Graziano is both a masculine Italian given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Graziano Battistini Graziano Battistini (12 May 1936 – 22 January 1994) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. In 1960, Battistini won two stages in the Tour de France, and finished in second place in the general classification. Battistini was the f ...

(1936–1994), Italian professional road bicycle racer * Graziano Battistini (footballer) (born 1970), Italian football goalkeeper *

Graziano Boscacci Graziano Boscacci (born 15 November 1969 in Albosaggia) is an Italian ski mountaineer. His son Michele is also competing in ski mountaineering. Selected results * 1997: ** 1st, ''Trofeo "Rinaldo Maffeis"'' (together with Ivan Murada) * 1998: ...

(born 1969), Italian ski mountaineer * Graziano Calvaresi (born 1966), Italian former long-distance runner * Graziano Cecchini (born 1953), Italian artist and activist, known for his works of "vandalism" art *

Graziano Cioni Graziano Cioni (born Empoli, 17 November 1946) is an Italian politician. Political career He was deputy to the House in the 12th legislature of the Senate of the Republic (Italy), Italian Senate. As an insurer, he continuously held government ...

(born 1946), Italian politician *

Graziano Delrio Graziano Delrio (born 27 April 1960) is an Italian medical doctor and politician, who served in the government of Italy as Minister of Infrastructure and Transport from 2 April 2015 to 1 June 2018. He previously served as the state secretary to ...

(born 1960), Italian mayor and politician *

Graziano Di Prima Graziano Di Prima (born 7 May 1994) is an Italian dancer and choreography (dance), choreographer. Between 2018 and 2023, Di Prima was a professional dancer on the BBC's ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Career Di Prima was born in Sicily. He toured wi ...

(born 1994), Sicilian/Italian dancer * Graziano Gasparini (1924–2019), Venezuelan architect and architectural historian *

Graziano Gasparre Graziano Gasparre (born 27 June 1978) is an Italian former cyclist. Career Gasparre participated in two editions of the Giro d'Italia and booked multiple victories in his career, including the European Road Race Championship, the Giro delle Reg ...

(born 1978), Italian former cyclist *

Graziano Girardi Graziano Girardi (Farra di Soligo, 30 May 1940) is an Italian Venetist politician. An early member of Liga Veneta, he was elected senator in 1983, the first in party's history. After having briefly joined the Union of the Venetian People, he ret ...

(born 1940), Italian politician * Graziano Mancinelli (1937–1992), Italian show jumping rider *

Graziano Mesina Graziano Mesina (, also popularly known as ''Gratzianeddu'' in Sardinian; 4 April 1942 – 12 April 2025) was an Italian bandit of the Anonima sarda. He escaped the authorities at least 10 times. He was called the "king of the kidnappers" by '' ...

(1942–2025), Sardinian bandit *

Graziano Origa Graziano Origa (22 November 1952 – 18 June 2023) was an Italian visual artist. In 1979, he founded the magazine '' Punk Artist''. Career Origa was born in the town of Dolianova, Italy, on the island of Sardinia on 22 November 1952. His work ...

(20th century), Italian comics artist *

Graziano Pellè Graziano Pellè (; born 15 July 1985) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Pellè began his career at local Serie A club Lecce, and was loaned to three lower-division sides before moving to the Dutch club AZ ...

(born 1985), Italian football (soccer) striker *

Graziano Rossi Graziano Rossi (born 14 March 1954 in Pesaro) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is the father of 9 times motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi. He began racing in the World Championship in 1977 riding a Suzuki in th ...

(born 1954), Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer *

Graziano Salvietti Graziano Salvietti (born 25 June 1956) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in the 1986 Tour de France The 1986 Tour de France was a cycling race held in France, from 4 July to 27 July. It was the 73rd running of the Tour ...

(born 1956), Italian former professional racing cyclist *

Graziano Santucci Graziano Santucci, O.S.A. (died 1517) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alatri (1516–1517). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Graziano Santucci was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 11 Nov 1516, he was appoint ...

, O.S.A. (died 1517), Italian Roman Catholic bishop of Alatri

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*Graziano, kinsman to

Brabantio Brabantio (sometimes called Brabanzio) is a character in William Shakespeare's ''Othello'' (c. 1601–1604). He is a Venetian senator and the father of Desdemona. Brabantio makes his first appearance in 1.1 when Iago and Roderigo rouse him wi ...

in Shakespeare's ''

Othello ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'', often shortened to ''Othello'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulat ...

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Guido di Graziano Guido of Siena, was an Italian painter, active during the 13th-century in Siena, and painting in an Italo-Byzantine style. Biography The name Guido is known from the large panel in the church of San Domenico, Siena of the ''Virgin and Child Enth ...

(also known as Guido of Siena), Italian painter in a Byzantine style, active during the 13th-century in Siena *

Mino di Graziano Mino di Graziano (1289–1323) was an Italian painter, active in Siena. He is said to have painted frescoes in the Sala del Consiglio of the Palazzo Pubblico The Palazzo Pubblico (town hall) is a historic palace in Siena, Tuscany, in centr ...

(1289–1323), Italian painter, active in Siena *

Anthony Graziano Anthony A. Graziano (November 12, 1940 – May 25, 2019) was an American mobster and consigliere in the Bonanno crime family. Bonanno crime family Captain In 1990, Graziano pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion. He had failed to pay $100,000 ...

(1940–2019), Italian-American mobster *

Bob Graziano Bob Graziano is a former president and chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He currently serves as a vice chairman of J.P. Morgan Chase in the Private Bank. Prior to assuming this role, Graziano served as J.P ...

(21st century), American baseball executive *

Claudio Graziano General Claudio Graziano (22 November 1953 – 17 June 2024) was an Italian Army officer who served as Chairman of the European Union Military Committee. Graziano was a Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), ser ...

(born 1953), Italian Army officer who serves as Chairman of the European Union Military Committee *

David Graziano David Graziano is an American television writer, producer and award-winning playwright born in New York. His career began when Acorn, one of his plays, was produced and performed at the Humana Festival in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998. After bei ...

(born 1972), American screenwriter and producer *

Giovanni Graziano Giovanni Graziano (born 7 November 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Luparense. He is the cousin of footballer Giuseppe Garziano. Club career Giovanni is a youth exponent of Torino's footba ...

(born 1995), Italian professional footballer *

Ilaria Graziano Ilaria Graziano (also known as ILA or Nanà; born in Naples, Italy) is an Italian singer. She gained popularity with the release of ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' and the subsequent original soundtracks, composed by Yoko Kanno. Gr ...

(21st century), Italian singer and vocalist *

José Graziano da Silva José Graziano da Silva (born November 17, 1949) is a Brazilian American agronomist and writer. As a scholar, he has authored several books about the problems of agriculture in Brazil. Between 2003 and 2004, Graziano served in the Luiz Inácio L ...

(born 1949), American-born Brazilian agronomist and Director General of the FAO *

Leonardo Graziano Leonardo Graziano (born November 15, 1975) is an Italian voice actor. Biography Graziano, who voiced characters in franchises such as ''Winx Club'' and ''Monster Allergy'', is well known for providing the Italian-dubbed voice of Naruto Uzumaki in ...

(born 1975), Italian voice actor *

Manlio Graziano Manlio Graziano is an Italian scholar specializing in geopolitics and geopolitics of religions. He lives in Paris. Life Graziano graduated with first-class honors in French literature from the University of Turin, the city in which he then taug ...

, Italian scholar specializing in geopolitics and geopolitics of religions * Matteo Graziano (born 2001), Argentine rugby player *

Renee Graziano Renee Graziano (born July 12, 1969) is an American reality television personality and author. She is known for being the daughter of Anthony Graziano, a former consigliere of the Bonanno crime family and her roles in two reality television shows ...

(born 1968), American reality television personality and author * Ricardo Graziano (born 1986), Brazilian ballet dancer and choreographer *

Rocky Graziano Thomas Rocco Barbella (January 1, 1919 – May 22, 1990), better known as Rocky Graziano, was an American professional boxer and actor who held the World Middleweight title. Graziano is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing ...

(1919–1990), American boxer *

Sal E. Graziano Salvatore Valente is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sal E. Graziano. For three years in the Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1998 to 2001, he was a member of The Full Blooded Italians and mainly ma ...

(21st century), Italian professional wrestler *

Michael Graziano Michael Steven Anthony Graziano (born May 22, 1967) is an American scientist A scientist is a person who Scientific method, researches to advance knowledge in an Branches of science, area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there ...

(born 1967), American scientist and novelist, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Princeton University

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