17 November: Hugo Name Day

In Latvia, today is the name day for people called Hugo.

Hugo is a surname and masculine given name of Germanic origin Hugo, meaning "mind". 10 famous Hugos:

1. Hugo Chávez Frías: Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013.
2. Hugo Baskerville: character in Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.
3. Hugo Boss: German fashion designer and businessman. He was an active member of the Nazi Party.
4. Hugo "Hurley" Reyes: fictional character on the TV series Lost, played by Jorge Garcia. In the series finale, he takes over as the Island's protector from Jack Shephard. He was cited as an unlikely hero among the show's characters.
5. Hugo Ball: German author, poet and founder of the Dada movement. Among other accomplishments, he was a pioneer in the development of sound poetry.
6. Hugo Drax: villain in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel Moonraker.
7. Hugo Nys: French-born Monegasque Tennis player.
8. Hugo Horton: character in the British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.
9. Hugo Rifkind: British journalist, columnist for The Times since 2005, and regular guest on The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4 since 2008.
10. Hugo van der Goes: Flemish painter of of altarpieces and portraits in the late 15th century.

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