Gian is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
of Italian origin. It is a shortened version of
Giovanni, another name of Italian origin.
Notable people
Notable people whose name is now typically expressed as Gian include:
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Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (, ; ; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680) was an Italians, Italian sculptor and Italian architect, architect. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was more prom ...
, Italian sculptor
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Gian Rinaldo Carli, Italian count, economist, and antiquarian
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Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
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Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal
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Gian Francesco Malipiero
Gian Francesco Malipiero (; 18 March 1882 – 1 August 1973) was an Italian composer, musicologist, music teacher and editor.
Life Early years
Born in Venice into an aristocratic family, the grandson of the opera composer Francesco Malipiero, Gi ...
, Italian composer
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Gian Galeazzo Visconti
Gian Galeazzo Visconti (16 October 1351 – 3 September 1402), was the first duke of Duchy of Milan, Milan (1395) and ruled that late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He also ruled Lombardy jointly with his uncle Bernabò V ...
, First
Lord of Milan
The Lordship of Milan was a state in Northern Italy created in May 1259 following the election of Martino della Torre as lord of Milan. From 1259 to 1277 it was governed by the Della Torre, Della Torre family until, following the Battle of Desio, ...
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Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Sixth
Lord of Milan
The Lordship of Milan was a state in Northern Italy created in May 1259 following the election of Martino della Torre as lord of Milan. From 1259 to 1277 it was governed by the Della Torre, Della Torre family until, following the Battle of Desio, ...
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Gian Marco Berti (born 1982), Sammarinese sports shooter
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Gian Marco Centinaio, Italian politician
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Gian Croci, Argentine footballer
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Gian Pyres, British musician
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Gian Maria Volonté, former actor
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Gian Sammarco, former actor
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Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti (, ; July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-American composer, libretto, librettist, director, and playwright who is primarily known for his output of 25 operas. Although he often referred to himself as an American ...
, composer and librettist
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Gian Sotto, Filipino politician
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Gian Piero Ventura, Italian football manager
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Gian Piero Gasperini, Italian football manager
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Gian (footballer, born 1974) (Giancarlo Dias Dantas), Brazilian footballer
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Gian Francesco Gonçalves Mariano, known as Gian, Brazilian footballer
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Gian (footballer, born 2001) (Gianluca Muniz Estevam), Brazilian footballer
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Gian Singh, several people
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Gian Luigi Ferri, the perpetrator of the
101 California Street shooting.
Other uses
* Gian, alternate name of
Giyan, a city in Iran
* Gian, alternate name of
Takeshi Goda, a character in Doraemon
See also
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Giovanni and
Gianni, for other people whose names may appear as Gian
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Gianbattista
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Gianpaolo
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Italian masculine given names
Masculine given names
Sammarinese given names