Pato is a sport similar to polo played on horseback.
Pato may also refer to:
Geography
- Pato, Nepal, a village development committee
- Cañón del Pato (Duck Canyon), Peru
- El Pato Air Base, Peru
People
Given name
- Pato Banton (born 1961), English reggae singer and toaster
- Pato Kakaraya, politician in Papua New Guinea
- Pato Hoffmann (born 1956), Bolivian actor and theater director
Surname
- Chus Pato (born 1955), Galician writer and political activist
- Cristina Pato (born 1980), Galician bagpiper, pianist and composer
- Gladys Lomafu Pato (born 1930), Swazi short story writer
- Rimbink Pato, Papua New Guinean constitutional lawyer and politician
Nickname or stage name
- Alexandre Pato (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
- Pato O'Ward (born 1999), Mexican racing driver
- Pato Roberto Abbondanzieri (born 1972), Argentine former football goalkeeper
- Pato Ousmane Barry (born 1991), Guinean footballer
- Pato Patricio Margetic (born 1960), Argentine former footballer
- Pato Claudio Strunz (born 1971), Argentine thrash metal drummer
- Pato Roland Vargas-Aguilera (born 1979), Bolivian footballer
- Pato Patrice Wilson, Nigerian-American music producer, singer and songwriter
- el Pato ("the Duck") Juan Manuel Silva Argentine racing driver
- el Pato ("the Duck") Patricio Galaz
- el Pato ("the Duck") Ángel Cabrera (born 1969), Argentine professional golfer
- el Pato ("the Duck") Ubaldo Fillol (born 1950), Argentine football goalkeeper
Other uses
- Tervakosken Pato, a football club based in Tervakoski, Finland
- AVE Class 102, a high-speed train nicknamed "Pato" in Spanish
- Pato, a character in Pocoyo, a Spanish children's show
- "Pato", a song by Kafu Banton