Felice is a unisex given name. It is a common name in

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, where it is equivalent to Felix. Notable people with the name include:

Arts and entertainment

Acting

Felice Andreasi Felice Andreasi (8 January 1928, in Turin – 25 December 2005, in Cortazzone) was an Italian film, television, and stage actor. He appeared in over 50 films in Italy between 1972 and 2005. Biography He was considered one of the leading stage a ...

(1928–2005), Italian actor *

Felice Farina Felice Farina (14 August 1954 – 18 September 2023) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Biography Felice Farina was a Rome-based artist. He grew through the ferment of Roman avant-garde theatre, both as an actor and backstage, developin ...

(born 1954), Italian film director *

Felice Jankell Felice Jankell is a Swedish actress. She is known for playing the lead role of "Sophie" in the movie ''Unga Sophie Bell''. Acting career Unga Sophie Bell (''Young Sophie Bell'') was her feature film debut. She again played the female lead in ...

, Swedish actress *

Felice Minotti Felice Minotti (19 November 1887 – 21 March 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in 91 films between 1908 and 1963. Selected filmography * '' The Revenge of Maciste'' (1921) * '' Maciste on Vacation'' (1921) * '' The Hou ...

(1887–1963), Italian actor *

Felice Orlandi Felice Orlandi (18 September 1925 – 21 May 2003) was an Italian-born American actor, known for roles in films such as ''The Pusher'' (1960), ''Bullitt'' (1968), '' Catch-22'' (1970) and ''The Driver'' (1978). He also appeared in numerous TV se ...

(1925–2003), Italian-American actor *

Felice Schachter Felice Schachter is a retired American actress, best known for her roles as Nancy Olson on '' The Facts of Life'' and Bernadette in the cult teen comedy '' Zapped!''. Early life and career Schachter was born in Queens, New York City, the d ...

(born 1963), American actress

Music

Felice Alessandri Felice Alessandri (24 November 1747 – 15 August 1798) was an Italian keyboardist and composer who was internationally active; working in Berlin, London, Paris, Saint Petersburg, and Turin.Pratt, Waldo Selden. ''The History of Music''. New Y ...

(1747–1798), Italian musician *

Felice Anerio Felice Anerio (26 or 27 September 1614) was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, and a member of the Roman School of composers. He was the older brother of another important, and somewhat more progressive composer ...

(c. 1560–1614), Italian composer *

Felice Blangini Giuseppe Marco Maria Felice Blangini (18 November 1781 – December 1841) was an Italian musical composer. Biography Blangini was born in Turin, where, at the age of 12, he became organist of the cathedral. At 14 he led a mass with a full orchest ...

(1781–1841), Italian composer *

Felice Bryant Felice Bryant (born Matilda Genevieve Scaduto; August 7, 1925 – April 22, 2003) and Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant (; February 13, 1920 – June 25, 1987) were an American husband-and-wife country music and pop songwriting team. They were be ...

(1925–2003), American songwriter * Felice Chiusano (1922–1990), Italian singer * Felice DeMatteo (1866–1929), Italian-American composer *

Felice Giardini Felice de Giardini (12 April 1716 – 8 June 1796) was an Italian composer and violinist. Early life Felice Giardini was born in Turin. When it became clear that he was a child prodigy, his father sent him to Milan. There he studied singing, h ...

(1716–1796), Italian musician * Felice Lattuada (1882–1962), Italian composer *

Felice Romani Giuseppe Felice Romani (31 January 178828 January 1865) was an Italian poet and scholar of literature and mythology who wrote many librettos for the opera composers Donizetti and Bellini. Romani was considered the finest Italian librettist betw ...

(1788–1865), Italian librettist, poet, and scholar *

Felice Rosser Felice Rosser (born Detroit, Michigan) is a singer, songwriter, bass player, actor and writer. She now lives and works in New York. She is known for her powerful and emotional voice, her musical skill as a bass player and as a singer and songwrite ...

, American actor and musician *

Felice Taylor Felice Taylor (born Florain Corella Flanagan, January 29, 1944 – June 12, 2017) was an American soul and pop singer, best known for her recordings in the late 1960s. The Sweets Born in Richmond, California, United States, Taylor began si ...

(born 1948), American singer *

Felice Varesi Felice Varesi (1813 in Calais – 13 March 1889 in Milan) was a French-born Italian baritone with an illustrious singing career that began in the 1830s and extended into the 1860s. He is best remembered today for his close association with severa ...

(1813–1889), French-Italian singer

Painting

Felice Abrami Felice Abrami (May 31, 1872 in Milan – August 7, 1919 in Abbiate Guazzone) was an Italian painter active in Milan, depicting mainly landscapes and genre subjects. Biography He initially studied a classical education, but later enrolled in th ...

(1872–1919), Italian painter *

Felice Boscaratti Felice Boscaratti (1721 in Verona – 1807) was an Italian painter. A pupil of the Pietro Rotari, Rotari, he soon became established as a painter and teacher. He moved to Vicenza but also worked in his birthplace of Verona - his works at the ...

(1721–1807), Italian painter *

Felice Boselli Felice Boselli (Piacenza, 20 April 1650 – Parma, 23 August 1732) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Piacenza. He was not the pupil of Giuseppe Nuvolone, the son of Panfilo, as some have stated, but instead of Gi ...

(1650–1732), Italian painter *

Felice Cappelletti Felice Cappelletti (1656–1738) was an Italian painter of the Late-Baroque, active mainly in Verona. He was born and trained in Verona under Santo Prunati. He contributed paintings to the churches of Santa Caterina presso Ognissanti, Sant’Ana ...

(1656–1738), Italian painter *

Felice Carena Felice Carena (13 August 1879 – 10 June 1966) was an Art in Italy, Italian painter. Biography Born at Cumiana, he studied in Turin's Accademia Albertina, where he attended Symbolism (movement), symbolist poets such as Arturo Graf and Giova ...

(1879–1966), Italian painter *

Felice Casorati Felice Casorati (4 December 1883 – 1 March 1963) was an Italian painter, sculptor, and printmaker. The paintings for which he is most noted include figure compositions, portraits and still lifes, which are often distinguished by unusual ...

(1883–1963), Italian painter *

Felice Cerruti Bauduc Felice Cerruti Bauduc (1818 – November 24, 1896) was an Italian artist born in Turin. He is known mainly for his genre paintings, military scenes and Orientalist subject matter. Some books on Orientalist art give his name as Felice Cerruti Beau ...

(1818–1896), Italian painter *

Felice Cervetti Felice Cervetti (1718 in Turin – 1779) was an Italian painter, mainly of religious paintings and history. He is said to have trained with Sebastiano Conca Sebastiano Conca (8 January 1680 – 1 September 1764) was an Italian painter. ...

(1718–1779), Italian painter *

Felice Cignani Felice Cignani (January 27, 1660 – January 12, 1724) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Forlì and Bologna. He was a pupil and son of the painter Carlo Cignani. Felice helped train his cousin, Paolo Cignani (1709–1 ...

(1660–1724), Italian painter *

Felice Damiani Felice Damiani or Felice da Gubbio (1530–1608) was an Italian painter of the Mannerism, Late Renaissance or Mannerism period. Biography He was a pupil of Benedetto Nucci in Gubbio. Because of his lively colouring, he was nicknamed the ''Paolo ...

(1530–1608), Italian painter *

Felice Ficherelli Felice Ficherelli (30 August 1605, San Gimignano – 5 March 1660, Florence) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Tuscany. He was nicknamed "Felice Riposo" (Happy I Rest) for his calm and quiet demeanour. Biography ...

(1605–1660), Italian painter *

Felice Giani Felice Giani (17 December 1758 – 10 January 1823) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassic style. His grand manner subjects often included Greco-Roman allusions or themes. Biography Born in San Sebastiano Curone near Alessandria, he moved to ...

(1758–1823), Italian painter * Felice Ludovisi (1917–2012), Italian painter * Felice Pazner Malkin (born 1929), Israeli artist *

Felice Riccio Felice Riccio (1542–1605) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, born and mainly active in Verona. He is also known as ''il Brusasorci'' or ''Brusasorzi'' or ''Felice Brusasorci''. He was the son of the painter Domenico Riccio. ...

(1542–1605), Italian painter * Felice Schiavoni (1803–1881), Italian painter *

Felice Scotto Felice Scotto (early 15th Century) was an Italian painter of the Quattrocento, active in Como in the Region of Lombardy. Biography It is not clear where he obtained his training. His style is said to have similarities to that of Ambrogio Borgogno ...

(active early 15th century), Italian painter * Felice Torelli (1667–1748), Italian painter * Felice Varini (born 1952), Swiss artist *

Felice Giuseppe Vertua Felice Giuseppe Vertua, (1820 - 1862) was an Italian painter. Vertua painted vedute with genre scenes and views of Cremona. He was born and died in Cremona. We know little of his early training, but he became a follower of the painter Giuseppe ...

(1820–1862), Italian painter * Felice Vinelli (c. 1774–1825), Italian painter

Other arts and entertainment

Felice Arena Felice Arena is an Australian children's author and illustrator. He created and co-wrote the bestselling football-themed '' Specky Magee'' series; the acclaimed historical novels ''The Boy and the Spy'', ''Fearless Frederic'', ''A Great Escap ...

, Australian children's author and illustrator *

Felice Beato Felice Beato (c. 1832 – 29 January 1909), also known as Felix Beato, was an Italian Briton, Italian–British photographer. He was one of the first people to take photographs in East Asia and one of the first war photography, war photographer ...

(c. 1832–1909), Italian-British photographer * Leo Buscaglia (1924–1998), American author and motivational speaker, born Felice Buscaglia *

Felice Cavallotti Felice Cavallotti (6 November 1842 – 6 March 1898) was an Italian politician, poet and dramatic author. Biography Early career Born in Milan, Cavallotti fought with the Hunters of the Alps, Garibaldian Corps in their 1860 and 1866 campaign ...

(1842–1898), Italian politician, poet and author * Felice Feliciano (1433–1479), Italian calligrapher *Felice Damiano, stage name of

Dré Steemans Dré Steemans (better known by his stage name Felice; 1 October 1954 – 9 October 2009) was a Belgian TV and radio host. Career Steemans made his broadcast debut on 1 September 1985 in the radioshow ''Het Genootschap'' of Luk Saffloer, in w ...

(1954–2009), Belgian radio and TV host * Felice Noordhoff (born 2000), Dutch fashion model *

Felice delle Piane Felice (Cino) delle Piane is an Italian art historian who focuses on Khmer sculptures. He was born in Genoa, Italy on 17 November 1940, and has lived for over 30 years in Thailand. He curated various Khmer sculpture exhibitions in the Melzi di Cus ...

(born 1940), Italian art historian * Felice Polanzani (c. 1700–after 1771), Italian engraver * Felice Quinto (1929–2010), Italian photographer * Felice Rix-Ueno (1893–1967), Austrian textile artist

Military, politics and law

Felice Pasquale Baciocchi Felice Pasquale Baciocchi (18 May 1762 – 27 April 1841) was a French major general. He married Elisa Bonaparte, a sister of Napoleon. Biography He was born in Ajaccio into a noble, but poor, French Corsican family. He was second lieutenant ...

(1762–1841), Corsican nobleman and military officer * Felice Besostri (1944–2024), Italian jurist and politician *

Felice Napoleone Canevaro Felice Napoleone Canevaro (7 July 1838 – 30 December 1926) was an Italian admiral and politician and a Senate of the Kingdom of Italy, senator of the Kingdom of Italy. He served as both Minister of the Navy (Italy), Minister of the Navy and Ita ...

(1838–1926), Italian admiral and politician * Felice Casson (born 1953), Italian politician *

(1842–1898), Italian politician and author *

Felice Chilanti Felice Chilanti (10 December 1914 in Ceneselli – 26 February 1982 in Rome) was an Italian anti-fascist and journalist. Biography He was born to a Rovigo peasant family soon before Italy entered World War I. Chilanti moved to Rome as a teenag ...

(1914–1982), Italian journalist and resistance member * Felice Cornicola, 8th-century Venetian statesman * Felice D. Gaer (born 1946), American human rights activist * Felice Guarneri (1882–1955), Italian economist and politician *

Felice Orsini Felice Orsini (; ; 10 December 1819 – 13 March 1858) was an Italian revolutionary and leader of the '' Carbonari'' who tried to assassinate Napoleon III, Emperor of the French. Early life Felice Orsini was born at Meldola in Romagna, th ...

(1819–1858), Italian revolutionary * Felice Platone (1896–1962), Italian lawyer, politician, and resistance member *

Felice Schragenheim Felice Rahel Schragenheim (9 March 1922 – between 31 December 1944 and March 1945) was a Jewish resistance fighter during World War II. She is known for her tragic love story with Lilly Wust. She was murdered either on a death march from Gross- ...

(1922–1944), German Jewish resistance fighter

Religion

Felice Cavagnis Felice Cavagnis (13 January 1841 – 29 December 1906) was an Italian canon lawyer and Cardinal. Life Cavagnis was born in Bordogna, which today falls within the Commune of Roncobello, in the Diocese of Bergamo. After a course in the Pontifica ...

(1841–1906), Italian canon lawyer and cardinal * Felice Figliucci (c. 1525–c. 1590), Italian humanist, philosopher, and theologian * Felice Leonardo (1915–2015), Italian bishop * Felice Antonio Monaco (1611–1667), Italian cleric, Bishop of Martirano *

Pope Sixtus V Pope Sixtus V (; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death, in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order, where h ...

(1521–1590), born Felice Peretti di Montalto

Science, mathematics and technology

* Felice Bisleri (1851–1921), Italian pharmacist *

Felice Casorati (mathematician) Felice Casorati (17 December 1835 – 11 September 1890) was an Italian mathematician who studied at the University of Pavia. He was born in Pavia and died in Casteggio. He is best known for the Casorati–Weierstrass theorem in complex analys ...

(1835–1890), Italian mathematician *

Felice Fontana Abbé Gasparo Ferdinando Felice Fontana (15 April 1730 – 9 March 1805) was an Italian polymath who contributed to experimental studies in physiology, toxicology, and physics. As a physicist he discovered the water gas shift reaction in 1780. He ...

(1730–1805), Italian physicist *

Felice Frankel Felice Frankel is an American researcher and photographer of scientific images. She has received multiple awards, both for the aesthetic quality of her science photographs and for her ability to effectively communicate complicated scientific info ...

, American science photographer *

Felice Giordano Felice Giordano (6 January 1825 – 16 July 1892) was an Italian engineer and geologist. Giordano was born in Turin. He had an important role in the organisation of a geological service in the Kingdom of Italy and in the foundation of the Italian ...

(1825–1892), Italian engineer and geologist *

Felice Ippolito Felice Ippolito (16 November 1915 – 24 April 1997) was an Italian geologist, politician and engineer. He was a fiery promoter of the development of nuclear energy in Italy. His daughter is the actress Angelica Ippolito. Biography Born in ...

(1915–1997), Italian engineer and geologist * Felice Lieh-Mak (born 1941), Hong Kong psychiatrist *

Felice Matteucci Felice Matteucci (February 12, 1808 – September 13, 1887) was an Italian hydraulic engineer who co-invented an internal combustion engine with Eugenio Barsanti. Their patent request was granted in London on June 12, 1854, and published in ...

(1808–1887), Italian hydraulic engineer

Sports

Association football

* Felice Berardo (1888–1956), Italian footballer *

Felice Borel Felice Placido Borel (; 5 April 1914 – 21 February 1993) was an Italian football player who played as a striker. He was a member of the Italy national football team that won the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Club career Borel was born in Nice, France ...

(1914–1993), Italian footballer * Felice Cavaliere (born 1981), Italian footballer * Felice Centofanti (born 1969), Italian footballer *

Félix Demaría Félix Demaría, also known as Felice Demaria or Felix De Maria (born 27 April 1912, date of death unknown) was an Argentine professional footballer, who played as a midfielder or as a defender. Career Demaría played for Estudiantes de La Pl ...

(1912–?), Argentine footballer, also known as Felice * Felice Evacuo (born 1982), Italian footballer * Felice Gasperi (1903–1982), Italian footballer *

Virgilio Levratto Virgilio Felice Levratto (; 26 October 1904 – 18 September 1968) was an Italian association football player and later a coach, who played as a striker. Club career Levratto was born in Carcare. Throughout his club career, he played for F.C. ...

(1904–1968), Italian footballer, sometimes referred to by his middle name, Felice *

Felice Mancini Felice Mancini (born 10 June 1965) is an Italian former footballer, who played as a midfielder, and a current coach. He is the father of Andrea Mancini. Career Born in Rome, capital of Italy, Mancini started his professional career at Abruzzo ...

(born 1965), Italian footballer and coach * Felice Mariani (footballer) (born 1918), Italian footballer *

Felice Mazzu Felice is a unisex given name. It is a common name in Italian, where it is equivalent to Felix. Notable people with the name include: Arts and entertainment Acting *Felice Andreasi (1928–2005), Italian actor *Felice Farina (born 1954), Italia ...

(born 1966), Belgian football manager *

Felice Natalino Felice Natalino (born 24 March 1992) is an Football in Italy, Italian former footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Club career Natalino arrived F.C. Internazionale Milano, Internazionale's youth system in August 2 ...

(born 1992), Italian footballer * Felice Piccolo (born 1983), Italian footballer * Felice Prevete (born 1987), Italian footballer * Félix Romano (1894–1970), Argentine footballer, also known as Felice, who played for the French and Italian national teams * Felice Soldini (1915–1971), Swiss footballer *

Felice Vecchione Felice Vecchione (born 22 January 1991) is an Italian-German footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footbal ...

(born 1991), Italian-German footballer

Auto and motorcycle racing

* Felice Benasedo (born 1922), Italian motorcycle racer *

Felice Bonetto Felice Bonetto (9 June 1903 – 21 November 1953) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at 16 Grands Prix from to . Nicknamed "il Pirata", Bonetto won the Targa Florio in 1952 with Lancia. Born and raised in Manerbio, Bon ...

(1903–1953), Italian racing driver *

Felice Nazzaro Felice Nazzaro (4 December 1881 – 21 March 1940) was an Italian racecar driver, a native of Turin. He won the Kaiserpreis in 1907 as well as the French Grand Prix in 1907 and 1922 and Targa Florio in 1907, and 1913. His European wins in 1907 r ...

(1881–1940), Italian racing driver * Felice Tedeschi (born 1962), Italian racing driver

Rowing

Felice Chow Felice Aisha Chow (born 15 June 1977 ) is a Trinidad and Tobago competitive rower. She was the first athlete to ever represent Trinidad and Tobago in rowing at the Olympics and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de ...

(born 1977), Trinidad and Tobago rower * Felice Fanetti (1914–1974), Italian rower *

Felice Mueller Felice Mueller (born October 15, 1989) is an American rower. She won the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2013 World Rowing Championships. Her rowing career began at the Pomfret School. From there, she attended and rowed at the University of ...

(born 1989), American rower

Other sports

Felice Darioli Felice Darioli (born 10 February 1947) is an Italian cross-country skier. Darioli was born in Bognanco. Together with Willy Bertin and Lino Zanon he finished fourth in the 1971, and second in the 1973 Trofeo Mezzalama,Felice De Nicolo (born 1942), Italian skier *

Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi (; 29 September 1942 – 16 August 2019) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. With his 1968 Vuelta a España, 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed ...

(born 1942), Italian cyclist *

Felice Herrig Felice Nicole Herrig (born September 18, 1984) is an American retired kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter, and mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the strawweight division. Background Herrig was born in Buf ...

(born 1984), American martial artist * Felice Mariani (judoka) (born 1954), Italian judoka *

Felice Puttini Felice Puttini (born 18 September 1967) is a Swiss former cyclist. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1994 and 1995. He also competed in the road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Career achievements Major results ;1985 : 2nd N ...

(born 1967), Swiss cyclist * Felice Rama, Italian rugby union coach * Felice Torza (1920–1983), American golfer

Writing

(1914–1982), Italian journalist and resistance member * Felice Newman, American author and sex educator *

Felice Picano Felice Anthony Picano (February 22, 1944 – March 12, 2025) was an American writer, publisher and critic who encouraged the development of gay literature in the United States. His work is documented in many sources. Life and career Felice Ant ...

(born 1944), American writer *

Felice Schwartz Felice Nierenberg Schwartz (January 16, 1925 – February 8, 1996) was an American writer, advocate, and feminist. During her career, Schwartz founded two national advancement and advocacy organizations. In 1945, she established the National Sc ...

(1925–1996), American feminist writer

Other

Felice Bauer Felice Bauer (18 November 1887 – 15 October 1960) was a fiancée of Franz Kafka, whose letters to her were published as ''Letters to Felice''. Early life Felice Bauer was born in Neustadt in Upper Silesia Province, Upper Silesia (today ...

(1887–1960), Silesian woman who was engaged to Franz Kafka * Felice Mario Boano, Italian automobile coachbuilder *

Felice Colombo Felice Colombo (born 24 August 1937) is an Italian businessman and chairman of A.C. Milan from 1977 to 1980. His son Nicola Colombo is the former owner of Monza Monza (, ; ; , locally ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the L ...

(born 1937), Italian businessman * Felice Duffy, American attorney and public speaker *

Felice Lifshitz Felice Lifshitz (born September 21, 1959) is an American academic historian, who specialises in medieval European women's and gender history. She is Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Alberta. Lifshitz is a former edit ...

, American historian *

Felice della Rovere Felice della Rovere ( – 27 September 1536), also known as Madonna Felice, was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II. One of the most powerful women of the Italian Renaissance, she was born in Rome around 1483 to Lucrezia Normanni and Ca ...

(c. 1483–1536), an illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II *

Felix Pedro Felice Pedroni (April 16, 1858 – July 22, 1910), commonly known by his Hispanicized alias Felix Pedro, was an Italian immigrant whose discovery of gold in Interior Alaska marked the beginning of the 1902 Fairbanks Gold Rush. Early life Pedro wa ...

(1858–1910), Italian immigrant, born Felice Pedroni, who discovered gold in Alaska