Caputo is a common Italian surname. It derives from the Latin root of ''caput'', meaning "source" or "head." People with that name include:
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Anthony "Acid" Caputo,
American
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
DJ, producer and remixer
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Bruce Faulkner Caputo
Bruce Faulkner Caputo (born August 7, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician from New York. He is most notable for his service as a member of the New York State Assembly (1973 to 1976) and the United States House of Representatives (1977 to ...
, American politician
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Chuck Caputo
Carmin Charles "Chuck" Caputo (born July 17, 1938, in New York City)
is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2005. He represented the 67th district, made up of parts of Fairfax and L ...
, American politician
* Chuck Caputo, American magician
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Dante Caputo
Dante Caputo (25 November 1943 – 20 June 2018) was an Argentine academic, diplomat and politician, who served as the nation's foreign minister under President Raúl Alfonsín.
Academic activity
Dante Mario Antonio Caputo was born in Buenos ...
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Argentine academic, politician and diplomat
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David A. Caputo, American academic
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Francesco Caputo
Francesco "Ciccio" Caputo (born 6 August 1987) is an Italian professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Empoli F.C., Empoli, on loan from U.C. Sampdoria, Sampdoria. He represents the ...
, Italian footballer
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John D. Caputo, American philosopher
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John S. Caputo, American/Italian communication scholar
* Joseph Claude Caputo, American jazz musician, known as
Joe Cabot
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Lisa Caputo, American businesswoman
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Michael A. Caputo, American professional football player
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Michael R. Caputo
Michael Raymon Caputo (born March 24, 1962) is an American political strategist and lobbyist. In April 2020, Caputo was appointed as assistant secretary of public affairs in the Department of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration. ...
, Republican political strategist and media consultant
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Michael "Mike" Caputo, American politician
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Mina Caputo
Mina Caputo (born Keith Caputo; December 4, 1973) is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of New York City alternative metal band Life of Agony. Caputo came out as transgender in 2011 and transitioned to fem ...
, formerly known as Keith Caputo, American singer
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Philip Caputo
Philip Caputo (born June 10, 1941) is an American author and journalist. He is best known for '' A Rumor of War'' (1977), a best-selling memoir of his experiences during the Vietnam War. Caputo has written 16 books, including two memoirs, five b ...
, American writer
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Sergio Caputo
Sergio Caputo (born August 31, 1954, in Rome) is an Italian singer, writer, composer, and guitarist.
Caputo's first LP was released in 1983. It presented a style that combined jazz and Latin-jazz pop.
Over his recording career he produced 14 a ...
, Italian musician
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Theresa Caputo
Theresa Caputo (born June 10, 1967) is an American psychic medium, best known for her TLC reality television series ''Long Island Medium''.
Early life
Caputo, the daughter of Nicholas and Veronica Brigandi, was born and raised in Hicksville ...
, American television personality
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Tony C. Caputo, American publisher
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Lisa Nowak
Lisa Marie Nowak (née Caputo, born May 10, 1963) is an American aeronautical engineer, and former NASA astronaut and United States Navy officer. Nowak served as naval flight officer and test pilot in the Navy, and was selected by NASA for N ...
(née Caputo), American
Naval Aviator and former astronaut
Fictional characters
* Joe Caputo, the fictional Litchfield Director of Human Activities on ''
Orange is the New Black''
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Italian-language surnames