Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name Alessandro

* Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco (born 1958), Italian novelist * Alessandro Bega (born 1991), Italian tennis player *

Alessandro Bordin Alessandro Bordin (born 1 August 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Latina. Club career Roma Born in Latina, Bordin was a youth exponent of Roma. Loan to Ternana On 6 July 2017, Bordin was loa ...

(born 1998), Italian footballer *

Alessandro Botticelli Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi ( – May 17, 1510), known as Sandro Botticelli (, ), was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. Botticelli's posthumous reputation suffered until the late 19th century, when he was rediscovered ...

(1445–1510), Italian painter * Alessandro Bovo (born 1969), Italian water polo player * Alessandro Cagliostro (1743–1795), alias of occultist and adventurer Giuseppe Balsamo *

Alessandro Calcaterra Alessandro Calcaterra (born 26 May 1975 in Civitavecchia) is an Italian water polo player, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia). He was a member of the Italy men's national w ...

(born 1975), Italian water polo player *

Alessandro Calvi Alessandro Calvi (born 1 February 1983) is a freestyle swimmer from Voghera, Italy, who was a member of team that won the silver medal in the men's 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 2007 World Championships. He represented his na ...

(born 1983), Italian swimmer * Alessandro Cattelan (born 1980), Italian television preesenter * Alessandro Cortini (born 1976), Italian musician * Alessandro Criscuolo (1937–2020), Italian judge * Alessandro Del Piero (born 1974), Italian footballer *

Alessandro Di Munno Alessandro Di Munno (born 3 September 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Novara. Career Monza and loans Di Munno joined Monza's youth system in 2017. He was sent on loan to Caronnese in ...

(born 2000), Italian footballer * Alessandro Evangelisti (born 1981), Italian footballer * Alessandro Fontana (1936–2013), Italian academician and politician * Alessandro Grandi (1586–1630), Italian composer * Alessandro Hojabrpour (born 2000), Canadian soccer player * Alessandro Juliani (born 1978), Canadian actor * Alessandro Lindblad (Alesso) (born 1991), Swedish musician, DJ and producer * Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873), Italian poet and novelist * Alessandro Martelli (1876–1934), Italian academic and politician * Alessandro Martini (1812–1905), Italian businessman and founder of Martini & Rossi distillery * Alessandro Matri (born 1984), Italian footballer * Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510–1537), ruler of Florence from 1530 to 1537 *

Alessandro Murgia Alessandro Murgia (; born 9 August 1996) is an Italian Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club S.P.A.L., SPAL. Club career Lazio Murgia made his debut for Lazio in the 2016–17 season on 17 September 2016 in a 3– ...

(born 1996), Italian footballer * Alessandro Mori Nunes (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Alessandro Nannini (born 1959), Italian racing driver * Alessandro Nesta (born 1976), Italian footballer * Alessandro Nivola (born 1972), American actor * Alessandro D'Ottavio (1927–1988), Italian boxer * Alessandro Pagani (born 1937), Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Alessandro Petacchi (born 1974), Italian professional road cyclist *

Alessandro Pezzatini Alessandro Pezzatini (born 25 August 1957 in Fiesole, Province of Florence) is a retired male race walker from Italy. Biography He set his personal best on the 20 km walk in 1984 with a time of 1:20.18 (the time is still the best performance Ita ...

(born 1957), Italian race walker *

Alessandro Piccolo (agricultural scientist) Alessandro Piccolo (born 7 July 1951 in Rome) is an Italian chemist and agricultural scientist, with particular expertise in soil science. He is a professor at the University of Naples Federico II and has been honoured by the prize for chemistry i ...

(born 1951), Italian scientist *

Alessandro Riggi Alessandro Riggi (born November 30, 1993) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Angkor Tiger in the Cambodian Premier League. Early career At age 14, Riggi joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy. A year later, ...

(born 1993), Canadian soccer player *

Alessandro Ruben Alessandro Ruben (born 14 October 1966) is an Italian politician. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2008 to 2013. Early life Ruben was born in Rome to a Jewish family. Political career He was elected as a member of The People ...

(born 1960), Italian politician * Alessandro Safina (born 1963), Italian tenor * Alessandro dos Santos (born 1977), Brazilian and naturalised Japanese footballer *

Alessandro Scarlatti Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti (2 May 1660 – 22 October 1725) was an Italian Baroque composer, known especially for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the most important representative of the Neapolitan school of opera. ...

(1660–1725), Italian composer * Alessandro Viana da Silva (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Alessandro Stratta (born 1964), celebrity chef *

Alessandro Sturba Alessandro Sturba (born 23 February 1972) is a former Italian footballer. Biography Born in Rome, Sturba started his professional career at Verona, northern Italy. Sturba made his Serie A debut on 17 November 1991, replaced Claudio Lunini in ...

(born 1972), Italian footballer *

Alessandro Serenelli Alessandro Serenelli, OFM Cap. (2 June 1882 – 6 May 1970) was an Italian man, who is known for being the murderer of an eleven-year-old girl, Maria Goretti. He attempted to seduce and rape her and stabbed her 14 times, which mortally wounded he ...

, criminal, gardener, porter and layman * Alessandro Tiarini (1577–1668), Italian painter * Alessandro Trentacinque (1541–1599), Italian writer and jurist * Alessandro Emanuele "Alex" Treves (1929–2020), Italian-born American Olympic fencer * Alessandro Venturella (born 1984), British musician *

Alessandro Volta Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (, ; 18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was an Italian physicist, chemist and lay Catholic who was a pioneer of electricity and power who is credited as the inventor of the electric battery and the ...

(1745–1827), Italian physicist * Alex Zanardi (born 1966), Italian racing driver

People with the surname Alessandro

Danilo Alessandro Danilo Alessandro (born 3 August 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Cynthialbalonga. Career Born in Rome, Lazio, Alessandro started his career at Eccellenza Lazio (Italian sixth level until 201 ...

(born 1988), Italian footballer * Jonatan Alessandro (born 1987), Argentine footballer * Victor Alessandro (1915–1976), American orchestra conductor {{given name, type=both Italian masculine given names Sammarinese given names