Ronaldo

For the documentary about the Portuguese footballer, see Ronaldo (film).

Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, being also prevalent in Italy and Spanish-speaking countries.

People

Notable people known as Ronaldo include:

Association footballers

• Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer), full name Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
• Cristiano Ronaldo (born 1985), Portuguese footballer
• Ronaldinho, full name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 1980), Brazilian footballer, also known as "Ronaldinho Gaúcho"
• Ronaldo Cezar Soares dos Santos (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
• Ronaldo da Silva Souza (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
• Ronaldo de Oliveira Strada (born 1996), Brazilian football goalkeeper
• Ronaldo Deaconu (born 1997), Romanian footballer
• Ronaldo Drummond (1946–2020), Brazilian footballer
• Ronaldo Guiaro (born 1974), Brazilian footballer
• Ronaldo Giovanelli (born 1967), Brazilian football goalkeeper and pundit
• Ronaldo Green (born 2000), Bahamian footballer
• Ronaldo Henrique Ferreira da Silva (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
• Ronaldo Henrique Silva (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
• Ronaldo Kwateh (born 2004), Indonesian footballer
• Ronaldo Lumungo Afonso (born 2000), Santomean football winger
• Ronaldo Maczinski (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
• Ronaldo Marques Sereno (born 1962), Brazilian football forward
• Ronaldo Oliveira (born 1997), an Indian footballer
• Ronaldo Passos (born 1959), Brazilian football goalkeeper
• Ronaldo Pereira Alves (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
• Ronaldo Pompeu da Silva (born 1990), Brazilian football midfielder
• Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (born 1965), Brazilian footballer also known as Ronaldão
• Ronaldo Shani (born 2002), Greek football forward

Other people

• Ronaldo Cadeu (born 1977), Brazilian composer, conductor and classical guitarist
• Ronaldo Caiado (born 1949), Brazilian politician
• Ronaldo da Costa (born 1970), Brazilian long-distance runner
• Ronaldo Geron (born 1963), Filipino politician
• Ronaldo Mulitalo (born 1999), New Zealand-American Samoan rugby league player
• Ronaldo Munck, Argentine sociologist
• Ronaldo Puno, (born 1948), Filipino campaign manager
• Ronaldo Souza (born 1979), Brazilian mixed martial artist and submission grappler
• Ronaldo Veitía (1947–2022), Cuban judoka
• Ronaldo Zamora (born 1944), Filipino lawyer and politician

Fictional characters

• Ronaldo Fryman, a supporting character in the Steven Universe cartoon series

See also

• Ronaldão
• Ronaldinho (given name)
• Renaldo, given name
• Rolando (disambiguation)