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- Ahmed Santos (newspaper columnist) (born 1974), Mexican newspaper columnist and former boxer
- Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), Brazilian aviation pioneer
- Alfredo M. Santos (1905–1990), former Filipino AFP chief of staff
- Domitila, Marchioness of Santos (1797–1867), Brazilian noblewoman and the mistress of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil
- Lúcia dos Santos, known as Sister Lúcia of Jesus, Portuguese Roman Catholic Carmelite nun and seer of Our Lady of Fatima
- José Abad Santos (1886–1942), 5th Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
- Paulino Santos, (1890-1945), Filipino military
- Rufino Jiao Santos (1908–1973), Filipino Archbishop of Manila
- Santos Benavides (1823–1891), American military
- Vicente Abad Santos (1916–1993), Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
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