Garo (name)

Garo, a common Armenian first name, shortened version of Karapet (Eastern Armenian) / Garabed (Western Armenian). For Eastern Armenian variant of Garo, namely Karo, refer to Karo (name)

Given name

Armenian

  • Garo H. Armen, chairman and chief executive officer of Antigenics Inc
  • Garo Hamamcıoğlu (born 1945), Turkish Armenian footballer
  • Garo Kahkejian (1962–1993), a famed Armenian military commander
  • Garo Mafyan (born 1951), Turkish Armenian musician and composer
  • Garo Mardirossian (born 1956), Armenian-American attorney
  • Garo Paylan (born 1972), Turkish Armenian politician and Member of Parliament
  • Garo Sassouni (1889–1977), Armenian intellectual, author, journalist, revolutionary, educator, and public figure
  • Garo Yepremian (1944–2015), American football placekicker
  • Garo Zakarian (1895–1967), Soviet Armenian composer and conductor

Others

  • Garo Aida (born 1949), Japanese photographer known widely for his erotic work

Surname

Armenian

Others

  • Aminu Sule Garo (born 1962), Nigerian politician and businessman
  • Ángel Garó (born 1965), Spanish actor and comedian
  • Emma Garo, a lawyer and magistrate in the Solomon Islands
  • Floriana Garo (born 1987), Albanian television presenter and model
  • Nasiru Sule Garo (born 1974), Nigerian politician, member of the Nigerian House of Representatives

See also

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