Volpe means "

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" in Italian. As a surname, it may refer to: *

Alessandro Volpe Alessandro Volpe (born 4 January 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Born in Rome, capital of Lazio region and Italy, Volpe started his career at S.S. Lazio. In July 2004 Volpe left for Serie B club Ternana. In 2005, ...

, Italian footballer *

Anthony Volpe Anthony Michael Volpe (born April 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop and third baseman in the New York Yankees organization. Amateur career Volpe attended Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, where he played for the ...

, American baseball player *

Cristina Volpe Maria Cristina Volpe is an astrophysicist specializing in the theory and phenomenology of cosmological neutrinos, including neutrinos from supernovae, the mass of neutrinos, and neutrino oscillation. She has also been involved in research on g ...

, astrophysicist *

Francesco Volpe Francesco Massimiliano Volpe (born 3 March 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Piacenza. Football career Volpe joined Juventus along with Domenico Criscito in 2004 in co-ownership deal, for €1.9M (both priced €1.9M i ...

, Italian footballer *

John A. Volpe John Anthony Volpe (; December 8, 1908November 11, 1994) was an American businessman, diplomat, and politician from Massachusetts. A son of Italian immigrants, he founded and owned a large construction firm. Politically, he was a Republican in i ...

(1906–1994), former Governor of Massachusetts and U.S. Secretary of Transportation **

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center or simply Volpe in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a center of transportation and logistics expertise, operating under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT). The Volpe C ...

Joe Volpe Giuseppe "Joe" Volpe (born September 21, 1947) is a Canadian politician. He represented the Ontario riding of Eglinton-Lawrence as a member of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 until 2011, when he lost his seat t ...

(born 1947), Canadian politician *

Joseph Volpe (opera manager) Joseph Volpe (born July 2, 1940) is an American opera manager and arts management consultant. He is noted for his long association with the Metropolitan Opera, in which he served as general manager from 1990 to 2006. In all, he spent 42 years workin ...

(born 1940), general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York * Justin Anthony Volpe (born 1971 or 1972), New York City police officer convicted and imprisoned for assaulting Abner Louima * Clams Casino (born 1987), musician born Michael Volpe *

Paul Volpe (mobster) Paul "The Fox" Volpe (; 31 January 1927 – 13 November 1983) was an Italian-Canadian mobster and Toronto-based member of the Buffalo crime family. Criminal activities Volpe was born on 31 January 1927 in Toronto, to poor Italian Canadians, Ital ...

(1927–1983), Canadian mobster * Paul Volpe (poker player), American poker player *

Petra Volpe Petra Biondina Volpe (born 6 August 1970) is a Swiss screenwriter and film director. She is best known for directing ''The Divine Order''.Cath Clarke"The Divine Order review – Swiss suffragettes on the march in feelgood comedy " ''The Guardian ...

(born 1970), Swiss screenwriter and film director * The Volpe Brothers Pittsburgh crime family - The Volpe brothers were the leaders of the "Neapolitan faction" and controlled illegal rackets throughout the Turtle Creek Valley and Wilmerding.

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{{Fox-surname Italian-language surnames

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