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Fernand Michael Cabrol
Fernand Michael Cabrol (1855–1937) was a French Benedictine monk, first abbot of Farnborough Abbey in England, and a pioneer of twentieth-century liturgical renewal, best remembered as co-editor of the Dictionnaire d'archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie.
Fernand Nisot
Fernand Marie Nisot (1895-1973), Belgian forward for Léopold FC Brussels; youngest-ever Belgium debutant at 16 years 19 days (30 April 1911 vs France); 14 caps, 10 goals; 1920 Antwerp Olympic football gold medalist.
Fernanda Castillo
Fernanda Castillo (María Fernanda Castillo García), Mexican actress born 1982 in Hermosillo, Sonora; known for Mónica Robles in El Señor de los Cielos, Férula in La casa de los espíritus (2026), and Diosa de Plata and Canacine awards. Not the Chilean Teatro Biobío director of the same name.
Fernanda Garrelhas
Fernanda Garrelhas is a Brazilian private equity investor who serves as Partner and Head of Private Equity M&A at Patria Investments, leading its food and beverage investments.
Fernanda Ribeiro
Fernanda Ribeiro is a Brazilian entrepreneur who cofounded the fintech Conta Black in São Paulo in 2017 with her husband Sérgio All, serving as its CEO since May 2023.
Fernanda Urrejola
Fernanda Urrejola (Fernanda Loreto Urrejola Arroyo), Chilean actress born 1981 in Santiago, known for 16, Mujeres de Lujo, Narcos: México, Cry Macho, and as co-showrunner of Prime Video's La casa de los espíritus.
Fernández León Group
The Fernández León Group (Grupo Fernández León) is a Chilean family business group based in Santiago, active in insurance, banking, mining, and real estate, centered on Consorcio Financiero.
Fernandinha
Fernandinha (Fernanda Cristina Ferreira), born 1980, Brazilian volleyball setter and 2012 London Olympic gold medalist; late call-up by Zé Roberto over Fabíola, after five years playing in Italy and Azerbaijan.
Fernandinho (footballer, born 1985)
Fernandinho (Fernando Luiz Rosa, born 1985, Londrina, Brazil), Brazilian defensive midfielder; Shakhtar Donetsk 2005-2013, Manchester City 2013-2022 (383 games, captain, five Premier League titles), later Athletico Paranaense; retired 2025.
Fernandinho (music)
Fernandinho (Fernando Jerônimo dos Santos Júnior, born 1973 in Aracaju) is a Brazilian worship leader, singer-songwriter, and Baptist pastor who leads the Ministério Faz Chover and is known for the 2003 song "Faz Chover".
Fernando (footballer, born 1987)
Fernando (Fernando Francisco Reges, born 1987) is a retired Brazilian defensive midfielder nicknamed "O Polvo". Played for Vila Nova, Porto, Manchester City, Galatasaray, Sevilla, and Internacional, winning 21 titles including three UEFA Europa Leagues; retired 10 April 2026.
Fernando (song)
"Fernando" is a 1976 hit single by the Swedish pop group ABBA, with lead vocal by Frida Lyngstad, which spent 14 weeks at number one in Australia.
Fernando A. Escobedo
Fernando A. Escobedo, also published as Fernando Escobedo, is a chemical engineering professor at Cornell University known for molecular simulation methods and entropy-driven self-assembly of polymers and nanoparticles.
Fernando Alexandre (Portuguese politician)
Fernando Alexandre is a Portuguese politician and economist who serves as Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, having held the same post in the XXIV Constitutional Government.
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso (born 1981, Oviedo, Spain) is a Spanish Formula 1 driver for Aston Martin and two-time world champion (2005, 2006 with Renault), with 32 wins, 106 podiums, two Le Mans wins, and a WEC title.
Fernando Amorsolo
Fernando Amorsolo (1892–1972) was a Filipino painter famous for backlit rural genre scenes and the dalagang bukid, trained under Fabián de la Rosa and in Madrid, and the first posthumous National Artist of the Philippines in 1972.
Fernando Atzori
Fernando Atzori (1942–2020), Italian flyweight boxer, Olympic gold medalist at Tokyo 1964 and European professional flyweight champion 1967–1972 and 1973; retired 1975 with 44 wins, 6 losses, 2 draws.
Fernando Avendano
Fernando Avendano was a Lima-born priest who served as a visitador in Peru's extirpation of idolatries campaigns and wrote the bilingual Quechua and Spanish Sermones published in 1649.
Fernando Azorín
Fernando Azorín, also published as Ferran Azorín, is a Spanish molecular biologist and Research Professor at CSIC in Barcelona, known for work on chromatin structure and genome stability.
Fernando Barrichello
Fernando Barrichello, full name Fernando Alcide Barrichello, is a Brazilian racing driver and youngest son of 11-time Grand Prix winner Rubens Barrichello, competing in Formula 3 for AIX Racing.
Fernando Barros
Fernando Barros Tocornal, born in 1957 in Santiago, is a Chilean lawyer and politician serving as Minister of National Defense under President José Antonio Kast since 2026.
Fernando Belasteguín
Fernando Belasteguín, 'Bela' (born 1979, Pehuajó), Argentine padel player, world No. 1 for 16 consecutive years (2002–2017), 230 titles and 286 finals, 13-year partnership with Juan Martín Díaz, six world championships, retired December 2024.
Fernando Belaúnde
Fernando Belaúnde Terry (1912–2002), Peruvian architect and founder of Acción Popular, president 1963–1968 and 1980–1985; housing and highway programs, deposed by Velasco's 1968 IPC-linked coup, restored democracy in 1980.
Fernando Bengoechea
Fernando Bengoechea (1965-2004), Argentine New York interior photographer, pioneer of woven photographs (Karma Tree series), partner of Nate Berkus, died in the 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami; brother Marcelo continues his woven-photography legacy.
Fernando Bonatti
Fernando Bonatti (1894-1974), Italian artistic gymnast with Ginnastica Sampierdarenese; won gold in the men's team event at Antwerp 1920 (Italy 359.855 points), later a coach, judge, and sports teacher.
Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero Angulo (1932–2023), Colombian painter and sculptor of Medellín, creator of Boterismo, the style of inflated, voluminous figures. Known for the Museo Botero donation, Abu Ghraib series, and monumental bronzes; died in Monaco aged 91.
Fernando C. Fervenza
Fernando C. Fervenza, also published as Fernando Fervenza, is a Brazilian-trained nephrologist and Mayo Clinic professor who led the MENTOR trial of rituximab for membranous nephropathy.
Fernando Cabanillas
Fernando Cabanillas is a Puerto Rican medical oncologist specializing in lymphoma, known for developing the MIME, DHAP, and ESHAP salvage regimens and curative approaches to indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Fernando Calderón
Fernando Calderón y Beltrán (1809–1845) was a Mexican poet, playwright, lawyer, and liberal politician, an initiator of romanticism in Mexico whose comedy A ninguna de las tres is still performed.
Fernando Camargo
Fernando D. Camargo is a stem cell biologist and professor at Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital, known for Hippo pathway and blood stem cell research.