Volpe
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Volpe means "fox
" in Italian. As a surname, it may refer to:
Fox
Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
" in Italian. As a surname, it may refer to:
- Fiona VolpeFiona VolpeFiona Volpe, played by Luciana Paluzzi, is a fictional character in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball. The character is a creation of the film-makers, an addition to Ian Fleming's original plot...
, Bond villain in Thunderball - John A. VolpeJohn A. VolpeJohn Anthony Volpe was the 61st and 63rd Governor of Massachusetts and a U.S. Secretary of Transportation.-Early life and education:Volpe was born in 1908 in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He was the son of Italian immigrants Vito and Filomena , who had come from Abruzzo to Boston's North End in 1905;...
(1906–1994), former Governor of Massachusetts and U.S. Secretary of Transportation- The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems CenterJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems CenterThe John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center or simply Volpe Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a center of transportation and logistics expertise, operating under the United States Department of Transportation....
in Cambridge, MassachusettsCambridge, MassachusettsCambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
- The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
- Joe VolpeJoe VolpeGiuseppe Joseph "Joe" Volpe, PC, was a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 until the 2011 federal election, being surpassed by the conservative member Joe Oliver Joe Oliver, and held two senior positions in Prime Minister Paul Martin's Cabinet...
(born 1947), Canadian politician - Joseph Volpe (opera manager) (born 1940), general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York
- Justin Volpe, New York City police officer convicted and imprisoned for assaulting Abner Louima
- Robert VolpeRobert VolpeRobert Volpe , was a painter and New York City police officer and detective, specializing in art theft....
(1942–2006), painter and New York City police detective, specializing in art theft