Matarazzo (, ) is an Italian family name from

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, either derived from a place name or originally indicating a mattress maker. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrea Matarazzo (born 1956), Brazilian industrialist and politician * Andrew Matarazzo (born 1997), Brazilian-American actor * Antonello Matarazzo (born 1962), Italian media artist and filmmaker * Antonio Matarazzo (born 1993), American soccer player * Ciccillo Matarazzo (1898–1977), Brazilian industrialist and arts patron * Daniela Matarazzo Carraro (born 1985), Brazilian Olympic sports shooter * Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy (born 1941), Brazilian politician * (1883–1920), Brazilian entrepreneur, the namesake of an area of

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

: ** Subprefecture of Ermelino Matarazzo, São Paulo **

Ermelino Matarazzo (district of São Paulo) Ermelino Matarazzo is one of 96 districts in the city of São Paulo, Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fif ...

** Matarazzo Building, the city hall of São Paulo * Maria Angélica Matarazzo, Brazilian historian, wife of Óscar R. Benavides, son of Peruvian president

Óscar R. Benavides Óscar Raymundo Benavides Larrea (March 15, 1876 – July 2, 1945) was a Peruvian field marshal, diplomat, and politician who served as the 38th (1914–1915, by coup d'état) and 42nd (1933–1939) President of Peru, with his latter term being ...

* Francesco Matarazzo (1443–1518), Italian historian, author of ''Chronicles of the City of Perugia 1492–1503'' *

Count Francesco Matarazzo Francesco Antonio Maria Matarazzo, Count Matarazzo (March 9, 1854 in Castellabate – December 10, 1937 in São Paulo, Brazil), was an Italian-born Brazilian businessman who created a large business in South America, particularly in Brazil. Bi ...

(1854–1937), Italian-Brazilian industrialist **

Indústrias Reunidas Fábricas Matarazzo Indústrias Reunidas Fábricas Matarazzo (IRFM) was a Brazilian business group, the largest in Latin America at its time, headquartered in the city of São Paulo, capital of the homonymous state, where it employed about 6% of the local population. ...

, Brazilian business group founded by Francesco Matarazzo *

Gaten Matarazzo Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III ( , ; born September 8, 2002) is an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in '' Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (2011–12) and as Gavroche in ''Les Misérables'' (2014–15) ...

(born 2002), American actor *

Heather Matarazzo Heather Matarazzo (born November 10, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for playing Lilly Moscovitz in '' The Princess Diaries'' (2001) and its 2004 sequel, and Martha Meeks in ''Scream 3'' (2000) and '' Scream'' (2022). Matarazzo made ...

(born 1982), American actress * Jade Matarazzo (born 1954), Brazilian photographer, great-niece of Ciccillo *

James M. Matarazzo James M. Matarazzo (January 4, 1941 – April 17, 2018) was an American academic and librarian who taught at Simmons University for almost 50 years. He was a national and global leader in the field of special libraries. Education and academi ...

(1941–2018), American academic and librarian *

Jayme Matarazzo Jayme Monjardim Matarazzo Filho (born November 20, 1985) is a Brazilian actor. He is descended from the Matarazzo Family, grandson of André and Maysa Matarazzo, and son of TV and film director Jayme Monjardim with Fernanda Lauer. Biography ...

(born 1985), Brazilian actor *

John Matarazzo John Matarazzo is an American musician, composer, producer and performer. He has worked with artists including Bill Laswell, Blood Sweat & Tears, Bob Dylan, Ike & Tina Turner, Sly & The Family Stone, Ravi Shankar, Herbie Hancock, Daniela Mercury a ...

, American musician, composer and producer *

Joseph Matarazzo Giuseppe (Joseph) Dominic Matarazzo (November 12, 1925 – January 23, 2025) was an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA). He chaired the first medical psychology department in the United State ...

(1925–2025), American psychologist * Len Matarazzo (1928–2015), American baseball player * Lucio Matarazzo, Italian classical guitarist *

Marisa Matarazzo Marisa Matarazzo is an American author and educator. She is best known for her collection of interconnected short stories, ''Drenched'', published by Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint. Biography She is from Los Angeles, California, th ...

American writer and educator *

Maysa Matarazzo Maysa Figueira Monjardim (June 6, 1936 – January 22, 1977), better known as Maysa Matarazzo, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, performer and actress. She is also associated with Bossa nova music but is widely known as a torch song (''foss ...

(1936–1977), Brazilian singer * Mike Matarazzo (1966–2014), American bodybuilder * (born 1962), American actor *

Norma Abdala de Matarazzo Norma Amanda "Chuchi" Abdala de Matarazzo (born 13 April 1948) is an Argentine politician who sat as a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies from 2009 to 2021. She served as Second Vice President of the Chamber from 2011 to 2015. Since 202 ...

(born 1948), Argentine politician *

Pellegrino Matarazzo Pellegrino Matarazzo (born November 28, 1977) is an American professional soccer coach and retired player. He was previously a youth coach of 1. FC Nürnberg and 1899 Hoffenheim. In December 2019, Matarazzo was appointed head coach of VfB Stut ...

(born 1977), American soccer coach *

Raffaello Matarazzo Raffaello Matarazzo (17 August 1909 – 17 May 1966) was an Italian filmmaker. Life Matarazzo started writing film reviews for the Roman newspaper ''Il Tevere'' before re-editing scripts for the Italian film company Cines. His first films ...

(1909–1966), Italian writer and film director

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