Adolfo Camarillo, (October 28, 1864 – December 10, 1958) was a prominent
land owner,
horse breeder,
rancher, and
philanthropist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in
Ventura County area of
California,
U.S.A. Adolfo, along with his brother
Juan, Jr., owned much of what later became the town known by their family name,
Camarillo. Adolfo also donated the land for
Adolfo Camarillo High School. The horse breed
Camarillo White Horse was named for Camarillo. He began breeding them in 1921 and the line continues today. In addition because of Adolfo’s
philanthropy in 1950,
Pope Pius XII named Adolfo a
Knight of St. Gregory the Great.