Grimaldi may refer to:

Rulers of Monaco

House of Grimaldi The House of Grimaldi is the Dynasty, reigning house of the Monaco, Principality of Monaco. The house was founded in 1160 by Grimaldo Canella in Genoa and became the ruling house of Monaco when François Grimaldi, Francesco Grimaldi captured Mo ...

, the princely family of Monaco **List of Grimaldi family members

People

Alberto Grimaldi Alberto Grimaldi (28 March 1925 – 23 January 2021) was an Italian film producer. Biography Grimaldi was born in Naples and studied law. In 1962 he founded his own production company, P.E.A., and released his first feature film, '' The Shadow ...

(1925–2021), Italian film producer *

Alda Grimaldi Alda Grimaldi (6 October 1919 – 28 December 2023), known as Dada, was an Italian director and actress who was active from the 1940s to the 1960s. Biography Grimaldi was born in Sampierdarena in 1919. She began her acting career in Turin at ...

(1919–2023), Italian director and actress *

Anna Grimaldi Anna Grimaldi (born 12 February 1997) is a New Zealand para-athlete, primarily competing in the long jump and sprint events. She has won two gold medals at Paralympics in the women's long jump: at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, a ...

(born 1997), New Zealand athlete *

Bernardino Grimaldi Bernardino Grimaldi (15 February 1839 – 16 March 1897) was an Italian politician. He was a Minister in several governments. However, the succeeding parliamentary inquiry excluded in November 1893 that Grimaldi had received more money from th ...

(1837–1897), Italian politician *

Carol Grimaldi Carol Grimaldi (née Lancieri, May 20, 1938 – April 10, 2014) was an American restaurateur and co-founder of Grimaldi's Pizzeria. In 1933, her uncle, Pasquale Lancieri, founded the Patsy's Pizzeria in Harlem, which was one of the first pizze ...

(1938–2014), American restaurateur *

Dan Grimaldi Dan Grimaldi (born March 7, 1946) is an American actor and mathematics professor who is known for his roles as twins Philly Parisi, Philly and Patsy Parisi on the HBO television series ''The Sopranos'', various characters on ''Law & Order'' (1991& ...

(born 1952), Italian-American actor *

David Grimaldi (entomologist) David A. Grimaldi (born September 22, 1957) is an entomologist and Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, New York, New York. He received his graduate training at Cornell University, where he earne ...

(born 1957), American entomologist and curator * David Grimaldi (politician) (born 1978), American politician *

David Grimaldi (soccer) David Grimaldi (born December 19, 1954) is a retired American professional soccer defender who spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League, three in the Major Indoor Soccer League and at least one in the American Soccer League. He ...

(born 1954), retired American soccer defender *

Edevaldo Grimaldi Edevaldo Grimaldi (born 6 June 1984) is an Italian-Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender in the third and fourth tiers of Italian football. Club career Grimaldi joined Sassuolo in 2004, from Serie B club Perugia, in a ...

(born 1984), Italian footballer *

Eva Grimaldi Eva Grimaldi (born Milva Perinoni; 7 September 1961) is an Italian actress and model. Biography Born in Nogarole Rocca, Italy, Grimaldi debuted as a nude model in ''Playmen'' and as a soubrette in the Antonio Ricci's TV-show '' Drive In''. ...

(born 1961), Italian actress and model *

Francesco Maria Grimaldi Francesco Maria Grimaldi (2 April 1618 – 28 December 1663) was an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician and physicist who taught at the Jesuit college in Bologna. He was born in Bologna to Paride Grimaldi and Anna Cattani. Work Between 164 ...

(1618–1663), Italian mathematician and physicist *

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (1606 – 28 November 1680) was an Italian painter, draughtsman, printmaker and architect. He was an accomplished fresco painter of classical landscapes which were popular with leading Roman families. Life Grimaldi w ...

(1606–1680), Italian architect and painter *

Jerónimo Grimaldi, 1st Duke of Grimaldi Pablo Jerónimo Grimaldi y Pallavicini, 1st Duke of Grimaldi, GE (6 July 1710 – 1 October 1789) was a Spanish diplomat and politician. After extensive experience as an Ambassador, Grimaldi served as Chief Minister of Spain between 1763 and 17 ...

(1720–1789), Italian-Spanish politician *

Joseph Grimaldi Joseph Grimaldi (18 December 1778 – 31 May 1837)Moody, Jane"Grimaldi, Joseph" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, accessed 13 February 2012 was an English actor, comedian and dancer, who became the most ...

(1778–1837), English clown *

Martina Grimaldi Martina Grimaldi (born 28 September 1988) is an Italian distance swimmer. She was born in Bologna. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's marathon 10 kilometre, winning the bronze medal. Grimaldi is an athlete of the Gruppo S ...

(born 1988), Italian swimmer *

Nicolò Grimaldi Nicolò Francesco Leonardo Grimaldi (5 April 1673 (bap) – 1 January 1732) was an Italian mezzo-soprano castrato who is best remembered today for his association with the composer George Frideric Handel, in two of whose early operas he sang. Gri ...

(1673–1732), Italian operatic singer *

Ralph Grimaldi Ralph Peter Grimaldi (born January 1943) is an American mathematician specializing in discrete mathematics who is a full professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He is known for his textbook ''Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics: An Ap ...

(born 1943), American mathematician *

Rocco Grimaldi Rocco Niccolas Grimaldi (born February 8, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). Grimaldi was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall, by the Florida Panthers in th ...

(born 1993), American hockey player *

Salvatore Grimaldi Salvatore Grimaldi (; ; born 25 May 1945) is a Swedish entrepreneur and speaker. He is a former chairman of the business-owners association Företagarna and the CEO of Grimaldi Industri AB. Early life Salvatore Grimaldi was born in Taranto, ...

(born 1945), Swedish businessman of Italian origin

Arts and media

* ''Grimaldi'' (play), an 1855 play based on the life of Joseph Grimaldi by Irish writer Dion Boucicault * ''Grimaldi'' (film), a 1914 British silent film adaptation of the play directed by Charles E. Vernon

Characters

* Amelia Grimaldi, a character in Giuseppe Verdi's opera ''

Simon Boccanegra ''Simon Boccanegra'' () is an opera with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play ''Simón Bocanegra'' (1843) by Antonio García Gutiérrez, whose play ''El trovador'' had bee ...

'' * Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo (Mia Thermopolis), the main character of ''

The Princess Diaries ''The Princess Diaries'' is a series of epistolary young adult novels written by Meg Cabot, and is also the title of the first volume, published in 2000. The series spent 48 weeks on the New York Times Children's Series Best Sellers List. The ...

'' book series *

Damian Grimaldi This is a list of some of the major or minor characters that appear (or have appeared) on the soap opera ''As the World Turns''. A ; Karen Adams : Doe Lang (1968–70) :: Registered nurse. ; Reg Addington : Mark Sullivan (2008–09) ; Bart A ...

, a character on the CBS daytime drama ''As the World Turns'' * Giovanni and Eduardo Grimaldi, characters in the novel '' Never Say Die'' by Anthony Horowitz *

Lisa Grimaldi Lisa Grimaldi is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera, ''As the World Turns''. The character was portrayed by Eileen Fulton for 50 years from May 1960, until the last episode aired in September 2010, with Fulton becoming one of the longe ...

, a character in the soap opera ''As the World Turns'' * Louis Grimaldi, a character in the television series ''Gossip Girl'' * Luciano Eduardo Grimaldi, a character in the soap opera ''As the World Turns'' *

Vincent Grimaldi ''Void Moon'' is the ninth novel by American crime author Michael Connelly. It was released in the UK in 2000 and was the third of Connelly's books not to follow the character Harry Bosch. It was also his first novel to feature a female prota ...

, a character in the Michael Connelly's crime novel ''Void Moon''

Companies

Grimaldi Group The Grimaldi Group is a private shipping company owned by the Grimaldi family (Emanuele Grimaldi) and based in Naples, Italy. Grimaldi operates a large fleet of ro-ro, ro-ro/multipurpose, Ro-ro, con-ro multipurpose, PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Ca ...

, a shipping company *

Grimaldi Industri AB Grimaldi Industri AB is a privately held holding company based in Stockholm, Sweden, which operates a range of businesses, primarily in the industrial, technology, and consumer goods sectors. The group currently employs approximately 1,200 peop ...

, a Swedish holding company *

Grimaldi's Pizzeria Grimaldi's Pizzeria is an American pizzeria chain from the New York City area with over 40 restaurants throughout the United States. Its most famous restaurant is under the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn at 1 Front Street, next door to its original ...

, a pizzeria chain, based in New York City

Places

Grimaldi, Calabria Grimaldi is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Grimaldi is referred to as ''Grimaldo'' in historic documents. In the local Calabrian dialect (a variation of Cosentino), the town is called '' ...

, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cosenza, Italy *

Grimaldi (Ventimiglia) Grimaldi is a frazione of 281 inhabitants in the municipality of Ventimiglia, in the province of Imperia. It is located near the French border of Ponte San Luigi. The oldest inhabited centre, located at 220 m, takes the name of Grimaldi Superior ...

, a town near Ventimiglia, Italy *

Villa Grimaldi Villa Grimaldi is considered the most important of DINA's many complexes that were used for the interrogation and torture of political prisoners during the governance of Augusto Pinochet. It is located at Avenida José Arrieta 8200 (now 8401) in ...

, a former detention and torture center of Chile's secret police DINA

Other uses

Grimaldi (crater) Grimaldi is a large basin located near the western limb of the Moon. It lies to the southwest of the Oceanus Procellarum, and southeast of the crater Riccioli. Between Oceanus Procellarum is Damoiseau, and to the north is Lohrmann. It is named ...

, a crater on the Moon * Grimaldi Man, name given to an Italian find of two paleolithic skeletons *

Grimaldi Ministry The Grimaldi Ministry was a Spanish government headed by Jerónimo Grimaldi which lasted between 9 October 1763 and 19 February 1777. Following Spain's disastrous performance in the Seven Years' War, Grimaldi was tasked with pushing through reforms ...

, a Spanish government that existed between 1763 and 1777 * Grimaldi, part of the 1981 animated film '' Heavy Metal''