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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. It arose from the Greek ''Ρωμαίος'' for a Roman citizen or a pilgrim to Rome.Romeo
at behindthename.com The popularity of the name is primarily due to Luigi da Porto naming his tragic hero Romeo Montecchi in his 1524 novel ''Giulietta e Romeo'', 70 years later adapted by Shakespeare into the play ''

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

''. People with this name include: *

Romeo Acop Romeo Macusi Acop (born March 11, 1947) is a Filipino people, Filipino former police officer and politician who served as House of Representatives of the Philippines, Representative for Antipolo's 2nd District from 2010 to 2019, and again in 202 ...

(born c.1948), Filipino politician * Romeo Acquarone (1895–1980), Monegasque tennis player * Roméo Affessi (born 1984), Ivory Coast-born footballer * Romeo Alaeff (born 1970), American visual artist * Romeo Anaya (1946–2015), Mexican boxer * Romeo Antoniazzi (1862–1925), Italian violin maker * Romeo Bandison (born 1971), Dutch American-football defensive tackle * Roméo Beaudry (1882–1932), French Canadian author, composer, pianist and record producer *

Romeo Beckham Romeo James Beckham (born 1 September 2002) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. He is the second son of former footballer David Beckham and fashion designer and former Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham. Early life Romeo ...

(born 2002), son of David and Victoria Beckham * Romeo Bégin (1895–?), Canadian (Ontario) politician * Romeo Benetti (born 1945), Italian football defender * Romeo Bertini (1893–1973), Italian long-distance runner * Romeo Bezușcu (born 1964), Romanian rugby player * Romeo Roy Blanchette (1913–1982), American Roman Catholic Bishop * Romeo T. Boisvert (1916–1981), American (Maine) Democratic politician * Romeo Bosetti (1879–1948), Italian-born French actor and screenwriter * Romeo Bragato (1859–1913), Italian-born Australian and New Zealand winemaker * Romeo A. Brawner (1935–2008), Filipino public official *

Romeo Brin Romeo Brin (born March 10, 1973, in Puerto Princesa, Palawan) is a retired amateur Filipino boxer. He represented the Philippines in three editions of the Olympic Games (1996, 2000, and 2004), and has captured numerous medals in both lightweight ...

(born 1973), Filipino boxer *

Romeo Bunică Romeo "Romică" Bunică (born 11 April 1974) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Râmnicu Sărat, Buzău County Bunică spent almost all his career, despite 2 seasons and a half at Otopeni, ...

(born 1974), Romanian football forward *

Romeo Munoz Cachola Romeo Munoz Cachola, commonly known as Romy Cachola, is a Democratic politician from the state of Hawaii and former member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives, representing House District 30 (Kalihi Kai, Sand Island, Hickam, Pearl Ha ...

(born 1938), Philippines-born American (Hawaii) politician *

Roméo Calenda Roméo Calenda (born 21 August 1972) is a French football player, who currently plays for ES Saint-Benoit. Career He was part of Paris SG squad at the 1996 UEFA Super Cup The 1996 UEFA Super Cup was a two-legged match that took place on 15 J ...

(born 1972), French football * Romeo Callejo Sr. (born 1937), Filipino Supreme Court Justice * Romeo Cascarino (1922–2002), American classical composer * Romeo Castelen (born 1983), Dutch football winger *

Romeo Castellucci Romeo Castellucci (born August 4, 1960) is an Italian theatre director, playwright, artist and designer. Since the 1980s he has been one part of the European theatrical avant-garde. Biography Romeo Castellucci graduated with a degree in painti ...

(born 1960), Italian theatre director, playwright and designer *

Romeo Challenger Romeo Alexander Challenger (born 19 May 1950) is an Antiguan-born English musician. He has been the drummer for the rock band Showaddywaddy since 1973 and seminal progressive rock band Black Widow. Biography Challenger was born 19 May 1950 ...

(born 1950), Caribbean-born, British-based musician * Romeo Corbo (born 1952), Uruguayan football striker * Romeo Crennel (born 1947), American football coach * Romeo de la Cruz (born 1936), Filipino lawyer *

Roméo Dallaire Roméo Antonius Dallaire (born June 25, 1946) is a retired Canadian politician and military officer who was a senator from Quebec from 2005 to 2014, and a lieutenant-general in the Canadian Armed Forces. He notably was the force commander of U ...

(born 1946), Canadian senator, general, humanitarian and author * Romeo Diaz (born 1940s), Filipino film score composer *

Romeo Doubs Romeo Izziyh Doubs ( ; born April 13, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack and was selected by the Packers in ...

(born 2000), American football player * Romeo Elton (1817–1889), American academic and author * Romeo Fernandes (born 1992), Indian football winger * Romeo Filipović (born 1986), German-born Croatian football player *

Roméo Fortin Roméo Fortin (May 16, 1886 – August 16, 1953) was a Canadian provincial politician. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Fortin was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the authority, ...

(1886–1953), Canadian (Quebec) politician * Romeo H. Freer (1846–1913), American (West Virginia) politician and Attorney General * Roméo Gagné (1905–1959), Canadian (Quebec) politician * Romeo Galán (born 1933), Argentine sprinter *

Romeo Gigli Romeo Gigli (born 1949) is an Italian fashion designer who was described in the late 1980s as singlehandedly changing the course of fashion by the ''Los Angeles Times''. Early life Gigli was born in Castel Bolognese. Orphaned at the age of 18, he ...

(born 1949), Italian fashion designer * Romeo Gontineac (born 1973), Romanian rugby player * Romeo A. Horton (1923–2005), Americo-Liberian banker *

Romeo James Romeo James (born 15 September 1958) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed at the 1982 Delhi Asian Games, winning a silver medal with the Indian team. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Indian team p ...

(born 1958), Indian field hockey player * Romeo Jenebyan (born 1979), Armenian football midfielder * Romeo Johnson (born c.1970), American singer-songwriter, composer, and vocal coach * Romeo Jozak (born 1972), Croatian football player and coach * Romeo Kambou (born 1980), Burkinabé football striker * Romeo Kapudija (born 1970), American-Croatian race car driver *

Romeo Kreinberg Romeo Kreinberg is an American–German business executive and former executive vice president for Performance Plastics & Chemicals at the Dow Chemical Company. Kreinberg was instrumental in the Fortune 100 company's reorganization in the 2000s. ...

(born 1950s), American–German business executive * Romeo Lahey (1887–1968), Australian businessman, civil servant and conservationist * Romeo Lamothe (1914–1991), Canadian (Alberta) politician *

Romeo Langford Romeo James Langford (born October 25, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Élite. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers and was ranked as one of the ...

(born 1999), American basketball player *

Roméo LeBlanc Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc (December 18, 1928June 24, 2009) was a Canadian journalist and politician who served as the 25th governor general of Canada from 1995 to 1999. LeBlanc was born and educated in New Brunswick, and also studied in France prior ...

(1928–2009), Canadian journalist, politician, and statesman; Governor General of Canada 1995–99 * Romeo Lemboumba (born 1980), Gabonese boxer * Roméo Lorrain (1901–1967), Canadian (Quebec) politician * Romeo Mancini (1917–2003), Italian painter and sculptor * Romeo Mathieu (1917–1989), Canadian trade unionist and progressive political activist * Romeo McKnight (born 1998), American football player *

Romeo Menti Romeo Menti (; 5 September 1919 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian people, Italian Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He scored 145 goals in a career that spanned fifteen years. Career Born in V ...

(1919–1949), Italian footballer *

Romeo Miller Percy Romeo Miller Jr. (born August 19, 1989), also known by his stage name Romeo (formerly Lil' Romeo), is an American rapper, singer, actor and television personality. He gained fame as a rapper in the early 2000s after signing with his father, ...

(born 1989), American rapper, actor, entrepreneur and model *

Romeo Mitrović Romeo Mitrović (born 12 July 1979) is a Bosnian retired football goalkeeper. Club career During the time spent in FK Sloboda Tuzla and HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, he proved himself as goalkeeper, and played in HŠK Zrinjski Mostar. In June 2008 ...

(born 1979), Bosnian-Herzegovinian football goalkeeper * Romeo Montenegro (born 1974), Filipino civil servant and nurse *

Romeo Muller Romeo Earl Muller, Jr. (August 7, 1928 – December 30, 1992) was an American screenwriter and actor most remembered for his screenplays for the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials including ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'', ''The Little Drumm ...

(1928–1992), American screenwriter and actor * Romeo Muradyan (born 1979), Armenian actor * Romeo Murga (1904–1925), Chilean poet, writer and translator * Romeo Nedelcu (born 1939), Romanian bobsledder * Romeo Nelson (1902–1974), American boogie woogie pianist *

Romeo Neri Romeo Neri (26 March 1903 – 23 September 1961) was an Italian gymnastics, gymnast. He won three gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming, along with Helene Madison of United States, the most successful athlete there. He ...

(1903–1961), Italian gymnast * Romeo Niram (born 1974), Spanish painter *

Romeo Okwara Romeo Chidozie Okwara (born June 17, 1995) is a Nigerian-born former American football defensive end. He played college football at Notre Dame. Okwara signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2016, and played six seasons wit ...

(born 1995), American football linebacker * Romeo Olea (1962–2011), Filipino radio commentator * Romeo Oliva (1889–1975), Italian admiral during World War II * Romeo Ortega (born 1954), Mexican-French computer scientist * Romeo Papini (born 1983), Italian football midfielder * Romeo Parkes (born 1990), Jamaican football striker * Romeo Pazzini (1855–1942), Italian sculptor, painter and ceramist * Roméo Phillion (1939–2015), Canadian person wrongfully convicted of murder *

Romeo Rivera Romeo Rivera (born September 27, 1946) is a Filipino actor. He appeared in more than 95 movies and television shows. Career In 1963, Sampaguita Pictures introduced him with a bunch of young teenage stars which they called the Sampaguita-Vera-Perez ...

(born 1939), Filipino actor *

Romeo Rivers Norman Romeo Rivers (March 28, 1907 – May 4, 1986) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1932 he was a member of the Winnipeg Hockey Club, the Canadian team which ...

(1907–1986), Canadian ice hockey player * Romeo Romanutti (1926–2007), Italian basketball player * Romeo Roselli (born 1980), American professional wrestler Johnny Roselli * Roméo Sabourin (1923–1944), Canadian soldier and spy during World War II *

Romeo Sacchetti Romeo "Meo" Sacchetti (born August 20, 1953) is an Italian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently a head coach for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Serie A2 (basketball), Serie A2. Standing at a height of , he played as a Po ...

(born 1953), Italian basketball player and coach *

Romeo Saganash Diom Roméo Saganash (born October 28, 1961) is a Cree lawyer and former politician from Canada. Saganash served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in Quebec from 2011 to 2019. A member of the New Democr ...

(born 1961), Canadian Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister *

Romeo Santos Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the Bachata (music), bachata group Aventura (band), Aventura. In 2002, the song "Obsesión ...

(born 1981), American bachata singer and songwriter Anthony Santos * Romeo Shahinas (born 1996), Albanian football midfielder * Romeo Sisti (fl. 1928), Italian rower * Romeo Stavarache (born 1962), Romanian mayor * Romeo Stodart (born 1977), Trinidad-born English pop rock musician * Romeo Surdu (born 1984), Romanian footballer * Romeo Tabuena (1921–2015), Filipino painter and printmaker *

Romeo Tan Romeo Tan (born Tan Romeo on 9 April 1985) is a Singaporean actor, who has been named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. Tan came into prominence after finishing in fourth place on the tenth season of the talent search series ''Star ...

(born 1985), Singaporean actor * Romeo Tanaka (born 1973), Japanese video game designer *

Romeo Tanghal Romeo Tanghal (born July 24, 1947) is a Filipino comics artist who has worked primarily as an inker. He became well known in the industry in the 1980s for his work on DC Comics' '' The New Teen Titans''. Career Romeo Tanghal was born and raised ...

(born 1945), Filipino comics artist * Romeo Tirone (born 1960s), American cinematographer and television director *

Romeo Travis Romeo Travis (born December 10, 1984) is an American born naturalized Macedonian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Akron. High school career Travis was born in Akron, Ohio. As a high scho ...

(born 1984), American-born Macedonian basketball player * Romeo Valentino (born 1968), American professional wrestler and promoter *

Romeo Van Dessel Romeo Van Dessel (born 9 April 1989) is a Belgian retired football (soccer) midfielder. He started his career at Mechelen in 2008, before completing a loan move to Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipali ...

(born 1989), Belgian football midfielder * Romeo Vasquez (1939–2017), stage name of Filipino actor Ricardo Sumilang *

Romeo Vásquez Velásquez Romeo Orlando Vásquez Velásquez (born 20 January 1957) is a Honduras, Honduran politician and retired brigadier general. He was the head of the military of Honduras from January 11, 2005 to June 25, 2009. Early life He was born in Siguatep ...

(born 1957), Honduran politician and brigadier general *

Romeo Venturelli Romeo Venturelli (9 December 1938 – 2 April 2011) was an Italian racing cyclist. He won stage 2 of the 1960 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;1957 : 1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia ;1959 : 1st Gran Premio della Liberazione : 3rd Overall Peace ...

(1938–2011), Italian racing cyclist * Romeo Wouden (born 1970), Dutch footballer * Romeo Zhivikj (1962–2004), Serbian-Macedonian gangster * Romeo Zondervan (born 1970), Dutch football midfielder ;Fictional characters *

Romeo Montague Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a pries ...

, tragic hero of Romeo and Juliet * Romeo Santana, a main character from ''

The Steve Harvey Show ''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an American television sitcom created by Winifred Hervey and directed by Stan Lathan that aired on The WB from August 25, 1996 to February 17, 2002, with a total of 122 half-hour episodes spanning six seasons. Syn ...

'' * Romeo Smith, character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' *Romeo, one of the evil UniSols in Universal Soldier 2 *Romeo Nightingale, a character from the British soap Hollyoaks *Romeo F. Neumann, the true name of Bedman from

Guilty Gear ''Guilty Gear'' is a series of fighting games by Arc System Works, created and designed by artist Daisuke Ishiwatari. Guilty Gear (first video game), The first game was published in 1998, and has spawned several sequels. It has also adapted to o ...

*Romeo, one of the villains from children's TV series ''

PJ Masks ''PJ Masks'' () is an animated superhero children's television series based on the '' Les Pyjamasques'' book series by Romuald Racioppo. Produced by Frog Box and Hasbro Entertainment in collaboration with TeamTO and Disney Junior, its producti ...

'' *Romeo, the main antagonist of the second season of the video game Minecraft: Story Mode

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