Ezio is an Italian masculine name, originating from the Latin name ''Aetius''. It may refer to: *

Flavius Aetius Flavius Aetius (also spelled Aëtius; ; 390 – 21 September 454) was a Roman Empire, Roman general and statesman of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, closing period of the Western Roman Empire. He was a military commander and the most inf ...

(c. 396–454), Roman general, after whom Metastasio's libretto and all the operas below are named. **

Ezio (libretto) ''Ezio'' is an opera libretto by Pietro Metastasio, first officially set to music by Pietro Auletta and premièred in the Teatro delle Dame, Rome, on December 26, 1728; an unauthorized setting by Nicola Porpora had already been premièred a month e ...

, opera libretto by Metastasio. Notable settings are: *** ''Ezio'' (Handel), King's Theatre, London 1732 *** ''Ezio'' (Mysliveček, 1775), Naples *** ''Ezio'' (Mysliveček, 1777), Munich – completely new music *** ''Ezio'' (Gluck), Prague 1750, revised Vienna 1763 *** ''Ezio'' (Traetta) by

Tommaso Traetta Tommaso Michele Francesco Saverio Traetta (30 March 1727 – 6 April 1779), was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan School. Along with other composers mainly in the Holy Roman Empire and France, he was responsible for certain operatic r ...

, Teatro delle Dame, Rome, 1757 *** ''Ezio'' (Latilla), Naples 1758 *

Ezio (band) Ezio is a folk music, folk band from Cambridge, England, formed in 1990. They are named after their lead singer and main composer, Ezio Lunedei. Members * Ezio Lunedei, lead singer, guitar and main composer * Mark "Booga" Fowell, guitar * Lid ...

, a band from Cambridge, England *

Ezio Gamba Ezio Gamba (born 2 December 1958) is a retired judoka from Italy, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympic Games (1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988). Gamba claimed the gold medal in the men's lightweight division (71 kg) in ...

(born 1958), an Italian judoka *

Ezio Leonardi Ezio Leonardi (25 July 1929 – 1 May 2025) was an Italian politician who served as Mayor of Novara from 1971 to 1978 and as Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicame ...

(1929–2025), an Italian politician *

Ezio Mauro Ezio Mauro (born 24 October 1948) is an Italian journalist. He was editor-in-chief of the newspaper ''la Repubblica'' from 1996 to 2016. Biography Mauro was born in Dronero, in the province of Cuneo. He started his career as a journalist, writ ...

(born 1948), an Italian journalist *

Ézio (footballer) Ézio Leal Moraes Filho (May 15, 1966 – November 9, 2011), best known as Ézio or Super-Ézio, was a Brazilian football player in striker role. He was born in Ponte de Itabapoana (currently Mimoso do Sul). During his career (1986–1998) ...

(1966–2011), Ézio Leal Moraes Filho, Brazilian footballer *

Ezio Pinza Ezio Fortunato Pinza (May 18, 1892May 9, 1957) was an Italian opera singer. Pinza possessed a rich, smooth and sonorous voice, with a flexibility unusual for a bass. He spent 22 seasons at New York's Metropolitan Opera, appearing in more than 75 ...

(1892–1957), Italian opera singer *

Ezio Vanoni Ezio Vanoni (3 August 1903 – 16 February 1956) was an Italian economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance from May 1948 to January 1954 and Minister Budget from January 1954 until February 1956. Vanoni is widely considered on ...

(1903–1956), Italian economist and politician *

Ezio Vigorelli Ezio Vigorelli (17 August 1892 – 24 October 1964) was an Italian lawyer and politician who was a member of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) and then of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI). He served as the minister of labour and so ...

(1892–1964), Italian lawyer and politician

Fictional characters

Ezio Auditore da Firenze Ezio Auditore da Firenze () is a fictional character in the video game series ''Assassin's Creed'', serving as the principal protagonist of the series' games set during the Italian Renaissance. An Italian Master Assassin, his life and career as ...

, the protagonist of Ubisoft's ''Assassin's Creed II'', ''Assassin's Creed Brotherhood'' and ''Assassin's Creed Revelations''

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