Giovanni (name)
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Giovanni is a male Italian given name
(from Latin:Iohannes), the Italian equivalent of John
. Giovanni is occasionally spelled Geovanni, Giovonnie or Giovannie; however, this deviates from the original Italian, and, in this manner, is made a unisex name (i.e. the actress Giovonnie Samuels
). Giovanni can be a surname as well.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
(from Latin:Iohannes), the Italian equivalent of John
John (given name)
John is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Latin Ioannes, Iohannes, which is in turn a form of the Greek , Iōánnēs. This Greek name is a form of the Hebrew name , , which means "God is generous"...
. Giovanni is occasionally spelled Geovanni, Giovonnie or Giovannie; however, this deviates from the original Italian, and, in this manner, is made a unisex name (i.e. the actress Giovonnie Samuels
Giovonnie Samuels
Giovonnie Lavette Samuels is an American actress best known for her role as Nia Moseby in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.-Life and career:...
). Giovanni can be a surname as well.
List of people with the given name Giovanni
- Pope Gelasius IIPope Gelasius IIPope Gelasius II , born Giovanni Caetani , was pope from January 24, 1118 to January 29, 1119.-Biography:He was born between 1060 and 1064 at Gaeta into the Pisan branch of the Caetani family....
(c. 1060–1119), whose given name was Giovanni Coniulo - Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IIBlessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
(1920–2005), known in Italian language as Giovanni Paolo II - Don ManleyDon ManleyDon Manley is a long-serving setter of crosswords in the UK. He has supplied puzzles for the Radio Times, The Spectator, The Independent, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, and the Financial Times and the Sunday Times among others...
(born 1945), a long-serving compiler of crosswords in the UK using the pseudonym Giovanni - Giovanni AgnelliGiovanni AgnelliGiovanni Agnelli was an Italian entrepreneur, who founded Fiat car manufacturing in 1899.-Early life:The son of Edoardo Agnelli and Aniceta Frisetti, he was born in Villar Perosa, a small town near Pinerolo, Piedmont, still the main home and burial place of the Agnelli family...
(1866–1945), Italian entrepreneur, who founded Fiat car manufacturing in 1899 - Giovanni Amelino-CameliaGiovanni Amelino-CameliaGiovanni Amelino-Camelia is an Italian physicist of the University of Rome La Sapienza who works on quantum gravity.He is the first proposer of Doubly special relativity that is the idea of introducing the Planck length in physics as an observer-independent quantity, obtaining a relativistic theory...
(born 1965), Italian physicist - Giovanni ArnolfiniGiovanni ArnolfiniGiovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini was a merchant from Lucca, a city in Tuscany, Italy.Giovanni, called here di Nicolao or son of Nicolao to distinguish him from his cousin Giovanni di Arrigo Arnolfini , moved to Bruges in Flanders at an early age to work in the family business and lived there for the...
(c. 1400–c. 1450), merchant from Lucca - Giovanni BáezGiovanny BáezGiovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20022003Giovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002:2º in Stage 5 Vuelta al Tolima, Ibagué 2003Giovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez Giovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez (born...
(born 1981), Colombian road cyclist - Giovanni BattaglinGiovanni BattaglinGiovanni Battaglin is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1981 Giro d'Italia. He also won the 1981 Vuelta a España.-Early years:...
(born 1951), Italian professional road racing cyclist - Giovanni BecattiGiovanni BecattiGiovanni Becatti was an Italian Classical art historian and archaeologist.Born at Siena, Becatti was educated at the University of Rome under Giulio Quirino Giglioli. Becatti was appointed to the Superintendency of Ostia in 1938...
(1912–1973), Italian archaeologist - Giovanni BelliniGiovanni BelliniGiovanni Bellini was an Italian Renaissance painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family of Venetian painters. His father was Jacopo Bellini, his brother was Gentile Bellini, and his brother-in-law was Andrea Mantegna. He is considered to have revolutionized Venetian painting, moving it...
(c. 1430–1516), Italian Renaissance painter - Giovanni Battista BelzoniGiovanni Battista BelzoniGiovanni Battista Belzoni , sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Venetian explorer of Egyptian antiquities.-Early life:...
(born 1778, died 1823), Venetian explorer in EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and discoveror of the tomb of PharaohPharaohPharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...
Seti ISeti IMenmaatre Seti I was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt , the son of Ramesses I and Queen Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II... - Giovanni di Bernardone (c. 1181-1226), better known as Saint Francis of AssisiFrancis of AssisiSaint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...
- Giovanni Bononcini (1670–1747), an Italian Baroque composer and cellist
- Giovanni BoccaccioGiovanni BoccaccioGiovanni Boccaccio was an Italian author and poet, a friend, student, and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist and the author of a number of notable works including the Decameron, On Famous Women, and his poetry in the Italian vernacular...
(1313–1375), Italian Renaissance writer - Giovanni BoldiniGiovanni BoldiniGiovanni Boldini was an Italian genre and portrait painter. According to , he was known as the "Master of Swish" because of his flowing style of painting.-Early life:...
(1842–1931), Italian painter - Giovanni Bosco (1815–1888), an Italian saint
- Giovani CasillasGiovani CasillasGiovani Daniel Casillas Chávez is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a winger for Club Deportivo Guadalajara of Mexico. He won the U17 World Cup in Mexico 2011.-Club career:...
(born 1994), Mexican footballer - Giovanni Csermanek (1912–1989), later János KádárJános KádárJános Kádár was a Hungarian communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, presiding over the country from 1956 until his forced retirement in 1988. His thirty-two year term as General Secretary makes Kádár the longest ruler of the People's Republic of Hungary...
, Hungarian communist leader - Giovanni d'AleoGiovanni d'AleoGiovanni d'Aleo is a retired male long-distance runner from Italy. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 35th place. D'Aleo set his personal best in the men's marathon in 1984.-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1959), Italian long-distance runner - Giovanni da Verrazzano (c. 1480–c. 1520), Italian explorer
- Giovanni DandoloGiovanni DandoloGiovanni Dandolo was the 48th Doge of Venice, elected on 31 March 1280, died on 2 November 1289. During his reign the first Venetian gold ducat was introduced into circulation.-Family:...
(died 1289), 48th Doge of Venice - Giovanni de MacqueGiovanni de MacqueGiovanni de Macque was a Franco-Flemish composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque, who spent almost his entire life in Italy...
(c. 1540–1614), late Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer - Giovanni di GiovanniGiovanni di GiovanniGiovanni di Giovanni is one of the younger victims of the campaign against sodomy, waged in Florence since the Middle Ages.He was convicted by the Podestà court of being the passive partner of a number of different men...
(c. 1350–1365), Italian youth executed for practising sodomy - Giovanni EvangelistiGiovanni EvangelistiGiovanni Evangelisti is a retired long jumper from Italy. His greatest achievements were the Olympic bronze medal in 1984 and three World Indoor bronze medals...
(born 1961), Italian long jumper - Giovanni FerrariGiovanni FerrariGiovanni Ferrari was an Italian football player. He played 125 times for Juventus F.C and scored 35 goals for the club...
(1907–1982), Italian football (soccer) player - Giovanni FrezzaGiovanni FrezzaGiovanni Frezza is an Italian former child actor who appeared in a number of horror films throughout the 1980s.-Career:He made his film debut with a minor role the 1980 Marco Bellocchio-directed comedy-drama Salto nel vuoto . Frezza then went on to play a variety of juvenile roles, most often in...
(born 1972), Italian actor - Giovanni GalbaioGiovanni GalbaioGiovanni Galbaio was the eighth Doge of Venice according to tradition, but only the sixth historically verifiable one. He succeeded his father Maurizio Galbaio, who had associated him as doge in 778...
(8th-century–804), eighth Doge of Venice (787–804) - Giovanni Girolamo FrezzaGiovanni Girolamo FrezzaGiovanni Girolamo Frezza was an Italian engraver. He was born in Canemorto, near Tivoli, and died in Rome. He was instructed in engraving at Rome by Arnold van Westerhout.His engravings include:*Frescoes by Francesco Albani in the Verospi Palace....
(1506–1561), Italian engraver - Giovanni GiacomettiGiovanni GiacomettiGiovanni Giacometti was a Swiss painter. He was the father of the artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti and the architect Bruno Giacometti.- External links :*...
(1868–1933), Swiss painter - Giovanni GozzadiniGiovanni GozzadiniGiovanni Gozzadini was an Italian archeologist.The last male heir of a noble family in Bologna, that had given the city men-at-arms, doctors, and jurists, Giovanni was a highly educated man in other areas such as politics...
(1810–1887), Italian archaeologist - Giovanni Jona-LasinioGiovanni Jona-LasinioGiovanni Jona-Lasinio , sometimes called Gianni Jona, is an influential Italian theoretical physicist, best known for his works on quantum field theory and statistical mechanics. He pioneered research concerning spontaneous symmetry breaking, and the Nambu–Jona-Lasinio model is named after him...
(born 1932), influential Italian theoretical physicist - Giovanni LapenttiGiovanni LapenttiGiovanni Lapentti Gómez is a Ecuadorian tennis player. His brother is Nicolás Lapentti, another professional tennis player, while a third brother, Leonardo, has also been active at the lower levels of professional tennis....
(born 1983), Ecuadorian tennis player - Giovanni LavaggiGiovanni LavaggiGiovanni Lavaggi is a racing driver from Italy.A nobleman by background, Lavaggi raised the money to buy ten Formula One Grand Prix drives, for Pacific and Minardi, debuting on July 30, 1995. In 1995 he was the only driver not to finish any of the F1 races that they started...
(born 1958), racing driver from Italy - Giovanni MarradiGiovanni MarradiGiovanni Marradi was an Italian poet born at Livorno and educated at Pisa and Florence. At the latter place he started with others a short-lived review, the Nuovi Goliardi, which made some literary sensation. He became a teacher at various colleges, and eventually an educational inspector in Massa...
(1852-1922), Italian poet - Giovanni Marradi (musician)Giovanni Marradi (musician)Giovanni Marradi is a pianist, composer and arranger. He was born as the son of the famed Italian trumpeter and conductor Alfredo Marradi; his great-grandfather, also named Giovanni Marradi, was a legendary poet and composer as well....
(born 1952), pianist, composer and arranger - Giovanni PaisielloGiovanni PaisielloGiovanni Paisiello was an Italian composer of the Classical era.-Life:Paisiello was born at Taranto and educated by the Jesuits there. He became known for his beautiful singing voice and in 1754 was sent to the Conservatorio di S. Onofrio at Naples, where he studied under Francesco Durante, and...
(1740–1816), Italian composer of the Classical era - Giovanni PapiniGiovanni PapiniGiovanni Papini was an Italian journalist, essayist, literary critic, poet, and novelist.-Early life:...
(1881–1956), Italian journalist, essayist, literary critic, poet, and novelist - Giovanni I ParticipazioGiovanni I ParticipazioGiovanni I Participazio was the tenth or twelfth Doge of Venice from the death of his brother in 829 to his arrest and deposition in 836....
(died 837), tenth (historical) or twelfth (traditional) Doge of Venice - Giovanni Pico della MirandolaGiovanni Pico della MirandolaCount Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was an Italian Renaissance philosopher. He is famed for the events of 1486, when at the age of 23, he proposed to defend 900 theses on religion, philosophy, natural philosophy and magic against all comers, for which he wrote the famous Oration on the Dignity of...
(1463–1494), Italian philosopher - Giovanni PisanoGiovanni PisanoGiovanni Pisano was an Italian sculptor, painter and architect. Son of the famous sculptor Nicola Pisano, he received his training in the workshop of his father....
(c. 1250 – c. 1315), Italian sculptor, painter and architect - Giovanni PittellaGiovanni PittellaGiovanni Pittella is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Southern and Vice President of the European Parliament for the seventh parliament...
(born 1958), Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament - Giovanni RibisiGiovanni RibisiGiovanni Ribisi is an American actor. His film credits include Gone in 60 Seconds, Boiler Room, Saving Private Ryan, The Mod Squad, The Gift, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Lost in Translation and more recently, Public Enemies and Avatar...
(born 1974), American actor - Giovonnie SamuelsGiovonnie SamuelsGiovonnie Lavette Samuels is an American actress best known for her role as Nia Moseby in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.-Life and career:...
((born 1985), Actress - Giovani dos SantosGiovani Dos SantosGiovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play as a winger or second striker. Since joining Tottenham, he has had loan spells at Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Racing de Santander...
(born 1989), Mexican football player - Giovanni SchiaparelliGiovanni SchiaparelliGiovanni Virginio Schiaparelli was an Italian astronomer and science historian. He studied at the University of Turin and Berlin Observatory. In 1859-1860 he worked in Pulkovo Observatory and then worked for over forty years at Brera Observatory...
(1835–1910), Italian astronomer - Giovanni Antonio ScopoliGiovanni Antonio ScopoliGiovanni Antonio Scopoli was an Italian physician and naturalist.-Biography:...
(1723–1788), Italian physician and naturalist - Giovanni SemeranoGiovanni SemeranoGiovanni Semerano was an Italian philologist who studied the languages of Ancient Mesopotamia.He obtained his degree in Florence, where among his teachers were the Hellenist Ettore Bignone, the philologist Giorgio Pasquali and the semitists Giuseppe Furlani, Giacomo Devoto and Bruno Migliorini.At...
(1913–2005), Italian philologist - Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (born 1972), usually known as Giovanni, Brazilian soccer player
- Giovanni SpadoliniGiovanni SpadoliniGiovanni Spadolini was a liberal Italian politician, the 45th Prime Minister of Italy, newspaper editor, journalist and a noted historian.-Biography:Spadolini was born in Florence....
(1925–1994), liberal Italian politician, the 45th Prime Minister of Italy - Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti (disambiguation)
- Giovanni TrapattoniGiovanni TrapattoniGiovanni Trapattoni , sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football coach and former player, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he was part of Italy's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup....
(born 1939), Italian football coach and former player - Giovanni van BronckhorstGiovanni van BronckhorstGiovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst OON , known as Gio in Spain, is a retired Dutch footballer of Moluccan descent who served as the captain of the Dutch national team from August 2008 until his retirement....
(born 1975), a Dutch football player - Giovanni Vemba-DuarteGiovanni Vemba-DuarteGiovanni Vemba-Duarte is a Dutch-Angolan footballer.-Club:He is trainee of Twente Enschede. In the summer 2010, he joined Polish club Arka Gdynia on two-year contract deal. He was released from Arka one year later....
(born 1991), Dutch-Angolan footballer - Giovanni Visconti (1290-1354), an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
Fictional characters
- Giovanni (Pokémon), boss of Team Rocket in the fictional world of Pokémon
- Giovanni Auditore, father of player character Ezio in Assassin's Creed IIAssassin's Creed IIAssassin's Creed II is a historical third-person action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It is the second video game installment of the Assassin's Creed series, and is a sequel to the 2007 video...
List of people with the surname Giovanni
- Aria GiovanniAria GiovanniAria Giovanni is an American pornographic actress and model who was Penthouse magazine's Pet for the month of September 2000. She has modeled in a range of photographic styles and has also had roles in television shows.-Biography:...
(born 1977), model and adult film actress, Penthouse Pet for the month of September 2000 - Joy GiovanniJoy GiovanniJoy Giovanni is an American actress, glamour model, and former professional wrestling valet. She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment, where she worked on its SmackDown! brand. She was the first and only winner of the promotion's Rookie Diva of the Year award.-Television...
(born 1978), actress and former WWE Diva - Nikki GiovanniNikki GiovanniYolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Her primary focus is on the individual and the power one has to make a difference in oneself and in the lives of others. Giovanni’s poetry expresses strong racial pride, respect for family, and her...
(born 1943), American poet, activist and author