Adriano is the form of the
Latin
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given name
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''Hadrianus'' commonly used in the
Italian language
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; the form Adrião can be used in the
Portuguese language
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while the form
Adrian is used in the
English language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples th ...
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Notable people with the name include:
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Adriano Banchieri
Adriano Banchieri ( Bologna, 3 September 1568 – Bologna, 1634) was an Italian composer, music theorist, organist and poet of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He founded the Accademia dei Floridi in Bologna.
Biography
He w ...
, Italian composer, music theorist, organist and poet
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Adriano Bernareggi, Italian Catholic bishop
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Adriano Castellesi, Italian cardinal and writer
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Adriano Celentano
Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian singer-songwriter, actor, showman, and filmmaker. He is dubbed ''Il Molleggiato'' ('the springy one') because of his energetic dancing.
Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both com ...
, Italian entertainer
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Adriano Correia de Oliveira, Portuguese singer and composer
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Adriano Costa (born 1975), Brazilian contemporary artist
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Adriano Espaillat, Dominican-American politician
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Adriano da Silva, Brazilian serial killer
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Adriano Galliani, Italian entrepreneur
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Adriano Garrido, Brazilian beach volleyball player
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Adriano Manocchia, American artist
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Adriano Olivetti, Italian entrepreneur
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Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He won the French Open in 1976 French Open – Men's singles, 1976, becoming the first Italian man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major ...
, Italian tennis player
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Adriano Rigoglioso, English footballer
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Adriano Sofri, Italian politician and journalist
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Adriano Visconti, Italian air force major
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Adrian Willaert, Flemish composer, who in sources was sometimes referred to simply as "Adriano"
Brazilian footballers
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Adriano (footballer, born 1969), full name Adriano Silva Francisco, goalkeeper
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Adriano Gerlin (born 20 September 1974), midfielder
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Adriano (footballer, born 25 September 1974), forward
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Adriano Basso (born 1975), goalkeeper for Bristol City, among others
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Adriano Alves (born 1976), striker
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Adriano Spadoto (born February 1977), FC Thun player in UEFA Cup, Champions League
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Adriano Gabiru (born 11 August 1977), midfielder for Internacional, once capped for Brazil in Confederations Cup 2003
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Adriano Rossato (born 27 August 1977), defender
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Adriano (footballer, born 1978), full name Adriano Rodrigues da Silva also known as Adriano Cabeça, defensive midfielder and coach
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Adriano (footballer, born January 1979), full name Adriano Vieira Louzada, striker
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Adriano (footballer, born June 1979), full name Adriano Ferreira Silvestre, midfielder
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Ferreira Pinto (footballer, born 1979), full name Adriano Ferreira Pinto, winger for Atalanta
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Adriano Duarte (born 1980), central defender
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Adriano (footballer, born January 1982), full name Adriano Ferreira Martins, striker
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Adriano (footballer, born February 1982), full name Adriano Leite Ribeiro, former Inter Milan and Flamengo player, Brazil international in 2000s
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Adriano (footballer, born April 1982), full name Adriano Pereira da Silva, Monaco defender
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Adriano Pimenta (born November 1982), midfielder for Swiss club Thun
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Adriano (footballer, born 1984), full name Adriano Correia Claro, defender/midfielder for BeÅŸiktaÅŸ (formerly at Barcelona), Brazil international in 2000s
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Adriano (footballer, born July 1985), full name Adriano Alves dos Santos, defender
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Adriano (footballer, born October 1985), full name Francisco Adriano da Silva Rodrigues, forward
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Luiz Adriano (born April 1987), striker
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Adriano (footballer, born May 1987), full name Adriano Bispo dos Santos, defensive midfielder
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Adriano (footballer, born September 1987), full name Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz, strike
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Adriano (footballer, born December 1987), full name Adriano José de Lara
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Adriano (footballer, born February 1994), full name Adriano Louzada e Silva, winger
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Adriano (footballer, born August 1994), Adriano Aparecido Narcizo, winger
Fictional characters
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Adriano Tumino, a supervillain known as the Vulture, appearing in ''Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse''
See also
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Adrien
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Hadrian
Hadrian ( ; ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian was born in Italica, close to modern Seville in Spain, an Italic peoples, Italic settlement in Hispania Baetica; his branch of the Aelia gens, Aelia '' ...
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