'''Camacho''' is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from a nickname.<ref>[https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/camacho "Camacho"]. surnames.behindthename.com. Retrieved 21 June 2025.</ref> Notable people with the surname include:
* Tanga Loa (born 1983), Tongan-American professional wrestler who wrestled as Camacho in WWE * Alejandro Camacho (born 1954), Mexican actor and producer * Alicia Sánchez-Camacho (born 1967), Spanish politician * Antonio Camacho García (1926–2017), Spanish politician * Ariel Camacho (1992–2015), Mexican singer-songwriter * Art Camacho, American film director, producer, actor and stuntman * Bruno Camacho (born 1985), Brazilian football (soccer) player * Byron Camacho (born 1988), Ecuadorian footballer * {{anbl|Carla Camacho}} * Carlos Camacho (1924–1979), Guamanian politician * Carlos S. Camacho (born 1937), Northern Mariana Islands politician * Carme Camacho (born 1990), Spanish translator, writer and English-language teacher * Carmen Camacho (singer) (born 1939), Filipina singer * Carmen Camacho (writer) (born 1976), Spanish writer * César Camacho (born 1943), Peruvian-born Brazilian mathematician * César Camacho Quiroz (born 1959), Mexican lawyer and politician * Christian Camacho (born 1988), American football (soccer) player * Crescencio Camacho (1918–2014), Colombian singer and songwriter * Daniel Camacho (born 1998), Bolivian football (soccer) player * Diego Camacho y Ávila (1652–1712), Spanish archbishop * Diego Camacho (footballer) (born 1976), Spanish football (soccer) player * Diego Camacho (tennis) (born 1983), Bolivian tennis player * Eliodoro Camacho (1831–1899), Bolivian politician * Erika Tatiana Camacho (born 1974), Mexican mathematician and academic * Ernie Camacho (born 1955), American baseball player * Felix Camacho (disambiguation), several people * Fidelia Brindis Camacho (1889–1972), Mexican teacher, journalist, women's rights activist and politician * Filemón Camacho (1926–2012), Venezuelan middle-distance runner * Frank Camacho (born 1988), Guamanian mixed martial artist * Genaro Ruiz Camacho (1954–1998), American drug dealer and organized crime leader * Gianna Camacho (born 1987), Peruvian journalist and activist * Gregorio Camacho (1933–2002), Venezuelan painter * Gonzalo Camacho (born 1984), Argentine rugby player * Guilherme Camacho (born 1990), Brazilian football (soccer) player * Héctor Camacho ("Macho" Camacho) (1962–2012), Puerto Rican boxer * Héctor Camacho Jr. (born 1978), Puerto Rican boxer, son of Héctor Camacho * Ignacio Camacho (born 1990), Spanish football (soccer) player * Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (born 1996), Puerto Rican track and field athlete * Javier Camacho (born 1964), Mexican boxer * Jesse Camacho (born 1991), Canadian actor, son of Mark Camacho * Jessica Camacho (born 1982), American actress * Jesús Camacho (born 1998), Mexican squash player * Jim Camacho, American singer/songwriter * João Camacho (born 1994), Portuguese football (soccer) player * Joaquín Camacho (1766–1816), Neogranadine (Colombian) politician * Joe Camacho (born 1968/1969), Northern Mariana Islands judge, lawyer, and politician * Joe Camacho (baseball) (1928–2018), American baseball player and coach * Jonathan Javier Camacho Riera (born 1985), Venezuelan swimmer * Jorge Camacho (painter) (1934–2011), Cuban realist painter * Jorge Camacho (writer) (born 1966), Spanish writer in Esperanto and Spanish * José Camacho (judoka) (born 1983), Venezuelan judoka * Jose Camacho-Collados (born 1988), Spanish chess player * José Antonio Camacho (born 1955), Spanish football (soccer) player and manager * José António Camacho (1946–2025), Portuguese politician * Jose Isidro Camacho (born 1955), Filipino banker and politician * Josué Camacho (born 1969), Puerto Rican boxer * Juan Camacho (Mexican athlete) (born 1972), Mexican long-distance runner * Juan Camacho (Bolivian athlete) (born 1959), Bolivian long-distance runner * Juan Antonio Camacho de Saavedra (1669–1740), master architect of Córdoba, Spain * Juan Francisco Camacho (1824–1896), Spanish statesman and financier * Juanjo Camacho (born 1980), Spanish football (soccer) player * Julian Camacho (born 1943), Filipino sports official * Julio Camacho Aguilera (1924–2024), Cuban military officer and politician * Julio César Camacho (born 1978), Venezuelan luger * Kote Camacho (born 1980), Basque filmmaker, animator and comic artist * Leevin Camacho, Guamanian lawyer and attorney general * Leonardo Camacho (born 1957), Bolivian wrestler * Lidia Camacho, Mexican academic and public official * Luis Camacho (footballer) (born 1983), Mexican football (soccer) player and manager * Luis Camacho (dancer), American dancer, choreographer and recording artist * Luis Fernando Camacho (born 1979), Bolivian activist and politician * Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico 1940–1946 * Manuel Camacho (footballer) (1929–2008), Mexican football (soccer) player * Manuel Camacho Solís (1946–2015), Mexican politician * Marcelino Camacho (1918–2010), Spanish trade union leader and politician * Marcelo Ramiro Camacho (born 1980), Brazilian football (soccer) player * Mario Camacho (born 1983), Costa Rican football (soccer) player * Marita Camacho Quirós (1911–2025), First Lady of Costa Rica and a supercentenarian * Mark Camacho (born 1964), Canadian actor, voice actor and voice director * Michael Camacho (born 1953), West Indian cricketer * Nemesio Camacho (1869–1929), Colombian businessman and politician * Nerea Camacho (born 1996), Spanish actress * Néstor Camacho (born 1987), Paraguayan football (soccer) player * Nicol Camacho (born 1999), Colombian football (soccer) player * Pablo Camacho (born 1990), Venezuelan football (soccer) player * Paulo Camacho (born 1970), Portuguese swimmer * Pedro Camacho, Portuguese musical composer * Pedro Camacho (athlete) (born 1938), Puerto Rican triple jumper * Rafael Camacho (born 2000), Portuguese football (soccer) player * Rafael Camacho Guzmán (1916–1998), Mexican trade union leader and politician * Richard Camacho, Dominican singer-songwriter and dancer * Rodolfo Camacho (1975–2016), Colombian road cyclist * Rubén Camacho (1953–2015), Mexican road cyclist * Rudy Camacho (born 1991), French football (soccer) player * Salvador Camacho (1827–1900), Colombian economist and politician * Santiago Camacho (born 1997), Argentine football (soccer) player * Sidronio Camacho, Mexican revolutionary soldier * Steve Camacho, British West Indian cricketer * Thelma Camacho, American opera and rock and roll singer * Vicente Camacho (1929–2016), Northern Mariana Islands politician * Vicente Castro Camacho, Northern Mariana Islands politician * Vicente Camacho y Moya (1886–1943), Mexican Catholic bishop * Wadi Camacho (born 1985), Spanish-born British boxer * Washington Camacho (born 1986), Uruguayan football (soccer) player
==In fiction== * Camacho, a character in ''Don Quixote'' * President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho, a fictional character from the 2006 comedy film ''Idiocracy'' * Lalo Camacho, a fictional character in ''Third and Indiana''
==See also== * Camacho, Minas Gerais, a Brazilian municipality * ''Camacho (album)'', the seventh studio album by Pete Murray (Australian singer-songwriter), 2017. * Camacho River, Bolivia * Camacho Cigars, a Honduran cigar company * Eliodoro Camacho Province in Bolivia, named after the politician
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