Santino is an Italian masculine given name or nickname, meaning “little saint” in

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 ...

. It is a diminutive version of the given name Santo, meaning “saint” or “holy”. Notable people with the name include: * Santino Andino (born 2005), Argentine footballer * Santino Basaldella (born 2004), Argentine surfer *

Santino Ferrucci Santino Michael Ferrucci (born May 31, 1998) is an American racing driver. He competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No 14 Chevrolet for A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He has also previously raced in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and the NASCAR ...

(born 1998), American race car driver *

Santino Fontana Santino Fontana is an American actor and singer. He began his career in 2006 playing Hamlet at the Guthrie Theater. He has received a Tony Award, two Drama Desk Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Obie Award, and Clare ...

(born 1982), American actor * Santino Garsi (1542–1604), Italian lutenist and composer *

Santino Marella Anthony Carelli (born March 14, 1974), better known by the ring name Santino Marella, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he works as the on-screen director of authority. He is best kn ...

(born 1974), ring name of WWE wrestler Anthony Carelli * Santino Quaranta (born 1984), American soccer player *

Santino Rice Santino Quinto Rice (born August 20, 1974) is an American fashion designer and television personality. He is best known for his appearances on the reality television programs ''Project Runway'', ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and '' On the Road with Aus ...

(born 1974), American fashion designer *

Santino Solari Santino Solari (1576 – April 10, 1646), was a Swiss architect and sculptor, who worked mainly in Austria. He was born in the Canton of Tessin, in Switzerland, near Lugano. In 1612, he was appointed chief architect of Salzburg by the a ...

(1576–1646), Swiss architect * Santino Vera (born 2006), Argentine footballer * Santino William Legan, American perpetrator of the

Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting On July 28, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California. The gunman killed three people and wounded 17 others before killing himself after a shootout with responding police officers. , investigators had no ...

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* Santino (''The Vampire Chronicles''), a fictional character in the ''Vampire Chronicles''. *

Sonny Corleone Santino "Sonny" Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel ''The Godfather'' and its 1972 film adaptation. He is the eldest son of the mafia boss don Vito Corleone and Carmela Corleone. He has two brothers, Fredo and Micha ...

, a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel ''The Godfather'' and its 1972 film adaptation. * Santino A. Dimaguiba (portrayed by

Ronwaldo Martin Ronwaldo Nacianceno (born July 14, 1997), known professionally as Ronwaldo Martin, is a Filipino film and television actor. He is the brother of Coco Martin. Career He won the Best Actor trophy at the Harlem International Film Festival T ...

), a fictional character in the 2023

ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...

action drama series named ''

FPJ's Batang Quiapo ''FPJ's'' (; international title: ''Gangs of Manila'') is a Philippine television drama action series broadcast by Kapamilya Channel. Based on the 1986 film of the same title, the series is directed by Malu L. Sevilla, Darnel Joy R. Villaf ...

''. * Santino Guillermo (portrayed by

Zaijian Jaranilla Zaijian Godsick Lara Jaranilla (born August 23, 2001), professionally known as Zaijian Jaranilla, is a Filipino actor and dancer best known for his breakthrough role as Santino, an orphan with a special connection to Jesus, in the ABS-CBN tele ...

), a fictional character in the 2009–2010

religious drama series and Philippine live television adaptation of the 1955 Spanish film ''

Miracle of Marcelino ''Miracle of Marcelino'' (, "Marcelino, bread and wine") is a 1955 Spanish film written by José Maria Sanchez-Silva, based on his novel, and directed by Ladislao Vajda. It starred Rafael Rivelles, Juan Calvo (who also starred together as Don ...

'' named '' May Bukas Pa''.

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Santino (chimpanzee) Santino (20 April 1978 – 14 December 2022) was a male chimpanzee held at Furuvik Zoo in Sweden. In March 2009, it was reported that Santino had planned hundreds of stone-throwing attacks on visitors to the zoo. Biography Zookeepers noticed t ...

, a chimpanzee first observed to have the cognitive skills for forward planning and killed while escaping his enclosure

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