Macchi is an Italian surname, the

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

or plural form of the old personal name ''Macco'' from the Latin ''

Maccus Maccus is a personal name which is first attested and possibly coined in the tenth century.David E. Thornton, "Hey Mac! The name ''Maccus'', tenth to fifteenth centuries." ''Nomina'' 20 (1997-9): 67-94, with appendix by O.J. Padel on ''Talkarn Macku ...

''. It is possibly a variant of '' macchia''. Notable people with the surname include: *

Aurelio Macchi Aurelio Macchi (27 January 1916 – 1 July 2010) was an Argentine sculptor. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts (''Academia de Bellas Artes'') in 1938, and worked as an assistant to José Fioravanti. Macchi's work was primarily displayed in ...

(1916–2010), Argentine sculptor *

Carlos Macchi Carlos Germán Macchi Vacelaire (born October 18, 1974, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Canadian Soccer Club The Canadian Soccer Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. It is a ...

(born 1974), Uruguayan footballer * Fabrizio Macchi (born 1970), Italian cyclist *

Filippo Macchi Filippo Macchi (born 19 September 2001) is an Italian foil fencer. He won two silver medals—one in the individual competition and one in the team event—at the 2024 Olympics. Biography Macchi competed in the Men's foil tournament at the 202 ...

(born 2001), Italian foil fencer * Françoise Macchi (born 1951), French alpine skier *

Gabriel Macchi Gabriel "Gaby" Macchi (born 2 October 1975) is a Paralympic Track and field, athlete from Portugal competing mainly in T12 (classification), category T12 long-distance events. Macchi has competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2008, 2012 Summer ...

(born 1975), Portuguese track and field athlete *

Giulio Macchi Giulio Macchi (; 1866–1935) was an Italian aeronautical engineer, the founder of ''Società Anonima Nieuport-Macchi'' (now Alenia Aermacchi). Macchi ran a small coachbuilder's works, ''Carrozzeria Fratelli Macchi'' (Macchi Brothers Coachworks), ...

(1866–1935), Italian aeronautical engineer and founder of the Aermacchi aircraft manufacturer *

Hiralal Macchi Hiralal Macchi was an Indian cricketer who played for Gujarat. Macchi made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1981–82 season, against Baroda Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the ...

, Indian cricketer *

Laura Macchi Laura Macchi (born May 24, 1979) is an Italian professional basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's Nati ...

(born 1979), Italian basketball player *

Luigi Macchi Aloysius "Luigi" Macchi (3 March 1832, in Viterbo – 29 March 1907, in Rome) was an Italian Catholic nobleman and a Cardinal. He was a nephew of Cardinal Vincenzo Macchi. In 1859, he was ordained a priest. In 1860, he was referendary of th ...

(1832–1907), Italian Catholic nobleman and Cardinal *

Luis González Macchi Luis Ángel González Macchi (born 13 December 1947) is a Paraguayan politician who served as the 46th President of Paraguay from 1999 to 2003. He was not elected to the presidency but rather assumed it after the assassination of Vice Presiden ...

(born 1947), Paraguayan politician *

Odile Macchi Odile Macchi (born Odile Danjou: 1943) is a French physicist and mathematician. She has been a member of the French Academy of Sciences since 2004. Life Odile Danjou was born in Aurillac (Cantal) during the German occupation. She is one of ...

(born 1943), French physicist and mathematician *

Pasquale Macchi Pasquale Macchi (9 November 1923 – 5 April 2006) was a Catholic archbishop and the private secretary to Pope Paul VI. Born in Varese, Italy, Pasquale Macchi was ordained to the Catholic priesthood on 15 June 1946. On 10 December 1988, he wa ...

(1923–1906), Italian archbishop *

Piera Macchi Piera Macchi (born 5 March 1959) is a former Italian World Cup alpine ski racer who competed in one edition (1982) of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Career Between 1979 and 1982 he collected twelve top 10 placings in the World Cup ...

(born 1959), Italian alpine skier *

Pruthvikumar Macchi Pruthvikumar Macchi (born 21 January 1995) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the Oman cricket team. In September 2021, he was named in Oman's One Day International (ODI) squad for round six and seven of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket Wor ...

(born 1995), Omani cricketer *

Valentino Macchi Valentino Macchi (4 August 1937 – 19 March 2013) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1962 to 2008. His last appearance was in 2008 and died on March 19, 2013, at his home in Rome. Selected filmography *1962: ' ...

(1937–2013), Italian actor

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