Antonio is a masculine

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 ...

of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name

Antonius Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin, Norwegian, and Swedish name used in Greenland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, part of the Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Belgium, Netherla ...

. It is a common name among

Romance language The Romance languages, sometimes referred to as Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages, are the various modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages in the Indo-European language f ...

-speaking populations as well as

the Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as

Anthony Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello,

Tonio Tonio may refer to: * ''Tonio'' (film), a 2016 Dutch film *Tonio (software), a Vocaloid vocal *Tonio Kröger, a novella by Thomas Mann * ''Tonio Kröger'' (film), a film based on the novella *Tonio (app), an audio-decoding-app * Tonio (name), per ...

, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio,

Ninni Ninni is a given name and nickname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Ninni Kronberg (1874–1946), Swedish inventor * Ninni Holmqvist (born 1958), Swedish novelist and translator * Ninni Laaksonen (born 1986), Finnish model, bea ...

Totò Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi de Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il Principe della risata ...

, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (

Portuguese orthography Portuguese orthography is based on the Latin alphabet and makes use of the acute accent, the circumflex accent, the grave accent, the tilde, and the cedilla to denote stress, vowel height, nasalization, and other sound changes. The diaeresis w ...

) or Antônio (

Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese (' ), also Portuguese of Brazil (', ) or South American Portuguese (') is the set of varieties of the Portuguese language native to Brazil and the most influential form of Portuguese worldwide. It is spoken by almost all of ...

). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galician the form is Antón, in Catalan Antò, and in

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

Antxon. The Greek versions of the name are Antonios (Αντώνιος) and Antonis (Αντώνης). Ola The name derives from

, a well-known Latin family name, probably of Etruscan origin. The Roman general Marcus Antonius held that the origin of the name was Anthon (Ανθών), son of Hercules. This myth, recorded by

Plutarch Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for hi ...

, was probably created by Marcus Antonius himself, in order to claim divine parentage. The name was in use throughout the Roman world which, at its height, comprised the whole of the Mediterranean and much of Europe as well as the Middle East. When the Roman Empire became Christian, the name continued in popularity because of the many great saints who bore the name. Later, the name was spread all around the world as Christianity was introduced to other locations (e.g. the Far East, the Americas, Australia, and Sub-Saharan Africa).

Famous male bearers

Antonio

* Antonio Abetti, Italian astronomer * Antonio Abondio, Italian sculptor * Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer * Antonio Azara, Italian jurist and politician * Antonio Bamboccio, Italian painter and sculptor * Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor * Antonio Rafael Barceló, Puerto Rican politician * Antonio Bassolino, Italian politician *

Antonio Barolini Antonio Barolini was an Italian poet and novelist who was born in Vicenza on 29 May 1910, and died in Rome on 21 January 1971. His stories, translated into English by his wife, Helen Barolini, appeared in ''The New Yorker'' and then were collecte ...

, Italian writer * Antonio Barreto, Sri Lankan Sinhala Karava soldier who gained the title "Prince of Uva" under the name ''Kuruvita Rala'' in the Kingdom of Kandy * Antonio Bazzini, Italian violinist and composer * Antonio di Benedetto, Argentine writer *

Antonio Beretta Antonio Beretta (17 April 1808, in Milan – 14 November 1891) was the first mayor of Milan under the Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1867. He was appointed Senator for life by Victor Emmanuel II en, Victor Emmanuel Maria Albert Eugene Ferdinan ...

, first mayor of Milan under the Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1867 * Antonio Blakeney (born 1996), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Antonio Bonazza, Italian sculptor * Antonio Bosio, Italian scholar * Antonio Broccoli Porto, Puerto Rican artist *

Antonio Brown Antonio Tavaris Brown Sr. (born July 10, 1988), nicknamed "AB", is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent, and an American rapper. Raised in Liberty City, Miami, Brown attended Miami Norland High School. He played college ...

, American football player * Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, Italian violist, composer and conductor * Antonio Cabán Vale, Puerto Rican singer *

Antonio Caldara Antonio Caldara (ca 1670 – 28 December 1736) was an Italian Baroque composer. Life Caldara was born in Venice (exact date unknown), the son of a violinist. He became a chorister at St Mark's in Venice, where he learned several instruments, ...

, Italian composer *

Antonio Callaway Antonio Callaway (born January 9, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida, and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the ...

, American football player *

Antonio Canaletto Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768), commonly known as Canaletto (), was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school. Painter of city views or ...

, Italian painter *

Antonio Candreva Antonio Candreva (; born 28 February 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder or right winger for Serie A club Salernitana, on loan from Sampdoria. Candreva began his professional club career with Ternana i ...

, Italian footballer * Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor * Antonio Benedetto Carpano, Italian distiller, famous for having invented the Vermouth and consequently the apéritif *

Antonio Marziale Carracci Antonio Marziale Carracci (1583 – 8 April 1618) was an Italian painter. He was the natural son of Agostino Carracci. Life Carracci was born in the parish of Sta Lucia in Venice, probably in 1583, the product of an affair with a courtesan ...

, Italian painter *

Antonio Cassano Antonio Cassano (; born 12 July 1982) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. A talented and technically gifted player, he was usually deployed as a supporting forward, but could also play as an attacking midfield ...

, Italian footballer * Antonio Cavallucci, Italian painter * Antonio Cermeño, Venezuelan boxer *

Antonio Cervantes Antonio Cervantes (born December 23, 1945) is a Colombian boxing trainer and former professional boxer who competed from 1961 to 1983. He held the WBA and ''The Ring'' light welterweight title twice between 1972 and 1980. In 2002, Cervantes ...

, Colombian boxer * Antonio Citterio, Italian furniture designer * Antonio Conte, Italian former footballer * Antonio Corradini, Italian sculptor * Antonio Correa Cotto, Puerto Rican criminal * Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter * Antonio Corti, Argentine boxer * António Costa, Portuguese Prime Minister. *

Antonio Davis Antonio Lee Davis (born October 31, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also playe ...

, US Basketball player *

Antonio Di Natale Antonio Di Natale (; born 13 October 1977) is an Italian fotball coach and former professional player who played as a striker. After being a member of the Empoli youth side since 1994, Di Natale started his professional career with the Empol ...

, Italian footballer *

Antonio Dixon Antonio Dixon (born July 17, 1985) is a former American football nose tackle. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2009. He played for the Eagles from 2009-2011 before being waived during final roster cuts, and ...

, American football player *

Antonio Donnarumma Antonio Donnarumma (; born 7 July 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Padova. Club career Early career A native of Castellammare di Stabia, Donnarumma started his football career with local team Ju ...

, Italian footballer * Antonio de La Gándara, painter *

Antonio de la Rúa Antonio de la Rúa Pertiné (born 7 March 1974) is an Argentine lawyer, and the son of former president Fernando de la Rúa (who governed Argentina from 1999 to 2001) and Inés Pertiné. He was an advisor to his father during his father's pres ...

, former first son of Argentina * Antonio de Nigris (1978–2009), Mexican footballer * Antonio Escobar (disambiguation) * Antonio Esparragoza, Venezuelan boxer * Antonio Falzon, Maltese military engineer *

António Félix da Costa António Maria de Mello Breyner Félix da Costa (born 31 August 1991) is a Portuguese professional racing driver for the Porsche Formula E Team and the 2019–20 Formula E Drivers' Champion. He won the Macau Grand Prix invitational Formula Thr ...

, Portuguese racing driver and Formula E champion * Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior, Brazilian soccer player * Antonio Floro Flores, Italian footballer *

Antonio Fogazzaro Antonio Fogazzaro (; 25 March 1842 – 7 March 1911) was an Italian novelist and proponent of Liberal Catholicism. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times. Biography Fogazzaro was born in Vicenza to a wealthy family. In ...

, Italian novelist *

Antonio Gamoneda Antonio Gamoneda Lobón (born 30 May 1931) is a Spanish poet, winner of the Cervantes Prize in 2006. Biography Antonio Gamoneda was born in Oviedo, Asturias, on 30 May 1931. His father, also named Antonio, was a modernist poet who published ...

, Spanish poet * Antonio Gandy-Golden (born 1998), American football player * Antonio Garay (born 1979), American NFL football player * Antonio Garcia (American football), American football player * Antonio Gibson (born 1998), American football running back * Antonio Gibson (safety) (born 1962), American football safety * Antonio Giovinazzi, Italian racing driver * Antonio González (martyr), Spanish Roman Catholic martyr and saint * Antonio Gates, American player of American football *

Antonio Gherardi Antonio Gherardi (''Il Reatino'') (20 September 1638 – 10 May 1702) was an Italian painter, architect, and sculptor (stuccoist) of the Baroque style, active mainly in and near Rome and his native city of Rieti. Life Antonio was born in Rieti ...

, Italian painter, architect, and sculptor * Antonio Ghislieri, better known as Pope Pius V * Antonio Gramsci, Italian writer, politician and political theorist * Antonio Guidi, Italian politician *

Antonio Guzmán Blanco Antonio José Ramón de La Trinidad y María Guzmán Blanco (28 February 1829 – 28 July 1899) was a Venezuelan military leader, statesman, diplomat and politician. He was the president of Venezuela for three separate terms, from 1870 until ...

, former Venezuelan president * Antonio Hernández (disambiguation) * Antonio Indjai,

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), ...

's army chief of staff and one of the leaders who orchestrated a coup in the country on 1 April 2010 * Antonio Inoki, Japanese wrestler * Antonio Janigro, Italian cellist and conductor *

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian mu ...

, Brazilian creator of the bossa nova * Antonio Langella, Italian footballer * Antonio Latimer, Puerto Rican basketball player * Antonino Lo Surdo (1880–1949), Italian physicist and co-discoverer of the Stark effect * Antonio Lombardo, Italian sculptor * Antonio Lopez, United States illustrator who signed his work "Antonio." * Antonio Lotti, Italian composer *

Antonio Luna Antonio Narciso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (; October 29, 1866 – June 5, 1899) was a Filipino army general who fought in the Philippine–American War before his assassination in 1899. Regarded as one of the fiercest generals of hi ...

, Filipino Revolutionary Army and General of The Philippine Revolutionary in The First Philippine Republic *

Antonio Maccanico Antonio Maccanico (4 August 1924 – 23 April 2013) was an Italian constitutional specialist and social liberal politician, who served in various capacities in the parliament and federal administrations of Italy. Early life and education Maccani ...

, Italian politician *

Antonio Maceo Grajales Lt. General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales (June 14, 1845December 7, 1896) was second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence. Fellow Cubans gave Maceo the nickname “The Bronze Titan" ( es, El Titán de Bronce, links=no), ...

, Cuban general * Antonio Machado, Spanish poet * Antonio Mancini, Italian painter *

Antonio Manetti Antonio di Tuccio Manetti (6 July 1423 – May 26, 1497) was an Italian mathematician and architect from Florence. He is particularly noted for his investigations into the site, shape and size of Dante's ''Inferno''. Although Manetti never hims ...

, Italian mathematician and architect *

Antonio Margarito Antonio Margarito Montiel (born March 18, 1978) is a Mexican-American former professional boxer who competed between 1994 and 2017. He held multiple welterweight world championships, including the WBO title from 2002 to 2007, the IBF title in ...

, American boxer * Antonio Martini, Italian Biblical scholar and Archbishop of Florence * Antonio Martino, Italian politician *

Antonio Marzano Antonio Marzano (born 18 February 1935) is an Italian economist, academic and politician, who served as the minister of productive activities in the second cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi from 2001 to 2005. Early life and education Marzano was bor ...

, Italian politician * Antonio McDyess, United States basketball player * Antonio Tobias Mendez, American sculptor * Antônio Meneses, Brazilian cellist *

Antonio Meucci Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci ( , ; 13 April 1808 – 18 October 1889) was an Italian inventor and an associate of Giuseppe Garibaldi, a major political figure in the history of Italy.

, Italian-American inventor * Antonio Monda, Italian film director * António Monteiro, Portuguese diplomat * Antonio Mosconi, Italian politician *

António Mota António da Mota was a Portuguese trader and explorer, who in 1543 became one of the first Europeans to set foot in Japan. Voyage While traveling to Ningbo with a Chinese junk in 1543 (some sources say 1542), Mota and the rest of the crew were ...

, Portuguese trader and explorer * Antonio Narcisse, American football player *

Antonio Nariño Antonio Amador José de Nariño y Álvarez del Casal (Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia 1765 – 1824 Villa de Leyva, Colombia)Hector, M., and A. Ardila. Hombres y mujeres en las letras de Colombia. 2. Bogota: Magisterio, 2008. 25. Print. was a C ...

, Colombian ideologist and politician *

Antonio Negri Antonio "Toni" Negri (born 1 August 1933) is an Italian Spinozistic-Marxist sociologist and political philosopher, best known for his co-authorship of ''Empire'' and secondarily for his work on Spinoza. Born in Padua, he became a political p ...

, Italian philosopher * Antonio Nocerino, Italian footballer * Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and his brother Antônio Rogério Nogueira, both Brazilian mixed martial artists * Antonio Pantojas, Puerto Rican actor *

Antonio Paoli Antonio Paoli (14 April 1871 – 24 August 1946) was a Puerto Rican tenor. At the height of his fame, he was known as "The King of Tenors and The Tenor of Kings." He is considered to be the first Puerto Rican to reach international fame ...

, Puerto Rican opera singer *

Antonio Pappano Sir Antonio Pappano (born 30 December 1959) is an English-Italian conductor and pianist. He is currently music director of the Royal Opera House and of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He is scheduled to become chief c ...

, British conductor * Antonio S. Pedreira, Puerto Rican poet *

Antonio Pigafetta Antonio Pigafetta (; – c. 1531) was an Venetian scholar and explorer. He joined the expedition to the Spice Islands led by explorer Ferdinand Magellan under the flag of the emperor Charles V and after Magellan's death in the Philippine Islands, ...

, Italian explorer * Antonio Pignatelli, better known as Pope Innocent XII * Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Italian painter * Antonio Prieto, Spanish long-distance runner *

Antonio Puerta Antonio José Puerta Pérez (; 26 November 1984 – 28 August 2007) was a Spanish professional footballer who played solely for Sevilla. Mainly a left midfielder who could also operate as an attacking left-back, he died on 28 August 2007 affec ...

, Spanish international footballer * Antonio Raul Corbo, American child actor * Antonio de los Reyes Correa, Puerto Rican military hero *

Antonio Rivera José Antonio Rivera (December 5, 1963 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico– April 4, 2005) was a Puerto Rican boxer. He was much better known as El Gallo Rivera or Tonito Rivera, and was a prominent boxer during the decade of the 1980s. Professional ...

, Puerto Rican boxer * Antonio Rodríguez Balinas, Puerto Rican US Army General * Antonio Rosmini-Serbati, Italian philosopher *

Antonio Rossi Antonio Rossi (born December 19, 1968) is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won five medals which included three golds (K-1 500 m: 1996, K-2 1000 m: 1996, 2000), one silver ( ...

, Italian canoer * Antonio Roybal, Spanish American painter *

Antonio Rüdiger Antonio Rüdiger (born 3 March 1993) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid and the Germany national football team, Germany national team. Rüdiger began ...

, German footballer * Antonio Ruiz Soler, Flamenco dancer (known as "Antonio") * Antonio Rukavina, Serbian footballer * Antonio Sabàto Jr., Italian-American model and actor *

Antonio Sacchini Antonio Maria Gasparo Gioacchino Sacchini (14 June 1730 – 6 October 1786) was an Italian composer, best known for his operas. Sacchini was born in Florence, but raised in Naples, where he received his musical education. He made a name for him ...

, Italian composer * António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese statesman and prime minister *

Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri (18 August 17507 May 1825) was an Italian classical composer, conductor, and teacher. He was born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, and spent his adult life and career as a subject of the Habsburg monarchy ...

, Austrian Court Composer, famous "mediocre" rival of Mozart * António Salvador, Portuguese long-distance runner * Antonio Sánchez, Mexican musician * Antonio Sánchez, Puerto Rican show host *

Antonio Sciortino Antonio Sciortino ( Ħaż-Żebbuġ; 25 January 1879 – 10 August 1947) was a Maltese artist, considered Malta’s foremost sculptor of the twentieth century. His career unfolded almost entirely in Rome, where he resided from 1900 till 1936.Sand ...

, Maltese sculptor *

Antonio Segni Antonio Segni (; 2 February 1891 – 1 December 1972) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the president of Italy from May 1962 to December 1964 and the prime minister of Italy in two distinct terms between 1955 and 1960. A memb ...

, Italian politician *

Antonio Semini Antonio Semini (c. 1485 – after 1547) was an Italian painter of the late- Renaissance, active in his native Genoa. He was born and trained in Genoa and died in Milan. He was the pupil of Ludovico Brea, and painted in collaboration with Ter ...

, Italian painter *

Antonio Silio Antonio Fabián Silio Alaguire (born 9 May 1966) is a retired long-distance runner from Argentina. He competed in three editions of the World Championships in Athletics (1991 to 1995), racing in the 10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10, ...

, Argentine long-distance runner * Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì, Prime Minister of Italy between 1891 and 1892 and from 1896 until 1898 *

Antonio Stradivari Antonio Stradivari (, also , ; – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinized form of his surname, '' Stradivarius'', as well as the collo ...

, Italian luthier * Antonio Tabucchi, Italian writer * Antonio Taguba, a Filipino-American retired major general of the US army *

Antonio Tarver Antonio Deon Tarver (born November 21, 1968) is an American former professional boxer and boxing commentator. In boxing he competed from 1997 to 2015, and held multiple light heavyweight world championships, including the WBA (Unified), WBC, IB ...

, United States boxer *

Antonio Travi Antonio Travi (1613–1668) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Sestri, near Genoa, was generally known as ''Il Sordo di Sestri'' on account of his deafness. He was originally a color-grinder to Bernardo Strozzi, who in ...

, Italian painter *

Antonio Valero de Bernabé Antonio Vicente Miguel Valero de Bernabé Pacheco (October 26, 1790 – June 7, 1863), a.k.a. The Liberator from Puerto Rico, was a Puerto Rican military leader. Trained in Spain, he fought with the Spanish Army to expel the French leader, Napol ...

, Puerto Rican, helped Simón Bolívar liberate South America * Antonio Maria Maraggiano, Italian sculptor * Antonio Maria Vassallo, Italian painter *

Antonio Valencia Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera, known as Antonio Valencia (; born 4 August 1985), is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played primarily as a right-sided player throughout his career, initially as a right winger, before developin ...

, Ecuadorian footballer * Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer * Antonio Zarro, Academy Award-winning Italian screenwriter *Anthonio Makau, Kenyan Jigsaw Puzzle Company entrepreneur Antonio may also refer to: *The Great Antonio, Canadian strongman, professional wrestler, and actor * Antonio (singer), Jamaican reggae singer born Maurice Silvera

Antonio as middle name

* Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, Italian painter * Carlo Antonio Tavella, Italian painter *

Eugene Antonio Marino Eugene Antonio Marino, SSJ (May 29, 1934 – November 12, 2000) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia from 1988 until 1990, becoming the first African American archbishop in history. He was also the firs ...

, first African American archbishop in the United States * Francesco Antonio Franzoni, Italian sculptor * Giacomo Antonio Arland, Italian painter * Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Italian composer *

Giovanni Antonio Amadeo 260px, Amadeo, Milan Cathedral 260px, The Colleoni Chapel in Bergamo. Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (c. 1447 – 27 or 28 August 1522) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor of the Early Renaissance, architect, and engineer. Biography Amadeo was born ...

, Italian sculptor *

Giovanni Antonio Dosio Giovanni Antonio Dosio (1533–1611) was an Italian architect and sculptor. Biography Dosio was born in San Gimignano. A student of Ammanati, with whom he realized the Villa dell'Ambrogiana, Dosio worked primarily in Rome (1548–75) and Flor ...

, Italian architect and sculptor * Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, better known as Pope Innocent IX *

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (29 April 1675 – 2 November 1741) was one of the leading Venetian history painters of the early 18th century. His style melded the Renaissance style of Paolo Veronese with the Baroque of Pietro da Cortona and ...

, Italian painter * Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-Austrian physician and naturalist * José Antonio Bowen, American jazz musician and president of

Goucher College Goucher College ( ') is a private liberal arts college in Towson, Maryland. It was chartered in 1885 by a conference in Baltimore led by namesake John F. Goucher and local leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church.https://archive.org/details/h ...

José Antonio de la Garza José Antonio de la Garza (May 31, 1776 – 1851?), was a Tejano who was the first landowner in San Antonio, Texas and the first man to create a coin in this state. Antonio de la Garza was elected mayor of San Antonio in 1813 and 1832. Biography ...

, Mexican-American politician * Juan Antonio Marichal, Dominican baseball player *

Luis Antonio Tagle Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle ( ; ; born June 21, 1957) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church currently serving as the Pro-Prefect for the Section of Evangelization of Dicastery for Evangelization (formerly the Congregation for the Evangel ...

, Filipino cardinal and current prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples *

, Ecuadorian footballer * Marco Antonio Barrera, Mexican boxer * Marco Antonio Etcheverry, Bolivian soccer player *

Marco Antonio Muñiz Marco Antonio Muñiz (born 3 March 1933) is a Mexican singer from Jalisco, Mexico. Known all over Latin America, he also acted in the 1965 film '' Sinful'' ( Spanish: El Pecador). He belongs to the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Early life and car ...

, Mexican singer *

, Puerto Rican singer, better known as Mark Anthony, named after the Mexican singer *

Marco Antonio Regil Marco Antonio Regil (born December 29, 1969) is a Mexican television personality, public speaker and activist. As the host of the Spanish versions of '' Family Feud'' (''100 mexicanos dijeron'' and '' 100 latinos dijeron''), '' The Price Is Right ...

, Mexican show host *

Marco Antonio Solís Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. Born and raised in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing part of Los Hermanito ...

, Mexican singer *

Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli (; 4 April 1752 – 5 May 1837) was an Italian composer, chiefly of opera. Life Early career Zingarelli was born in Naples, where he studied (from the age of 7) at the Santa Maria di Loreto Conservatory under Fena ...

, Italian composer *

Tomaso Antonio Vitali Tomaso Antonio Vitali (7 March 1663 – 9 May 1745) was an Italian composer and violinist of the mid to late Baroque era. The eldest son of Giovanni Battista Vitali, he is chiefly known for a Chaconne in G minor for violin and continuo, to whic ...

, Italian composer

Known as Tony

* Tony Álvarez, Major League Baseball center fielder * Tony Alvarez (singer), Cuban singer * Tony Alvarez (actor), Spanish-Australian actor * Tony Ayala Jr., Mexican-American boxer * Tony Baltazar, Mexican-American boxer *

Tony Campos Antonio Campos (born March 8, 1973) is an American musician. He is the current bassist for industrial metal bands Static-X and Fear Factory and the vocalist and bassist for Asesino. He is a former bassist for metal bands Prong, Soulfly, Mini ...

, Mexican-American musician * Tony Danza, Italian-American boxer and actor *

Tony Fratto Salvatore Antonio "Tony" Fratto (born ) was deputy assistant and deputy press secretary to former United States President George W. Bush. Career Tony Fratto is a managing partner at Hamilton Place Strategies, a strategic communications and cris ...

, Deputy Press Secretary *

Tony Parker William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket in LNB Pro A. Himself the son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career at Paris Basket Racing in ...

, French basketball player * Tony Plana, Cuban actor * Tony Romo, American football quarterback * Tony Sanchez (disambiguation), multiple people *

Tony Vega Tony Vega Cesar, known professionally as Tony Vega (born July 13, 1957) is a Puerto Rican salsa music, salsa singer. Early years Vega was born in the town of Salinas, Puerto Rico, where he received his primary education. He was born into a f ...

, Puerto Rican singer *

Tony Peña Antonio Francisco Peña Padilla (; born June 4, 1957) is a Dominican former professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Pirates, Cardinals, Red Sox, Indians, White Sox, and Astros. ...

, retired Major League Baseball player *

Tony Pérez Atanasio "Tony" Pérez Rigal (born May 14, 1942) is a Cuban-American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and third baseman from through , most notably as a member of the ...

, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player

Fictional characters

Antonio may refer to the fictional characters: *, the given human name for the personification of

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

from the

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

series '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'' * Antonio Garcia, a character in the television show '' Power Rangers: Samurai'' *

Antonio (The Merchant of Venice) Antonio is the title character in Shakespeare's ''The Merchant of Venice''. An influential, powerful, and wealthy nobleman of Venice, he is a middle-aged man and a merchant by trade who has his financial interests tied up in overseas shipments ...

, the title character in Shakespeare's ''The Merchant of Venice'' *Antonio, a character in Shakespeare's ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...

'' *Antonio, a character in Shakespeare's '' The Tempest'' *Antonio, a character in Shakespeare's '' Twelfth Night'' *Antonio, a hunter in the video game '' Identity V'' * Antonio Bologna, a character in Webster's '' The Duchess of Malfi'' *Antonio, a character on the television show ''

Monster Warriors ''Monster Warriors'' is an original Canadian television series which aired on YTV in Canada and also on Jetix since April 2006 in the United Kingdom. It was created by Wilson Coneybeare and produced by Coneybeare Stories. The series concluded its ...

'' *

Tony Montana Antonio Montana is a fictional character and the protagonist of the 1983 film ''Scarface''. This character is portrayed by Al Pacino in the film and is voiced by André Sogliuzzo in the 2006 video game '' Scarface: The World Is Yours''. Embod ...

, the main character in the film ''

Scarface (1983 film) ''Scarface'' is a 1983 American crime film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone. Loosely based on the 1929 novel of the same name and serving as a loose remake of the 1932 film, it tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Mo ...

'' *Antonio, a character in the video game ''

Assassin's Creed II ''Assassin's Creed II'' is a 2009 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montréal and published by Ubisoft. It is the second major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series, and the sequel to 2007's '' Assassin's Creed''. The g ...

'' *Antonio the male otter, a character in the animated TV show ''

The Penguins of Madagascar ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' is an American computer-animated television series co-produced by DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from DreamWorks' animated film ''Madagascar'': the penguins Skipper ( Tom McGrath), ...

'' *Antonio, one of the

scarlet macaw The scarlet macaw (''Ara macao'') is a large red, yellow, and blue Central and South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots called macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests of the Neotropics. Its range extends from ...

players in the Pit of Doom in '' Rio 2'' *Antonio “Tony” Padilla, a character in the novel and Netflix series ''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' is an American teen drama television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and based on the 2007 novel ''Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. The series revolves around high school student Clay Jensen (Dylan M ...

'' *Antonio, the protagonist's father in the movie '' Nahuel and the Magic Book'' *Antonio Madrigal, a character in '' Encanto''

Other uses

Antonino, Kansas Antonino is an unincorporated community in Lookout Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. History Due to the distance from their homes to St. Francis Church in Munjor, a group of the church's Volga German parishioners requested a new p ...

, a community in the United States * MV Antonios, a number of motor vessels with this or a similar name * " Oh! Oh! Antonio!" music-hall song performed by Florrie Fordehttps://monologues.co.uk/musichall/Songs-O/Oh-Oh-Antonio.htm (retrieved 25 Sep 2019) *

San Antonio ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_t ...

, second largest city in Texas

Surnames

* Carlos Antonio *

Ebony Antonio Ebony Antonio (born 18 December 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Antonio represented The Allies in the inaugural AFL Women's State of Origin match in 2017, and won AFL ...

(born 1991), female Australian rules footballer *

Lou Antonio Louis Antonio (born January 23, 1934) is an American actor and TV director best known for performing in the films ''Cool Hand Luke'' and ''America America''. He also starred in two short-lived TV series, '' Dog and Cat'', and '' Makin' It''. E ...

(born 1934), American actor and director *

Michail Antonio Michail Gregory Antonio (born 28 March 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club West Ham United. Born in England, he represents the Jamaica national team. Antonio began his career at non-League club Tooting & Mit ...

(born 1990) is an English professional footballer * Pablo Antonio (1901–1975), Filipino architect

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Antonio

Antonio as middle name

Known as Tony

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