dredd
Rico (Gunslinger Girl), a character in the anime Gunslinger Girl
Rico (NX Files), a character in the webseries NX Files
Rico Suave (character), in the Disney TV series Hannah Montana
Rico (Madagascar), a penguin character from the animated Madagascar franchise
Rico, a character in the 2002 crime drama film Paid in Full, based on real-life former drug dealer Alpo Martinez
Ricardo Tubbs, a police detective in the TV series and film Miami Vice
Rico Brzenska, a character from the manga and anime Attack on Titan
Rico Rodriguez, the main protagonist of the video game series Just Cause.

Rico (name)

Given name

Surname

Fictional characters

See also