Gobbo is an Italian surname meaning "
hunchback
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People with the surname
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Antonio Roque Gobbo
Antonio Roque Gobbo (born 9 November 1935 in São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a writer.
Writing career
Gobbo began his writer career in his 60s when he began writing short stories. He created a project to publish 1,000 sh ...
(born 1935), Brazilian writer
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Gian Paolo Gobbo
Gian Paolo Gobbo (born 1 April 1949) is an Italian politician. He is the President of Liga Veneta, the "national" section of Lega Nord in Veneto.
In 1978–1980, he was a founding member of Liga Veneta. In 1990 and 1995, he was elected to the R ...
(born 1949), Italian politician
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Sir James Gobbo (1931-2021), Australian jurist, 25th Governor of Victoria
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Nicola Gobbo
Nicola Maree Gobbo, sometimes known as Nikki Gobbo, (born 16 November 1972) is an Australian former criminal defence barrister and police informant.
Drug charge at law school
In 1993, while she was a law student, police raided a house owned b ...
(born 1972), Australian lawyer
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Renzo Gobbo (born 1961), Italian footballer and manager
People with the nickname
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Cristoforo Solari
Church of San Zaccaria Venice – bas-relief on the facade
Cristoforo Solari (c. 1460–1527), also known as il Gobbo (''the hunchbacked''), was an Italian sculptor and architect. He was the brother of the painter Andrea Solari.
Among his wor ...
, also known as il Gobbo
Fictional characters with the name
* Launcelot Gobbo, a clown in Shakespeare's play ''
The Merchant of Venice
''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a ...
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* Old Gobbo, father of Launcelot Gobbo, also in ''The Merchant of Venice''
* Gobbo, a goblin character in the
Noddy books by Enid Blyton
* Gobbos, furry creatures found in the video game ''
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos'' and its sequel
See also
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Gobo (disambiguation)
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Goblin (disambiguation)
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Italian-language surnames
it:Gobbo