Camacho is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from a nickname. 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
  • 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

References