Juan Tepano Rano ʻa Veri ʻAmo[1] (4 March 1867 – 8 November 1947) was a Rapa Nui leader of Easter Island.

[15][16] Tepano accompanied the last Rapa Nui king Simeon Riro Kāinga to Valparaíso in late 1898 or early 1899 to air his grievances against the Enrique Merlet company, which owned much of the land with the Chilean government who had annexed Easter Island.

The delegation was hosted by Merlet's men Jeffries and Alfredo Rodríguez at a local tavern, where the king was induced to drink heavily.

[17][18][19][20] American anthropologist Grant McCall cast doubt on his military service, writing: "There is a nonsense story that he served in the Maipo regiment of the Chilean army in the War of the Pacific.

[17][21] Officers of the Chilean Naval corvette Baquedano later attempted to proclaim him "king" in April 1911, but none of the islanders – including Tepano himself – took the ceremony seriously.