Adriano or Adrião is the form of the
Latin
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given name
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''Hadrianus'' commonly used in the
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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language; the form
Adrian
Adrian is a form of the Latin language, Latin given name Adrianus (given name), Adrianus or Hadrianus (disambiguation), Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria (river), Adria from the Venetic language, Venetic and ...
is used in the
English language
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Notable people with the name include:
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Adriano Banchieri
Adriano Banchieri (Bologna, 3 September 1568 – Bologna, 1634) was an Italian composer, music theorist, organist and poet of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He founded the Accademia dei Floridi in Bologna.
Biography
He wa ...
, Italian composer, music theorist, organist and poet
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Adriano Bernareggi
Adriano Bernareggi (9 November 1884 – 1953) was an Italian Catholic archbishop.
Biography
Born in Oreno, near Milan, was the brother of future bishop Domenico Bernareggi.
He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1907. He graduated from Pont ...
, Italian Catholic bishop
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Adriano Castellesi
Adriano Castellesi (-), also known as Adriano de Castello or Hadrian de Castello, was an Italian cardinal, an English agent in Rome, and a writer. He was born in Corneto, which is today's Tarquinia. He was the child of a modest family.
Biograph ...
, Italian cardinal and writer
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Adriano Celentano
Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed "''il Molleggiato''" (the springy one) because of his dancing.
Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and ...
, Italian entertainer
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Adriano Correia de Oliveira
Adriano Maria Correia Gomes de Oliveira, GCIH, ComL, or just Adriano (April 9, 1942 – October 16, 1982) was a Portuguese musician, born to a conservative Roman Catholic family in Porto. His family moved to Avintes after his birth. He went to C ...
, Portuguese singer and composer
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Adriano Espaillat
Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Rodríguez (; born September 27, 1954) is a Dominican-American politician. He is the U.S. representative for and the first Dominican American and first formerly undocumented immigrant to ever serve in Congress. He pre ...
, Dominican-American politician
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Adriano Galliani
Adriano Galliani (born 30 July 1944) is an Italian entrepreneur and football executive who is the CEO of club Monza.
He is known for being former vice-chairman and CEO of AC Milan from 1986 to 2017, a period in the club's history known as t ...
, Italian entrepreneur
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Adriano Garrido
Francismar Adriano Dias Garrido (born November 30, 1972) is a male beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, partnering Lula Bar ...
, Brazilian beach volleyball player
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Adriano Olivetti
Adriano Olivetti (11 April 1901 – 27 February 1960) was an Italian engineer, politician, and industrialist whose entrepreneurial activity thrived on the idea that profit should be reinvested for the benefits of the whole society. He was son of ...
, Italian entrepreneur
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Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta (born 9 July 1950) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. He won the French Open in 1976, and was the only player ever to defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, doing so on two occasions. He is also the only Italian man ...
, Italian tennis player
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Adriano Rigoglioso
Adriano Rigoglioso (born 29 May 1979) is an English former Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Rigoglioso began his career as a goalkeeper with Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, and played in the same youth team as Mich ...
, English footballer
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Adriano Sofri
Adriano Sofri (born 1 August 1942) is an Italian intellectual, a journalist and a writer. The former leader of the autonomist movement ''Lotta Continua'' ("Continuous Struggle") in the 1960s, he was arrested in 1988 and sentenced to 22 years of ...
, Italian politician and journalist
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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, shooting down between 10 and 26 enemy aircraft. He was awarded with four ''Silver Medal of Military Valor, Medagl ...
, Italian air force major
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Adrian Willaert
Adrian Willaert ( – 7 December 1562) was a Flemish composer of High Renaissance music. Mainly active in Italy, he was the founder of the Venetian School. He was one of the most representative members of the generation of northern composers ...
, Flemish composer, who in sources was sometimes referred to simply as "Adriano"
Brazilian footballers
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Adriano (footballer, born 1969)
Adriano Silva Francisco (born 7 February 1969), known as Adriano, is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper.
Biography
Career
In 1999, he was selected by ...
, full name Adriano Silva Francisco, goalkeeper
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Adriano Gerlin (born 20 September 1974), midfielder
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Adriano (footballer, born 25 September 1974)
Adriano José da Silva (born 25 September 1974), known as Adriano, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forwar ...
, forward
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Adriano Basso
Adriano Basso (born 18 April 1975) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeper coach at Sheffield Wednesday.
Basso began his playing career in his native Brazil before entering English league foo ...
(born 1975), goalkeeper for Bristol City, among others
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Adriano Alves
Adriano Leonardo Alves (born January 5, 1977) is a retired Brazilian footballer. He was the first Brazilian to play in Iranian Football, where he played in the Premier Football League for eight seasons.
Club career
Alves started his career ...
(born 1976), striker
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Adriano Spadoto
Adriano Luís Spadoto (born 19 February 1977 in Piracicaba, São Paulo) is a former Brazilian football player.
Career
He was signed by Swiss team FC Thun along with Adriano Pimenta in summer 2005. He went to Europe through Josias Lacour, a Fifa ...
(born February 1977), FC Thun player in UEFA Cup, Champions League
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Adriano Gabiru
Carlos Adriano de Souza Vieira or simply Adriano Gabiru (born 11 August 1977 in Maceió), is a retired Brazilian attacking midfielder.
He was member of the Brazilian national team in Qualifying at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2003 FIFA Confed ...
(born 11 August 1977), midfielder for Internacional, once capped for Brazil in Confederations Cup 2003
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Adriano Rossato
Adriano Fabiano Rossato (born 27 August 1977 in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a left back, and is a manager.
Football career
During his Brazilian career, free kick specialist Rossato represented Bot ...
(born 27 August 1977), defender
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Adriano (footballer, born 1978)
Adriano Rodrigues da Silva (born 8 December 1978), sometimes known as Adriano Cabeça or just Adriano, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.
Playing career
Born in Maceió, Adriano played exclusive ...
, full name Adriano Rodrigues da Silva also known as Adriano Cabeça, defensive midfielder and coach
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Adriano (footballer, born January 1979)
Adriano Vieira Louzada (born 3 January 1979), known simply as Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer.
He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 145 matches and 62 goals over seven seasons in representatio ...
, full name Adriano Vieira Louzada, striker
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Adriano (footballer, born June 1979)
Adriano Ferreira Silvestre (born June 10, 1979), or simply Adriano, is a Brazilian defensive midfielder, who last played Mixto Esporte Clube.
Career
In January 2008, he moved to Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or re ...
, full name Adriano Ferreira Silvestre, midfielder
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Ferreira Pinto (footballer, born 1979)
Adriano Ferreira Pinto (born December 10, 1979 in Quinta do Sol), or simply Ferreira Pinto, is a Brazilian football winger playing for Varese.
He played for São José Esporte Clube in Brazil before joining S.S. Lanciano in 2002 in Italy's S ...
, full name Adriano Ferreira Pinto, winger for Atalanta
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Adriano Duarte (born 1980), central defender
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Adriano (footballer, born January 1982)
Adriano Ferreira Martins or simply Adriano (born January 21, 1982), is a Brazilian football striker for Portuguesa-RJ.
Club career
Born in São Paulo (SP), Adriano started his career at Itararé-SP in 2002, after having played for the youth ...
, full name Adriano Ferreira Martins, striker
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Adriano (footballer, born February 1982)
Adriano Leite Ribeiro (born February 17, 1982), commonly known simply as Adriano, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He played as a striker and was known for his long range left footed strikes.
Adriano had four prolific seasons in ...
, full name Adriano Leite Ribeiro, former Inter Milan and Flamengo player, Brazil international in 2000s
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Adriano (footballer, born April 1982)
Adriano Pereira da Silva, known as Adriano (born 3 April 1982 in Salvador, Bahia), is a Brazilian football defender. He most recently played for Monaco.
Career Club
He was signed by Palermo from Grêmio in summer 2004, but just played one ...
, full name Adriano Pereira da Silva, Monaco defender
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Adriano Pimenta
Adriano Faria Pimenta (born 14 November 1982 in Goiânia) is a Brazilian association football, footballer who currently plays for Rio Branco Esporte Clube, Rio Branco.
Club career
The offensively-minded midfielder started his career in the you ...
(born November 1982), midfielder for Swiss club Thun
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Adriano (footballer, born 1984)
Adriano Correia Claro (born 26 October 1984), known simply as Adriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who last played for Belgian club Eupen. One of few players in professional football who are genuinely ambidextrous, he is capable of ...
, full name Adriano Correia Claro, defender/midfielder for Beşiktaş (formerly at Barcelona), Brazil international in 2000s
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Adriano (footballer, born July 1985)
Adriano Alves dos Santos (born July 1, 1985) is a Brazilian football player who plays for Treze. He is André Alves' brother.
References
Ferencvarosi TC fansite*
1985 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association f ...
, full name Adriano Alves dos Santos, defender
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Adriano (footballer, born October 1985)
Francisco Adriano da Silva Rodrigues, commonly known as Adriano (born October 14, 1985), is a Brazilian football forward who currently plays for União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores.
Career
He played two Copa do Brasil games in 2006 defending ...
, full name Francisco Adriano da Silva Rodrigues, forward
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Luiz Adriano
Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva (born 12 April 1987), or simply Luiz Adriano (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor.
Born in Porto Alegre, he began his career at hometown club Internac ...
(born April 1987), striker
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Adriano (footballer, born May 1987)
Adriano Bispo dos Santos (born 29 May 1987), or simply Adriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Amazonas FC.
Career
After progressing on Santos' youth categories, Adriano made his professional deb ...
, full name Adriano Bispo dos Santos, defensive midfielder
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Adriano (footballer, born September 1987)
Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz or simply Adriano (; born 28 September 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jacuipense.
He is also nicknamed Adriano Michael Jackson.
Club career
Adriano played for many Brazil ...
, full name Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz, strike
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, full name Adriano José de Lara
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Adriano (footballer, born February 1994)
Adriano Louzada e Silva (born 16 February 1994), known simply as Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger.
Career
Born in Anchieta, Espírito Santo, Adriano moved to Italy in 2008, aged 14, and joined Reggina Calcio's youth syste ...
, full name Adriano Louzada e Silva, winger
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Adriano (footballer, born August 1994), Adriano Aparecido Narcizo, winger
See also
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Adrien
Adrien is a given name and surname, and the French language, French spelling for the name Adrian. It is also the grammatical gender, masculine form of the grammatical gender, feminine name Adrienne. It may refer to:
People Given name
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Hadrian
Hadrian (; la, Caesar Trâiānus Hadriānus ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born in Italica (close to modern Santiponce in Spain), a Roman ''municipium'' founded by Italic settlers in Hispania B ...
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