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Maceo (name)

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Maceo is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to:

Given name

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  • Maceo Anderson (1910–2001), American tap dancer
  • Maceo Baston (born 1976), American professional basketball player
  • Maceo Brown (born 1995), American rugby union player
  • Maceo Clark (1897–1990), American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s
  • Maceo Conrad Martin (1897–1981), American banker and civil rights activist
  • Maceo Parker (born 1943), American saxophonist
  • Maceo Pinkard (1897–1962), American composer, lyricist and music publisher, best known for composing "Sweet Georgia Brown"
  • Maceo Rigters (born 1984), Dutch footballer
  • A. Maceo Smith (1903–1977), American civil rights leader
  • Maceo Snipes (1909–1946), African-American civil rights leader murdered by KKK members for voting
  • A. Maceo Walker (1909–1994), African-American businessman
  • Maceo Woods (1932–2020), American gospel musician and organist

Surname

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  • Antonio Maceo (1845–1896), Cuban general
  • José Maceo (1849–1896), Cuban general
  • Sam Maceo (1894–1951) and Rosario Maceo (1887–1954), Italian-American organized crime bosses of Galveston, Texas, from the 1920s through the 1940s

See also

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  • Maceo Organization, the criminal organization run by Sam and Rosario Maceo
  • MaCio Teague (born 1997), American basketball player
  • Maseo or Vincent Mason (born 1970) American rapper, one third of the hip hop group De La Soul