Pinto Basto is a compound Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Eduardo Pinto Basto (1869–?), Portuguese football pioneer Filipe Pinto Basto Soares Franco (born 1953), the 46th president of Sporting CP Frederico Pinto Basto (1872–1939), Portuguese football pioneer Guilherme Pinto Basto (1864–1957), Portuguese all-round sportsman, entrepreneur, and brother of the above Hugo Pinto Basto (born 1993), Portuguese professional footballer Joaquim Pinto Basto (1932–2008), Portuguese sailor Teodoro Pinto Basto (1839–1920), Portuguese businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Lisbon