Drago (surname)
Drago is a surname typically of Italian origin, meaning "dragon". Historically, Drago can be observed as an Italian Jewish (Italkim) habitational name. It may also be of Mixed heritage, possibly Croatian , Albanian and Spanish origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Billy Drago (1945–2019), stage name of American actor William Eugene Burrows
- Dick Drago (born 1945), American baseball player
- Filippo Drago (pharmacologist) (born 1954), Italian pharmacologist
- Luis María Drago (1859–1921), Argentine politician
- Massimo Drago (born 1971), Italian football player and coach
- Russell S. Drago (1928–1997), American chemist
- Tony Drago (born 1965), Maltese snooker and pool player
- Ana Drago (born 1975), Portuguese politician
Fictional persons
- Blackie Drago, a Marvel Comics super-villain known as the Vulture
- Ivan Drago, a fictional professional boxer from the Rocky film series
See also
- Drago (given name)
- Gago Drago (born 1985), stage name of Armenian kickboxer Gagik Harutyunyan
- Prince del Drago, 1860–1956, Italian noble and New York socialite