Pietro is an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

People

* Pietro I Candiano (c. 842–887), briefly the 16th Doge of Venice * Pietro Tribuno (died 912), 17th Doge of Venice, from 887 to his death * Pietro II Candiano (c. 872–939), 19th Doge of Venice, son of Pietro I

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* Pietro Accolti (1455–1532), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal *

Pietro Aldobrandini Pietro Aldobrandini (31 March 1571 – 10 February 1621) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal and patron of the arts. Biography Pietro Aldobrandini was a cousin of Cardinal Cinzio Aldobrandini, and uncle of Cardinals Silvestro a ...

(1571–1621), Italian cardinal and patron of the arts *

Pietro Anastasi Pietro Anastasi (; 7 April 1948 – 17 January 2020), nicknamed by fans, was an Italian footballer who played mainly in the role of a forward. He started his professional club career in Italy with Varese in 1966, helping the club to achieve p ...

(1948–2020), Italian former footballer * Pietro di Antonio Dei, birth name of Bartolomeo della Gatta (1448–1502), Florentine painter, illuminator and architect *

Pietro Aretino Pietro Aretino (, ; 19 or 20 April 1492 – 21 October 1556) was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satire, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics. He was one of the most influential writers of his ti ...

(1492–1556), Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer * Pietro Auletta (1698–1771), Italian composer known mainly for his operas * Pietro Baracchi (1851–1926), Italian-born astronomer * Pietro Bellotti (1625–1700), Italian Baroque painter *

Pietro Belluschi Pietro Belluschi (August 18, 1899 – February 14, 1994) was an Italian-American architect. A leading figure in modern architecture, he was responsible for the design of over 1,000 buildings.Belluschi, Pietro. (2007). In ''Encyclopædia Britanni ...

(1899–1994), Italian architect *

Pietro Bembo Pietro Bembo, (; 20 May 1470 – 18 January 1547) was a Venetian scholar, poet, and literary theory, literary theorist who also was a member of the Knights Hospitaller and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. As an intellectual of the Italian Re ...

(1470–1547), Italian scholar, poet, literary theorist, member of the Knights Hospitaller and cardinal * Pietro Bernini (1562–1629), Italian sculptor * Pietro Borghese (1398–1484), also called Pietro della Francesca, Italian painter of the early Renaissance * Pietro Bianchi (disambiguation) *

Pietro Campilli Pietro Campilli (1891–1974) was an Italian economist and politician who held several cabinet posts during the 1940s and 1950s. He was the first president of the European Investment Bank and served in the post between 1958 and 1959. Early life ...

(1891–1974), Italian economist and politician *

Pietro Carnesecchi Pietro Carnesecchi (24 December 1508 – 1 October 1567) was an Italian humanist. Biography Born in Florence, he was the son of a da Andrea Carnesecchi, a merchant who under the patronage of the Medici, and especially of Giulio de' Medici ...

(1508–1567), Italian humanist *

Pietro Cascella Pietro Cascella (February 2, 1921 – May 18, 2008) was an Italian sculpture, sculptor. His principal work consisted of large monumental sculptures, including the ''International Monument to the Victims of Fascism'' in the Auschwitz concentrati ...

(1921–2008), Italian painter and sculptor *

Pietro Cataldi Pietro Antonio Cataldi (15 April 1548, Bologna – 11 February 1626, Bologna) was an Italian mathematician. A citizen of Bologna, he taught mathematics and astronomy and also worked on military problems. His work included the development of simple ...

(1548–1626), Italian mathematician * Pietro Crinito (1475–1507), known as

Crinitus Pietro Crinito (22 May 1474 – 5 July 1507), known as Crinitus, or Pietro Del Riccio Baldi (derived from Riccio, 'curly', translated into Latin as ''crinitus''), was a Florentine humanist scholar and poet who was a disciple of Poliziano. He i ...

or Pietro Del Riccio Baldi, Florentine humanist scholar and poet *

Pietro Dusina Pietro Dusina was an Italian Roman Catholic priest from Brescia who was the inquisitor and apostolic delegate to Malta between 1574 and 1575. Dusina was nominated inquisitor of Malta by Pope Gregory XIII on 3 July 1574, and he arrived on the isl ...

, Italian priest and inquisitor *

Pietro Erardi Fra Pietro Erardi (1644–1727) was a Maltese chaplain and painter. He was a cleric and became a chaplain of obedience of the Order of St. John in 1669, and joined the Wignacourt College in Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ) is the Capital (politica ...

(1644–1727), Maltese chaplain and painter

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Pietro Facchetti Pietro Facchetti (1539 – 27 February 1613) was an Italian painter of the late Renaissance, mainly active in Rome. Born to a poor family in Mantua. Facchetti initially trained with Lorenzo Costa the younger, but then moved to Rome and joined th ...

(1539–1613), Italian painter of the late Renaissance *

Pietro Ferrari (footballer, born 1906) Pietro Ferrari (; April 6, 1906 – ?) was an Italian professional football player. He played for 3 seasons (27 games, 3 goals) in the Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad ...

, Italian retired footballer *

Pietro Ferraris Pietro Ferraris (; 15 February 1912 – 11 October 1991) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. Throughout his career, he won six Serie A titles with Ambrosiana-Inter and Torino, and the 1938 FIFA World Cup with the Italy nation ...

(1912–1991), Italian footballer *

Pietro Ferrero (disambiguation) Pietro Ferrero may refer to: * Pietro Ferrero (1898–1949), Italian businessman * Pietro Ferrero Jr. (1963–2011), Italian businessman * Pietro Ferrero (anarchist) (1892–1922), Italian anarchist * Pietro Ferrero (footballer) (1905–?), ...

* Pietro Fontana (engraver) (1762–1837), Italian engraver *

Pietro Fontana (engineer) Pietro Fontana (22 April 1638 – 16 February 1714) was an early 18th-century engineer and architect. He was secretary of the Accademia degli Ottusi di Spoleto (known later as the Accademia Spoletina) and founded the Società Agraria Spoletina. ...

, early 19th century Italian engineer and agronomist *

Pietro Germi Pietro Germi (; 14 September 1914 – 5 December 1974) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor, noted for his development of the Italian neorealism, neorealist and genres. His 1961 film ''Divorce Italian Style'' earned him a Ac ...

(1914–1974), Italian actor, screenwriter and director * Pietro Lanza di Scalea (1863–1938), Italian noble and politician * Pietro Lesana, Italian bobsledder * Pietro Locatelli (1695–1764), Italian Baroque composer and violinist * Pietro Lombardi (architect) (1894–1984), Italian architect * Pietro Lombardi (wrestler) (1922–2011), Italian wrestler * Pietro Lombardi (singer) (born 1992), German singer * Pietro Loredan (1372–1438), Venetian nobleman and military commander on sea and land * Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni (1721–1782), Austrian painter * Pietro Magni (sculptor) (1817–1877), Italian sculptor * Pietro Magni (engineer) (1898–1988), Italian aeronautical engineer * Pietro Magni (footballer) (1919–1992), Italian footballer and football manager * Pietro Melchiorre Ferrari (1735–1787), painter from Parma *

Pietro Mennea Pietro Paolo Mennea (; 28 June 1952 – 21 March 2013), nicknamed ("the Arrow of the South"), was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200 m event, winning a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and setting a wor ...

(1952–2013), Italian sprinter and politician * Pietro Metastasio, pseudonym of Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (1698–1782), Italian poet and librettist

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* Pietro Negroni (c. 1505–1565), Italian painter of the Renaissance * Pietro Pastore (1908–1969), Italian footballer and actor * Pietro Pedranzini (1826-1903), Italian Lieutenant * Pietro Perti or Peretti (1648–1714), Italian Baroque sculptor and architect * Peter S. Pezzati (1902–1993), aka Pietro Pezzati, American portrait painter * Pietro Pezzati (artist) (1828–1898), Italian mural painter * Pietro Porcinai (1910–1986), Italian landscape architect * Pietro Scalia (born 1960), Italian-American film editor * Pietro Scarcella (born 1950), Italian-Canadian mobster * Pietro Antonio Solari (c. 1445–1493), Italian architect and sculptor * Pietro or Pier Paolo Vergerio (c. 1498–1565), Italian religious reformer * Pietro De Vico (1911–1999), Italian film actor * Pietro Vierchowod (born 1959), Italian football manager and former player * Pietro Vinci (c. 1525–1584), Italian composer * Pietro Ziani (died 1230), 42nd Doge of Venice

Fictional characters

* Pietro Maximoff, fictional Marvel Comics superhero known as Quicksilver * Pietro, the main character in the '' PopoloCrois'' game series

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