Visconti is a surname which may refer to:

Italian noble families

Visconti of Milan The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family. They rose to power in Milan during the Middle Ages where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as Lords then as Dukes, and several collateral branches still exist. The effective founder of the V ...

, ruled Milan from 1277 to 1447 **

Visconti di Modrone The House of Visconti di Modrone is a collateral branch of the Visconti of Milan. It originated in the 17th century and still exists today. Since the 19th century, several lineage members achieved prominence in different domains of public life, i ...

, collateral branch of the Visconti of Milan *

Visconti of Pisa and Sardinia Visconti is a surname which may refer to: Italian noble families * Visconti of Milan, ruled Milan from 1277 to 1447 ** Visconti di Modrone, collateral branch of the Visconti of Milan * Visconti of Pisa and Sardinia, ruled Gallura in Sardinia f ...

, ruled Gallura in Sardinia from 1207 to 1250

People

Pre-20th century

Alfonso Visconti Alfonso Visconti (15521608) was an Italian Catholic cardinal and diplomat. Life Alfonso Visconti was born in Milan in 1552. He was the son of Count Annibale, a member of the ''Saliceto'' branch of the noble family of Visconti, and of Lucia Saul ...

(1552–1608), Roman Catholic cardinal * Antonio Eugenio Visconti (1713–1788), Roman Catholic cardinal *

Azzone Visconti Azzone Visconti (7 December 1302 – 16 August 1339) was lord of Milan from 1329 until his death. After the death of his uncle, Marco Visconti, he was threatened with excommunication and had to submit to Pope John XXII. Azzone reconstituted his f ...

(1302–1339), lord of Milan * Bartolomeo Visconti (died 1457), Roman Catholic prelate and Bishop of Novara *

Bernabò Visconti Bernabò or Barnabò Visconti (1323 – 19 December 1385) was an Italian soldier and statesman who was Lord of Milan. Along with his brothers Matteo and Galeazzo II, he inherited the lordship of Milan from his uncle Giovanni. Later in 1355, he ...

(1323–1385), Italian soldier and lord of Milan * Caterina Visconti (1361–1404), Duchess of Milan *

Ennio Quirino Visconti Ennio Quirino Visconti (November 1, 1751 – February 7, 1818) was a Roman politician, antiquarian, and art historian, papal Prefect of Antiquities, and the leading expert of his day in the field of ancient Roman sculpture. His son, Pietro Ercole ...

(1751–1818), Italian antiquarian and art historian * Federico Visconti (1617–1693), Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan from 1681 to 1693 *

Filippo Maria Visconti Filippo Maria Visconti (3 September 1392 – 13 August 1447) was the duke of Duchy of Milan, Milan from 1412 to 1447. Reports stated that he was "paranoid", but "shrewd as a ruler." He went to war in the 1420s with Romagna, Republic of Florenc ...

(1392–1447), Duke of Milan * Filippo Visconti (bishop) (1596–1664), Roman Catholic Bishop of Catanzaro * Filippo Maria Visconti (bishop) (1721–1801), Archbishop of Milan *

Galeazzo Visconti (disambiguation) Galeazzo Visconti may refer to a number of members of the Italian Visconti dynasty: * Galeazzo I Visconti (1277–1328), lord of Milan from 1322 to 1327 * Galeazzo II Visconti (c.1320–1378), lord of Milan from 1349 to 1378 * Gian Galeazzo Viscont ...

, several people * Gaspare Visconti (1538–1595), Archbishop of Milan from 1584 to 1595 *

Gian Maria Visconti Gian Maria Visconti (or Giovanni Maria; 7 September 1388 – 16 May 1412) was the second Visconti of Milan, Visconti Duke of Milan, the son of Gian Galeazzo Visconti and Caterina Visconti. He was known to be cruel and was eventually assassinated ...

(1388–1412), Duke of Milan * Giovanni Visconti (disambiguation), several people * John of Gallura (died 1275), John (or Giovanni) Visconti, Judge of Gallura, Sardinian ruler *

Louis Visconti Louis Tullius Joachim Visconti (Rome February 11, 1791 – December 29, 1853) was an Italian-born French architect and designer. Life Son of the Italian archaeologist and art historian Ennio Quirino Visconti, Visconti designed many Paris ...

(1791–1853), Italian-born French architect *

Ottone Visconti Ottone Visconti (1207 8 August 1295) was Archbishop of Milan and Lord of Milan, the first of the Visconti line. Under his rule, the commune of Milan became a strong Ghibelline city and one of the Holy Roman Empire's seats in Italy. Biograp ...

(1207–1295), Archbishop of Milan and lord of Milan * Teobaldo Visconti (1210–1276),

Pope Gregory X Pope Gregory X (; – 10 January 1276), born Teobaldo Visconti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 September 1271 to his death and was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis. He was elected at the ...

Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans Valentina Visconti (1371 – 4 December 1408) was a countess of Vertus, and duchess consort of Orléans as the wife of Louis I, Duke of Orléans, the younger brother of King Charles VI of France. As duchess of Orléans she was at court and acqu ...

(1371–1408) * Valentina Visconti, Queen of Cyprus (c. 1357–before September 1393)

20th-21st century

Adriano Visconti Major Adriano Visconti di Lampugnano (11 November 1915 – 29 April 1945) was one of Italy's top flying aces of the Second World War, during which he shot down between 10 and 26 enemy aircraft. He was awarded four ''Silver Medal of Military Valor ...

(1915–1945), Italian World War II flying ace * Gary Visconti (born 1945), American former figure skater * Giovanni Visconti (cyclist) (born 1983), Italian road bicycle racer *

Jansen Visconti Jansen Visconti is an American umpire in Major League Baseball who was hired to the full-time staff in 2020 and wears number 52. Visconti suffered a hand injury by a foul ball as home plate umpire during the fourth inning of the Detroit Tigers ...

(born 1987 or 1988), American baseball umpire *

Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, theatre and opera director, and screenwriter. He was one of the fathers of Italian neorealism, cinematic neorealism, but later ...

(1906–1976), Italian film, theatre, and opera director *

Tony Visconti Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's " Ride a White Swan" in 1970, the first of man ...

(born 1944), American record producer, musician and singer

Fictional characters

* Ace Visconti, a character in the 2016 online multiplayer horror game ''

Dead by Daylight ''Dead by Daylight'' is an online asymmetric multiplayer survival horror video game developed and published by Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive. It is a one-versus-four game in which one player takes on the role of a Killer and the other f ...

'' * Ercole Visconti, a character in the 2021 Pixar film ''

Luca Luca or LUCA may refer to: People * Luca (masculine given name), including a list of people * Luca (feminine given name), including a list of people * Luca (surname), including a list of people Places * The ancient name of Lucca, an Etruscan ...

Other

* Visconti (company), an Italian manufacturer of pens and other luxury goods {{surname