Dante is an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

given name and surname.

Etymologically Etymology ( ) is the study of the origin and evolution of words—including their constituent units of sound and meaning—across time. In the 21st century a subfield within linguistics, etymology has become a more rigorously scientific study. ...

, it is short for an old given name,

Durante Durante is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Durante Alberti (1538–1613), Italian painter *Durante degli Alighieri (1265–1321), known as Dante Alighieri, Italian poet * Durant ...

, and was first made popular by the Italian poet

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (; most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri; – September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian Italian poetry, poet, writer, and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called ...

, whose real name was Durante. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Arts and entertainment

* Dante Agostini (1920–1980), Italian-born French drummer and pedagogue *

, 14th-century Tuscan author of ''The Divine Comedy'' *

Dante Basco Dante Roman Basco (born August 29, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys, in Steven Spielberg's ''Hook'', Dolph in the cult film '' But I'm a Cheerleader'', the lead character Ben Mercado in th ...

(born 1975), Filipino-American actor *Dante Daniel Bonaduce (born 1959), American actor, comedian, radio personality, television personality, and professional wrestler, known professionally as

Danny Bonaduce Dante Daniel Bonaduce (; born August 13, 1959) is an American retired radio personality, actor, television personality and professional wrestler. Bonaduce is the son of veteran TV writer and producer Joseph Bonaduce ('' The Dick Van Dyke Show'' ...

Dante Bowe Dante Bowe (born May 10, 1993) is an American contemporary music singer, and songwriter. He is known as a member of Maverick City Music and a former member of the Bethel Music collective. In 2017, Bowe released his debut single, "Potter and F ...

(born 1993), American Christian musician *

Dante Cappelli Dante Cappelli (6 January 1866 – 12 May 1948) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 71 films between 1909 and 1937. He was born in Velletri, Italy and died in Rome. Selected filmography * ''Carmen'' (1909) – Escamillo * ''Macbeth (1909 ...

(1866–1948), Italian actor *

Dante Carver Dante Carver (born January 17, 1977, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor working in Japan. He moved to Japan in 2005 and became well known following his appearance in a series of TV commercials for SoftBank Mobile from 2006 in which he fir ...

(born 1977), American actor * Dante David (1955–2008), Filipino radio disc jockey known as "Howlin' Dave" *

Dante DeCaro Dante DeCaro (born January 26, 1981) is a Canadian musician who was the guitarist and songwriter of the Canadian band Hot Hot Heat. DeCaro initially joined Hot Hot Heat in 2001 and was with the band until he announced his departure from in Octob ...

(born 1981), Canadian guitarist/songwriter *

Dante Ferretti Dante Ferretti (; born 26 February 1943) is an Italian production designer, art director, and costume designer. Biography Throughout his career, Ferretti has worked with many acclaimed directors, both American and Italian, including Pier Paol ...

(born 1943), Italian art director * Dante Leonelli (born 1931), American sculptor * Dante da Maiano, 13th-century Italian poet *

Dante Maggio Dante Maggio (2 March 1909 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 115 films between 1940 and 1975. Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio had a turbulent adolescence that led his father to send him in an institute f ...

(1909–1992), Italian film actor *

Dante Marioni Dante Marioni (born March 3, 1964, in Mill Valley, California) is an American glass artist. Biography Dante Marioni grew up among many artistic influences. His father, Paul Marioni, was involved in the American studio glass movement and, as a ...

(born 1964), American glass artist *

Dante Micheaux Dante Micheaux is an American poet whose work ''Circus'' was the winner of the 2019 Four Quartets Prize, presented by the Poetry Society of America in partnership with the T. S. Eliot Foundation, having been selected by judges Rowan Ricardo Philli ...

(living), American poet * Dante Pereira-Olson (born 2008), American actor *

Dante Quinterno Dante Quinterno (Buenos Aires, October 26, 1909Buenos Aires, May 14, 2003) was an Argentine comics artist, agricultural producer, and prolific editorial businessman, famous for being the creator of the Patoruzú, Isidoro Cañones and Patoruzito c ...

(1909–2003), Argentine comics artist *

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti ( ; ), was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator, and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brother ...

(1828–1882), English painter * Dante Smith (born 1973), American musician, actor and poet *

Dante Spinetta Dante Spinetta (born December 9, 1976, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine singer/composer who is part of the duo Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas. Biography Spinetta was born on December 9, 1976; he is the son of the musician Luis ...

(born 1976), Argentine singer/composer *

Dante Spinotti Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC is an Italian cinematographer. He is known mostly for his collaborations with directors Michael Mann and Brett Ratner. He received Academy Award nominations for ''L.A. Confidential'' (1997) and ''The Insider'' (1999 ...

(born 1943), Italian cinematographer * Dante Testa (1861–1923), Italian actor and director *

Dante Tomaselli Dante Tomaselli (born October 29, 1969, in Paterson, New Jersey) is an Italian-American horror screenwriter, director, and score composer. In 2013 '' Fearnet'' named Tomaselli one of their "Favorite Underrated Horror Directors", as they found h ...

(born 1969), American screenwriter and director

Politics and law

* Dante Arthurs (born 1984), Australian child murderer *

Dante Caputo Dante Caputo (25 November 1943 – 20 June 2018) was an Argentine academic, diplomat and politician, who served as the nation's foreign minister under President Raúl Alfonsín. Academic activity Dante Mario Antonio Caputo was born in Buenos ...

(1943–2018), Argentine politician *

Dante Carnesecchi Dante Carnesecchi (12 March 1892 – 29 March 1921) was an Italian individualist anarchist Individualist anarchism or anarcho-individualism is a collection of anarchist currents that generally emphasize the individual and their will over ext ...

(1892–1921), Italian anarchist * Dante Fascell (1917–1998), American politician * Dante "Tex" Gill (1930−2003), American gangster and massage parlor owner *

Dante Tiñga Dante Osorio Tiñga (born May 11, 1939) is a Filipino politician and jurist who has served as the acting chairman of the Development Bank of the Philippines from 2022 to 2024. He served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Phi ...

(born 1939), Filipino politician and jurist *

Dante Troisi Dante Troisi (April 21, 1920 – January 2, 1989) was an Italian writer and magistrate. His writings primarily deal with the cultural and sociological woes of Italy following World War II. Much of his literature draws on issues raised through hi ...

(1920–1989), Italian writer and magistrate

Sports

* Dante Agostini (canoeist) (born 1923), Italian sprint canoeist *

Dante Amaral Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral (born 30 September 1980) is a Brazilian former professional volleyball player, who is best known as Dante. Measuring he played in the position of outside hitter. He was born in Itumbiara. Biography Early ye ...

(born 1980), Brazilian volleyball player * Dante Benedetti (1919–2005), American baseball coach and restaurateur *

Dante Bichette Alphonse Dante Bichette Sr. (; born November 18, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the California Angels (1988–1990), Milwaukee Brewers (1991–1992), Colorad ...

(born 1963), American Major League Baseball player * Dante Bonfim Costa Santos (born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Dante Boninfante (born 1977), Italian volleyball player * Dante Booker (born 1977), American football player * Dante Brown (born 1980), American football player *

Dante Calabria Dante John Calabria (born November 8, 1973) is an Italian-American former professional basketball player and coach. He is currently the head coach of Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). College career Calabria played college ba ...

(born 1973), American basketball player *

Dante Campbell Dante Campbell (born May 22, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League. Early life Campbell began playing youth soccer with Brampton East SC at age seven. When he was ...

(born 1999), Canadian soccer player *

Dante Cunningham Dante Lamar Cunningham (born April 22, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Villanova before being selected with the 33rd overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Early ...

(born 1987), American basketball player *

Dante Dowdell Dante Dowdell (born March 7, 2005) is an American football running back for the Kentucky Wildcats. He previously played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Oregon Ducks. Early life and high school Dowdell grew up in Picayune, Mississippi and a ...

(born 2005), American football player *

Dante Exum Dante Alighieri (; most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri; – September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian ...

(born 1995), Australian basketball player *

Dante Fowler Dante Antwane Fowler Jr. (born August 3, 1994) is an American professional American football, football defensive end and linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators f ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Dante Hall Damieon Dante Hall (born September 20, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is nicknamed "the Human Joystick" and "the ...

(born 1978), American football player *

Dante Harris Dante Harris (born June 21, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Memphis Tigers of the American Athletic Conference. He previously played for the Virginia Cavaliers & Georgetown Hoyas. High school career Harris played basketba ...

(born 2000), American basketball player * Dante Hughes (born 1985), American football player *

Dante Lavelli Dante Bert Joseph Lavelli (February 23, 1923 – January 20, 2009), nicknamed "Gluefingers", was an American professional football end who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football ...

(1923–2009), American football player *

Dante López Dante Rafael López Fariña (born 16 August 1983) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a forward. López's good form with lowly club Crotone earned him a call up for Paraguay at the 2007 Copa America. His form attracted ...

(born 1983), Paraguayan football player * Dante Love (born 1986), American college football player * Dante Magnani (1917–1985), American football player *

Dante Marini Dante Marini (born July 21, 1992, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania) is an American former soccer player. Career College and youth Marini played four years of college soccer at Northeastern University from 2010 to 2013. While at college, Marini appe ...

(born 1992), American soccer player * Dante Marsh (born 1981), Canadian football player *

Dante Micheli Dante Micheli (10 February 1939 – 10 June 2012) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. He scored 68 goals from 479 league appearances, of which more than 250 were made in Serie A. Micheli played for Mantova, SPAL, Fiorentina and F ...

(1939–2012), Italian football player * Dante Miller (born 1999), American football player * Dante Mircoli (born 1947), Argentine footballer * Dante Moore (born 2005), American football player * Dante Nori (born 2004), Canadian-born American baseball player * Dante Olson (born 1997), American football player *Dante Anthony Pastorini (born 1949), American football quarterback known as

Dan Pastorini Dante Anthony Pastorini (born May 26, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Houston Oilers. He played college football for the Sa ...

Dante Pettis Dante Garrison Pettis (born October 23, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies. Early life Pettis attended ...

(born 1995), American football player * Dante Ridgeway (born 1984), American arena football player *

Dante Rivera Dante Rivera (born August 12, 1974) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's ''The Ultimate Fighter 7'' making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor. Rivera is the owner of Dante Ri ...

(born 1974), American mixed martial arts fighter *

Dante Rosario Dante Santiago Rosario (born October 25, 1984) is an American former professional football tight end. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Oregon. He was also a member ...

(born 1984), American football player * Dante Rossi (1936–2013), Italian water polo player *

Dante Scarnecchia Dante Scarnecchia (born February 14, 1948) is a former American football offensive line coach and assistant head coach, best known for his 34-year association with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Scarnecchia ha ...

(born 1948), American offensive line coach, assistant head coach for the New England Patriots * Dante Senger (born 1983), Argentine footballer *

Dante Stills Dante Stills (born December 14, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers. College career In 2018, Stil ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Dante Washington Dante Deneen Washington (born November 21, 1970) is an American former soccer player who played as a striker. Washington played college soccer at Radford University, and was named a first team All-American in 1991. He is the NCAA career lead ...

(born 1970), American soccer player *

Dante Wesley Dante Julius Wesley (born April 5, 1979) is an American former professional football cornerback. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Arkansas at Pine ...

(born 1979), American football player

Other

Dante Giacosa Dante Giacosa (3 January 1905 – 31 March 1996) was an Italian automobile designer and engineer responsible for a range of Italian automobile designs — and for refining the front-wheel drive layout to an industry-standard configuration. He ...

(1905–1996), Italian car designer *

Dante Lauretta Dante S. Lauretta (born 1970) is a professor of planetary science and cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He is the principal investigator on NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. Education Lauretta grew up in Arizo ...

(born 1970), American chemist

Surname

Joe Dante Joseph James Dante Jr. (; born November 28, 1946) is an American film director. His films—notably ''Gremlins'' (1984) alongside its sequel, ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990)—often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with Counterculture of th ...

(born 1946), American director *

Michael Dante Michael Dante (born Ralph Vitti, September 2, 1931) is an American actor and former professional minor league baseball player. Early life Dante was born Ralph Vitti in Stamford, Connecticut on September 2, 1931. Growing up, he would sneak into a ...

(born 1931), American actor, stage and screen director and former professional athlete *

N'Faly Dante N'Faly Dante (born 19 October 2001) is a Malian basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for t ...

(born 2001), Malian basketball player *

Peter Dante Peter Francis Dante (born December 16, 1968) is an American character actor, comedian and singer. He appeared in films from Happy Madison Productions alongside Adam Sandler 7 times until his controversial arrest led to the pair separating. Care ...

(born 1968), American actor

Fictional characters

* Dante (''Devil May Cry''), the protagonist of the video game series ''Devil May Cry'' * Dante (''Fullmetal Alchemist''), a villainess in the anime ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' * Dante (The Walking Dead), from ''The Walking Dead'' comic book series and the television series of the same name * Dante, one of the Titans in the ''Legends of Dune'' series of novels * Dante, in the American television series '' One Tree Hill'' * Dante, the leader of the Mountain Men in ''

The 100 The 100 or The Hundred may refer to: Arts and entertainment * 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics * The 100 (novel series), ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass ...

'' TV series * Dante, in the James Joyce novel ''

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ''A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'' is the second book and first novel of Irish writer James Joyce, published in 1916. A ''Künstlerroman'' written in a modernist style, it traces the religious and intellectual awakening of young Ste ...

'' * Dante, in the comic strip '' Sheldon'' * Dante, the main character of ''

Demon Lord Dante is a manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The series tells the story of Ryo Utsugi, a student who finds himself in the body of an ancient demon known as Dante and sees himself in the middle of a conflict between God and the dev ...

'' *Dante, a Mexican hairless dog from the 2017 Pixar movie ''Coco'' * Dante Adams, in the 2010 video game ''

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, Un ...

'' *Dante Alighieri, the main character in Tage Danielsson's book and film ''

The Man Who Quit Smoking ''The Man Who Quit Smoking'' () is a 1972 Swedish comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Grynet Molvig, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt and Gunn Wållgren. The film is known as a Hasse & Tage film and is a great cult classic in S ...

'' *Dante Dalmatian, a puppy on ''

101 Dalmatian Street ''101 Dalmatian Street'' is a British animated television series created by Miklos Weigert that premiered on Disney Channel in the UK and Ireland from 18 March 2019 to 22 February 2020. It is produced by Passion Animation Studios and animated b ...

'' * Dante Damiano, on the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' *

Dante Falconeri Dante Falconeri is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network, played by Dominic Zamprogna. Zamprogna made his debut on June 22, 2009. In 2018, Zamprogna announced his decision to leave the role, an ...

, on the soap opera ''General Hospital'' *Dante Fiero (Dennis Feinstein), a businessman in the American sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'' *

Dante Hicks This is a list of major and recurring characters in Kevin Smith's fictional universe known as the View Askewniverse. ''Clerks'' (1994) Dante Hicks Dante Hicks, played by Brian O'Halloran, is 22 (33 in ''Clerks II, 49 in Clerks III''), works at ...

, the protagonist of ''

Clerks A clerk is someone who works in an office. A retail clerk works in a store. Office holder Clerk(s) may also refer to a person who holds an office, most commonly in a local unit of government, or a court. *Barristers' clerk, a manager and administ ...

'', ''

Clerks 2 ''Clerks II'' is a 2006 American black comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, the sequel to his 1994 film ''Clerks'', and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. The film stars Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Ro ...

'', and '' Clerks: The Animated Series'' *Dante Koryu, main protagonist in the anime ''

Beyblade Burst Rise ''Beyblade Burst Rise'', known in Japan as is a 2019 original net animation series and the fourth season of ''Beyblade Burst''. The series, consisting of 52 12-minute episodes, premiered on the CoroCoro and Takara Tomy YouTube channels starting A ...

'' *

Inferno (Dante Pertuz) Inferno (Dante Pertuz) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Charles Soule and Joe Madureira, the character first appeared in '' Inhuman'' #1 (June 2014). Publication history Dante Pertuz was creat ...

, a Marvel Comics superhero *Dante Quintana, from the novel''

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe ''Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe'' is a coming-of-age young adult novel by American author Benjamin Alire Sáenz which was first published February 21, 2012. Set in El Paso, Texas in 1987, the novel follows two Mexican ...

'' by

Benjamin Alire Sáenz Benjamin Alire Sáenz (born August 16, 1954) is an American poet, novelist, and writer of children's books. Early life and education Sáenz was raised near Las Cruces, New Mexico. He earned a BA in Humanities and Philosophy from St. Thomas Semin ...

*Dante Vale, a major character from Huntik: Secrets & Seekers series *Dante Zogratis, villain in the anime ''

Black Clover is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata. It started in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in February 2015. The series ran in the magazine until August 2023, and moved to ...

'' * Baron Dante, the villain of video games ''Croc: Legend of the Gobbos'' and ''Croc 2'' *Jack Dante, the evil genius inventor in the film '' Death Machine'' *

Kerberos Dante This article comprises a list of characters that play a role in ''Saint Seiya'' (also known as ''Knights of the Zodiac'') and its canonical continuation, ''Saint Seiya: Next Dimension'', two manga series created, written and illustrated by Masami ...

, a ''Saint Seiya'' character *

Silvio Dante Silvio Manfred Dante is a fictional character on the HBO TV series ''The Sopranos'', portrayed by Steven Van Zandt. He is the consigliere and right-hand man to Tony Soprano in the DiMeo crime family. John Magaro portrays a young Silvio Dante ...

, on the HBO TV series ''The Sopranos'' * Dante, the protagonist of the video game

Limbus Company ''Limbus Company'' is an indie gacha strategy video game for Microsoft Windows and mobile devices using iOS or Android, developed and published by South Korean studio Project Moon. It was released worldwide on February 26, 2023. The game is se ...

* Dante, a playable frame from the video game

Warframe ''Warframe'' is a free-to-play action role-playing third-person shooter multiplayer online game developed and published by Digital Extremes. First released for Windows personal computers in March 2013, it was later ported to PlayStation 4 ...