The name this time around in our series First Names First will be Carlos! The Spanish form of Carl. Why not pick one of the names below, follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and to see what if anything he could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Give a couple of minutes to this for lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us.

Carlos Antonio López* first president of Paraguay – Asunción, Paraguay, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (1792)

Carlos Gardel* the French Argentine “King of Tango” – Toulouse, Kingdom of France (1890)

Carlos Marcello* Italian-American mafioso – Tunis, Tunisia (1910)
Carlos Guastavino* composer – Santa Fe Province, Argentina (1912)
Carlos Arana Osorio* politician/P – Barberena, Santa Rosa, Guatemala (1918)

Carlos Fuentes* novelist/essayist – Panama City, Panama (1928)

Carlos Menem* politician – Anillaco, Argentina (1930)
Carlos Saura* film director/photographer/writer – Huesca, Spain (1932) pic

Carlos Arthur Nuzman* volley ball player/lawyer/convicted administator – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1942)

Carlos Valderrama* football player – Santa Marta, Colombia (1961)

Carlos Tevez* football player – Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1984)

Carlos Sainz Jr.* racing driver – Madrid, Spain (1994)
Carlos Vinícius* football player – Bom Jesus das Selvas, Brazil (1995)

Carlos Alcaraz* tennis player – Villena, Spain (2003)

Updated 10.5.2023