Volpe is an Italian surname, meaning "
fox
Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull; upright, triangular ears; a pointed, slightly upturned snout; and a long, bushy tail ("brush").
Twelve species ...
". Notable people with the surname include:
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Alessandro Volpe (born 1983), Italian footballer
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Anthony Volpe (born 2001), American baseball player
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Cristina Volpe, astrophysicist
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Francesco Volpe (born 1986), Italian footballer
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Giancarlo Volpe (born 1974), Italian-born American animator and director
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John A. Volpe (1906–1994), American businessman, diplomat and politician
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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (colloquially, the Volpe Center) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a center of transportation and logistics in the Research and Innovative Technology Administration of the United States Depa ...
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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
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Joseph Volpe (opera manager) (born 1940), American opera manager
* Justin Anthony Volpe (born 1971 or 1972), New York City police officer convicted and imprisoned for assaulting
Abner Louima
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Clams Casino (musician)
Michael Thomas Volpe (born May 12, 1987), known professionally as Clams Casino, is an American record producer and songwriter from Nutley, New Jersey. Volpe is known for his work in production for several cloud rap artists in the early 2010s. He ...
(born Michael Volpe, 1987), American musician
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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 immigrants. H ...
(1927–1983), Canadian mobster
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Paul Volpe (poker player)
Paul Volpe (born 1981) is an American professional poker player from West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Volpe began playing online under the nickname "paulgees81," amassing winnings of more than $5 million. He won a MiniFTOPs event on Full Tilt Poker ...
(born 1981), American poker player
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Petra Volpe (born 1970), Swiss screenwriter and film director
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John Della Volpe, American pollster and writer
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Ralph Della-Volpe
Ralph Eugene Della–Volpe (May 10, 1923 – November 2, 2017) was an American painter, printmaker, and educator, known for his colorful abstract paintings. He taught at the Art Students League of New York and at Bennett College (New York), Ben ...
(1923–2017), American painter, teacher
See also
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Michel Vulpe Founder of
i4i
Surnames from nicknames
References
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Italian-language surnames