Crespo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian surname and a place name, meaning "curly". A more common Italian form of the surname is Crespi. It may refer to: People General Alejandro Crespo, Argentine trade unionist, general secretary of SUTNA since 2016 Alphonse Crespo, Swiss orthopedic surgeon Ana Crespo (born 1948), Spanish lichenologist Andrea Crespo (artist) (born 1993), New York-based artist Andrea Crespo (writer) (born 1983), Ecuadorian writer Andrés Crespo (actor) (born 1970), Ecuadorian actor Ángel Crespo (1926–1995), Spanish poet and translator António Cândido Gonçalves Crespo (1846–1883), Brazilian-born Portuguese poet Audrey Crespo-Mara (born 1976), French journalist and television presenter Clotilde Crespo de Arvelo (1887–?), Venezuelan poet and novelist Daniel Fernández Crespo (1901–1964), Uruguayan political figure Diane Crespo (born 1961), U.S. film producer and director Domingo Crespo (1793–1871), Argentine politician Eduardo Alonso-Crespo (born 1956), Argentine opera composer Elvis Crespo (Díaz, born 1971), Puerto Rican-American merengue singer Enrique Barón Crespo (born 1944), Spanish politician, economist, and lawyer Ernesto Horacio Crespo (born ?), Argentine brigadier general Esteban Crespo (1911-date of death unknown), Mexican athlete Evaristo Crespo Azorín (1863–1941), Spanish lawyer, politician and professor Fred Crespo (born ?), U.S. (Illinoisan) politician Gilberto Crespo y Martínez (1853–1917), Mexican diplomat and writer Gonçalves Crespo (1846–1883), Brazilian-born Portuguese poet Gonzalo Ramiro del Castillo Crespo (1936-2019), Bolivian Roman Catholic Archbishop of La Paz Hernán Crespo Toral (1937–2008), Ecuadorian architect, archeologist and museologist Ismael Crespo Martínez, political scientist and expert in Latin America Jaime Crespo (born 1961), U.S. artist, musician, and writer Jimmy Crespo (born 1954), U.S. guitarist Joaquín Crespo (Torres, 1841–1898), Venezuelan politician and soldier José Crespo (disambiguation), various people Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna (1887–1978), Mexican artist, art critic, and historian Julio Crespo MacLennan, Spanish academic, historian and published author June Crespo (born 1982), Spanish artist Luis Cordero Crespo (Cordero y Crespo, 1833–1912), Ecuadorian president (1892–'95) Manuel Revollo Crespo (1925–2014), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia María Isabel Crespo de Lebed (born 1960), Ecuadorian journalist, reporter, and news presenter Marcos Crespo (born 1980), U.S. (New Yorker) politician María del Carmen Crespo Díaz (born ?), Spanish politician Mário Crespo (born 1947), Portuguese journalist and reporter Mauricio Pozo Crespo (born 1959), Ecuadorian politician, banker and economist Paul Crespo (born 1964), U.S. political commentator, consultant, and activist Remigio Crespo Toral (1860–1939), Ecuadorian writer Rodrigo Crespo (born 1979), Argentine musician, producer, songwriter, and performer Rolando Crespo (born 1975), Puerto Rican politician Victor Crespo (1932–2014), Portuguese politician Yadira