Arlo (pronounced /ˈɑːɹ.loʊ/) is a unisex given name. It was first used by Edmund Spenser, who "evidently invented" it, as the name of a hill where the gods debate in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590 and 1596).

Although originally a male name, 2018 Yahoo! UK article indicated an increasing popularity of "Arlo" as a girls' name in England and Wales.

People

Arts and sciences

• Arlo Bates (1850–1918), American author, educator and newspaperman

• Arlo Gilliam (born 1977), American singer-songwriter and record producer

• Arlo Guthrie (born 1947), American folk singer

• Arlo Haskell, historian, poet, literary organizer, and publisher

• Arlo Hemphill (born 1971), American explorer, ocean conservationist and film actor

• Arlo U. Landolt (1935–2022), American astronomer

• Arlo Parks (born 2000), British musician

• Arlo West (born 1958), American singer/songwriter

• Arlo McKinley

Military

• Arlo L. Olson (1918–1943), American military officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor

Politics

• Arlo Hullinger (1921–2021), American politician

• Arlo Looking Cloud (born 1954), Native American activist

• Arlo Schmidt (1931-2022), American politician

• Arlo Smith, District Attorney of San Francisco, California, during 1980–1996

Sports

• Arlo Brunsberg (born 1940), former professional baseball player

• Arlo Chavez (born 1966), Filipino boxer who has competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics

• Arlo Eisenberg (born 1973), American aggressive inline skater

• Arlo White (born 1973), English sports commentator

Fictional characters

Television

• Arlo Beauregard, in the 2021 Netflix animated series I Heart Arlo, voiced by Michael J. Woodard

• Arlo Davenport, on the British soap opera Hollyoaks

• Arlo Dean, on the British soap opera Family Affairs

• Arlo Givens, on the television series Justified, portrayed by Raymond J. Barry

• Arlo Glass, on the 8th season of the television series 24

Films

• Arlo Pear, in the 1988 comedy film Moving, portrayed by Richard Pryor

• Arlo, in the 2002 comedy film Orange County, played by Kyle Howard

• Arlo, a young green Apatosaurus and the main character in the 2015 Disney/Pixar animated film The Good Dinosaur

• Arlo Beauregard, the lead titular character in the 2021 Netflix film Arlo the Alligator Boy, voiced by Michael J. Woodard

Comics

• one of the titular characters of Arlo and Janis, an American comic strip

References