{{Infobox given name | name = Candido | pronunciation= | gender = | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = }} '''Candido''' is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

==Given name== * Candido Amantini (1914–1992), Italian Roman Catholic priest * Candido Camero, known simply as "Candido" (1921–2020), Cuban percussionist * Candido Jacuzzi (1903–1986), Italian-American inventor * Candido Portinari (1903–1962), Brazilian painter * Candido Tirona (1863–1896), Filipino Revolutionary

==Surname== * Antonio Candido (1918–2017), writer, professor, and literary critic * Candy Candido (1913–1999), American actor and bass player * Chris Candido (1972–2005), American professional wrestler * Giacomo Candido (1871–1941), Italian mathematician * Johnny Candido (born 1982), American professional wrestler

==Pseudonym== * Jose Martinez Ruiz (1873–1967) Spanish essayist

== See also == * ''Candido (magazine)'' (1945–1961), Italian weekly monarchist satirical magazine, funded by Giovannino Guareschi * Cándido * Cândido

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Category:Italian masculine given names Category:Masculine given names