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

Historical figures

Pope Lando Lando (also known as Landus) was the pope from September 913 to his death March 914.J. N. D. Kelly and Michael Walsh, "Lando", ''The Oxford Dictionary of Popes'', 2nd ed. (Oxford University Press, 2010), p. 120. His short pontificate fell duri ...

, Roman Catholic Pope from 913 to 914 *Lando, a 7th Century

Bishop of Rheims The Archdiocese of Reims or Rheims (; French: ''Archidiocèse de Reims'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by Sixtus of Reims, the diocese was elevated to a ...

* Lando, a 13th-century archbishop of Messina *Lando of Capua, name of several Italian rulers **

Lando I of Capua Lando I (died 861) was the count of Capua from 843. He was the eldest son and successor of Landulf the Old. Like his father, he supported Siconulf against Radelchis in the civil war dividing the Principality of Benevento in the 840s. It was Lan ...

(died 861), Count of Capua from 843 to 861 **

Lando II of Capua Lando II, called ''Cyruttu'', was the count of Capua briefly for six months in 861. He was the eldest son and successor of Lando I. In May 859, a massive joint expedition of Salerno, Naples, Amalfi, and Suessola marched on Capua. Lando I was in ...

, Count of Capua for six months in 861 **

Lando III of Capua Lando III (died 885) was the count of Capua for two years and ten months from 882 to his death. He was a son of Landenulf, gastald of Teano, and grandson of Landulf I of Capua. In 879, when Landulf II died, Lando seized Calino and Caiazzo and ma ...

(died 885), Count of Capua from 882 to 885 ** Lando IV of Capua, Prince of Capua from 1091 to 1098

Given name

Lando Bartolini Lando Bartolini (11 April 1937 – 27 June 2024) was an Italian operatic tenor who appeared internationally at major opera houses and festivals. After studies in Philadelphia, he made his debut there in 1968, and received international attention ...

(1937–2024), Italian tenor *

Lando Buzzanca Gerlando "Lando" Buzzanca (24 August 1935 – 18 December 2022) was an Italian stage, film, and television actor whose career spanned 65 years. Life and career Early years Born in Palermo the son of a cinema projectionist, at 16 years old Buzz ...

(1935–2022), Italian actor * Lando Ferretti (1895–1977), Italian journalist and politician *

Lando Fiorini Leopoldo "Lando" Fiorini (27 January 1938 – 9 December 2017) was an Italian actor and singer, known primarily for having sung folk songs from Rome in Italian and Romanesco.Sabrina Ramacci"Lando Fiorini, il re del cabaret" in ''101 personaggi ...

(1938–2017), Italian actor and singer *

Lando Norris Lando Norris (; born 13 November 1999) is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren. Norris was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in with McLaren, and has won Formula One Grands Prix, Grands Prix ...

(born 1999), British racing driver *

Lando Vannata Landon Anthony Vannata (born March 14, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2012, he has formerly comp ...

(born 1992), American professional mixed martial artist * Philippe Lando Rossignol (died 2004), soukous recording artist and vocalist from Congo

Surname

* Barry Lando (born 1939), award-winning Canadian journalist * Dov Lando (born 1930), Israeli rabbi *

Joe Lando Joseph John Lando (born December 9, 1961) is an American actor, known for playing Jake Harrison on daytime's ''One Life to Live'' (1990–1992) and Byron Sully on the television series ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' (1993–1998). Life and c ...

(born 1961), American actor * Peter Lando, set decorator *

Pietro Lando Pietro Lando was the Doge of Venice from 1538 to 1545. He had a distinguished career as Captain General of the Sea, but was forced to sign a humiliating peace treaty with Suleiman the Magnificent, Suleiman I in 1540, ceding Venice's last poss ...

(1462–1545), Doge of Venice from 1538 to 1545 *

Teta Lando Alberto Teta Lando (June 2, 1948 – July 14, 2008) was an Angolan musician. Teta was born in Mbanza Congo, the capital city of Zaire Province in the north of the country, and is Mukongo. He is well known in Portuguese-speaking African coun ...

(1948–2008), Angolan musician

Nickname

Gabriel Landeskog Gabriel Landeskog (; born 23 November 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger (ice hockey), left winger and Captain (ice hockey), captain of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected second overall in ...

(born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player sometimes nicknamed Lando * Landoald "Lando" Ndasingwa (died 1994), Rwandan politician

Fictional characters

*Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III, fictional character in ''Star Wars'' better known as

Lando Calrissian Lando Calrissian (; ) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He is introduced in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as a friend of Han Solo and the administrator of Cloud City on the planet Bespin. Prior to the events of the fi ...

* Mathilda Lando, fictional character played by

Natalie Portman Natalie Hershlag{{efn, Some Hebrew sources claim that her birth name was "Neta-Lee Hershleg" ({{langx, he, נטע-לי הרשלג) and later, her first name was Americanized to "Natalie". {{Cite news , last=Shamir , first=Oron , date=August ...

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