Garo (name)
Appearance
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
[edit]Armenian
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Garo Aida (born 1949), Japanese photographer known widely for his erotic work
- Garo, a character from the manga series One-Punch Man
Surname
[edit]Armenian
[edit]- Armen Garo, Armenian nationalist politician
- Sherudo Garo, fictional character, antagonist of Time Crisis
Others
[edit]- 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