Garo (name)

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

Given name

Armenian

• Garo Antreasian (1922–2018), Armenian educator and printmaker
• Garo H. Armen (born 1953), Armenian American 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 Tavitjan (born 1982), Macedonian musician of Armenian origin
• 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
• Garo, a character from the manga series One-Punch Man

Surname

Armenian

• Armen Garo (1872–1923), Armenian nationalist politician
• Sherudo Garo, fictional character, antagonist of Time Crisis

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
• Isabelle Garo (born 1963), French philosopher
• John Garo (1952–2007), Solomon Islands politician
• Nasiru Sule Garo (born 1974), Nigerian politician, member of the Nigerian House of Representatives
• Orion Garo (born 1980), Albanian basketballer

See also

• Karo (name)