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and Serbian. Notable people with the name Danilo include:

Athletes

Footballers

Danilo (footballer, born 1979) Danilo Gabriel de Andrade (born 11 June 1979), known as Danilo, professional football coach and former player who manages the Corinthians U20 squad. He is considered by pundits to be the greatest player who was never called up to the Brazil nat ...

, Brazilian footballer Danilo de Andrade *

Danilo (footballer, born 1980) Danilo Moreira Serrano (born 19 August 1980 in São José), known as just Danilo, is a Brazilian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are a ...

, Brazilian footballer Danilo Moreira Serrano *

Danilo (footballer, born 1981) Danilo Aguiar Rocha (born February 13, 1981, in Alegre) is a Brazilian central defender. Former clubs are C.D. Santa Clara, Esporte Clube Vitória, AC Bellinzona and Vitória S.C. Vitória Sport Clube, commonly known as Vitória de Guimar� ...

, Brazilian footballer Danilo Aguiar Rocha *

Danilo (footballer, born 1984) Danilo Larangeira (born 10 May 1984), known simply as Danilo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as centre-back. Career Palmeiras On 16 December 2009, Palmeiras have made official the signing from Atlético Paranaense of the ce ...

, Brazilian footballer Danilo Larangeira * Danilo (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer Danilo Vitalino Pereira *

Danilo (footballer, born April 1991) Danilo Lopes Cezario (born 25 April 1991), commonly known as Danilo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 3 club Pattaya Dolphins United. Career A graduate of the youth setup of Santos Futebol Clube, Danilo started ...

, Brazilian footballer Danilo Lopes Cezario *

Danilo (footballer, born July 1991) Danilo Luiz da Silva (born 15 July 1991), known as Danilo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Juventus and the Brazil national team. Danilo began his career with América Mineiro before moving to Santo ...

, Brazilian footballer Danilo Luiz da Silva *

Danilo (footballer, born 1999) Danilo Pereira da Silva (born 7 April 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Feyenoord. Club career Ajax Born in São Paulo, Danilo represented Portuguesa, Corinthians, Ponte Preta and Vasco d ...

, Brazilian footballer Danilo Pereira da Silva *

Danilo (footballer, born 2001) Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira (born 19 April 2001), known simply as Danilo or Danilo Oliveira, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Nottingham Forest. Born in Salvador, he was in the youth aca ...

, Brazilian footballer Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira *

Danilo Aceval Danilo Vicente Aceval Maldonado (born 15 September 1975) is a retired Paraguayan football goalkeeper. He represented his native country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. International Aceval made his international debut for the Paraguay national ...

(born 1975), Paraguayan footballer * Danilo Acosta (born 1997), Ecuadorian footballer * Danilo Alves (footballer, born 1996) (born 1996), Brazilian footballer *

Danilo Alvim Danilo Alvim Faria (3 December 1920 – 16 May 1996) was a Brazilian footballer. He was a member of the ill-fated Brazilian 1950 World Cup team. One of the greatest center-halves in the World during his prime, he was renowned as a very so ...

(1920–1996), Brazilian footballer *

Danilo Arboleda Danilo Arboleda Hurtado (born 16 May 1995) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a defender for Emirati club Al Ain. Career Arboleda made his debut for Deportivo Cali in the Categoría Primera A on 12 February 2015. He has later played for f ...

(born 1995), Colombian footballer *

Danilo Arrieta Danilo Esteban Arrieta Cerda (born 10 February 1987) is a Chilean born Danish former footballer who played as a winger. Youth career Arrieta started playing football at the age of 4. As a talented 10-year-old boy, Danilo moved to AGF Aarhus i ...

(born 1987), Chilean-Danish footballer *

Danilo Barbosa Danilo Barbosa da Silva (born 28 February 1996), known as Danilo Barbosa or simply Danilo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Botafogo. Club career Vasco da Gama Born in Simões Filho, Bahia, Danilo Ba ...

(born 1996), Brazilian footballer *

Danilo Barcelos Danilo Carvalho Barcelos (born 17 August 1991), known as Danilo Barcelos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará. As either a left back or a midfielder. Club career Danilo was born in Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais. An América Minei ...

(born 1991), Brazilian footballer *

Danilo Cintra Danilo Gomes Cintra (born 28 May 1985) is a Brazilian football player who is a free agent. Club career He made his Primeira Liga debut for Académica de Coimbra on 15 August 2011 in a game against União de Leiria. Honours ;Académica de Coim ...

(born 1985), Brazilian footballer *

Danilo Cirino Danilo Cirino de Oliveira (born 11 November 1986) is a Brazilian football player. Club career Sion In November 2011, Danilo Cirino started a trial training period at VfB Stuttgart, but he signed to Sion in January 2012. Aktobe On 31 March 201 ...

(born 1986), Brazilian footballer *

Danilo Clementino Emmanuel Danilo Clementino Silva (born 5 March 1982), known as Danilo, is a retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Brazil, he was a member, as a naturalized citizen, of the Equatorial Guinea national team. Biography Danilo ...

(born 1982), naturalized Equatoguinean footballer *

Danilo Dias Danilo Leandro Dias (born 6 November 1985) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club SC Mirandela as a forward. Club career Born in Ceres, Goiás, Dias spent most of his career in his country in the lower leagues. His ...

(born 1985), Brazilian footballer *

Danilo Pantić Danilo Pantić ( sr-Cyrl, Данило Пантић, ; born 26 October 1996) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Partizan. He has represented Serbia at multiple youth levels. Club career Partizan Pantić made his debut on 26 May ...

(born 1996), Serbian footballer *

Danilo Pereira Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira (born 9 September 1991), known as Danilo Pereira (), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team ...

(born 1991), Portuguese footballer *

Danilo Quipapá Danilo Augusto Chapoval de Azevedo (born 21 February 1994) is a Brazilian professional Footballer who plays as a defender. He plays for and captains Bangladeshi club Fortis FC in Bangladesh Premier League. Club career Born in Brazil, Dani ...

(born 1994), Brazilian footballer *

Danilinho (footballer, born 1985) Danilo Caçador (1 April 1985 – 13 February 2018) was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Chapecoense. Danilo died on 13 February 2018 having suffered a heart attack while training with his club Juazeirense S ...

, Brazilian footballer Danilo Caçador (1985–2018) *

Danilinho (footballer, born 1987) Danilo Veron Bairros (born 11 March 1987), commonly known as Danilinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Central Sport Club. An attacking midfielder, he plays mainly as a winger and central midfielder. He is known for his ...

, Brazilian footballer Danilo Veron Bairros

Other athletes

Danilo Anđušić Danilo Anđušić ( sr, Данило Анђушић; born 22 April 1991) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He has also represented the Serbian national ...

(born 1991), Serbian basketball player * Danilo Gallinari (born 1988), Italian basketball player * Danilo Ikodinović (born 1976), Serbian water polo player * Danilo Silva (born 1986), Brazilian footballer

Artists and entertainers

* Danilo Arona (active since 1994), Italian writer *

Danilo Bach Danilo Bach (born March 1, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film producer. Awards and nominations * Best Original Screenplay (Nomination) for ''Beverly Hills Cop'', 1984 Filmography * '' The Beast Within'' (uncredited) (1982) * ''Beve ...

(born 1944), American screenwriter and film producer * Danilo Bertazzi (born 1966), Italian actor * Danilo De Girolamo (1956–2012), Italian voice actor * Danilo Donati (1926–2001), Italian costume designer *

Danilo Gentili Danilo Gentili Jr. (born 27 September 1979) is a Brazilian comedian, television host, writer, cartoonist, and businessman and political commentator. He gained national recognition on the TV show '' Custe o Que Custar'' (CQC), aired on the Band ...

(born 1979), Brazilian reporter and comedian *

Danilo Kiš Danilo Kiš (; born Dániel Kiss; 22 February 1935 – 15 October 1989) was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, essayist and translator. His best known works include ''Hourglass'', ''A Tomb for Boris Davidovich'' and ''The Encyclopedia of ...

(1935–1989), Yugoslav novelist *

Danilo Kocevski Danilo Kocevski (23 April 1947, Kumanovo – 13 September 2020, Skopje) was a Macedonian literary critic, novelist, playwright and poet, as well as a noted chronicler of the history of Skopje. He appeared in the 2001 TV Show ''Dossier Skopje'' dr ...

(born 1947), Macedonian writer * Danilo Lazović (1951–2006), Serbian actor *

Danilo Pennone Danilo Pennone (born July 14, 1963, in Rome) is an Italian writer. Biography An Arts graduate, Pennone teaches in Rome. His first published works, essays on Celtic mythology, date back to the eighties. In 2008, his first novel, ''Confessioni di ...

(born 1963), Italian writer * Danilo Pérez (born 1965), Panamanian jazz pianist and composer *

Danilo Šerbedžija Danilo Šerbedžija (born 1971) is a Croatian film director. His debut feature film, ''72 Days'' (2010), was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. D ...

(born 1971), Serbian film director * Danilo Stojković (1934–2002), Serbian actor

Politicians, government officials and revolutionaries

* Danilo Anderson (1966–2004), assassinated Venezuelan environmental state prosecutor *

Danilo Astori Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa (born April 23, 1940) is a Uruguayan retired social democratic politician who served as the 15th vice president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under President José Mujica. A member of Uruguay Assembly– Broad Front, ...

(born 1940), Uruguayan politician *

Danilo Golubović Danilo Golubović (born 21 October 1963) was the Deputy Minister Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government ...

(born 1963), Serbian politician *

Danilo Ilić Danilo Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило Илић; 27 July 1890 – 3 February 1915) was a Bosnian Serb who was among the chief organisers of the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Biography Born in what is modern-day Bosnia and He ...

(1891–1915), Serbian revolutionary *

Danilo Medina Danilo Medina Sánchez ( : born 10 November 1951) is a Dominican politician who was President of the Dominican Republic from 2012 to 2020. Medina previously served as Chief of Staff to the President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 1999 ...

(born 1951), President of the Dominican Republic since 2012 *

Danilo Lim Danilo "Danny" Delapuz Lim (June 2, 1955 – January 6, 2021) was a Filipino soldier who served as Chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority from 2017 until his death in 2021. He was incarcerated at Camp Crame in Quezon City fro ...

(1955–2021), Filipino army general and government administrator

Religious leaders

Danilo I, Serbian Archbishop Danilo I ( sr, Данило I, 1271–72) was the fourth Archbishop of Serbs. After the death of Archbishop Sava II (s. 1263–1271) on 8 February 1271, Danilo was chosen as the next Archbishop. However, he was replaced after a year in 1272 by J ...

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Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš (; 1670 – 11 January 1735) was the Metropolitan of Cetinje between 1697 and 1735, and the founder of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, which ruled Montenegro from 1697 to 1918. He was also known by the patronymic Danil ...

(1670–1735) *

Danilo II (Archbishop of Serbs) Danilo II ( sr-cyr, Данило II) was the Archbishop of Serbs 1324 to 1337, under the rule of Kings Stephen Uroš III (1321–1331) and Dušan the Mighty (1331–1355, crowned Emperor in 1345). As a Serbian monk, he was also a chronicler, ac ...

, primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1324–1337) * Danilo II, Metropolitan of Montenegro, in office (1961–1990) * Danilo III (patriarch) (c. 1350–1400), Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, writer and poet

Other people

Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyr, Данило I Петровић-Његош; 25 May 1826 – 13 August 1860) was the ruling Prince of Montenegro from 1851 to 1860. The beginning of his reign marked the transition of Montenegro from an archai ...

(1826–1860), Prince of Montenegro *

Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro Danilo Aleksandar Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyrl, Данило Александар Петровић-Његош; 29 June 1872 – 24 September 1939) was the Crown Prince of Montenegro. He was the eldest son of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and Queen ...

(1871–1939), crown prince of Montenegro * Danilo Atienza (active 1974–1989), Filipino pilot * Danilo Blanuša (1903–1987), Yugoslavian mathematician and physicist *

Danilo Concepcion Danilo Lardizabal Concepcion (born February 7, 1958), often referred to by his nickname DaniCon, is a Filipino lawyer serving as the 21st and current president of the University of the Philippines. Prior to his appointment as UP president, he was ...

(born 1958), Filipino lawyer and current president of the University of the Philippines