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Name Origin

Pablo is a Spanish masculine given name, derived from the Latin 'Paulus', meaning 'small' or 'humble'. It is the Spanish equivalent of the English name Paul.

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Famous People

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet, and playwright

  • Co-founder of the Cubist movement
  • Prolific artist who produced over 50,000 works of art

Pablo Neruda (1904-1973)

Poet, diplomat, and politician

  • Won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971
  • Known for his love poems and politically charged works

Pablo Escobar (1949-1993)

Drug lord and narcoterrorist

  • Head of the Medellín Cartel, responsible for up to 80% of the global cocaine trade in the 1980s
  • Notorious for his brutality and violent tactics