Arno is both a surname and a Germanic given name (Germanic root "arn-" from "aran", meaning "eagle"). Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name

* Arno of Salzburg (–821), Archbishop of Salzburg also known as Arn or Aquila *

Arno von Endsee The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber. Source and route The river originates on Monte Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a so ...

(died 892), Bishop of Würzburg

Academics

Arno Gruen Arno Gruen (May 26, 1923 – October 20, 2015) was a Swiss-German psychologist and psychoanalyst. Biography Gruen was born in Berlin in 1923, and emigrated to the United States as a child in 1936 when his parents, James and Rosa Gruen, fled Germ ...

(1923–2015), Swiss-German psychologist and psychoanalyst *

Arno Kuijlaars Arnoldus Bernardus Jacobus Kuijlaars (born 1963) is a Dutch mathematician, specializing in approximation theory. Kuijlaars completed his undergraduate studies at the Eindhoven University of Technology and received in 1991 his Ph.D. from Utrecht U ...

(born 1963), Dutch mathematician *

Arno Lustiger Arno Lustiger (May 7, 1924 – May 15, 2012) was a German historian and author of Jewish origin. Lustiger made significant contributions to research and document the history of Jewish resistance under Nazi rule. He was the father of the author ...

(1924–2012), German historian and author * Arno J. Mayer (born 1926), Luxembourg-born American historian *

Arno Motulsky Arno Gunther Motulsky (5 July 1923 – 17 January 2018) was a professor of medical genetics and genome sciences at the University of Washington. Through his research, writing and mentoring, he helped create and define the field of medical genetic ...

(born 1923), German-born American pharmacologist and genomicist *

Arno Allan Penzias Arno Allan Penzias (; born April 26, 1933) is an American physicist, radio astronomer and Nobel laureate in physics. Along with Robert Woodrow Wilson, he discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation, which helped establish the Big Bang t ...

(born 1933), German-born American physicist, radio astronomer and Nobel laureate *

Arno Peters Arno Peters (22 May 1916 – 2 December 2002) was a German historian who developed the Peters world map, based on the Gall–Peters projection. Biography Peters was born in Berlin. In childhood he lived in Berlin, Germany, with his brother, Wern ...

(1916–2002), German historian, known for the Peters world map *

Arno Poebel Arno Poebel (1881–1958) was a German Assyriologist. He studied theology and classical philology in Heidelberg, Marburg, Zürich and Jena. In 1905/6, he worked with Sumerian documents at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology an ...

(1881–1958), German Assyriologist * Arno Schirokauer (1899–1954), German-Jewish literary scholar *

Arno Ros Arno Ros (born 18 December 1942 in Hamburg) is a German philosopher and Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg in Magdeburg, Germany. Biography Studies and initial teaching positions Ros studied Ibe ...

(born 1942), German philosopher * Arno Villringer (born 1958), German neurologist *

Arno Arthur Wachmann Arno Arthur Wachmann (8 March 1902 – 24 July 1990) was a German astronomer and discoverer of comets and minor planets, who worked for many years at the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg.Arno (singer) Arnold Charles Ernest Hintjens (21 May 1949 – 23 April 2022), better known by his stage name Arno, was a Belgian singer. He was the frontman of TC Matic, one of the best-known Belgian bands of the 1980s. After the band split in 1986 he enjoye ...

(born 1949), stage name of Belgian singer Arno Hintjens *

Arno Assmann Arno Assmann (30 July 1908 – 30 November 1979) was a German actor, film director and television writer. He committed suicide. Filmography As an actor * '' The Original Sin'' (1948) * '' The Last Illusion'' (1949) * '' My Wife's Fr ...

(1908–1979), German actor, film director and television writer *

Arno Babajanian Arno Harutyunovich Babajanian ( hy, Առնո Բաբաջանյան; russian: Арно Арутюнович Бабаджанян; January 22, 1921 – November 11, 1983) was a Soviet and Armenian composer and pianist. He was made a People's Artist o ...

(1921–1983), Armenian composer and pianist * Arno Bornkamp (born 1959), Dutch classical saxophonist *

Arno Camenisch Arno Camenisch (born 1 February 1978 in the village of Tavanasa in the Swiss Canton Grisons) is a Swiss writer publishing in German and Romansh. Biography Camenisch grew up in Tavanasa and moved to Chur to study at a teacher training college ...

(born 1978), Swiss writer *

Arno Breker Arno Breker (19 July 1900 – 13 February 1991) was a German architect and sculptor who is best known for his public works in Nazi Germany, where they were endorsed by the authorities as the antithesis of degenerate art. He was made official ...

(1900–1991), German sculptor * Arno Carstens (born 1972), South African singer-songwriter *

Arno Cost Vadim Arnaud Constantin (, born in Nogent-sur-Marne), better known by his stage name Arno Cost, is a French musician, DJ and record producer. Biography His talent came through their parents exposed to music from an early age, and like so many o ...

(born 1986), stage name of Vadim Arnaud Constentin, French musician, DJ and producer * Arno Fischer (1927–2011), German photographer *

Arno Frey Arnold Frey (11 October 1900 – 26 June 1961) was a German actor who portrayed the Nazi villain Dr. Lang in the Frank Buck movie ''Tiger Fangs'' (1943). Biography Frey arrived in the United States in October 1926, according to the New Yor ...

(1900–1961), German actor in Hollywood *

Arno Frisch Arno Frisch (born 13 November 1975) is an Austrian actor. He has had central roles in two films by Michael Haneke, namely, '' Benny's Video'' and '' Funny Games''. Selected filmography * '' Benny's Video'' (1992) as Benny * '' Funny Games'' ( ...

(born 1975), Austrian actor *

Arno Gasteiger Arno Gasteiger is a photographer. He is a main contributor to New Zealand Geographic magazine. Life and career He was born in Austria and moved to New Zealand in 1988 to live and work. He works as a freelance photographer specialising in locati ...

(born 1962), Austrian-born New Zealand photographer * Arno Geiger (born 1968), Austrian novelist * Arno Holz (1863–1929), German naturalist poet and dramatist * Arno Jordaan, South African pop singer *

Arno Karlen Arno Chanoch Karlen (May 7, 1937 – May 13, 2010) was an American poet, psychoanalyst, and popular science writer. He won the 1996 Rhone-Poulenc Prize for science books with ''Plague's Progress''. Biography Early life Arno Karlen was born on ...

(1937–2010), American poet, psychoanalyst, and popular science writer * Arno Marsh (1928–2019), American jazz saxophonist *

Arno Menses Arno Menses is a Dutch musician, lead vocalist for the progressive rock band Subsignal. Bonebag Menses, best known for being the lead vocalist of the bands Subsignal and Sieges Even, started out as a drummer for the band Bonebag, who released ...

, Dutch rock singer and guitarist *

Arno Rafael Minkkinen Arno Rafael Minkkinen (born 4 June 1945) is a Finnish-American photographer who works in the United States. Published and exhibited worldwide, Minkkinen's work can be found in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Finnish ...

(born 1945), Finnish photographer in the US * Arno Mohr (1910–2001), German painter and graphic artist *

Arno Morales Arno Morales is a Filipino actor. Personal life The fourth of five children, Arno Udo Palisoc Fuchs, also known as "Arno Morales", was born to a German father, Udo Fuchs, and a Filipina Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are c ...

(born 1993), Filipino actor *

Arno Nadel Arno Nadel (October 5, 1878 – March 1943) was a Lithuanian musicologist, composer, playwright, poet, and painter. Early life Nadel was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, at the time of his birth, part of the Russian Empire, to an Orthodox Jewish fam ...

(1878–1943), Jewish musicologist, composer, playwright, poet, and painter *

Arno Paduch Arno Paduch (* 1965 Hattersheim am Main, Germany) is a German cornetto player, conductor and musicologist. After highschool degree in Friedberg (Germany), Paduch studied musicology at Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany) and afterwards cornetto a ...

, German cornett player and conductor *

Arno Paulsen Arno Paulsen (1900–1969) was a German actor who appeared in around sixty films in the post-Second World War years. He also appeared frequently on stage and was also a voice actor dubbing foreign films for release in Germany. He appeared in a mix ...

(1900–1969), German film actor *

Arno Rink Arno Rink (26 September 1940 – 5 September 2017) was a German painter. He was accepted to the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig (HGB) in 1962 and studied under Werner Tübke, Hans Mayer-Foreyt and Harry Blume. He is associated with t ...

(1940–2017), German painter * Arno Santamaria (born 1978), French singer-songwriter *

Arno Schmidt Arno Schmidt (; 18 January 1914 – 3 June 1979) was a German author and translator. He is little known outside of German-speaking areas, in part because his works present a formidable challenge to translators. Although he is not one of the p ...

(1914–1979), German author and translator * Arno Suislep (born 1981), Estonian singer *

Arno Surminski Arno Surminski (born 20 August 1934 in Jäglack, East Prussia) is a German writer, living in Hamburg, a father of three and a grandfather of 8. After growing up in East Prussia, his parents were deported to the Soviet Union, while he was expell ...

(born 1934), German writer *

Arno Suurorg Arno Suurorg (born Arnold Friedrich Grossthal; 18 July 1903 – 3 January 1960) was an Estonian stage, film and radio actor and producer whose career spanned nearly forty years. Biography Early life Suurorg was born in Piirsalu, he was the elde ...

(1903–1960), Estonian actor

Government, military, and religion

Arno Anthoni Arno Kalervo Anthoni (11 August 1900 – 9 August 1961) was a Finnish lawyer who was the director of the Finnish State Police Valpo in 1941–1944. He was openly antisemite and pro-Nazi, having close relations to the German Sicherheitspolizei. ...

(1900–1961), Finnish lawyer, director of the State Police *

Arno Doerksen Arno Doerksen (born January 25, 1958) is a Canadian politician. Early life Doerksen was born in the Town of Bassano, Alberta, Canada and raised in Gem. He spent more than 25 years in farming and ranching before entering politics. He is a pureb ...

(born 1958), Canadian politician *

Arno Esch Arno Esch (6 February 1928 – 24 July 1951) was a German liberal politician of the late 1940s in the Soviet Occupation Zone. He was executed at the Lubyanka prison in Moscow in 1951 at the age of 23. Biography Esch was born and brought up ...

(1928–1951), German liberal politician in the Soviet Occupation Zone *

Arno C. Gaebelein Arno Clemens Gaebelein (August 27, 1861 – December, 1945) was a Methodist minister in the United States. He was a prominent teacher and conference speaker. He was also the father of educator and philosopher of Christian education Frank E. Gaebel ...

(1861–1945), American Methodist minister *

Arno Jahr __NOTOC__ Arno Jahr (3 December 1890 – 21 January 1943) was a general in the ''Wehrmacht'' of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He was an officer in World War I. After 1918 he was a p ...

(1890–1943), German Wehrmacht general *

Arno Kompatscher The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber. Source and route The river originates on Monte Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a sou ...

(born 1971), president of South Tyrol *

Arno Lamoer Lieutenant General Arno Lamoer is a former Western Cape Provincial Police Commissioner for the South African Police Service. He was suspended in 2015 after being arrested on charges of corruption. He was given a six year sentence for corruption ...

, South African police commissioner * Arno von Lenski (1893–1986), German general and East German politician * Arno H. Luehman (1911–1989), United States Air Force general * Arno Rutte (born 1972), Dutch VVD politician * Arno Sild (born 1947), Estonian politician *

Arno Voss Arno Voss (April 16, 1821 – March 23, 1888) was a German American military commander, lawyer, and politician. After studying law in Ohio, Voss came to Chicago, Illinois to edit a newspaper. He later established a law practice there. In 186 ...

(1821–1888), German-American military commander, lawyer, and politician

Sports

* Arno Almqvist (1881–1940), Finnish colonel and modern pentathlete *

Arno Bertogna Arno Bertogna (born 9 April 1959 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian former association football player. Playing career Club career Bertogna began his senior career with Azzurri in the WA State League, winning the league and cup i ...

(born 1959), Australian association football player * Arno Bieberstein (1884–1918), German swimmer *

Arno Botha Arnoldus Francois Botha (born 26 October 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer for the and . He can operate either as a flanker or number 8. School and early career Botha began primary school at Laerskool Messina before moving ...

(born 1991), South African rugby player *

Arno Breitmeyer Arno Breitmeyer (19 April 1903, in Berlin – 20 April 1944) was a German sport official. He began his sports career as a successful competition rower. In 1933 he became editor of the sports section of the ''Völkischer Beobachter'', the Nazi Par ...

(1903–1944), German sport official * Arno Claeys (born 1994), Belgian footballer * Arno del Curto (born 1956), Swiss ice hockey player and coach *

Arno Ehret Arno Ehret (born 11 December 1953 in Lahr) is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into f ...

(born 1953), West German handball player * Arno Glockauer (1888–1966), German gymnast *

Arno den Hartog Arnold Pieter Bernard "Arno" den Hartog (born 8 November 1954 in Oss) is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands. He was a member of the Dutch National Team that finished sixth in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Ange ...

(born 1954), Dutch field hockey player *

Arno Havenga Arno Havenga (born 14 November 1974) is a Dutch male former water polo player and current coach. He was a member of the Netherlands men's national water polo team. He competed with the team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. H ...

(born 1974), Dutch water polo player * Arno Hesse (1887–?), German middle-distance runner * Arno Jacobs (born 1977), South African cricketer *

Arno Klaassen Arno Klaassen (born 16 November 1979, in Tilburg) is a Dutch bobsledder. Klaassen started with international bobsleigh competitions in 2005 and therefore was not yet part of Arend Glas's team that participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt L ...

(born 1979), Dutch bobsledder * Arno Klasen (born 1967), German racecar driver * Arno Kozelsky (born 1981), Austrian footballer * Arno Neumann (1885–1966), German footballer *

Arno Pijpers Arnoldus Dick Pijpers (born 21 April 1959) is a Dutch football manager, who was the manager of Estonian top tier club Flora in 2018. He worked for the Royal Dutch Football Association as a youth coach, before taking up a dual role in being the ...

(born 1959), Dutch football coach *

Arno Poley Arno Pieter Poley (born 14 March 1991) is a South African professional rugby union player who most recently played with the . His regularly plays as a fullback or a winger. Career Youth Poley's first inclusion in a provincial side was when he ...

(born 1991), South African rugby player *

Arno Rossini Arno Rossini (born 16 May 1957) is a Swiss football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the ...

(born 1957), Swiss football manager * Arno Saarinen (1884–1970), Finnish gymnast *

Arno Steffenhagen Arno Steffenhagen (born 24 September 1949) is a German retired professional footballer who played as a striker for clubs in Germany, South Africa, the Netherlands, the United States, and Canada, making nearly 400 career league appearances and s ...

(born 1949), German footballer *

Arno Strohmeyer Arno Strohmeyer (born 26 July 1963) is an Austrian fencer. He competed in the individual épée events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly k ...

(born 1963), Austrian fencer *

Arno Van de Velde Arno Van De Velde (born 30 December 1995) is a Belgian professional volleyball player. He is a member of the Belgium national team. At the professional club level, he plays for Volley Menen. Honours Clubs * National championships ** 2012/2013 ...

(born 1995), Belgian volleyball player * Arno van Wyk (born 1994), South African rugby player * Arno Verschueren (born 1997), Belgian footballer * Arno Wohlfahrter (born 1964), Austrian cyclist *

Arno Wallaard Arno Wallaard (13 October 1979 in Noordeloos – 28 February 2006 in Noordeloos) was a Dutch cyclist. He died on 28 February 2006, after feeling sick coming home from training. The cycling race Omloop Alblasserwaard, which Wallaard won in 1999, w ...

(1979–2006), Dutch cyclist *

Arno van Zwam Arno van Zwam (born 16 September 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several clubs, most notably Fortuna Sittard. Van Zwam made his debut in professional football playing for the Fortuna Sittard squad in ...

(born 1969), Dutch footballer *

Arno van der Zwet Arno van der Zwet (born 7 May 1986) is a Dutch former track and road cyclist. In 2010 he won the bronze medal in the team pursuit at the 2010 UEC European Track Championships in Pruszków, Poland. Major results ;2007 : 2nd ZLM Tour ;2010 : 3 ...

(born 1986), Dutch track cyclist

Other people

Arno Benzler Leutnant Arno Benzler (Cross of Distinction in War, Iron Cross) was a German First World War flying ace and aerial commander credited with nine confirmed aerial victories.''Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Nav ...

, German World War I flying ace *

Arno Berg Arno Berg (14 February 1890 – 1 June 1974) was a Swedish born, Norwegian architect and antiquarian. Berg is particularly associated with the preservation of historic building in Oslo. Biography Berg was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was ...

(1890– 1974), Swedish-Norwegian architect and antiquarian *

Arno B. Cammerer Arno Berthold Cammerer (July 31, 1883 – April 30, 1941) was the third director of the U.S. National Park Service. Early life Cammerer was born in Arapahoe, Nebraska, in 1883. He was the son of a Lutheran pastor and his wife.

(1883–1941), American director of the U.S. National Park Service * Arno H. Denecke (1916–1993), American jurist * Arno Funke (born 1950), German extortionist * Arno Kopecky, Canadian journalist and travel writer *

Arno Nickel Arno Nickel (born February 15, 1952) is a German correspondence chess Grandmaster and a well-known German chess publisher. Biography Arno lives in Berlin, which is also where his publishing company Edition Marco is located. Since 1983 he has ...

(born 1952), German correspondence chess Grandmaster *

(born ), Austrian chef and food critic *

Arno Zude Arno Zude (born 14 May 1964) is a German chess International Master and chess problemist. Biography Zude has won the German Chess Solving Championship several times (1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, ...

(born 1964), German chess master and problemist

Fictional characters with the given name

* , titular character in a comic strip by André Juillard and Jacques Martin *Arno, a character in the movie ''

Uncut Gems ''Uncut Gems'' is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bronstein. The film stars Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel and Eric Bogosi ...

'' * Arno Blunt, antagonist in the book Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code. * Arno Brandner, fictional character on German soap opera ''Verbotene Liebe'' (''Forbidden Love'') * Arno Victor Dorian, a French-Austrian Assassin and the protagonist of '' Assassin's Creed Unity''. * Arno Stark, Marvel Comics character known as Iron Man 2020

People with the surname

* Alice Arno, stage name of Marie-France Broquet (born 1946), French actress and model *

Audrey Arno Audrey Arno (born Adrianna Medini; March 7, 1942 – June 9, 2012) was a German singer and actress. Her biggest success was in France in the 1960s, where for a time she was known simply as Audrey. Biography Adrianna Medini was born on Marc ...

(1942–2012), German singer and actress *

Bob Arno Bob Arno (born 1940) is a Swedish-American entertainer, known primarily as a comedy pickpocket, and more recently criminologist specializing in global street crime. He grew up in Stockholm, Sweden, and became a US citizen in 1992. Career Arno' ...

. Swedish-born American pickpocket entertainer and criminologist *

Christian Arno Lingo24 is a UK-registered translation company that was formed in 2001. History & Overview Lingo24 is a business translation and localisation services company, founded as an online start-up by Oxford University languages graduate Christian Ar ...

(born 1978), British businessman *

Diana Arno Diana Arno (born 29 January 1984) is an Estonian beauty queen, fashion designer and model who won the title of Miss Tallinn 2009 and 2010 and Miss Estonia 2009 and 2010, and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant. Arno was bo ...

(born 1984), Estonian model and fashion designer *

Ed Arno Ed Arno (July 17, 1916 – May 27, 2008) was an Austrian-American cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and comics artist, contributing to ''The New Yorker'' from 1969 to 2001. He was born in Innsbruck, Austria, before moving to the United States ...

(1916–2008), American cartoonist * Ferdinando Arnò (born 1959), Italian composer, record producer, and arranger * Madame Arno, Parisian artist and fighter *

Nelly Arno Nelly Aronowsky (15 July 1892 – September 1966), known professionally as Nelly Arno, was a German-born British theatre, film and radio actress. Aronowsky was born in Karlsruhe to Abraham Aronowsky and Fanny (''née'' Maysel). She had a you ...

(1892–1966), British actress * Peter Arno (1904–1968), American cartoonist * Sig Arno (1895–1975), German-Jewish film actor