Pacheco

For other uses, see Pacheco (disambiguation).

Pacheco
Place of origin	Spain, Portugal

Pacheco is a Portuguese and Spanish surname deriving from the Latin Paccieaus as well as the Basque Patxi, a variation of Francisco. It may refer to:

General

• Alex Pacheco (activist) (born 1958), animal rights activist, co-founder of PETA.
• Ángel Pacheco (general) (1793–1869), Argentine military officer who later became one of the top commanders in the Confederacy during the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas
• Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco (1713–1785), Spanish cartographer and artist
• Cosme Pacheco (c.1803–c.1851), Peruvian cavalry officer, in military campaigns for the independence of Peru, 1821-1825
• Duarte Pacheco Pereira (c. 1460–1533), Portuguese sea captain, soldier, explorer and cartographer
• José Francisco Pacheco (born 1951), Portuguese educator
• Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco (1650–1725), Spanish aristocrat, politician, academician and general
• María Pacheco Padilla (c. 1496–1531), Spanish military defender of the city of Toledo
• Rafael Pacheco (born 1954), Spanish astronomer
• Rodrigo Pacheco, 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo (c. 1565–1652), Spanish nobleman, inquisitor of Valladolid, and viceroy

In arts and entertainment

• Alexis Mateo Pacheco (born 1979), Puerto Rican drag queen
• Ana Maria Pacheco (born 1943), Brazilian artist
• Arturo Pacheco Altamirano (1903–1978), Chilean painter
• Carlos Pacheco (born 1962), Spanish comic book artist
• Fernando Castro Pacheco (1918–2013), Mexican painter
• Fernando González Pacheco (1932–2014), Colombian television presenter
• Francisco Pacheco (1564–1644), Spanish painter and writer on art theory
• Francisco Pacheco (born 1955), Venezuelan singer
• Ivo Pacheco (born 1989), Portuguese musician known professionally as IVVVO
• Johnny Pacheco (1935–2021), Dominican musician, composer, producer and bandleader. Creator of Fania All-Stars. Coined the term "Salsa"
• "Mizzy" Pacheco (21st century), former lead singer of the American alternative rock band Against All Will
• Richard Pacheco (born 1948), American pornographic actor, real name Howie Gordon
• Tom Pacheco, (born 1946) American singer and songwriter
• Joaquín Monserrat (1921–1996), known as Pacheco, Spanish comedian and host of children programs
• María Luisa Pacheco (1919–1982), was a Bolivian painter and mixed-media artist who emigrated to the United States.

Writers

• Agustín Díaz Pacheco (born 1952), Spanish writer
• Cristina Pacheco (1941–2023), Mexican journalist, writer and television personality
• Ibéyise Pacheco (born 1961), Venezuelan journalist and writer
• Jesús López Pacheco (1930–1997), Spanish-Canadian writer
• José Emilio Pacheco (1939–2014), was a Mexican poet, essayist, novelist and short story writer
• Luis Pacheco de Narváez (1570–1640), Spanish writer on fencing
• Luiz Pacheco (1925–2008), Portuguese writer, publisher, polemicist and literary critic

Politicians

• Abel Pacheco (born 1933), Costa Rican politician and former President
• Abel Pacheco Junior (born 1987), American politician
• Bob Pacheco (born 1934), American politician
• Gregorio Pacheco (1823–1899), Bolivian politician and former President
• Ivonne Ortega Pacheco (born 1972), Mexican politician
• Jorge Pacheco Areco (1920–1998), Uruguayan politician and former President
• José Andrés Pacheco de Melo (1779–c. 1820), Argentine statesman and priest
• José Condungua Pacheco (born 1958), Mozambican politician
• José Pacheco Pereira (born 1949), Portuguese politician and historian
• Juan Pacheco (1419–1474), Castilian noble
• Lopo Fernandes Pacheco (died 1349), Portuguese noble
• Luisa Teresa Pacheco (died 2023), Venezuelan politician
• Marc Pacheco (born 1952), American politician
• Nick Pacheco (born 1964), American politician
• Rod Pacheco (born 1958), American politician
• Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899), American politician
• Rubén Pacheco (Costa Rica), Costa Rican politician
• Rubén Pacheco (Venezuela), Venezuelan diplomat
• Víctor Cervera Pacheco (1936–2004), Mexican politician

Athletes

• Alex Pacheco (born 1973), Venezuelan baseball player
• Alfredo Pacheco (1982–2015), Salvadoran footballer
• Andrei Pacheco (born 1984), footballer from Trinidad and Tobago
• Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti (born 1976), Uruguayan footballer
• Augusto Pacheco Fraga (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
• Dani Pacheco (born 1991), Spanish footballer
• Darwin Pacheco (born 1976), Honduran footballer
• Edgar Pacheco (born 1977), Portuguese footballer
• Édgar Pacheco (born 1990), Mexican footballer
• Eduardo Pacheco (Brazilian footballer) (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
• Fábio Pacheco (born 1988), Portuguese footballer
• Ferdie Pacheco (1927–2017), United States boxing physician
• Henrique Pacheco Lima (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
• Irene Pacheco (born 1971), Colombian boxer
• Isadora Pacheco (born 2005), Brazilian skateboarder
• Isiah Pacheco (born 1999), American football player
• Jaime Pacheco (born 1958), Portuguese football manager
• Maz Pacheco (born 1998), English footballer
• Nilton Pacheco (1920–2013), Brazilian basketball player
• Raúl Pacheco (born 1979), Peruvian long-distance runner
• Rodrigo Pacheco (badminton) (born 1983), Peruvian badminton player
• Rommel Pacheco (born 1986), Mexican diver
• Tony Pacheco (disambiguation), multiple people
• Víctor Pacheco (footballer, born 1974) (born 1974), Colombian footballer
• Vinícius Pacheco (born 1985), Brazilian footballer