Antonio is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

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origin deriving from the root name

Antonius Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin, Norwegian, and Swedish name used in Greenland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, part of the Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Belgium, Netherlands, ...

. It is a common name among

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-speaking populations as well as

the Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

and

Lusophone Africa The Portuguese-speaking African countries ( pt, Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa; PALOP), also known as Lusophone Africa, consist of six African countries in which the Portuguese language is an official language: Angola, Cape Verd ...

. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as

Anthony Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonia (gens), Antonii'', a ''gens'' (Roman naming conventions, Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were ...

, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò,

Antonis Antónis (Greek alphabet: Αντώνης) is a Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonios that is used in Greece and Cyprus. Antonis is a Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive of Anthonius that is used in Netherlands, Belgi ...

, Antoñito, Antonino,

Antonello Antonello da Messina, properly Antonello di Giovanni di Antonio, but also called Antonello degli Antoni and Anglicized as Anthony of Messina ( 1430February 1479), was an Italian painter from Messina, active during the Early Italian Renaissance. ...

Tonio Tonio may refer to: * ''Tonio'' (film), a 2016 Dutch film *Tonio (software), a Vocaloid vocal *Tonio Kröger, a novella by Thomas Mann * ''Tonio Kröger'' (film), a film based on the novella *Tonio (app), an audio-decoding-app * Tonio (name), per ...

Tono TONO is a Norwegian corporation that administers copyrights for music in Norway. It is owned and governed by its members; composers, music publishers and text-writers. Through the managing agreement the originators give TONO an exclusive right to ...

, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio,

Ninni Ninni is a given name and nickname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Ninni Kronberg (1874–1946), Swedish inventor * Ninni Holmqvist (born 1958), Swedish novelist and translator * Ninni Laaksonen (born 1986), Finnish model, bea ...

Totò Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi de Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il Principe della risata ...

Tó Tó is a Portuguese nickname. People with this nickname include the following: * Tó (Mozambican footballer) (born 1980), Mozambican footballer * Tó Barbosa, nickname for António João Ferradeira Santos (born 1992), Portuguese footballer * Tó C ...

, Tonini, Tony, Toni,

Toninho Toninho is a Portuguese diminutive nickname for Antônio or António in use in Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique and Angola. It is loosely equivalent to Little Tony in English. Nicknames Football * Toninho (footballer, born 1947), ...

Toñito Antonio Jesús García González (born 24 February 1977), known as Toñito, is a Spanish former footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his professional career in Portugal where he represented five clubs (mainl ...

, and

Tõnis Tonis, Tõnis or Tönis is a masculine given name. Tõnis is an Estonian form of Anthony. Tönis is a Dutch and Swedish form of Tönnis and diminutive form of Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie and Antonis. Tonis is a Dutch dimi ...

. The Portuguese equivalent is António (

Portuguese orthography Portuguese orthography is based on the Latin alphabet and makes use of the acute accent, the circumflex accent, the grave accent, the tilde, and the cedilla to denote stress, vowel height, nasalization, and other sound changes. The diaeresis was ...

) or Antônio (

Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese (' ), also Portuguese of Brazil (', ) or South American Portuguese (') is the set of varieties of the Portuguese language native to Brazil and the most influential form of Portuguese worldwide. It is spoken by almost all of ...

). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galician the form is Antón, in

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Antò, and in

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

Antxon. The Greek versions of the name are

Antonios Antonios or Antónios is a Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonis, as well as a surname. Notable people with this name include the following: Given name *Antonios Antoniadis (born 20th-century), Greek physician * Antonios Antonopo ...

(Αντώνιος) and Antonis (Αντώνης). Ola The name derives from

, a well-known Latin family name, probably of Etruscan origin. The Roman general

Marcus Antonius Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autoc ...

held that the origin of the name was Anthon (Ανθών), son of Hercules. This myth, recorded by

Plutarch Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ''P ...

, was probably created by Marcus Antonius himself, in order to claim divine parentage. The name was in use throughout the Roman world which, at its height, comprised the whole of the Mediterranean and much of Europe as well as the Middle East. When the Roman Empire became Christian, the name continued in popularity because of the many great saints who bore the name. Later, the name was spread all around the world as Christianity was introduced to other locations (e.g. the Far East, the Americas, Australia, and Sub-Saharan Africa).

Famous male bearers

Antonio

* Antonio Abetti, Italian astronomer * Antonio Abondio, Italian sculptor *

Antonio Aguilar José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza (17 May 191919 June 2007) was a Mexican singer, actor, songwriter, equestrian, film producer, and screenwriter with a dominating career in music. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 mill ...

, Mexican singer * Antonio Azara, Italian jurist and politician *

Antonio Bamboccio Antonio Bambocci (1351?–1421?) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the Gothic period, active in and near Naples. He was born in Peperino, and came to Naples with his father Domenico, also a sculptor. He initially trained with Masuccio, and ...

, Italian painter and sculptor *

Antonio Banderas José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Antonio Ba ...

, Spanish actor *

Antonio Rafael Barceló Antonio Rafael Barceló y Martínez (April 15, 1868 – December 15, 1938) was a Puerto Rican lawyer, businessman and the patriarch of what was to become one of Puerto Rico's most prominent political families. Barceló, who in 1917 became the ...

, Puerto Rican politician *

Antonio Bassolino Antonio Bassolino, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (born 20 March 1947) is an Italian politician. He has been President of the Campania region from 2000 to 2010 and Mayor of Naples from 1993 to 2000. Biography Bassolino was born in Afragola, Campa ...

, Italian politician *

Antonio Barolini Antonio Barolini was an Italian poet and novelist who was born in Vicenza on 29 May 1910, and died in Rome on 21 January 1971. His stories, translated into English by his wife, Helen Barolini, appeared in ''The New Yorker'' and then were collecte ...

, Italian writer * Antonio Barreto, Sri Lankan Sinhala

Karava Karava () is a Sinhalese speaking ethnic group of Sri Lanka, whose ancestors from ancient times migrated from the Coromandel coast, claiming lineage to the Kaurava royalty of the old Kingdom of Kuru in Northern India. The Tamil equivalent is Kar ...

soldier who gained the title "Prince of Uva" under the name ''Kuruvita Rala'' in the

Kingdom of Kandy The Kingdom of Kandy was a monarchy on the Sri Lanka, island of Sri Lanka, located in the central and eastern portion of the island. It was founded in the late 15th century and endured until the early 19th century. Initially a client kingdom ...

Antonio Bazzini Antonio Bazzini (11 March 181810 February 1897) was an Italian violinist, composer and teacher. As a composer, his most enduring work is his chamber music, which earned him a central place in the Italian instrumental renaissance of the 19th cent ...

, Italian violinist and composer *

Antonio di Benedetto Antonio di Benedetto (2 November 1922 – 10 October 1986) was an Argentine novelist, short story writer and journalist. Career Di Benedetto began writing and publishing stories in his adolescence, inspired by the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky an ...

, Argentine writer *

Antonio Beretta Antonio Beretta (17 April 1808, in Milan – 14 November 1891) was the first mayor of Milan under the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946), Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1867. He was appointed Senator for life by Victor Emmanuel II in 1862. He was a mem ...

, first mayor of Milan under the Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1867 *

Antonio Blakeney Antonio Davon Blakeney (born October 4, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers. High school career Born in Watertow ...

(born 1996), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Antonio Bonazza Antonio Bonazza (1698 – c. 1762) was an Italian sculptor of the Rococo. Antonio was the son of Giovanni Bonazza, a prominent sculptor active in Padua (1654–1736), and member of a large family of sculptors. He may have been influenced by Oraz ...

, Italian sculptor *

Antonio Bosio Antonio Bosio (c. 1575 or 1576 – 1629) was a Maltese scholar, the first systematic explorer of subterranean Rome (the "Columbus of the Catacombs"), author of ''Roma Sotterranea'' and first urban spelunker. Life Bosio was born in Malta, ...

, Italian scholar *

Antonio Broccoli Porto Antonio Broccoli Porto (born September 19, 1955) is an American artist, visual artist and sculptor. Early years Broccoli Porto's father was an Italian national and his mother's family, Porto, claim their Puerto Rican heritage, having originally ...

, Puerto Rican artist *

Antonio Brown Antonio Tavaris Brown Sr. (born July 10, 1988), nicknamed "AB", is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent, and an American rapper. Raised in Liberty City, Miami, Brown attended Miami Norland High School. He played college fo ...

, American football player *

Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni (28 January 1757 – 6 August 1821) was an Italian violinist, composer and conductor. Bruni was born and died in Cuneo, Italy. During most of his life he resided, played and composed in Paris. At the height of the ...

, Italian violist, composer and conductor *

Antonio Cabán Vale Antonio Cabán Vale, a.k.a. "El Topo" (born November 22, 1942), is a guitarist, singer and composer of Puerto Rican folkloric themes. He is one of the founders of the "new song" movement (Spanish: ''nueva canción'') of the early 1970s. His danz ...

, Puerto Rican singer *

Antonio Caldara Antonio Caldara (ca 1670 – 28 December 1736) was an Italian Baroque composer. Life Caldara was born in Venice (exact date unknown), the son of a violinist. He became a chorister at St Mark's in Venice, where he learned several instruments, ...

, Italian composer *

Antonio Callaway Antonio Callaway (born January 9, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida, and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the ...

, American football player *

Antonio Canaletto Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768), commonly known as Canaletto (), was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school. Painter of city views or ...

, Italian painter *

Antonio Candreva Antonio Candreva (; born 28 February 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder or right winger for Serie A club Salernitana, on loan from Sampdoria. Candreva began his professional club career with Ternana i ...

, Italian footballer *

Antonio Canova Antonio Canova (; 1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists,. his sculpture was inspired by the Baroque and the cl ...

, Italian sculptor *

Antonio Benedetto Carpano Antonio Benedetto Carpano (1764, Bioglio (Biella) - 1815, Turin) was an Italian distiller, famous for having invented vermouth and consequently the apéritif. In 1786, Antonio Benedetto Carpano invented modern Vermouth in Turin, made from white ...

, Italian distiller, famous for having invented the Vermouth and consequently the apéritif *

Antonio Marziale Carracci Antonio Marziale Carracci (1583 – 8 April 1618) was an Italian painter. He was the natural son of Agostino Carracci. Life Carracci was born in the parish of Sta Lucia in Venice, probably in 1583, the product of an affair with a courtesan ...

, Italian painter *

Antonio Cassano Antonio Cassano (; born 12 July 1982) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. A talented and technically gifted player, he was usually deployed as a supporting forward, but could also play as an attacking midfield ...

, Italian footballer *

Antonio Cavallucci Antonio Cavallucci (21 August 1752 – 18 November 1795) was an eighteenth-century Italian painter of religious scenes and portraits. Biography Cavallucci was born in Sermoneta in the Lazio. His artistic talents were recognized in an early stag ...

, Italian painter *

Antonio Cermeño Antonio Cermeño (6 March 1969 – 25 February 2014) was a Venezuelan professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2006. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA super bantamweight title from 1995 to 1997 and the WBA ...

, Venezuelan boxer *

Antonio Cervantes Antonio Cervantes (born December 23, 1945) is a Colombian boxing trainer and former professional boxer who competed from 1961 to 1983. He held the WBA and ''The Ring'' light welterweight title twice between 1972 and 1980. In 2002, Cervantes ...

, Colombian boxer *

Antonio Citterio Antonio Citterio (born 1950, in Meda) is an Italian architect, furniture designer and industrial designer who lives and works in Milan. He acquired a degree in architecture from Politecnico di Milano in 1972 and subsequently started working as a d ...

, Italian furniture designer *

Antonio Conte Antonio Conte (; born 31 July 1969) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Playing as a midfielder, Conte began his career at local club Lecce and later b ...

, Italian former footballer *

Antonio Corradini Antonio Corradini (19 October 1688 – 12 August 1752) was an Italian Rococo sculptor from Venice. He is best known for his illusory veiled depictions of human body, where the contours of the face and bodies beneath the veil are discernible. Bo ...

, Italian sculptor *

Antonio Correa Cotto Antonio Correa Cotto (1916 – 1952) was the first outlaw to gain legendary status in Puerto Rico. Early years Correa Cotto was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on November 24, 1916. His parents were Raimundo Correa Martínez and Angela Coto Garc ...

, Puerto Rican criminal *

Antonio da Correggio Antonio Allegri da Correggio (August 1489 – 5 March 1534), usually known as just Correggio (, also , , ), was the foremost painter of the Parma school of the High Italian Renaissance, who was responsible for some of the most vigorous and sens ...

, Italian painter *

Antonio Corti Hugo Antonio Corti (born June 3, 1963 in San Martin, Santa Fé) is a retired boxer from Argentina, who competed in the middleweight division (– 71 kg). He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Cali ...

, Argentine boxer *

António Costa António Luís Santos da Costa GCIH (; born 17 July 1961) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician serving as the 119th and current prime minister of Portugal since 26 November 2015, presiding over the XXI (2015–2019), XXII (2019–2022) and ...

, Portuguese Prime Minister. *

Antonio Davis Antonio Lee Davis (born October 31, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played ...

, US Basketball player *

Antonio Di Natale Antonio Di Natale (; born 13 October 1977) is an Italian fotball coach and former professional player who played as a striker. After being a member of the Empoli youth side since 1994, Di Natale started his professional career with the Empoli ...

, Italian footballer *

Antonio Dixon Antonio Dixon (born July 17, 1985) is a former American football nose tackle. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2009. He played for the Eagles from 2009-2011 before being waived during final roster cuts, and ...

, American football player *

Antonio Donnarumma Antonio Donnarumma (; born 7 July 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Padova. Club career Early career A native of Castellammare di Stabia, Donnarumma started his football career with local team Ju ...

, Italian footballer *

Antonio de La Gándara Antonio de La Gándara (16 December 186130 June 1917) was a French painter, pastellist and draughtsman. La Gándara was born in Paris, France, but his father was of Spanish ancestry, born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, and his mother was from Engl ...

, painter *

Antonio de la Rúa Antonio de la Rúa Pertiné (born 7 March 1974) is an Argentine lawyer, and the son of former president Fernando de la Rúa (who governed Argentina from 1999 to 2001) and Inés Pertiné. He was an advisor to his father during his father's pres ...

, former first son of Argentina *

Antonio de Nigris Antonio de Nigris Guajardo (; 1 April 1978 – 15 November 2009) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a striker. During his career, which was cut short at 31 by a fatal heart attack, he played in six countries, also representin ...

(1978–2009), Mexican footballer *

Antonio Escobar (disambiguation) Antonio Escobar may refer to: * Antonio Escobar y Mendoza (1589–1669), Spanish ethicist *Antonio Escobar Núñez (born 1976), Spanish musician *Antonio Escobar Huertas (1879–1940), Spanish general * Antonio Escobar (actor), on telenovelas such ...

Antonio Esparragoza Antonio Esparragoza Betancourt (born 2 September 1959) is a Venezuelan former boxer who is a former WBA Featherweight Champion of the World. Amateur career Esparragoza represented Venezuela as a Featherweight at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games ...

, Venezuelan boxer *

Antonio Falzon Antonio Falzon ( fl. 1538–55), also known as Fazuni or by many other variants, was a Maltese architect and military engineer who was a pioneer of Renaissance military architecture in Europe. He is particularly known for his work in Nuremberg, G ...

, Maltese military engineer *

António Félix da Costa António Maria de Mello Breyner Félix da Costa (born 31 August 1991) is a Portuguese professional racing driver for the Porsche Formula E Team and the 2019–20 Formula E Drivers' Champion. He won the Macau Grand Prix invitational Formula Thre ...

, Portuguese racing driver and

Formula E Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is a single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The series was conceived in 2011 in Paris by FIA president Jean Todt and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag, who is ...

champion *

Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior (born October 24, 1984), often known as Ferreira, is a football defender from Brazil who plays for São Bernardo. Career Ferreira began his career at Rio de Janeiro club, Profute Futebol Clube in Brazil. ...

, Brazilian soccer player * Antonio Floro Flores, Italian footballer *

Antonio Fogazzaro Antonio Fogazzaro (; 25 March 1842 – 7 March 1911) was an Italian novelist and proponent of Liberal Catholicism. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times. Biography Fogazzaro was born in Vicenza to a wealthy family. In ...

, Italian novelist *

Antonio Gamoneda Antonio Gamoneda Lobón (born 30 May 1931) is a Spanish poet, winner of the Cervantes Prize in 2006. Biography Antonio Gamoneda was born in Oviedo, Asturias, on 30 May 1931. His father, also named Antonio, was a modernist poet who published ...

, Spanish poet *

Antonio Gandy-Golden Antonio Gandy-Golden (born April 11, 1998) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Liberty and was drafted by the Washington Football Team in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Gandy-Golden retired from ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Antonio Garay Antonio Garay Jr. (born November 30, 1979) is a former American football nose tackle. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football and wrestled at Boston College. He was a Wrestlin ...

(born 1979), American NFL football player *

Antonio Garcia (American football) Antonio "Tony" Garcia (born December 10, 1993) is a gridiron football offensive tackle for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He played co ...

, American football player * Antonio Gibson (born 1998), American football running back *

Antonio Gibson (safety) Antonio Maurice Gibson (born July 5, 1962) is a former American football safety who played for the New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He also was a member of the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Fo ...

(born 1962), American football safety *

Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Maria Giovinazzi (; born 14 December 1993) is an Italian racing driver who currently serves as the reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari, Haas and Alfa Romeo Racing. He was the 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship runner-up and race ...

, Italian racing driver *

Antonio González (martyr) The Thomasian Martyrs were the Dominican Catholic priests who became administrators, professors, or students in the University of Santo Tomas, Manila. All of them gave up their lives for their Christian faith, some in Japan, others in Vietnam, a ...

, Spanish Roman Catholic martyr and saint *

Antonio Gates Antonio Ethan Gates Sr. (born June 18, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers during his entire career in the National Football League (NFL). He was named to the Pro ...

, American player of American football *

Antonio Gherardi Antonio Gherardi (''Il Reatino'') (20 September 1638 – 10 May 1702) was an Italian painter, architect, and sculptor (stuccoist) of the Baroque style, active mainly in and near Rome and his native city of Rieti. Life Antonio was born in Riet ...

, Italian painter, architect, and sculptor *

Antonio Ghislieri Pope Pius V ( it, Pio V; 17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri (from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri, O.P.), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1566 to his death in May 1572. He is v ...

, better known as Pope Pius V *

Antonio Gramsci Antonio Francesco Gramsci ( , , ; 22 January 1891 – 27 April 1937) was an Italian Marxist philosopher, journalist, linguist, writer, and politician. He wrote on philosophy, political theory, sociology, history, and linguistics. He was a ...

, Italian writer, politician and political theorist *

Antonio Guidi Antonio Guidi (28 October 1927 – 17 October 2013) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Ferrara, Guidi began a career of acting in the 1950s. He originally wanted to become an architect but he did not pursue that vocation. He ...

, Italian politician *

Antonio Guzmán Blanco Antonio José Ramón de La Trinidad y María Guzmán Blanco (28 February 1829 – 28 July 1899) was a Venezuelan military leader, statesman, diplomat and politician. He was the president of Venezuela for three separate terms, from 1870 until 1 ...

, former Venezuelan president * Antonio Hernández (disambiguation) *

Antonio Indjai Antonio Indjai was Guinea-Bissau's army chief of staff from 2010 to 2014, and was one of the leaders in the military unrest of 1 April 2010. Indjai emerged from within the ruling junta during the destructive civil war which lasted from June 1998 ...

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...

's army chief of staff and one of the leaders who orchestrated a coup in the country on 1 April 2010 *

Antonio Inoki Muhammad Hussain Inoki (born ; February 20, 1943 – October 1, 2022) was a Japanese professional wrestler, martial artist, politician, and promoter of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. He was best known by the ring name , a homag ...

, Japanese wrestler *

Antonio Janigro Antonio Janigro (21 January 19181 May 1989) was an Italian cellist and conductor. Biography Born in Milan, he began studying piano when he was six and cello when he was eight. Initially taught by Giovanni Berti, Janigro enrolled in the Verdi ...

, Italian cellist and conductor *

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian mu ...

, Brazilian creator of the bossa nova *

Antonio Langella Antonio Langella (; born 30 March 1977) is an Italian footballer who played as a forward or winger on either flank. Club career After playing for a number of lower-rank Sardinian clubs in the beginning of his career, Langella joined Cagliari Ca ...

, Italian footballer *

Antonio Latimer Antonio Latimer Rivera (born November 26, 1978) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Latimer has played in the NCAA and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico ( BSN) with Ponce Lions, Coamo Marathon Runners, Mayag� ...

, Puerto Rican basketball player *

Antonino Lo Surdo Antonino Lo Surdo (4 February 1880 in Syracuse – 7 June 1949 in Rome) was an Italian physicist. He was appointed as professor of physics at the Istituto di Fisica in Rome in 1919; upon the death of Orso Mario Corbino in 1937, he became the dire ...

(1880–1949), Italian physicist and co-discoverer of the Stark effect *

Antonio Lombardo Antonio "Tony the Scourge" Lombardo (; November 23, 1891 – September 7, 1928) was an Italian-born American mobster. He was ''consigliere'' to Al Capone, and later the President of the Unione Siciliana. Biography Born in the town of Gala ...

, Italian sculptor * Antonio Lopez, United States illustrator who signed his work "Antonio." *

Antonio Lotti Antonio Lotti (5 January 1667 – 5 January 1740) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. Biography Lotti was born in Venice, although his father Matteo was ''Kapellmeister'' at Hanover at the time. Oral tradition says that in 1682, Lotti be ...

, Italian composer *

Antonio Luna Antonio Narciso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (; October 29, 1866 – June 5, 1899) was a Filipino army general who fought in the Philippine–American War before his assassination in 1899. Regarded as one of the fiercest generals of his ...

, Filipino Revolutionary Army and General of The Philippine Revolutionary in The First Philippine Republic *

Antonio Maccanico Antonio Maccanico (4 August 1924 – 23 April 2013) was an Italian constitutional specialist and social liberal politician, who served in various capacities in the parliament and federal administrations of Italy. Early life and education Maccani ...

, Italian politician *

Antonio Maceo Grajales Lt. General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales (June 14, 1845December 7, 1896) was second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence. Fellow Cubans gave Maceo the nickname “The Bronze Titan" ( es, El Titán de Bronce, links=no), ...

, Cuban general *

Antonio Machado Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939), known as Antonio Machado, was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation ...

, Spanish poet *

Antonio Mancini Antonio Mancini (14 November 1852 – 28 December 1930) was an Italian painter. Biography Mancini was born in Rome and showed precocious ability as an artist. At the age of twelve, he was admitted to the Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, w ...

, Italian painter *

Antonio Manetti Antonio di Tuccio Manetti (6 July 1423 – May 26, 1497) was an Italian mathematician and architect from Florence. He is particularly noted for his investigations into the site, shape and size of Dante's ''Inferno''. Although Manetti never himself ...

, Italian mathematician and architect *

Antonio Margarito Antonio Margarito Montiel (born March 18, 1978) is a Mexican-American former professional boxer who competed between 1994 and 2017. He held multiple welterweight world championships, including the WBO title from 2002 to 2007, the IBF title in ...

, American boxer *

Antonio Martini Antonio Martini (b. at Prato in Tuscany, 20 April 1720; d. at Florence, 31 December 1809) was an Italian biblical scholar and Archbishop of Florence. His translation of the Bible in Italian, formally approved by the papacy, was widely used in Ital ...

, Italian Biblical scholar and Archbishop of Florence *

Antonio Martino Antonio Martino (22 December 1942 – 5 March 2022) was an Italian politician, who was the minister of foreign affairs in 1994 and minister of defense from 2001 to 2006. He was a founding member of Forza Italia. Life and career Born in Mess ...

, Italian politician *

Antonio Marzano Antonio Marzano (born 18 February 1935) is an Italian economist, academic and politician, who served as the minister of productive activities in the second cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi from 2001 to 2005. Early life and education Marzano was bor ...

, Italian politician * Antonio McDyess, United States basketball player *

Antonio Tobias Mendez Antonio Tobias Mendez (born 1963) is an American sculptor. Works Mendez has produced over twenty public monuments: his sculptures include Thurgood Marshall, Don Shula, Mohandas Gandhi, Major Taylor, and part of the United States Navy Memorial. ...

, American sculptor *

Antônio Meneses Antônio Meneses Neto (born 23 August 1957 in Recife) is a Brazilian cellist. Antonio Meneses was born into a family of musicians. His father was first horn player at the Opera of Rio de Janeiro. He began to study the cello when he was ten. Durin ...

, Brazilian cellist *

Antonio Meucci Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci ( , ; 13 April 1808 – 18 October 1889) was an Italian inventor and an associate of Giuseppe Garibaldi, a major political figure in the history of Italy.

, Italian-American inventor *

Antonio Monda Antonio Monda (born 19 October 1962) is an Italian writer, filmmaker, essayist, and professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He is a promoter of the arts, in particular film and literature. Family and early life Monda was bo ...

, Italian film director * António Monteiro, Portuguese diplomat *

Antonio Mosconi Antonio Mosconi (9 September 1866–12 July 1955) was an Italian businessman and politician who held various political and government posts, including the finance minister between July 1928 and July 1932. Biography Hailed from a family based in ...

, Italian politician *

António Mota António da Mota was a Portuguese trader and explorer, who in 1543 became one of the first Europeans to set foot in Japan. Voyage While traveling to Ningbo with a Chinese junk in 1543 (some sources say 1542), Mota and the rest of the crew were ...

, Portuguese trader and explorer *

Antonio Narcisse Antonio Narcisse (born August 4, 1982) is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Portland State. He has been a member of the New Orleans VooDoo, Cleveland Gladiators, Spokane Shock, Utah Blaze, Io ...

, American football player *

Antonio Nariño Antonio Amador José de Nariño y Álvarez del Casal (Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia 1765 – 1824 Villa de Leyva, Colombia)Hector, M., and A. Ardila. Hombres y mujeres en las letras de Colombia. 2. Bogota: Magisterio, 2008. 25. Print. was a C ...

, Colombian ideologist and politician *

Antonio Negri Antonio "Toni" Negri (born 1 August 1933) is an Italian Spinozistic- Marxist sociologist and political philosopher, best known for his co-authorship of ''Empire'' and secondarily for his work on Spinoza. Born in Padua, he became a political ...

, Italian philosopher *

Antonio Nocerino Antonio Nocerino (; born 9 April 1985) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs such as A.C. Milan, Juventus, Palermo, and Orlando City. At international level, he represented the Italian national team ...

, Italian footballer *

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (, born 2 June 1976), better known as Minotauro or Big Nog, is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Inter ...

and his brother

Antônio Rogério Nogueira Antônio Rogério Nogueira (; born 2 June 1976), also known as Minotouro or Lil Nog, is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, the "Minotauro" ...

, both Brazilian mixed martial artists *

Antonio Pantojas Antonio Pantojas (November 25, 1948 – October 2, 2017) was an actor, comedian, dancer and a pioneer in the art of drag. Early years Antonio Pantojas was born in Santurce and raised in Río Piedras, the largest district of the city of San Juan, ...

, Puerto Rican actor *

Antonio Paoli Antonio Paoli (14 April 1871 – 24 August 1946) was a Puerto Rican tenor. At the height of his fame, he was known as "The King of Tenors and The Tenor of Kings." He is considered to be the first Puerto Rican to reach international fame i ...

, Puerto Rican opera singer *

Antonio Pappano Sir Antonio Pappano (born 30 December 1959) is an English-Italian conductor and pianist. He is currently music director of the Royal Opera House and of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He is scheduled to become chief con ...

, British conductor *

Antonio S. Pedreira Dr. Antonio S. Pedreira (June 13, 1899 – October 23, 1939), was a Puerto Rican writer and educator. Early years Pedreira (whose full name was Antonio Salvador Pedreira Pizarro) was born into a well-to-do family in San Juan. His father was a ...

, Puerto Rican poet *

Antonio Pigafetta Antonio Pigafetta (; – c. 1531) was an Venetian scholar and explorer. He joined the expedition to the Spice Islands led by explorer Ferdinand Magellan under the flag of the emperor Charles V and after Magellan's death in the Philippine Islands, ...

, Italian explorer *

Antonio Pignatelli Pope Innocent XII ( la, Innocentius XII; it, Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 to his death in September 1700. He ...

, better known as Pope Innocent XII *

Antonio del Pollaiuolo Antonio del Pollaiuolo ( , , ; 17 January 1429/14334 February 1498), also known as Antonio di Jacopo Pollaiuolo or Antonio Pollaiuolo (also spelled Pollaiolo), was an Italian painter, sculptor, engraver, and goldsmith during the Italian Renai ...

, Italian painter * Antonio Prieto, Spanish long-distance runner *

Antonio Puerta Antonio José Puerta Pérez (; 26 November 1984 – 28 August 2007) was a Spanish professional footballer who played solely for Sevilla. Mainly a left midfielder who could also operate as an attacking left-back, he died on 28 August 2007 affec ...

, Spanish international footballer *

Antonio Raul Corbo Antonio Raul Corbo is an American child actor known for his role as Nikolaj Boyle in the series '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. Biography He began his acting career in Austin, Texas at the age of 5. He auditioned and made several national commercials. ...

, American child actor *

Antonio de los Reyes Correa Antonio de los Reyes Correa (c. 1665 – June 9, 1758), also known as El Capitán Correa, was a Puerto Rican native who served as a Captain in the Spanish Army. Correa and his men defended the town of Arecibo from a British invasion in 1702. E ...

, Puerto Rican military hero *

Antonio Rivera José Antonio Rivera (December 5, 1963 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico– April 4, 2005) was a Puerto Rican boxer. He was much better known as El Gallo Rivera or Tonito Rivera, and was a prominent boxer during the decade of the 1980s. Professional ...

, Puerto Rican boxer *

Antonio Rodríguez Balinas Brigadier General Antonio Rodríguez Balinas (February 28, 1928 – September 21, 2011) was the first commander of the Office of the First U.S. Army Deputy Command. Early years Rodríguez Balinas was born and raised in the town of Adjuntas, Puert ...

, Puerto Rican US Army General *

Antonio Rosmini-Serbati Blessed Antonio Francesco Davide Ambrogio Rosmini-Serbati (; Rovereto, 25 March 1797Stresa, 1 July 1855) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and philosopher. He founded the Rosminians, officially the Institute of Charity or , pioneered the ...

, Italian philosopher *

Antonio Rossi Antonio Rossi (born December 19, 1968) is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in five Summer Olympics, he won five medals which included three golds (K-1 500 m: 1996, K-2 1000 m: 1996, 2000), one silver ( ...

, Italian canoer *

Antonio Roybal Antonio Roybal (born October 1, 1976) is an American fine-art painter and sculptor from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Early life Antonio is the son of David and Aggie Roybal, born in Santa Fe but raised in Southern California. He lived in San Diego ...

, Spanish American painter *

Antonio Rüdiger Antonio Rüdiger (born 3 March 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Germany national team. Rüdiger began his career at VfB Stuttgart, representing their reserves in 3. Lig ...

, German footballer *

Antonio Ruiz Soler Antonio Ruiz Soler (4 November 1921, Seville – 5 February 1996, Madrid), was a Spanish flamenco dancer, choreographer and dance director. He was professionally known as Antonio or ''Antonio el Bailarín'' ("Antonio the dancer"). With Rosar ...

, Flamenco dancer (known as "Antonio") *

Antonio Rukavina Antonio Rukavina (, ; born 26 January 1984) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Rukavina started out at his local club Bežanija, making his senior debuts in the 2002–03 season, as they won prom ...

, Serbian footballer *

Antonio Sabàto Jr. Antonio Sabàto Jr. (born February 29, 1972) is an Italian-born American model and actor. Sabàto first found fame in the 1990s as an underwear model for Calvin Klein and playing Jagger Cates on the soap opera ''General Hospital'' from 1992 to 19 ...

, Italian-American model and actor *

Antonio Sacchini Antonio Maria Gasparo Gioacchino Sacchini (14 June 1730 – 6 October 1786) was an Italian composer, best known for his operas. Sacchini was born in Florence, but raised in Naples, where he received his musical education. He made a name for him ...

, Italian composer *

António de Oliveira Salazar António de Oliveira Salazar (, , ; 28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese dictator who served as President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1968. Having come to power under the ("National Dictatorship"), he reframed the re ...

, Portuguese statesman and prime minister *

Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri (18 August 17507 May 1825) was an Italian classical composer, conductor, and teacher. He was born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, and spent his adult life and career as a subject of the Habsburg monarchy ...

, Austrian Court Composer, famous "mediocre" rival of Mozart *António Salvador (athlete), António Salvador, Portuguese long-distance runner *Antonio Sánchez (drummer), Antonio Sánchez, Mexican musician *Antonio Sánchez (Puerto Rican host), Antonio Sánchez, Puerto Rican show host *Antonio Sciortino, Maltese sculptor *Antonio Segni, Italian politician *Antonio Semini, Italian painter *Antonio Silio, Argentine long-distance runner *Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì, Prime Minister of Italy between 1891 and 1892 and from 1896 until 1898 *Antonio Stradivari, Italian luthier *Antonio Tabucchi, Italian writer *Antonio Taguba, a Filipino-American retired major general of the US army *Antonio Tarver, United States boxer *Antonio Travi, Italian painter *Antonio Valero de Bernabé, Puerto Rican, helped Simón Bolívar liberate South America *Antonio Maria Maraggiano, Italian sculptor *Antonio Maria Vassallo, Italian painter *Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorian footballer *Antonio Vivaldi, Italian composer *Antonio Zarro, Academy Award-winning Italian screenwriter *Anthonio Makau, Kenyan Jigsaw Puzzle Company entrepreneur Antonio may also refer to: *The Great Antonio, Canadian strongman, professional wrestler, and actor *Antonio (singer), Jamaican reggae singer born Maurice Silvera

Antonio as middle name

*Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, Italian painter *Carlo Antonio Tavella, Italian painter *Eugene Antonio Marino, first African American archbishop in the United States *Francesco Antonio Franzoni, Italian sculptor *Giacomo Antonio Arland, Italian painter *Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Italian composer *Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, Italian sculptor *Giovanni Antonio Dosio, Italian architect and sculptor *Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, better known as Pope Innocent IX *Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, Italian painter *Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-Austrian physician and naturalist *José Antonio Bowen, American jazz musician and president of Goucher College *José Antonio de la Garza, Mexican-American politician *Juan Marichal, Juan Antonio Marichal, Dominican baseball player *Luis Antonio Tagle, Filipino cardinal and current prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples *Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorian footballer *Marco Antonio Barrera, Mexican boxer *Marco Etcheverry, Marco Antonio Etcheverry, Bolivian soccer player *Marco Antonio Muñiz, Mexican singer *Marc Anthony, Marco Antonio Muñiz, Puerto Rican singer, better known as Mark Anthony, named after the Mexican singer *Marco Antonio Regil, Mexican show host *Marco Antonio Solís, Mexican singer *Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer *Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian composer

Known as Tony

*El Potro Álvarez, Tony Álvarez, Major League Baseball center fielder *Tony Álvarez (Cuban singer), Tony Alvarez (singer), Cuban singer *Tony Alvarez (actor), Spanish-Australian actor *Tony Ayala Jr., Mexican-American boxer *Tony Baltazar, Mexican-American boxer *Tony Campos, Mexican-American musician *Tony Danza, Italian-American boxer and actor *Tony Fratto, Deputy Press Secretary *Tony Parker, French basketball player *Tony Plana, Cuban actor *Tony Romo, American football quarterback *Antonio Sanchez (disambiguation), Tony Sanchez (disambiguation), multiple people *Tony Vega, Puerto Rican singer *Tony Peña, retired Major League Baseball player *Tony Pérez, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player

Fictional characters

Antonio may refer to the fictional characters: *, the given human name for the national personification, personification of Spain from the anime series ''Hetalia: Axis Powers'' *List of Power Rangers Samurai characters#Antonio Garcia, Antonio Garcia, a character in the television show ''Power Rangers: Samurai'' *Antonio (The Merchant of Venice), the title character in Shakespeare's ''The Merchant of Venice'' *Antonio, a character in Shakespeare's ''Much Ado About Nothing'' *Antonio, a character in Shakespeare's ''The Tempest'' *Antonio, a character in Shakespeare's ''Twelfth Night'' *Antonio, a hunter in the video game ''Identity V'' *Antonio Bologna, a character in Webster's ''The Duchess of Malfi'' *Antonio, a character on the television show ''Monster Warriors'' *Tony Montana, the main character in the film ''Scarface (1983 film)'' *Antonio, a character in the video game ''Assassin's Creed II'' *Antonio the male otter, a character in the animated TV show ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' *Antonio, one of the scarlet macaw players in the Pit of Doom in ''Rio 2'' *Antonio “Tony” Padilla, a character in the novel and Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why'' *Antonio, the protagonist's father in the movie ''Nahuel and the Magic Book'' *Antonio Madrigal, a character in ''Encanto''

Other uses

* Antonino, Kansas, a community in the United States *MV Antonios, a number of motor vessels with this or a similar name * "Oh! Oh! Antonio!" music-hall song performed by Florrie Fordehttps://monologues.co.uk/musichall/Songs-O/Oh-Oh-Antonio.htm (retrieved 25 Sep 2019) * San Antonio, second largest city in Texas

Surnames

*Carlos Antonio *Ebony Antonio (born 1991), female Australian rules footballer *Lou Antonio (born 1934), American actor and director *Michail Antonio (born 1990) is an English professional footballer *Pablo Antonio (1901–1975), Filipino architect

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