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 ...
form of the masculine given
name
A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A person ...
Στέφανος (Stefanos, Stephen). The name is of Greek origin, Στέφανος, meaning a person who made a significant achievement and has been crowned. In Orthodox Christianity the achievement is in the realm of virtues, αρετές, therefore the name signifies a person who had triumphed over passions and gained the relevant virtues. In Italian, the stress falls usually on the first syllable, (an exception is the Apulian surname ''Stefano'', ); in English, it is often mistakenly placed on the second, .
Stefano Accorsi
Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi (; born 2 March 1971) is an Italian actor.
Early life and background
Accorsi was born in Bologna. He graduated from Bologna's Theatrical School in 1993, and acted in the theatre for several years before moving to ...
Stefano Albertoni
Stefano Albertoni (born 10 April 1966) is a Swiss-Italian former football midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively ...
(born 1966), retired Swiss-Italian football midfielder
* Stefano Alfonso (born 1968), speedway rider who raced for the Scottish Monarchs and Edinburgh Monarchs in the United Kingdom
* Stefano Allocchio (born 1962), Italian former professional racing cyclist
* Stefano Amadei (1580–1644), Italian painter of the early Baroque period
* Stefano Amadio (born 1989), Italian footballer
* Stefano Anceschi (born 1984), Italian former sprinter
* Stefano Angeleri (1926–2012), Italian footballer and coach
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Stefano Angioni
Stefano Angioni (born 18 November 1939) is an Italian equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 197 ...
(born 1939), Italian equestrian
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Stefano Antezza
Stefano Antezza (born 13 January 1996) is an Italian association football, football player who plays for Serie D club ASD Sangiovannese 1927, Sangiovannese.
Club career
Spezia
Loan to Como
On 9 July 2016, Antezza was signed by Serie C side ...
(born 1996), Italian football player
* Stefano Anzi (born 1949), retired Italian alpine skier
* Stefano Arcieri (born 1998), Italian handball player
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Stefano Arduini
Stefano Arduini (born 1956) is a scholar of linguistics, rhetoric, semiotics and translation. He is Full Professor of Linguistics at the University of Rome Link Campus University, Link Campus where he is the director of the Publishing Profession ...
(born 1956), scholar of linguistics, rhetoric, semiotics and translation
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Stefano Argilli
Stefano Argilli (born 5 January 1973) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder and as a central defender.
Football career
Argilli started his career at hometown club Rimini. In 1996, he left for Siena, where he played for ...
(born 1973), Italian former footballer
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Stefano Arienti
Stefano Arienti (born 1961) is an Italian artist whose art is inspired by the Arte Povera and Conceptual movements. He lives and works in Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in ...
(born 1961), Italian artist
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Stefano Arteaga
Stefano Arteaga (born Esteban de Arteaga y López; December 26, 1747 – September 30, 1799) was a Spanish-born writer on theater and music, active in Italy.
Biography
Esteban Arteaga was born in Moraleja de Coca on 26 December 1747. After ente ...
(1747–1799), Spanish-born writer on theater and music, active in Italy
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Stefano Avogadri
Stefano Avogadri (born 11 August 1985) is an Italian former footballer.
Biography
Born in Treviglio, Lombardy, Avogadri started his professional career at Emilian club Piacenza
Piacenza (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Emilia-Ro ...
(born 1985), Italian former footballer
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Stefano Badoer Stefano Badoer ( 1227–1242) was a Venetian nobleman.
From 1227 to 1232, Stefano was the advocate of the convent of San Zaccaria. His brother Giovanni was a major early supporter of the Franciscans and Minoresses. In 1228, as ''podestà'' of Pa ...
, Venetian nobleman
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Stefano Bakonyi
Dr. Stefano Bakonyi (1892–1969) was a Hungarian writer, consultant, and pioneering engineer. Bakonyi was born near Budapest into a family of modest means. After completing the classic gymnasium, he studied chemistry as a student worker. Between ...
(1892–1969), Hungarian writer, consultant, and pioneering engineer
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Stefano Balassone
Stefano Balassone (born in 1943 in Sequals, Province of Pordenone) is an Italian television producer
A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of a television show, television program. Some producers take more of an ex ...
(born 1943), Italian television producer and writer
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Stefano Baldini
Stefano Baldini (born 25 May 1971 in Castelnovo di Sotto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) is a retired Italian runner who specialized in the marathon. He was the Olympic champion in Athens in 2004 and was twice European champion (1998 and 2006).
Biogr ...
(born 1971), retired Italian runner who specialized in the marathon
* Istvan Balla, better known by the names
Stefano Ballarini
Istvan Balla, better known by the names Stefano Ballarini, Stephen Ballarini, and Stephan Ballarini (19 October 1902 – 26 May 1979) was a Hungarian-born American baritone. A native of Budapest, he was trained in Germany and made his stage debut a ...
, Stephen Ballarini, and Stephan Ballarini (1902–1979), Hungarian-born American baritone
* Stefano Ballo (born 1993), Italian swimmer
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Stefano Baraldo
Stefano Baraldo (born 25 January 1992) is an Italian footballer who played in the third tier of football in Italy.
Biography
Born in Codogno, Lombardy, Baraldo started his career with Emilian club Piacenza, about 14 km away from his hometow ...
(born 1992), Italian footballer
* Stefano Barba (born 1964), former Italian rugby union player and a current coach
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Stefano Barberi
Stefano Barberi (born March 27, 1984) is a Brazilian/American professional mountain bike and gravel racer, and former professional road bicycle racer. He resides in Reno, Nevada with his wife Katie Barberi and son Micheli Barberi. He was born in ...
(born 1984), Brazilian/American professional mountain bike and gravel racer, and former professional road bicycle racer
* Stefano Bardini (1836–1922), Italian connoisseur and art dealer
* Stefano Bargauan, Italian figure skater
* Stefano Barrera (born 1980), Italian foil fencer
* Stefano Basalini (born 1977), Italian rower
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Stefano Battaglia
Stefano Battaglia (born 1965 in Milan) is an Italian classical and jazz pianist, as well as a soloist and bandleader. He has played more than 3000 concerts as an improviser in many important festivals and international appointments over the world ...
(born 1965), Italian classical and jazz pianist, soloist, and bandleader
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Stefano Battistelli
Stefano ("Bibi") Battistelli (born 6 March 1970 in Rome) is a former backstroke and medley swimmer from Italy.
Biography
He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Game ...
(born 1970), former backstroke and medley swimmer from Italy
* Stefano Baudino (born 1963), Italian former cyclist
* Stefano Belisari (born 1961), nicknamed
Elio
Elio is an Italian male given name.
Origin
A name of dual origin, Elio is primarily a revival of (Helios), the Greek god of the Sun. derives, through the Latin , from the Ancient Greek (), which is taken from the noun of the same and mean ...
, Italian singer, comedian, actor and musician
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Stefano Bellentani
Stefano Bellentani is an Italian consultant gastroenterologist, hepatologist, and academic. He is a Consultant Professor for Clinical Activity in Hepatology at the University of Italian-speaking Switzerland.
Bellentani's research primarily foc ...
, Italian consultant gastroenterologist, hepatologist, and academic
* Stefano Bellone (born 1955), Italian fencer
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Stefano Belotti
Stefano Belotti (born 23 July 2004) is a diver who competes internationally for Italy. His last result is the first place for the men's 3m springboard synchronized during the world Junior Championships 2022 . He competes in 10m platform, 1m sp ...
(born 2004), diver who competes internationally for Italy
* Stefano Beltrame (born 1993), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Bemer (1964–2012), Italian shoemaker
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Stefano Benni
Stefano Benni (born 12 August 1947) is an Italian satirical writer, poet and journalist. His books have been translated into around 20 foreign languages and scored notable commercial success. 2.5 million copies of his books have been sold in I ...
(born 1947), Italian satirical writer, poet and journalist
* Stefano Bensi (born 1988), former Luxembourgish international footballer
* Stefano Bernardi (1580–1637), Italian priest, composer and music theorist
* Stefano Bertacco (1962–2020), Italian politician
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Stefano Bessoni
Stefano Bessoni (born 14 September 1965) is an Italian filmmaker, stop-motion animator and illustrator.
Life and career
Bessoni was born in Rome in 1965. He studied visual arts under the teaching of the Neapolitan engraver Mario Scarpati. After ...
(born 1965), Italian filmmaker, stop-motion animator and illustrator
* Stefano Bettarello (born 1958), Italian former rugby union player
* Stefano Bettarini (born 1972), Italian retired professional footballer and television personality
* Stefano Bianca, Swiss architectural historian and an urban designer
* Stefano Bianchi, Italian astrophysicist
* Stefano Bianchini (born 1970), Italian mathematician
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Stefano Bianco
Stefano Bianco (27 October 1985 – 11 March 2020) was an Italian motorcycle racer. At international level, he competed in the 125cc World Championship, the 250cc World Championship and the European Superstock 1000 Championship.
Bianco die ...
(1985–2020), Italian motorcycle racer
* Stefano Bianconi (born 1968), Italian former professional footballer
* Stefano Bigliardi, specialist on the Islam and science discourse
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Stefano Bloch
Stefano Bloch is an American author and professor of cultural geography and critical criminology at the University of Arizona who focuses on graffiti, prisons, the policing of public space, and gang activity.
Bloch is the author of ''Going All ...
(born 1976), American author and professor
* Stefano Boccaletti (born 1966), Italian physicist
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Stefano Boeri
Stefano Boeri (born 25 November 1956) is an Italian architect and urban planner, and a founding partner of Stefano Boeri Architetti. Among his most known projects are the Vertical Forest in Milan, the Villa Méditerranée in Marseille, and the ...
(born 1956), Italian architect and urban planner, and a founding partner of Stefano Boeri Architetti
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Stefano Bollani
Stefano Bollani (born 5 December 1972) is an Italian composer, pianist and singer, also active as a writer and a television presenter.
He has worked with such musicians as Gato Barbieri, Chick Corea, Bill Frisell, Sol Gabetta, Richard Gallia ...
(born 1972), Italian composer, pianist, singer, writer, and television presenter
* Stefano Bonaccini (born 1967), Italian politician and regional president
* Stefano Bonfiglio (born 1964), Italian businessman, the co-founder and managing partner of Stirling Square Capital Partners
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Stefano Bono
Stefano Bono (born June 18, 1979, in Chiari) is a former Italian professional football player.
He played one game in the Serie A in the 1997/98 season for Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio, commonly referred to as Brescia (), is an Italian fo ...
(born 1979), former Italian professional football player
* Stefano Bonomo (born 1993), American former professional soccer player
* Stefano Bonsignori, several people
* Stefano Borchi (born 1987), Italian racing cyclist
* Stefano Bordon (born 1968), former Italian rugby union player and a current coach
* Stefano Borgia (1731–1804), Italian Cardinal, theologian, antiquarian, and historian
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Stefano Borgonovo
Stefano Borgonovo (; 17 March 1964 – 27 June 2013) was an Italian footballer and manager, who played as a striker. An opportunistic striker, Borgonovo played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, and came to prominence while playin ...
(1964–2013), Italian footballer and manager
* Stefano Bortolussi, writer, poet and translator of Italian
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Stefano Bosi
Stefano Bosi (Florence, Italy 14 September 1954) is a former Italian table tennis player, and currently President of the European Table Tennis Union
The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in ...
, former Italian table tennis player
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Stefano Botta
Stefano Botta (born 3 November 1986) is an Italian football midfielder who plays for Serie D club SC Ligorna 1922.
Life
He was born in Como and is half Swiss.
Botta scored on the first match of the 2009–10 season, in a Coppa Italia match 1-2 ...
(born 1986), Italian football midfielder
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Stefano Brancaccio
Stefano Brancaccio (1618–1682) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
On 1 January 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Barberini (seniore), Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina. He served as titular Archbishop and nuncio, then became Archbis ...
(1618–1682), Roman Catholic cardinal
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Stefano Braschi
Stefano Braschi (born 6 June 1957 in Barberino di Mugello, Florence) is a retired Italian football referee. He is fluent in Italian, English and French.
Braschi officiated in qualifying matches for the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as a Eu ...
(born 1957), retired Italian football referee
* Stefano Brecciaroli (born 1974), Italian Olympic eventing rider
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Stefano Brundo
Stefano Brundo (born 19 May 1993) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League side Penang F.C., Penang.
Career
All Boys were the opening club of Brundo's senior career, wit ...
(born 1993), Argentine professional footballer
* Stefano Bruzzi (1835–1911), Italian painter
* Stefano Buono (born 1966), Italian physicist
* Stefano Buttiero (born 1966), Italian racing car driver
* Stefano Cagol (born 1969), Italian artist
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Stefano Caille
Stefano Caille (born 18 May 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays for American college team Charleston Golden Eagles as a midfielder.
Professional career
Caille made his professional debut with Tours, in a 2–1 Ligue 2
Ligue ...
Stefano Cason
Stefano Cason (born 9 July 1995) is an Italian association football, football player. He plays for A.S.D. Nocerina 1910, Nocerina.
Club career
He made his professional debut in the Lega Pro for A.S. Melfi, Melfi on 6 September 2015 in a game ag ...
(born 1995), Italian football player
* Stefano Capani, Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lavello
* Stefano Carobbi (born 1964), Italian association football manager and former player
* Stefano Carozzo (born 1979), Italian fencer
* Stefano Caruso (born 1987), former competitive ice dancer with dual German and Italian citizenship
* Stefano Casagranda (born 1973), Italian former racing cyclist
* Stefano Casale (born 1971), Italian former professional footballer
* Stefano Casali (born 1962), Sammarinese racewalker
* Stefano Casarotto (born 1996), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Caselli (born 1969), Italian economist and professor of banking and finance
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Stefano Casertano
Stefano Casertano is an Italian film director and producer.
Casertano co-produced the film ''The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used to Be'' by Franco Maresco, awarded a "Silver Lion" as Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival - La Biennale di ...
, Italian film director and producer
* Stefano Casiraghi (1960–1990), Italian socialite
* Stefano Cassiani (1636–1714), Italian painter
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Stefano Castellani
Stefano Castellani (born 16 January 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Aglianese.
Career
On 17 August 2013 Castellani was signed by Renate.
Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Castellani joined Aglianese.Stefano Catenacci (born 1966), Swedish chef
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Stefano Cattai
Stefano Cattai (born 29 November 1967 in Portogruaro) is a former Italian cyclist.
Major results
;1989
:1st Milano-Rapallo
:3rd Girobio
;1996
:2nd Clásica de San Sebastián
;1998
:2nd Trofeo Matteotti
Trofeo Matteotti is a single-day road ...
(born 1967), former Italian cyclist
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Stefano Cavazzoni
Stefano Cavazzoni (1881–1951) was an Italian politician who served as the Italian Minister of Labour and Social Policies, minister of labour between October 1922 and April 1923. He was also a member of the Italian Parliament, parliament and Sen ...
(1881–1951), Italian politician
* Stefano Ceccaroni (born 1961), retired Swiss-Italian footballer and manager
* Stefano Cecchi (born 1971), record producer and entrepreneur
* Stefano Celesti, Italian painter
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Stefano Celozzi
Stefano Celozzi (born 2 November 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Having represented Germany at youth level, he is of Italian descent.
Club career Youth
After playing youth football with a succession o ...
(born 1988), German former professional footballer
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Stefano Ceri
Stefano Ceri (born 14 February 1955) is an Italian computer engineer and professor of database management at Politecnico di Milano. He has been visiting professor at Stanford University between 1983 and 1990, and received the ACM SIGMOD Edwa ...
(born 1955), Italian computer engineer and professor of database management
* Stefano Cerio, Italian photographer and video artist
* Stefano Cerioni (born 1964), Italian foil fencer
* Stefano Černetić (born 1960), Italian royal
pretender
A pretender is someone who claims to be the rightful ruler of a country although not recognized as such by the current government. The term may often be used to either refer to a descendant of a deposed monarchy or a claim that is not legitimat ...
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Stefano Cernotto
Stefano Cernotto (fl. 1530–1542) was an Italian painter of Croatian origin. His name has numerous variations but, at birth, it was most likely Cernotis or Zernotis.
Life and work
Nothing was known of his life until some documents were discove ...
, Italian painter of Croatian origin
* Stefano Checchin (born 1967), Italian former professional road cyclist
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Stefano Cherchi
Stefano Cherchi (8 March 2001 – 3 April 2024) was an Italian jockey.
Career
Cherchi made his debut in August 2018 riding ''Casina Di Notte'' at Nottingham. He was apprentice to Italian trainer Marco Botti in Newmarket. The following year, C ...
(2001–2024), Italian jockey
* Stefano Chiesa (born 1996), Italian athlete
* Stefano Chimini (born 1993), Italian footballer
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Stefano Chiodaroli
Stefano Chiodaroli (born 15 December 1964) is an Italian actor and stand-up comedian.
Career
Early life
Born in Albizzate, Varese into a family of workers, before focusing on his career as an entertainer Chiodaroli did several jobs includin ...
(born 1964), Italian actor and stand-up comedian
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Stefano Chiodi
Stefano Chiodi (26 December 1956 – 4 November 2009) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a winger.
Honours
Club
A.C. Milan
*Serie A
The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in It ...
(1956–2009), Italian professional footballer
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Stefano Cianciotta
Stefano Cianciotta is professor of communication and media management of corporate crisis at the Faculty of Communication Sciences at University of Teramo.
He is also senior fellow of the Competere think tank, founded by the Adjunct Assistant Pro ...
, professor of communication and media management of corporate crisis
* Stefano Cilio (born 1980), Italian musician, writer, radio personality and journalist
* Stefano Cincotta (born 1991), Guatemalan former professional footballer
* Stefano Cipressi (born 1982), Italian slalom canoeist
* Stefano Civeriati (born 1966),n Italian professional football coach and former player
* Stefano Cobolli (born 1977), Italian former professional tennis player
* Stefano Colagè (born 1962), Italian former professional road cyclist
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Stefano Colantuono
Stefano Colantuono (born 23 October 1962) is an Italian football professional football manager and former player, who played as a defender.
Playing career
Colantuono, a centre back, started his playing career for Serie D side Velletri in 1981. ...
(born 1962), Italian football professional football manager and former player
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Stefano Coletti
Stefano Coletti (born 6 April 1989) is a Monaco, Monégasque former professional Auto racing, racing driver who raced for SMP Racing in the European Le Mans Series. His sister Alexandra Coletti is an alpine skier. He is the first Monégasque drive ...
(born 1989), former Monégasque professional racing driver
* Stefano Comini (born 1990), Swiss racing driver
* Stefano Conti, Italian 18th century merchant
* Stefano Coppa, Italian engraver
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Stefano Cortinovis
Stefano Cortinovis (born 25 May 1968) is an Italian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1993 Tour de France
The 1993 Tour de France was the 80th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between July 3-25, 1993. It consisted of 20 stages, over a ...
(born 1968), Italian racing cyclist
* Stefano Costantini (born 1983), Italian amateur racing driver
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Stefano Crisci
Stefano Crisci (born August 18, 1989 in Atessa) is an Italian professional football player currently playing for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione team A.C. Bellaria Igea Marina on loan from Parma F.C.
Parma Calcio 1913 () is an Italian professio ...
(born 1989), Italian professional football player
* Stefano Cristiani (born 1958), Italian astronomer and astrophysicist
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Stefano Cugurra
Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues (born 25 July 1974), also known as Stefano Cugurra and nicknamed as Teco, is a Brazilian-born Indonesian association football, football coach who currently serves as the head coach of Liga 2 (Indonesia), Lig ...
(born 1974), Brazilian football coach
* Stefano Cuoghi (born 1959), Italian association football coach and former professional player
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Stefano Cupilli
Stefano Cupilli, C.R.S. (1659–1719) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Split (1708–1719) and Bishop of Trogir (1699–1708). ''(in Latin)''Stefano Cusin (born 1968), Canadian soccer coach and former player
* Stefano D'Amico (born 1996) is an Italian composer
* Stefano d'Antonio di Vanni, Italian painter
* Stefano D'Arrigo (1919–1992), Italian writer
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Stefano D'Aste
Stefano D'Aste (born 26 February 1974 in Genoa) is an Italian auto racing driver.
His early racing career included competing on motorcycles and the Monza International Rally. He has competed in the World Touring Car Championship between 2004 (wh ...
(born 1974), Italian auto racing driver
* Stefano da Bagnone (1418–1478), Italian presbyter
* Stefano Da Frè, Italian-Canadian director, producer, and actor
* Stefano da San Gregorio, Italian mathematician and theologian
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Stefano da Verona
Stefano da Verona (or da Zevio; 1379 – c. 1438) was an Italian painter who was active in Verona.
He was the son of the French painter Jean d'Arbois, who had come to Italy at the court for Gian Galeazzo Visconti after working for Philip II o ...
Stefano De Marchi
Stefano De Marchi (born 17 December 1962 in Candiana, Padua) is an Italian mathematician who works in numerical analysis and is a professor at the University of Padua. He is managing editor of the open access journal Dolomites Research Notes on Ap ...
(born 1962), Italian mathematician
* Stefano De Martino (born 1989), Italian television presenter and former dancer
* Stefano De Sando (born 1954), Italian actor and voice actor
* Stefano Del Sante (born 1987), Italian footballer
* Stefano DellaVigna (born 1973), Italian economist
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Stefano della Bella
Stefano della Bella (18 May 1610 – 12 July 1664) was an Italian draughtsman and printmaker known for etchings of a great variety of subjects, including military and court scenes, landscapes, and lively genre scenes. He left 1052 prints, and sev ...
(1610–1664), Italian draughtsman and printmaker
* Stefano Della Santa (born 1967), Italian former road bicycle racer
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Stefano Delle Chiaje
Stefano Delle Chiaje (25 April 1794 – 18 December 1860) was an Italian zoologist, botanist, anatomist and physician.
Delle Chiaje studied medicine in Naples, where he was a pupil of Giuseppe Saverio Poli. Together they started compiling books ...
(1794–1860), Italian zoologist, botanist, anatomist and physician
* Stefano Denswil (born 1993), professional footballer
* Stefano Desideri (born 1965), Italian football coach and a former professional player
* Stefano Desimoni (born 1988), Italian professional baseball outfielder
* Stefano Di Battista (born 1969), Italian jazz musician
* Stefano Di Benedetto, known as Stefano da Ferrara, Italian painter
* Stefano Di Berardino (born 1987), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Di Chiara (born 1957), Italian former professional footballer and manager
* Stefano Di Cola (born 1998), Italian swimmer
* Stefano Di Fiordo (born 1980), Italian former footballer
* Stefano Di Marino (1961–2021), Italian author of pulp fiction
* Stefano Dicuonzo (born 1985), Italian football defender
* Stefano Dionisi (born 1966), Italian actor
* Stefano Domenicali (born 1965), Italian motorsport executive and the current CEO of Formula One Group since 2021
* Stefano Donagrandi (born 1976), ice speed skater from Italy
* Stefano Donati (born 1982), Italian sports journalist and TV presenter
* Stefano Donaudy (1879–1925), Italian composer
* Stefano Durazzo (1594–1667), Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop of Genoa
* Stefano Eranio (born 1966), Italian former professional footballer
* Stefano Erardi (1630–1716), Maltese painter
* Stefano Fabri, Italian composer and organist
* Stefano Falzagalloni, Italian painter
* Stefano Fanelli (born 1969), retired Luxembourgish football striker
* Stefano Fantoni (born 1945), Italian theoretical physicist
* Stefano Fanucci (born 1979), former Italian footballer
* Stefano Farina (1962–2017), Italian association football referee
* Stefano Fattori (born 1972), Italian former professional footballer
* Stefano Faustini (born 1968), former Italian cyclist
* Stefano Felis, Neapolitan Italian composer of the Renaissance
* Stefano Ferrari, Italian professional football player
* Stefano Ferrario (born 1985), Italian former footballer
* Stefano Ferronato (born 1968), Italian curler
* Stefano Fieschi, 15th-century Italian scholar, episcopal secretary, and pedagogue
* Stefano Fiore (born 1975), Italian football manager and former player
* Stefano Fiorentino (1301–1350), Italian painter
* Stefano Onorato Ferretti (1640–1720), the 138th Doge of the Republic of Genoa and king of Corsica
* Stefano Folchetti, Italian painter active in the Quattrocento period
* Stefano Fortunato (born 1990), Italian footballer
* Stefano Fraquelli (born 1972), Italian lightweight rower
* Stefano Fresi (born 1974), Italian actor, composer and singer
* Stefano Fusari (born 1983), Italian footballer
* Stefano Gabbana (born 1962), Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur and co-founder of luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana
* Stefano Gabellini (born 1965), Italian racing driver
* Stefano Galli, electrical engineer
* Stefano Gallini-Durante, Italian-born film producer based in Los Angeles, California
* Stefano Gallio, Italian professional football player
* Stefano Galvani (born 1977), professional tennis player from San Marino
* Stefano Gandin (born 1996), Italian former racing cyclist
* Stefano Garris (born 1979), German basketball player
* Stefano Garzelli (born 1973), Italian former professional road racing cyclist
* Stefano Garzon (born 1981), Italian former professional football player
*Stefano Gattuso (born 1984), Italian racing driver
* Stefano Gaudenzi (born 1941), former tennis player
* Stefano Gentile (born 1989), Italian professional basketball player
* Stefano Gervasoni (born 1962) Italian composer
* Stefano Gherardini (1695–1755), Italian painter
* Stefano Ghirardelli (1633–1708), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alatri
* Stefano Ghisolfi (born 1993), Italian professional rock climber
* Stefano Giacomelli (born 1990), Italian footballer
* Stefano Giannotti (born 1963), Italian composer, radio-author, videomaker, guitarist, singer and multi-instrumentalist
* Stefano Giantorno (born 1991), Brazilian rugby sevens player
* Stefano Giavazzi (born 1963), Italian pianist
* Stefano Giliati (born 1987), Canadian-born Italian professional ice hockey left wing
* Stefano Gioacchini (born 1976), Italian former footballer
* Stefano Giraldi (born 1968), Italian former road cyclist
* Stefano Girelli (born 2001), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Giuliani (born 1958), former Italian professional cyclist
* Stefano Gobatti (1852–1913), Italian opera composer
* Stefano Gobbi (1930–2011), Italian Roman Catholic priest
* Stefano Golinelli (1818–1891), Italian piano virtuoso and composer
* Stefano Gori (born 1996), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Grandi (born 1962), Italian freestyle swimmer
* Stefano Grazzini (born 1952), former Italian male long-distance runner
* Stefano Greco (born 1999), Italian football player
* Stefano Grondona (born in 1958), Italian classical guitarist
* Stefano Gross (born 1986), World Cup alpine ski racer from northern Italy
* Stefano Gualeni (born 1978), Italian philosopher & game-designer
* Stefano Guazzo (1530–1593), Italian writer
* Stefano Guberti (born 1984), Italian former professional footballer
* Stefano Guidoni (born 1971), Italian former footballer
* Stefano Guidotti (born 1999), Swiss footballer
* Stefano Hunt (born 1991), Australian former professional rugby union player
* Stefano Ianni (born 1981), Italian former professional tennis player
* Stefano Impallomeni (born 1967), retired Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Incerti (born 1965), Italian film director
* Stefano Infessura, Italian humanist historian and lawyer
* Stefano Ittar (1724–1790), Polish-Italian architect
* Stefano Kaoze, Congolese Catholic priest
* Stefano Knuchel, Swiss documentary film director, screenwriter, and producer
* Stefano Kunchev (born 1991), Bulgarian footballer
* Stefano La Colla, Italian tenor
* Stefano La Rosa (born 1985), Italian long-distance runner
* Stefano Lambri, Italian painter
* Stefano Landi, Italian composer and teacher of the early Baroque Roman School
* Stefano Langone (born 1989), singer, ''American Idol'' contestant, now known simply as Stefano
* Stefano Lanini (born 1994), Italian football player
* Stefano Lari (born 1961), Italian rower
* Stefano Layeni (born 1982), Italian footballer
* Stefano Maria Legnani (1661–1713), Italian painter
* Stefano Lemmi, Italian painter
* Stefano Lentini (born 1974), Italian composer
* Stefano Levialdi Ghiron (1936–2015), Italian computer scientist
* Stefano Lilipaly (born 1990), Dutch-Indonesia footballer
* Stefano Lippi (born 1981), Paralympic athlete from Italy
* Stefano Locatelli (born 1989), Italian former racing cyclist
* Stefano Lodovichi (born 1983), Italian film director and screenwriter
* Stefano Lombardi (born 1976), Italian footballer
* Stefano Lomellini (1683–1753), the 161st Doge of the Republic of Genoa
* Stefano Lonardi, Italian computer scientist and bioinformatician
* Stefano Lorenzi (born 1977), Italian professional football coach and former player
* Stefano Lorenzini, Italian physician and noted ichthyologist
* Stefano Luongo (born 1990), Italian water polo player
* Stefano Lucchini (born 1980), Italian professional football coach and former player
* Stefano Lusignan (1537–1590), writer and Catholic priest
* Stefano Macaluso (born 1975), Italian businessman
* Stefano Maccoppi (born 1962), Italian football manager and former player
* Stefano Maderno, Roman sculptor
* Stefano Madia (1954–2004), Italian film actor
* Stefano Magnasco (born 1992), Chilean footballer
* Stefano Magno, Venetian chronicler
* Stefano Maier (born 1992), German footballer
* Stefano Mainetti, Italian composer and conductor
* Stefano Maiorano (born 1986), Italian football midfielder
* Stefano Malinverni (1959–2024), Italian sprinter
* Stefano Mammarella (born 1984), Italian futsal player
* Stefano Mancinelli (born 1983), retired Italian professional basketball player
* Stefano Mancuso (born 1965), Italian botanist and writer
* Stefano Mandini, Italian operatic baritone
* Stefano Manetti (born 1959), Italian Catholic bishop
* Stefano Manfredi (born 1954), Italian-born chef and author
* Stefano Manzi (born 1999), Italian motorcycle racer
* Stefano Marchand (1755–1793), French merchant
* Stefano Marchetti (disambiguation), Stefano Marchetti, several people
* Stefano Marcia (born 1993), South African sailor
* Stefano Margoni (born 1975), Italian professional ice hockey player
* Stefano Margotti (1900–1981), Italian sports shooter
* Stefano Martinoli (born 1935), Italian rower
* Stefano Marzano (born 1950), Italian architect and designer
* Stefano Marzo (born 1991), Belgian professional footballer
* Stefano Massini (born 1975), Italian writer, essayist and playwright
* Stefano Mauri (born 1980), Italian former footballer
* Stefano Mautone (born 1970), Australian association football coach
* Stefano Mazzini (born 1998), Italian footballer
* Stefano Mazzocco (born 1980), Italian former professional football player
* Stefano Mazzoli (born 1996), Italian professional golfer
* Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera (1948–2021), Italian opera director
* Stefano Mei (born 1963), Italian long-distance runner
* Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Como
* Stefano Mengozzi (born 1985), Italian male volleyball player
* Stefano Mezzadri (born 1967), Swiss former professional tennis player
* Stefano Miceli (born 1975), Italian classical conductor and pianist
* Stefano Miele (born 1974), Italian DJ also known as Riva Starr
* Stefano Minelli (born 1994), Italian footballer
* Stefano Missio (born 1972), Italian filmmaker
* Stefano Mitchell (born 1999), Antigua and Barbuda swimmer
* Stefano Modena (born 1963), Italian former Formula One, F1 driver and sportive champion
* Stefano Molinari (born 2000), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Montaldo (born 1969), Italian mathematician
* Stefano Mordini (born 1968), Italian film director and screenwriter
* Stefano Moreo (born 1993), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Moretti, musician, singer and teacher of music upon the island of Corfu
* Stefano Mori (born 1985), Filipino-Italian actor and singer
* Stefano Moro (born 1997), Italian cyclist
* Stefano Morona (born 1957), Italian curler
* Stefano Morrone (born 1978), Italian football coach and a former player
* Stefano Moscatelli, Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nusco
* Stefano Musco, Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Italy
* Stefano Napoleoni (born 1986), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Napolitano (born 1995), Italian professional tennis player
* Stefano Nardelli (born 1993), Italian former professional cyclist
* Stefano Nardini, Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal
* Stefano Natale (1903–1970), Italian long-distance runner
* Stefano Nava (born 1969), Italian football manager and former footballer
* Stefano Negro (born 1995), Italian professional football player
* Stefano Nepa (born 2001), Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer
* Stefano Noferini (born 1961), Italian tech and tech house DJ and producer
* Stefano Nolfi (born 1963), director of research of the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and head of the Laboratory of Autonomous Robots and Artificial Life
* István Nyers (1924–2005), also known as Stefano Nyers, Hungarian footballer
* Stefano Okaka (born 1989), Italian former footballer
* Stefano Oldani (born 1998), Italian cyclist
* Stefano Olivato, Italian bass and chromatic harmonica player
* Stefano Olivieri (born 1983), former Italian footballer
* Stefano Oppo (born 1994), Italian rower
* Stefano Orlandi (1681–1760), Italian painter
* Stefano Pace (1695–1735), Maltese mediaeval philosopher
* Stefano Padovan (born 1994), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Palatchi (born 1960), Spanish opera singer
* Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino (1672–1742), Italian poet and opera librettist
* Stefano Rabolli Pansera, Italian architect and art curator
* Stefano Pantano (born 1962), Italian fencer
* Stefano Pardini (born 1975), Italian football coach and former goalkeeper
* Stefano Pasquini, Italian contemporary artist, writer and curator
* Stefano Pastrello (born 1984), Italian footballer
* Stefano Patriarca (born 1987), Italian volleyball player
* Stefano Patrizi (1715–1797), Italian jurist and scholar
* Stefano Pavesi (1779–1850), Italian composer
* Stefano Pecci (born 1979), Italian modern pentathlete
* Stefano Pelinga (born 1964), Italian professional pool (pocket billiards) player
* Stefano Pellegrini (disambiguation), Stefano Pellegrini, several people
* Stefano Pellini (born 1997), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Pellizzari (born 1997), Italian footballer
* Stefano Perugini (born 1974), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Italy
* Stefano Pesce (born 1967), Italian actor and author
* Stefano Peschiera (born 1995), Peruvian competitive sailor
* Stefano Pescosolido (born 1971), former tennis player from Italy
* Stefano Pesoli (born 1984), Italian footballer
* Stefano Pesori, Italian Baroque guitarist, composer, and teacher
* Stefano Pessina (born 1941), Italian-Monegasque billionaire businessman
* Stefano Petitti (born 1953), Italian judge
* Stefano Pettinari (born 1992), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Piccinini (born 2002), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Pieri (1544–1629), Florentine painter
* Stefano Pietribiasi (born 1985), Italian footballer
* Stefano Pignatelli (1578–1623), Italian cardinal
* Stefano Pilati (born 1965), Italian fashion designer
* Stefano Pinho (born 1991), Brazilian professional footballer
* Stefano Pioli (born 1965), Italian football manager
* Stefano Pirandello (1895–1972), Italian playwright and writer
* Stefano Pirazzi (born 1987), Italian professional road bicycle racer
* Stefano Pittaluga (1887–1932), Italian film producer
* Stefano Pluchino (born 1971), Professor of Regenerative Neuroimmunology
* Stefano Podestà (born 1939), Italian academic and politician
* Stefano Pondaco (born 1989), Italian professional football player
* Stefano Postiglione (born 1960), Italian former water polo player
* Stefano Pozza (born 1987), Italian football defender
* Stefano Pozzi (1699–1768), Italian painter, designer, draughtsman, and decorator
* Stefano Pozzolini (born 1977), Italian snowboarder
* Stefano Prizio (born 1988), Italian footballer
* Stefano Procida (born 1990), Italian footballer
* Stefano Proetto (born 1985), Italian racing driver
* Stefano Protonotaro da Messina, poet of the Sicilian School
* Stefano Provenzali, Italian painter
* Stefano Quaranta, Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Amalfi
* Stefano Quintarelli (born 1965), Italian information technology specialist
* Stefano Raffaele (born 1970), Italian comics book artist
* Stefano Raimondi (born 1998), Italian Paralympic swimmer
* Stefano Raise (1932–2008), Italian former footballer
* Stefano Ranucci (born 1963), Italian manager and president of the Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano
* Stefano Rapone (born 1986), Italian comedian and writer
* Stefano Razzetti (born 1971), Italian football goalkeeper trainer and a former player
* Stefano Andrea Renier (1759–1830), Italian naturalist, zoologist and scientist
* Stefano Ricci (sculptor) (1765–1837), Italian sculptor
* Stefano Righi (born 1960), Italian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor
* Stefano Rijssel (born 1992), former Surinamese footballer
* Stefano Romagnoli (born 1955), former Italian rugby union player and current coach
* Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti (1814–1882), Italian composer, music educator, and college administrator
* Stefano Rosselli del Turco (1877–1947), Italian chess player
* Stefano Rossetto, Italian composer
* Stefano Rosso (1948–2008), Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* Stefano Rossini (born 1971), Italian football manager and former player
* Stefano Rossini (footballer, born 1991) (born 1991), Italian footballer
* Stefano Rosso (1948–2008), Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* Stefano Rosso (businessman) (born 1979), Italian businessman and the co-founder and CEO of D-CAVE
* Stefano Rossoni (born 1997), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Rubbi (born 2002), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Ruffini (1963–2006), Italian singer and voice actor
* Stefano Rulli (born 1949), Italian screenwriter
* Stefano Rusconi (born 1968), Italian former professional basketball player
* Stefano Russo (disambiguation), Stefano Russo, several people
* Stefano Sabelli (born 1993), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Sacchetti (born 1972), retired Italian football defender
* Stefano Sacripanti (born 1970), Italian professional basketball coach
* Stefano Salterio (1730–1806), Italian sculptor
* Stefano Salvatori (1967–2017), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Salvi (born 1987), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Sandrone (born 1988), Italian neuroscientist, an educationalist and a principal teaching fellow at Imperial College London
* Stefano Satta Flores (1937–1985), Italian actor and voice actor
* Stefano Sauli, Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Chieti
* Stefano Saviozzi (born 1975), Italian rugby union player and current coach
* Stefano Scaini (born 1983), former Italian long-distance runner
* Stefano Scappini (born 1988), Italian footballer
* Stefano Scarampella (1843–1925), Italian violin and cello maker
* Stefano Scodanibbio (1956–2012), Italian musician
* Stefano Scognamillo (born 1994), Italian football player of Russian origin
* Stefano Sculco (1638–1703), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gerace
* Stefano Secco (born 1973), Italian opera singer
* Stefano Seedorf (born 1982), Dutch former professional footballer
* Stefano Selva (born 1969), Sammarinese sport shooter
* Stefano Sensi (born 1995), Italian footballer
* Stefano Serchinic (1929–2010), Yugoslav-born Italian male racewalker
* Stefano Sibaldi (1905–1996), Italian actor and voice actor
* Stefano Sibani (born 1951), retired Italian volleyball player
* Stefano Siglienti (1898–1971), Italian banker and politician
* Stefano Simoncelli (1946–2013), Italian fencer
* Stephan Sinding (1846–1922), Norwegian-Danish sculptor
* Stefano Siragusa (born 1976), Italian executive
* Stefano Soatto, professor of computer science at the University of California, Los Angeles
* Stefano Sollima (born 1966), Italian director and screenwriter
* Stefano Sommariva (1918–2007), Italian cross-country skier
* Stefano Sorrentino (born 1979), Italian former footballer
* Stefano Sottile (born 1998), Italian high jumper
* Stefano Sposetti (born 1958), Swiss amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets
* Stefano Spremberg (born 1965), Italian lightweight rower
* Stefano Stramigioli, scientist and engineer
* Stefano Ludovico Straneo (1902–1997), Italian entomologist, teacher, academic administrator and author
* Stefano Sturaro (born 1993), Italian footballer
* Stefano Surdanovic (born 1998), Austrian professional footballer
* Stefano Tacconi (born 1957), Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper
* Stefano Tamburini (1955–1986), Italian graphic artist, comics author and magazine publisher
* Stefano Tarallo (born 1976), former professional tennis player from Italy
* Stefano Tarolli (born 1997), Italian footballer
* Stefano Tatai (1938–2017), Italian chess master
* Stefano Taverna, Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Parma
* Stefano Tempesti (born 1979), Italian water polo goalkeeper
* Stefano Ticci (born 1962), Italian bobsledder
* Stefano Ticozzi (1762–1836), Italian art historian
* Stefano Tilli (born 1962), former Italian sprinter
* Stefano Tofanelli (1752–1812), Italian painter
* Stefano Tomasini (born 1963), Italian former professional cyclist
* Stefano Tonut (born 1993), Italian professional basketball player
* Stefano Torelli (1712–1784), Italian painter
* Stefano Torrisi (born 1971), Italian former footballer
* Stefano Travaglia (born 1991), Italian tennis player
* Stefano Travisani (born 1985), Italian paralympic archer
* Stefano Tremigliozzi (born 1985), Italian long jumper
* Stefano Trespidi (born 1970), Italian opera stage director
* Stefano Turati (born 2001), Italian professional footballer
* Stefano Usodimare, Master of the Order of Preachers from 1553 to 1557
* Stefano Ussi (1822–1901), Italian painter
* Stefano Utoikamanu (born 2000), professional rugby league footballer
* Stefano Vagnini (born 1963), Italian musician, composer, researcher, poet and Modular Art theorist
* Stefano Valli (born 1969), Sammarinese racing driver
* Stefano Valore di Villanueva de Castellòn, Italian entrepreneur
* Stefano Valtulini (born 1996), Italian motorcycle racer
* Stefano Vanzina (1917–1988), known as Steno (director), Steno, Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer
* Stefano Vavoli (born 1960), Italian retired footballer
* Stefano Vecchi (born 1971), Italian retired professional footballer turned coach
* Stefano Vecchia (born 1995), Swedish professional footballer
* Stefano Veltroni, Italian painter
* Stefano Veneziano, Italian painter
* Stefano Venier (born 1963), Italian business executive
* Stefano Venturelli (born 1967), Italian judoka
* Stefano Venturi del Nibbio, Italian composer
* Stefano Viezzi (born 2006), Italian cyclist
* Stefano Visconti, member of the House of Visconti that ruled Milan from the 14th to the 15th century
* Stefano Vitale (born 1951), Italian physicist and a retired professor of experimental physics at the University of Trento
* Stefano Volpi, Italian painter
* Stefano Vukov (born 1987), Croatian tennis coach
* Stéfano Yuri (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
* Stefano Zacchetti (1968–2020), Italian academic specialising in Buddhist studies
* Stefano Zacchiroli (born 1979), Italian and French academic and computer scientist
* Stefano Zamagni (born 1943), Italian economist
* Stefano Zanatta (born 1964), former Italian racing cyclist
* Stefano Zanini (born 1969), Italian former professional road racing cyclist
* Stefano Zoff (born 1966), Italian lightweight boxer
Middle name
* Antonio Stefano Benni (1880–1945), Italian entrepreneur and politician
Fictional characters
* Stefano DiMera, the main villain in ''Days of Our Lives''
* Stefano, the Italian sea lion in the 2012 comedy film ''Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted''
* Stefano Valentini, major antagonist in ''The Evil Within 2''
People with the surname Stefano
* Dario Stefano (born 1963), Italian politician
* Ippazio Stefano (born 1945), Italian politician
* Joey Stefano, stage name of American pornographic actor (a.k.a. Tony Stefano, 1968–1994), Nicholas Iacona Jr.
* Joseph Stefano (1922–2006), American screenwriter
See also
* San Stefano
* Santo Stefano (disambiguation), Santo Stefano
* Stephan (given name)
* Stephano (disambiguation), Stephano
* Stephen
* Stefanoni
* Distefano
* Di Stefano
References
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Masculine given names
Italian-language surnames
Surnames of Italian origin
Sammarinese given names