Cosimo is the Italian form of the Greek name ''Kosmas'' (latinised as ''

Cosmas Cosmas or Kosmas is a Greek language, Greek name ( grc-gre, Κοσμᾶς), from Ancient Greek Κοσμᾶς (Kosmâs), associated with the noun κόσμος (kósmos), meaning "Cosmos, universe", and the verb κοσμέω (to order, govern, ado ...

''). Cosimo may refer to:

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Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò or simply Cosimo is the protagonist in the Italian novel'' The Baron in the Trees'' (1957, ''Il Barone Rampante'') by Italo Calvino. Cosimo climbs in a tree at the beginning of the novel and will spend the rest of his ad ...

, hero of Italo Calvino's 1957 novel ''The Baron in the Trees''

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Medici family

Cosimo de' Medici Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (27 September 1389 – 1 August 1464) was an Italian banker and politician who established the Medici family as effective rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance. His power derived from his wealth ...

(1389–1464), ruler of Florence, Italy * Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name *

Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de' Medici (12 June 1519 – 21 April 1574) was the second Duke of Florence from 1537 until 1569, when he became the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, a title he held until his death. Life Rise to power Cosimo was born in Florence on 12 ...

(1519–1574) *

Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until his death. He was the elder son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Christina of Lorraine. For the majority of his twelve-ye ...

(1590–1621) *

Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo III de' Medici (14 August 1642 – 31 October 1723) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 until his death in 1723, the sixth and penultimate from the House of Medici. He reigned from 1670 to 1723, and was the elder son of Grand Duke Ferdinan ...

(1642–1723)

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* Cosimo Antonelli (1925–2014), Italian water polo player *

Cosimo Bartoli Cosimo Bartoli (December 20, 1503 in Florence – October 25, 1572) was an Italian diplomat, mathematician, Philology, philologist, and Humanism, humanist. He worked and lived in Rome and Florence and took minor orders. He was a friend of architect ...

(1503–1572), Italian diplomat and humanist *

Cosimo Boscaglia Cosimo Boscaglia (c. 1550 – 1621) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Pisa in Italy. He is the first person known to have accused Galileo of possible heresy for defending the heliocentric system of Copernicus Nicolaus Coper ...

(c.1550–1621), Italian professor of philosophy *

Cosimo Caliandro Cosimo Caliandro (11 March 1982 – 10 June 2011) was an Italian middle distance runner who won a gold medal at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. Biography Caliandro was born in Francavilla Fontana. In his first appearance on the world st ...

(1982–2011), Italian middle distance runner *

Cosimo Cavallaro Cosimo Cavallaro (born 1961) is an Italian-Canadian artist, filmmaker and sculptor. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Cavallaro is known for his numerous installation art pieces involving real cheese, including a series of photographs of the iconi ...

(born 1961), Italian-Canadian artist *

Cosimo Commisso (soccer) Cosimo Commisso (born November 28, 1965) is a Canadian former soccer player who earned five caps for the national team in 1988. In 1982, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia, and was drafted by the Toronto Blizzard in 1 ...

, Canadian soccer player *

Cosimo Daddi Cosimo Daddi (before 1575–1630), was a late Renaissance painter active mainly around Volterra and Florence. In 1591–94, he participated in the fresco decoration (the deeds of Godefroy de Bouillon) of the Villa Petraia for the Medici family. ...

(died 1630), Italian painter *

Cosimo Fancelli Cosimo Fancelli (c.1620 – 3 April 1688) was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome. He worked on a number of commissions with Pietro da Cortona from 1647 until Cortona's death in 1669. Gian Lorenzo Bernini ...

(c. 1620–1688), Italian sculptor *

Cosimo Fanzago Cosimo Fanzago (Clusone, 12 October 1591 – Napoli, 13 February 1678) was an Italian architect and sculptor, generally considered the greatest such artist of the Baroque period in Naples, Italy. Facade Santa Maria della Sapienza. Biography Fanz ...

(1591–1678), Italian architect and sculptor *

Cosimo Lotti Cosimo Lotti (1571–1643) was an Italian engineer, scenographer, and landscape designer. He worked around Florence until in his mid-fifties he moved to Madrid where he produced theatrical spectacles for the royal court. Lotti was born in Florenc ...

(1571–1643), Italian engineer *

Cosimo Matassa Cosimo Vincent Matassa (April 13, 1926 – September 11, 2014) was an American recording engineer and studio owner, responsible for many R&B and early rock and roll recordings. Life and career Matassa was born in New Orleans in 1926.Komorowsk ...

(1926–2014), Italian-American studio owner *

Cosimo Morelli Cosimo Morelli (1732 – February 26, 1812) was an Italian architect, active throughout the Papal States in a Neoclassic style. Biography He was born at Imola. His father, also an architect, studied under Giovanni Domenico Trifogli, who was con ...

(1732–1812), Italian architect *

Cosimo Perrotta Cosimo Perrotta (born 1942) is an Italian professor of economic history at the University of Salento and author of the book ''Consumption as an Investment''. Perrotta was born in Squinzano, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italia ...

(born 1942), Italian professor of economic history *

Cosimo Pinto Cosimo Pinto (born 14 March 1943) is a retired Italian light heavyweight Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the d ...

(born 1943), Italian boxer *

Cosimo Rosselli Cosimo Rosselli (; 1439–1507) was an Italian painter of the Quattrocento, active mainly in his birthplace of Florence, but also in Pisa earlier in his career and in 1481–82 in the Sistine Chapel in Rome, where he painted some of the large ...

(1439–1507), Italian painter *

Cosimo Tura Cosimo is the Italian form of the Greek name ''Kosmas'' (latinised as ''Cosmas''). Cosimo may refer to: Characters * Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò, hero of Italo Calvino's 1957 novel ''The Baron in the Trees'' Given name Medici family * Cosimo d ...

(c. 1430–1495), Italian painter *

Cosimo Ulivelli Cosimo Ulivelli (1625–1705) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence. He was a pupil of the painter Baldassare Franceschini Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano after his birth place Volterra and, t ...

(1625–1704), Italian painter

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Piero di Cosimo Piero di Cosimo (2 January 1462 – 12 April 1522), also known as Piero di Lorenzo, was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. He is most famous for the mythological and allegorical subjects he painted in the late Quattrocento; he is said to ...

(1462–1522), Italian painter

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