Silvio (, ) is an
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
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** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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male name, the male equivalent of
Silvia. Sílvio is a variant of the name in
Portuguese. It is derived from the
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 ...
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Silvius", meaning "spirit of the wood," and may refer to:
People
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Silvio Benítez (born 1935), former Paraguayan soccer and basketball player and coach
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Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; 29 September 193612 June 2023) was an Italian Media proprietor, media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a mem ...
(1936–2023), Italian politician, entrepreneur, and media magnate
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Silvio Branco (born 1966), Italian boxer
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Silvio O. Conte (1921–1991), US politician and member of the House of Representatives
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Silvio De Sousa (born 1998), Angolan basketball player
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Silvio Fernández (disambiguation), multiple people
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Silvio Frondizi (1907–1974), Argentine lawyer
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Silvio Gai (1873–1967), Italian politician
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Silvio Gava (1901–1999), Italian politician
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Silvio Gazzaniga (1921–2016), Italian sculptor
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Silvio Gesell
Johann Silvio Gesell (; 17 March 1862 – 11 March 1930) was a German-Argentine economist, entrepreneur, and social reformer. He was the founder of (German language, German for "free economy"), an economic model for market socialism. In 1900, ...
(1862–1930), German entrepreneur, economist, and founder of
Freiwirtschaft
(German for "free economy") is an economic theory and proposal founded by the German-Argentine economist Silvio Gesell in his 1916 book, ''The Natural Economic Order'' (). Some of the basic economic ideas of Freiwirtschaft were also independen ...
economic model
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Silvio Horta
Silvio Horta (August 14, 1974 – January 7, 2020) was an American screenwriter and television producer widely noted for adapting the hit Colombian telenovela '' Yo soy Betty, la fea'' into the ABC series '' Ugly Betty''. Horta served as head ...
(1974–2020), American TV writer and producer
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Silvio Leonard (born 1955), Cuban sprinter
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Silvio Mangion (born 1965), Maltese serial killer
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(1940–2020), Argentine footballer
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Silvio Memm
Silvio Memm is a German former Nordic combined skier who competed in the early 1980s. His best career finish was tenth twice in the 15 km individual events (1984, 1985).
Memm is married to Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, who competed in biathlo ...
, German Nordic combined skier
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Silvio Micali
Silvio Micali (born October 13, 1954) is an Italian computer scientist, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the founder of Algorand, a proof-of-stake blockchain cryptocurrency protocol. Micali's research at the MIT Compu ...
(born 1954), Italian computer scientist
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Silvio Orlando
Silvio Orlando (born 30 June 1957) is an Italian actor.
Orlando was born and raised in Naples, where he started acting in theatre in 1976. He made his film debut in 1988 with a supporting role in the comedy '' Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan'', ...
(born 1957), Italian actor
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Silvio Rodríguez
Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez (born 29 November 1946) is a Cuban musician, and leader of the Nueva Trova movement.
He is widely considered as Cuba's best folk singer and arguably one of Latin America's greatest singer-songwriters. Known for his ...
(born 1946), Cuban musician
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Silvio Passerini
Silvio Passerini (1469 – 20 April 1529) was an Italian cardinal.
Biography
Born in Cortona, Passerini was taken under the wing of the powerful Florentine Medici family, after his father, Rosado, was imprisoned for too openly supporting the Med ...
(1469–1529), Cardinal and Lord of Florence
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Silvio Piola
Silvio Piola (; 29 September 1913 – 4 October 1996) was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He is known as a highly prominent figure in the history of Italian football due to several records he set, and he is regarded as one of the ...
(1913–1996), Italian footballer
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Silvio Santos
Senor Abravanel (; 12 December 1930 – 17 August 2024), known professionally as Silvio Santos, was a Brazilian television presenter and business magnate. Widely regarded as the greatest personality in Television in Brazil, Brazilian television, ...
(1930–2024), Brazilian TV host
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Silvio Savelli
Silvio Savelli (died 1515) was an Italian condottiero. A member of the Savelli family of Rome, he was the brother of Troiano Savelli.
After the initial baronial struggles against the Colonna and the Orsini, he was hired by the Republic of Flo ...
(died 1515), Italian condotierro
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Silvio Spaccesi
Silvio Spaccesi (1 August 1926 – 2 June 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Macerata, Spaccesi studied in a Salesians of Don Bosco School, and made his official theatrical debut with the stage company held by Angel ...
(1926–2015), Italian actor and voice actor
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Silvio Smalun
Silvio Smalun (born 2 November 1979 in Erfurt, Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and wi ...
(born 1979), German figure skater
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Silvio Wille (born 1966), Liechtenstein alpine skier
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Silvio Zaninelli (1913–1979), American football player
Sílvio
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Sílvio (footballer, born 1965), full name Sílvio Renato Nunes, Brazilian football goalkeeper
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Sílvio (footballer, born 1970)
Silvio (, ) is an Italian male name, the male equivalent of Silvia. Sílvio is a variant of the name in Portuguese. It is derived from the Latin " Silvius", meaning "spirit of the wood," and may refer to:
People
* Silvio Benítez (born 1935), f ...
, full name Sílvio César Ferreira da Costa, Brazilian football forward
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Sílvio (footballer, born 1985)
Silvio (, ) is an Italian language, Italian male name, the male equivalent of Silvia (disambiguation), Silvia. Sílvio is a variant of the name in Portuguese language, Portuguese. It is derived from the Latin language, Latin "Silvius (mythology), S ...
, full name Silvio Carlos de Oliveira, Brazilian football forward
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Sílvio (footballer, born 1987)
Silvio (, ) is an Italian male name, the male equivalent of Silvia. Sílvio is a variant of the name in Portuguese. It is derived from the Latin " Silvius", meaning "spirit of the wood," and may refer to:
People
* Silvio Benítez (born 1935), f ...
, full name Sílvio Manuel de Azevedo Ferreira Sá Pereira, Portuguese football full-back
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Silvio (footballer, born April 1988), full name Silvio Henderson Santos de Freitas, Brazilian football defender
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Sílvio (footballer, born October 1988)
Silvio (, ) is an Italian male name, the male equivalent of Silvia. Sílvio is a variant of the name in Portuguese. It is derived from the Latin " Silvius", meaning "spirit of the wood," and may refer to:
People
* Silvio Benítez (born 1935), f ...
, full name Sílvio Silas da Silva Walenga, Brazilian football goalkeeper
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Sílvio (footballer, born 1994), full name Sílvio Rodrigues Pereira Júnior, Brazilian football forward
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Sílvio Malvezi (born 1960), Brazilian Olympic basketball player
Fictional characters
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Silvio Dante
Silvio Manfred Dante is a fictional character on the HBO TV series ''The Sopranos'', portrayed by Steven Van Zandt. He is the consigliere and right-hand man to Tony Soprano in the DiMeo crime family. John Magaro portrays a young Silvio Dante ...
, from the TV series ''The Sopranos''
* Silvio Caruso, from the game ''
Hitman
Contract killing (also known as murder-for-hire) is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or people. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of compensation, moneta ...
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