Santoro is an

Italian surname A name in the Italian language consists of a given name () and a surname (); in most contexts, the given name is written before the surname, although in official documents, the surname may be written before the given name or names. Italian names, ...

derived from

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

name ''Santorus'' (''festum Omnium Sanctorum'', "feast of all the saints"), and may refer to:

People with the surname

* Alfredo Santoro, Argentine boxer *

Andrea Santoro Andrea Santoro (7 September 1945, in Priverno, Italy – 5 February 2006, in Trabzon, Turkey) was a Catholic priest in Turkey, murdered in Trabzon where he served as a member of the Catholic Church's Fidei donum missionary program. The murder w ...

, Italian Catholic priest *

Betty Santoro Betty Santoro (April 26, 1938 – December 10, 2005), born Elizabeth Ann Botta, was an American educator, activist and community leader, based in New York City. She was one of the organizers and keynote speakers at the 1979 March on Washington f ...

, American activist for LGBT rights *

Billy Santoro Bill Gray, known professionally as Billy Santoro, is an American gay pornographic actor. He first began performing in gay pornographic films in 2013 as an exclusive model for Men.com, and appeared in Lucas Entertainment's first-ever Bareback (sex ...

, American gay pornographic film actor *

Cláudio Santoro Cláudio Franco de Sá Santoro (23 November 1919 – 27 March 1989) was an internationally renowned Brazilian composer, conductor and violinist. Biography Early life A native of Manaus, the capital of Amazonas, Santoro started to study violin ...

, Brazilian composer *

Eugenio Santoro Eugenio Santoro (27 August 1920 – 13 May 2006), was an Italian-born Swiss outsider artist. Biography Born in Castelmezzano, in the province of Potenza (Basilicata), he started working as a carpenter but had to quit his job to go to the front ...

, Swiss Italian sculptor *

Fabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro (; born 9 December 1972) is a French former professional tennis player. Successful in both singles and doubles, he had an unusually long professional career, with many of his accomplishments coming towards the end of his ca ...

, French tennis player *

Fada Santoro Mafalda Basílio Monteiro dos Santos (29 August 1924 – 15 December 2024) was a Brazilian actress, active in the country's classic era. Life and career Santoro was born in Rio de Janeiro on 29 August 1924. Fada began her career at a very yo ...

, Brazilian actress * Francesco Raffaello Santoro, Italian painter *

Geraldine Santoro Geraldine "Gerri" Santoro (; August 16, 1935June 8, 1964) was an American woman who died after attempting a self-induced abortion in 1964. A police photograph of her dead body, published by ''Ms. (magazine), Ms.'' in 1973, became a symbol for th ...

, American woman who died of a back-alley abortion in 1964 *

Giulio Antonio Santoro Giulio Antonio Santoro (1580 – 28 September 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1624–1638).

, Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza * Giuseppe Santoro (diplomat), Italian lawyer and diplomat * Giuseppe Santoro (general), Italian general * Jorge Santoro, Brazilian professional football player and coach *

Leandro Santoro Leandro Santoro (born 11 June 1977) is an Argentine political scientist, professor and politician, currently serving as a National Deputy since 2021. Santoro previously served as a member of the Buenos Aires City Legislature from 2017 to 2021. H ...

, Argentine politician * Márcio Santoro, Brazilian co-president and co-founder of Agência África *

Matthew Santoro Matthew Santoro (born July 16, 1985) is a Canadian YouTuber, live streamer, and educator. He creates top ten lists and "50 Amazing Facts" videos. Santoro previously produced vlogging and gaming videos, which are no longer available. As of Ju ...

, Canadian YouTube personality *

Michele Santoro Michele Santoro (born 2 July 1951) is an Italian journalist, television host and presenter. He also served till October 2005 as Member of the European Parliament for Southern Italy with the United in the Olive Tree list, part of the Socialis ...

, Italian journalist *

Miguel Ángel Santoro Miguel Ángel Santoro (born 27 February 1942) is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1974 World Cup. Playing career ...

, Argentine football manager and former goalkeeper *

Roberto Jorge Santoro Roberto Jorge Santoro (April 17, 1939 Buenos Aires– disappeared 1977 Buenos Aires) was an Argentine poet, publisher and political activist. Santoro created a literary journal and was active with other journals. Biography Roberto Jorge Santoro ...

, Argentine poet *

Rodrigo Santoro Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (; born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor. He is known in Brazil for his appearance on local telenovelas and internationally for his portrayal of Persian King Xerxes I of Persia, Xerxes in the film ''300 (film), ...

, Brazilian actor * Rubens Santoro, Italian painter *

Sal Santoro Sal Santoro (born July 14, 1951) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 60 from 2007 to 2023. Santoro was a Kentucky State Policeman. He was defeated for renomination in ...

, American politician *

Salvatore Santoro (mobster) Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – November 28, 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In ...

, underboss of the Lucchese crime family *

Santo Santoro Santo Santoro (born 27 April 1956) is an Australian former politician and a former deputy leader of the Liberal Party in Queensland. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1989 to 2001; and a member of the Australian Sen ...

, Australian politician *

Vittorio Santoro Vittorio Santoro (born 3 September 1962) is an Italian-Swiss visual artist. He lives in Paris and Zürich. He is primarily known for his multimedia approach including installations, audio works, sculptures, works on paper, real-time activities an ...

, Italian/Swiss visual artist *

Walter Santoro Walter Santoro Baratçabal (April 29, 1922 – April 29, 2011) was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician who served as the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (Uruguay), Minister of Labour and Social Security of his nation from 1963 to 1964. He al ...

, Uruguayan lawyer and politician

Fictional characters

* Gabriel Santoro, a character in the novel ''

Third and Indiana ''Third and Indiana'' is a novel written by Steve Lopez about the experiences of several people connected to 14-year-old Gabriel Santoro, while living in the dangerous gang-controlled streets of the Philadelphia Badlands, Badlands section of Ph ...

'' * Nicky Santoro, a character in the film ''Casino'' * Ofelia Santoro, a character in the novel ''

'' * Rick Santoro, a character in the film ''Snake Eyes''

Other use

* An alternative name for wine made from the

Trebbiano Trebbiano is an Italian wine grape, one of the most widely planted grape varieties in the world. It gives good yields, but tends to yield undistinguished wine. It can be fresh and fruity, but does not keep long. Also known as ugni blanc, it ...

grape

People with the surname

Fictional characters

Other use

See also