Maurizio is an Italian masculine given name, derived from the Roman name

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. Mauritius is a derivative of Maurus, meaning ''dark-skinned,

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List of people with the given name Maurizio

Art and music

* Maurizio Arcieri (born 1945), singer *

Maurizio Bianchi Maurizio Bianchi (born 4 December 1955 in Pomponesco in the Province of Mantua) is an Italian pioneer of industrial music, originating from Milan. Biography 1979–1983 Bianchi was inspired by the music of Tangerine Dream, Conrad Schnitzler and ...

(born 1955), pioneer of noise music *

Maurizio Cattelan Maurizio Cattelan (born 21 September 1960) is an Italian artist. Known primarily for his hyperrealistic sculptures and installations, Cattelan's practice also includes curating and publishing. His satirical approach to art has resulted in him bei ...

(born 1960), artist * Maurizio Cazzati (1616–1678), composer *

Maurizio Colasanti Maurizio Colasanti is an Italian conductor. Biography Colasanti specializes in contemporary music, more specifically in the opera and classic romantic period. He has worked with such distinguished artists as A.Pay, B.Canino, B.Incagnoli, A. Ro ...

(born 1966), conductor *

Maurizio De Jorio Maurizio De Jorio (born September 24, 1968) is an Italian singer, active since 1991. Maurizio De Jorio was born in Trento, Italy. De Jorio became involved in mainstream musical production in the mid-1980s. Like most musicians in the Eurobeat gen ...

, italo disco and Eurobeat musician *

Maurizio Lobina Maurizio Lobina (born 30 October 1973 in Asti) is an Italian musician and singer, most known as a member of the band Eiffel 65, an Italian group who hit big in 1999 with the international success "Blue (Da Ba Dee)." Lobina created the melody fo ...

(born 1973), keyboardist *

Maurizio Pollini Maurizio Pollini (born 5 January 1942) is an Italian pianist. He is known for performances of compositions by Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy, among others. He has also championed and performed works by contemporary composers such as Pierre Boulez, ...

(born 1942), classical pianist *

Maurizio Maurizio is an Italian masculine given name, derived from the Ancient Rome, Roman name Mauritius (given name), Mauritius. Mauritius is a derivative of Maurus (disambiguation), Maurus, meaning ''dark-skinned, Moors, Moorish''. List of people with t ...

minimal techno Minimal techno is a subgenre of techno music. It is characterized by a stripped-down aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition and understated development. Minimal techno is thought to have been originally developed in the early 1990s by Detro ...

production duo *

Maurizio Iacono Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They have released fourteen studio albums, one EP and two DVDs as of 2020. Kataklysm won their first Juno Award (Canadian equivalent of the Grammy) for best album of the year in the "heavy metal" categor ...

(born 1975), singer for Death Metal band Kataklysm

Film, television, and media

Maurizio Costanzo Maurizio Costanzo (born 28 August 1938) is an Italian television host, journalist, screenwriter and film director. Biography Costanzo began his career as a journalist, first as a contributing writer to ''Paese Sera'' and then as managing edito ...

(born 1938), television personality *

Maurizio De Santis ''Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto Story'' (2005 in film, 2005) is a film version of Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera ''Rigoletto'' (libretto by Francesco Maria Piave). Filmed in Siena in 2002, it was directed by Gianfranco Fozzi and produced by David Guido ...

, film producer *

Maurizio Giuliano Maurizio Giuliano (born 1975) is an Italian United Nations official, traveller, author and journalist. As of 2004 he was, according to the ''Guinness Book of World Records'', the youngest person to have visited all sovereign nations of the world ...

(born 1975), writer and journalist *

Maurizio Merli Maurizio Merli (February 8, 1940 – March 10, 1989) was an Italian film actor and a star of many Italian police thrillers. Career After a decade of minor film roles, 1974 saw a breakthrough for Merli with his first starring role in a rema ...

(1940–1989), film actor *

Maurizio Nichetti Maurizio Nichetti (born 8 May 1948) is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. His 1989 film ''The Icicle Thief'' won the Golden St. George at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1998 he was a member of the jury at the 48th ...

(born 1948), film screenwriter, actor and director *

Maurizio Romano Maurizio Romano (9 March 1966 – 20 September 2003) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Cassino, Romano began his career in the 1990s. He was heavily active in his chosen field as a voice actor during that time. He was best k ...

(1966–2003), voice actor *

Maurizio Silvi Maurizio Silvi (15 May 1949 – 24 May 2022) was an Italian make-up artist who was nominated in the category of Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling during the 74th Academy Awards for his work on the film ''Moulin Rouge! ''Moulin Ro ...

, Italian make-up artist

Military and politics

* Maurizio Bevilacqua (born 1960), Canadian politician * Maurizio Cheli (born 1959), air force officer and ESA astronaut *

Maurizio Cocciolone Maurizio Cocciolone (born 22 September 1960 in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy) is an Italian Air Force officer, who served with UN Coalition forces and was a prisoner of war during the Gulf War. He was born in L'Aquila, Abruzzo. On the eve of the Ope ...

(born 1960), Italian Air Force officer who served with UN Coalition forces * Maurizio Galbaio (died 787), seventh traditional and fifth historical Doge of Venice * Maurizio Gasparri (born 1956), politician * Maurizio Giglio (1920-1944), Italian soldier, policeman and secret agent for the Allies during World War II *

Maurizio Lupi Maurizio Lupi (born 3 October 1959) is an Italian politician. He served as minister of infrastructure and transport between 28 April 2013 and 20 March 2015. Early life and education Lupi was born in Milan, Italy, on 3 October 1959. He has a deg ...

(born 1959), Italian politician * Maurizio Pagani (1936–2014), Italian engineer and politician

Sports

* Maurizio Anastasi (born 1977), football midfielder * Maurizio Arrivabene (born 1957), Italian Team Principal of Scuderia Ferrari (2014-2019) * Maurizio Ciaramitaro (born 1982), football midfielder *

Maurizio Damilano Maurizio Damilano (born 6 April 1957 in Scarnafigi, Italy) is an Italian former race walker. He won 15 individual medals (22 also with team events), at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. Biography He was the 1980 Olympic ...

(born 1957), former race walker *

Maurizio Domizzi Maurizio Domizzi (born 28 June 1980) is an Italian association football coach and former defender. He is the head coach of Eccellenza amateurs Castelvetro. Club career A S.S. Lazio youth product, Domizzi was farmed to Livorno at Serie C1 in Oct ...

(born 1980), football defender *

Maurizio Fondriest Maurizio Fondriest (born 15 January 1965) is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist. Career Born in Cles, Trentino, Fondriest turned professional in 1987 with the Ecoflam team. He subsequently rode for Alfa-Lum in 1988, winning the ...

(born 1965), retired road racing cyclist * Maurizio Ganz (born 1968), former football forward * Maurizio Gaudino (born 1966), German retired football midfielder *

Maurizio Gherardini Maurizio 'Mo' Gherardini (born September 22, 1955) is an Italian sportsman, currently serving as a general manager of Fenerbahçe. In 2017, he was named the EuroLeague Executive of the Year in a year in which his club Fenerbahçe won the EuroLeag ...

(born 1955), sportsman *

Maurizio Lanzaro Maurizio Lanzaro (born 14 March 1982) is an Italian football coach and former player. He is currently in charge as the caretaker of Serie C club Seregno. Playing career A central defender, he made his professional debut with AS Roma on a Serie ...

(born 1982), footballer *

Maurizio Marchetto Maurizio Marchetto (born February 13, 1956) is a former ice speed skater from Italy, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. After his active career Marchetto has been coa ...

(born 1956), former ice speed skater * Maurizio Margaglio (born 1974), ice dancer *

Maurizio Oioli Maurizio Oioli (born 9 July 1981, Domodossola) is an Italian skeleton racer who competed since 2002. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished 12th in the men's skeleton event. Oioli also finished 26th in the men's skeleton event at the 2 ...

(born 1981), male skeleton racer * Maurizio Perissinot (1951–2004), rally co-driver * Maurizio Sarri (born 1959), Football coach * Maurizio Stecca (born 1963), former boxer * Maurizio Zaffiri (born 1978), rugby player

Other

* Maurizio Di Gati (born 1966), Sicilian mafioso * Maurizio Gucci (1948–1995), businessman *

Maurizio Minghella Maurizio Minghella (born July 16, 1958) is an Italian serial killer, sentenced to life in prison for the murders of ten sex workers in Turin between 1997 and 2001 when he was on parole for killing five women in his hometown in 1978. He had also be ...

(born 1958), serial killer * Maurizio Molinari (born 1964), journalist *

Maurizio Zamparini Maurizio Zamparini (9 June 1941 – 1 February 2022) was an Italian businessman. He was the owner and director of football club U.S. Città di Palermo between July 2002 – February 2017 and from July 2017 – December 2018. Biography Zampari ...

(born 1941), businessman

List of people with the family name Maurizio

Adam Maurizio Adam Maurizio was a Swiss botanist, specialist of food technology and cultural history, born 26 September 1862 in Kraków and died 4 March 1941 in Liebefeld near Bern. He gained international recognition for his works on the history of plant food. ...

(1862–1941), Swiss botanist and food technologist. {{given name Italian masculine given names Sammarinese given names