Camillo is an Italian masculine given name, descended from Latin Camillus. Its Slavic cognate is

Kamil Kamil is a name used in a number of languages. Kamil () is a Polish, Czech, and Slovak given name, equivalent to the Italian Camillo, Spanish/Portuguese Camilo and French Camille. It is derived from Camillus,Camillo Agrippa Camillo Agrippa (died 1 January 1600) was a noted fencer, architect, engineer and mathematician of the Renaissance. He is considered to be one of the greatest fencing theorists of all time. Biography Though born in Milan, Agrippa lived and wor ...

, Italian Renaissance fencer, architect, engineer and mathematician *

Camillo Almici Camillo Almici (2 November 1714 – 30 December 1779) was a priest of the Congregation of the Oratory, of distinguished theological attainments. Biography Almici was born at Brescia, of a noble family. He became a member of the Congregation of the ...

(1714–1779), Italian priest, theologian and literary critic *

Camillo Astalli Camillo Astalli (21 October 1616 – 21 December 1663) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and Cardinal-Nephew of Pope Innocent X who served as Cardinal Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1653–1662), Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardina ...

(1616–1663), Italian cardinal *

Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Count of Cavour, Isolabella and Leri (, 10 August 1810 – 6 June 1861), generally known as Cavour ( , ), was an Italian politician, businessman, economist and noble, and a leading figure in the movement towa ...

(1810–1861), a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification, founder of the original Italian Liberal Party and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia *

Camillo Berlinghieri Camillo Berlinghieri (1590 or 1605 Ticozzi – 1635) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Born in Ferrara. He trained with Carlo Bononi. Among his paintings was a ''Gathering of the Manna'' in San Niccolo; and an ''Annunciation'' for Sant ...

(1590 or 1605–1635), Italian painter *

Camillo Berneri Camillo Berneri (also known as Camillo da Lodi; May 28, 1897 – May 5, 1937) was an Italian professor of philosophy, anarchist militant, propagandist and theorist. He was married to Giovanna Berneri, and was father of Marie-Louise Berneri and ...

(1897–1937), Italian professor of philosophy, anarchist militant, propagandist and theorist *

Camillo Boccaccino Camillo Boccaccino (; 1511 – 4 January 1546) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Cremona and regions of Lombardy.

(c. 1504–1546), Italian painter *

Camillo Boito Camillo Boito (; 30 October 1836 – 28 June 1914) was an Italian architect and engineer, and a noted art critic, art historian and novelist. Biography Boito was born in Rome, the son of an Italian painter of miniatures. His mother was of Poli ...

(1836–1914), Italian architect, engineer, art critic, art historian and novelist *Camillo Borghese (1550–1621),

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...

, the Pope who persecuted

Galileo Galilei Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. Commonly referred to as Galileo, his name was pronounced (, ). He was ...

Camillo Borghese, 6th Prince of Sulmona '' Don'' Camillo Filippo Ludovico Borghese, Prince of Sulmona and of Rossano, Duke and Prince of Guastalla (19 July 1775 – 9 May 1832) was a member of the Borghese family, best known for being a brother-in-law of Napoleon. Borghese married N ...

(1775–1832), brother-in-law of Napoleon *

Camillo Camilli Camillo Camilli (c. 1704 – 1754) was a notable master luthier of the 18th century. The instruments of Camilli, most of which he made in Mantua, in northern Italy, are prized by string musicians to this day. He was a pupil of Zanotti, but was mai ...

(c. 1704–1754), master luthier *

Camillo Castiglioni Camillo Castiglioni (22 October 1879 – 18 December 1957) was an Italian-Austrian Jewish financier and banker, and was the wealthiest man in Central Europe during World War I. Nicknamed "Austrian Stinnes", he was active in aviation's pioneering ...

(1879–1957), Italian-Austrian financier and banker *

Camillo Federici Camillo Federici (9 April 1749 – 23 December 1802) was an Italian dramatist and actor. He was born at Garessio, a small town in Piedmont. His real name was Giovanni Battista Viassolo; he took his pen-name from the title of one of his first piec ...

(1749–1802), Italian dramatist and actor *Camillo Finocchiaro Aprile (1851–1916), Italian jurist and politician *Camillo Golgi (1843–1926), Italian physician, pathologist, scientist, and Nobel laureate *Camillo Jerusalem (1914–1979), Austrian football player *Camillo Laurenti (1861–1938), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal *Count Camillo Marcolini (1739–1814), minister and general director of the fine arts for the Electorate, later Kingdom of Saxony *Camillo Mariani (1565–1611), Italian sculptor *Camillo Massimo (1620–1677), Italian cardinal *Camillo Mastrocinque (1901–1969), Italian film director and screenwriter *Camillo Mazzella (1833–1900), Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal *Camillo Olivetti (1868–1943), Italian electrical engineer and founder of Olivetti & Co., SpA. *Camillo Pacetti (1758–1826), Italian sculptor *Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphili (1622–1666), Italian cardinal and nobleman *Camillo Pilotto (1890–1963), Italian film actor *Camillo Procaccini (1551–1629), Italian painter *Camillo Rizzi (1580–1618), Italian painter *Camillo Rondani (1808–1879), Italian entomologist *Camillo Ruini (born 1931), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal *Camillo Rusconi (1658–1728), Italian sculptor *Camillo Sitte (1843–1903), Austrian architect, painter and city planning theoretician *Camillo Sivori (1815–1894), Italian virtuoso violinist and composer *Camillo Tarquini (1810–1874), Italian cardinal, Jesuit canonist and archaeologist *Camillo Togni (1922–1993), Italian composer, teacher and pianist *Camillo Ugi (1884–1970), German football player *Camillo Vaz (born 1975), French football manager *Camillo Walzel (1829–1895), German librettist and theatre director Fictional characters include: *Don Camillo, in the short stories of Italian writer and journalist Giovannino Guareschi

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