Polo (surname)

Polo is an Italian and Spanish surname, the most well-known bearing the name being Italian trader and explorer Marco Polo (1254–1324). Other notable people with the surname include:

Niccolò and Maffeo Polo (1230–1294 and 1230–1309 respectively), Marco Polo's father and uncle respectively
Aldo Polo (born 1983), Mexican footballer
Ana María Polo (born 1959), Cuban-American lawyer and Hispanic television arbitrator
Andy Polo (born 1994), Peruvian footballer
Armando Polo (born 1990), Panamanian footballer
Asier Polo (born 1971), Spanish cellist
Bernardo Polo (died c. 1700), Spanish painter
Carmen Polo (1900–1988), wife of Francisco Franco and a member of the Spanish nobility
Danny Polo (1901–1949), American jazz clarinetist
Dean Polo (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
Diego Polo the Elder (1560–1600), Spanish Renaissance painter
Diego Polo the Younger (1620–1655), Spanish Baroque painter, nephew of the above
Eddie Polo (1875–1961), Austro-American actor of the silent era born Edward W. Wyman or Weimer
Enrico Polo (1868–1953), Italian violinist, composer and pedagogue
Gaspar Gil Polo (1530?–1591), Spanish novelist and poet
Joe Polo (born 1982), American curler
Leonardo Polo (1926–2013), Spanish philosopher
Malvina Polo (1903–2000), American actress, daughter of Eddie Polo
Roberto Polo (born 1980), Colombian footballer
Saul Polo, Canadian politician
Teri Polo (born 1969), American actress
Tom Polo (born 1965), Australian artist

See also