Cenci () or variant Censi is an
Italian surname
A name in the Italian language consists of a given name ( it, nome), and a surname (); in most contexts, the given name is written before the surname. (In official documents, the Western surname may be written before the given name or names.)
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Notable people with the name include:
Cenci
* , a noble family of Renaissance Rome, including:
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Beatrice Cenci
Beatrice Cenci (; 6 February 157711 September 1599) was a Roman noblewoman who murdered her father, Count Francesco Cenci. She was beheaded in 1599 after a lurid murder trial in Rome that gave rise to an enduring legend about her.
Life
Beatri ...
(1577–1599), Italian noblewoman and parricide
** (1676–1740), Italian cardinal
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The Cenci
''The Cenci, A Tragedy, in Five Acts'' (1819) is a verse drama in five acts by Percy Bysshe Shelley written in the summer of 1819, and inspired by a real Italian family, the House of Cenci (in particular, Beatrice Cenci, pronounced CHEN-chee). ...
'', Percy Shelley's drama based on Beatrice's murder of her father
** ''
Les Cenci'', Antonin Artaud's drama
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''Beatrice Cenci'', Berthold Goldschmidt's opera
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''The Cenci'', Havergal Brian's opera
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Beatrix Cenci
''Beatrix Cenci'' is an opera in two acts by Alberto Ginastera to a Spanish libretto by the composer and William Shand, based on the historical family of Beatrice Cenci, the ''Chroniques italiennes'' by Stendhal, and ''The Cenci'' by Percy Shelley ...
'', Alberto Ginastera's opera
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Athina Cenci
Athina Cenci (born 13 March 1946), is a Greek-born Italian former actress, stand-up comedian and politician.
Life and career
Born in Kos, Greece, Cenci was co-founder and member, together with Francesco Nuti and Alessandro Benvenuti, of the ...
(. 1946), Greco-Italian actress and comedian
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Cecilia Cenci
Cecilia Cenci (3 August 1942 – 21 September 2014) was an Argentinian film, stage and television actress. She was born in La Plata.
Career
Cecilia Cenci studied dramatic art at the School of Theatre in La Plata, participating in the mid-1960s ...
(1942–2014), Argentinian actress
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Gaspare Cenci
Gaspare Cenci was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1574–1590). ''(in Latin)'' , Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
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John Cenci
John Richard Cenci (born January 4, 1934) is a former American football player who played for Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh ...
(born 1934), former American football player
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Massimo Cenci
Massimo Cenci (born 8 June 1967) is a politician of San Marino. He was Captain Regent of San Marino for the term from 1 April 2009 to October 2009 together with Oscar Mina.
Cenci was elected to the Grand and General Council on the Freedom List
F ...
(born 1967), politician of San Marino
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Matías Cenci
Matías Esteban Cenci (born 12 February 1978) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
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(born 1978), Argentine former football player
Censi
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Andrea Censi
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew.
Origin of the name
The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that re ...
, a mathematician
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Censi and Pirota Censi may refer to:
* Censi (surname), including a list of people with the name
* '' Les Censi'', a 1935 film by Antonin Artaud
* Censuses, owing to its plural form in Latin
See also
* Capite censi, the "head count" of ancient Rome
* Cenci (di ...
, a sugar company
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Cristiano Censi
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest play ...
, an actor
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Giorgio Censi Giorgio may refer to:
* Castel Giorgio, ''comune'' in Umbria, Italy
* Giorgio (name), an Italian given name and surname
* Giorgio Moroder, or Giorgio, Italian record producer
** ''Giorgio'' (album), an album by Giorgio Moroder
* "Giorgio" (song), ...
, an actor
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Giuseppe Censi
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph,
from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it.
The feminine form of the name is Giuse ...
, an actor
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Ludovico Censi
Ludovico () is an Italian masculine given name. It is sometimes spelled Lodovico. The feminine equivalent is Ludovica.
Persons with the name Ludovico Given name
* Ludovico D'Aragona (1876–1961), Italian socialist politician
* Ludovico Ariost ...
, an Italian diplomat
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Marc Censi Marc or MARC may refer to:
People
* Marc (given name), people with the first name
* Marc (surname), people with the family name
Acronyms
* MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging,
* MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system of ...
, a French politician
*
Nick Censi
Nick may refer to:
* Nick (given name)
* A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat
* British slang for being arrested
* British slang for a police station
* British slang for stealing
* Short for nickname
Place ...
, an American record producer
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Ugo De Censi, an Italo-Peruvian priest
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Yves Censi
Yves Censi (born 8 February 1964) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the first constituency of the Aveyron department, from 2002 to 2017 as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular ...
, a French politician
See also
*
Cenci Journalism Project (), which aims to use multilingual and global sources in Chinese journalism
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Surnames of Italian origin