Dante is an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

given name and surname. Etymologically, it is short for an old given name,

Durante Durante is both an Italian surname and a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Adriano Durante (1940-2009), Italian professional road bicycle racer *Andrew Durante (born 1982), Australian football (soccer) p ...

, and was first made popular by the Italian poet

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

, whose real name was Durante. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Commander Dante, another name for Bernardo Buscayno, who became military leader of the New People's Army in the Philippines in October 1970 *

Count Dante Count Juan Raphael Dante (born John Timothy Keehan; February 2, 1939 – May 25, 1975) was an American martial artist figure during the 1960s and 1970s who claimed he could do extraordinary feats such as Dim Mak. Early career Keehan was born in ...

(1939–1975), American karate instructor * Dante Agostini (1920–1980), Italian-born French drummer and pedagogue *

, 14th-century Tuscan author of ''The Divine Comedy'' *

Dante Arthurs Dante Wyndham Arthurs (born 8 August 1984) is an Australian murderer, convicted of the murder of eight-year-old Sofia Rodriguez-Urrutia Shu. On 17 November 2007 Arthurs pleaded guilty to the charges of murder and unlawful detention and was co ...

(born 1984), Australian child murderer *

Dante Basco Dante R. Basco (born August 29, 1975) is an American film, television and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg's ''Hook'', and Julian Lee in '' Fakin' da Funk'', and for his many vo ...

(born 1975), Filipino-American actor *

Dante Benedetti Dante Benedetti (May 16, 1919 – November 16, 2005) was an American restaurateur and collegiate baseball coach. He was born in San Francisco and remained there the rest of his life. His family owned New Pisa, a restaurant in San Francisco's Nor ...

(1919–2005), American restaurateur and baseball coach *Dante Daniel Bonaduce (born 1959), American actor, comedian, radio personality, television personality, and professional wrestler, known professionally as

Danny Bonaduce Dante Daniel Bonaduce (born August 13, 1959) is an American radio personality, actor, television personality, and professional wrestler. Bonaduce is the son of veteran TV writer and producer Joseph Bonaduce (''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', '' One Da ...

Dante Bowe Dante Bowe is an American Christian worship singer, and songwriter. He is also a member of Maverick City Music and former member of the Bethel Music collective. In 2017, Bowe released his debut single, "Potter and Friend" featuring Jesse Clin ...

, American Christian musician * Dante Cappelli (1866–1948), Italian actor * Dante Caputo (born 1943), Argentine politician * Dante Carnesecchi (1892–1921), Italian anarchist * Dante Carver (born 1977), American actor * Dante David (1955–2008), Filipino radio disc jockey known as "Howlin' Dave" *

Dante DeCaro Dante DeCaro (born January 26, 1981) of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, is the former guitarist/songwriter of the Canadian band Hot Hot Heat. DeCaro left the band after the recording of 2005's ''Elevator''. In the spring of 2005, he began p ...

(born 1981), Canadian guitarist/songwriter *

Dante Fascell Dante Bruno Fascell (March 9, 1917 – November 28, 1998) was an American politician who represented Florida as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1993. He served as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committe ...

(1917–1998), 20th-century Florida politician *

Dante Ferretti Dante Ferretti (, born 26 February 1943) is an Italian production designer, art director, and costume designer. Biography Throughout his career, Ferretti has worked with many acclaimed directors, both American and Italian, including; Pier Paolo ...

(born 1943), Italian art director *

Dante Giacosa Dante Giacosa (3 January 1905 - 31 March 1996) was an Italians, Italian automobile designer and engineer responsible for a range of Italian automobile designs — and for refining the front-wheel drive layout to an industry-standard configurati ...

(1905–1996), Italian car designer * Dante Lauretta (born 1970), American chemist * Dante Leonelli (born 1931), American sculptor *

Dante da Maiano __NOTOC__ Dante da Maiano was a late thirteenth-century poet who composed mainly sonnets in Italian and Occitan. He was an older contemporary of Dante Alighieri and active in Florence. He may have been a Provençal- or Auvergnat-speaker from Mai ...

, 13th-century Italian poet *

Dante Maggio Dante Maggio (2 March 1909 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 115 films between 1940 and 1975. Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio had a turbulent adolescence that led his father to send him in an institu ...

(1909–1992), Italian film actor *

Dante Marioni Dante Marioni (born March 3, 1964 in Mill Valley, California) is an American glass artist. Biography Dante Marioni grew up among many artistic influences. His father, Paul Marioni, was involved in the American studio glass movement and, as a ...

(born 1964), American glass artist * Dante Pereira-Olson, American actor * Dante Quinterno (1909–2003), Argentine comics artist *

Dante Rivera Dante Rivera (born August 12, 1984 in Manhattan, New York) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's '' The Ultimate Fighter 7'' making it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Jesse Taylor. Dante ...

(born 1974), American mixed martial arts fighter * Dante Roberson (born 1972), American musician *

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti (), was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhoo ...

(1828–1882), 19th-century English painter * Dante Smith (born 1973), a.k.a. Mos Def, American musician, actor and poet * Dante Spinetta (born 1976), Argentine singer/composer *

Dante Spinotti Dante Spinotti, A.S.C., A.I.C. (born 22 August 1943) is an Italian cinematographer and a member of the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is known for his collaborations with directors Michael Mann, Michael A ...

(born 1943), Italian cinematographer *

Dante Testa Dante Testa (24 August 1861 – 3 March 1923) was an Italian stage and film actor and theatre and film director whose career began in the 1880s. Biography Born in Turin, Dante Testa became one of great exponents of theatre in the Piedmontese lan ...

(1861–1923), Italian actor and director *

Dante "Tex" Gill Dante "Tex" Gill (April 2, 1930−January 8, 2003) was an American trans man gangster and massage parlor owner. Biography Gill was born on April 2, 1930, to parents Walter and Agnes. Gill managed Spartacus Massage Parlor in McKees Rocks, the Ja ...

(1930−2003), American gangster and massage parlor owner *

Dante Tiñga Dante Osorio Tiñga (born May 11, 1939) is a Filipino politician and jurist. He served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2003 to 2009. Profile In 1960, Tiñga obtained his law degree at the University of t ...

(born 1939), Filipino politician and jurist * Dante Tomaselli (born 1969), American screenwriter and director * Dante Troisi (1920–1989), Italian writer and magistrate

Sportspeople

* Dante Agostini (canoeist) (born 1923), Italian sprint canoeist and Olympic competitor *

Dante Amaral Dante Guimarães Santos do Amaral (born 30 September 1980) is a former Brazilian professional volleyball player, who is best known as Dante. Measuring and , he played in the position of outside hitter. He was born in Itumbiara. Biography Ea ...

(born 1980), Brazilian volleyball player typically known by his first name only * Dante Bichette (born 1963), American Major League Baseball player * Dante Bonfim Costa Santos (born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Dante Boninfante (born 1977), Italian volleyball player *

Dante Booker Dante Booker (born October 9, 1977) is a former professional American football player. Booker grew up in Akron, Ohio, where he was a three-time all-city selection in High School basketball. Booker played college football at Montgomery Junior Co ...

(born 1977), American football player * Dante Brown (born 1980), American football player * Dante Calabria (born 1973), American basketball player * Dante Campbell (born 1999), Canadian soccer player *

Dante Cunningham Dante Lamar Cunningham (born April 22, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Le Mans Sarthe Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Villanova before being selected with the 33rd overall pick in ...

(born 1987), American basketball player *

Dante Exum Dante Exum (born 13 July 1995) is an Australian professional basketball player for Partizan of the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He chose to bypass college and was ultimately selected by the Utah Jazz with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 N ...

(born 1995), Australian basketball player *

Dante Fowler Dante Antwane Fowler Jr. (born August 3, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida. Fowler was selected third overall by the Jacksonville Jagu ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Dante Hall Damieon Dante Hall (born September 20, 1978) is an American former football wide receiver and return specialist who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is nicknamed the "Human Joystick" and the "X-Factor". Hall was a ...

(born 1978), American football player * Dante Hughes (born 1985), American football player *

Dante Lavelli Dante Bert Joseph "Gluefingers" Lavelli (February 23, 1923 – January 20, 2009) was an American professional football player who was an end for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League ...

(1923–2009), American football player * Dante López (born 1983), Paraguayan football player *

Dante Love Dante Love is an American former college football player. He played as a wide receiver for the Ball State Cardinals at Ball State University until he suffered a cervical spine fracture during a 2008 season game. At the time of his career-ending ...

(born 1986), American college football player *

Dante Magnani Dante Alfred Magnani (March 16, 1917 – December 23, 1985) was an American football player who played nine seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted in the 19th round of the 1940 NFL Draft. Magnani, a running back, played college ...

(1917–1985), American football player * Dante Marini (born 1992), American soccer player * Dante Marsh (born 1981), Canadian football player * Dante Micheli (1939–2012), Italian football player *

Dante Mircoli Dante Mircoli (born 12 March 1947) is a former Italian - Argentine footballer and coach who spent the majority of his career in Argentina. Playing career Mircoli was born in Italy but moved to Argentina as a child and became a nationalised Argen ...

(born 1947), Argentine footballer * Dante Olson (born 1997), American football player *Dante Anthony Pastorini (born 1949), American football quarterback known as

Dan Pastorini Dante Anthony Pastorini (born May 26, 1949) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Houston Oilers. He played college football at Santa Clara University and wa ...

Dante Pettis Dante Garrison Pettis (born October 23, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington. Early years Pettis attended JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, California. H ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Dante Ridgeway Dante DeAndre Ridgeway (born April 18, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ball State. Ridgeway also played for the New Yor ...

(born 1984), American arena football player *

Dante Rosario Dante Santiago Rosario (born October 25, 1984) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football for Oregon. He was also a member of the Miami ...

(born 1984), American football player * Dante Rossi (1936–2013), Italian water polo player * Dante Scarnecchia (born 1948), American offensive line coach, assistant head coach for the New England Patriots * Dante Senger (born 1983), Argentine footballer *

Dante Washington Dante Deneen Washington (born November 21, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American former soccer player who played as a striker. Washington played college soccer at Radford University, and was named a first team All-American in 1991. He ...

(born 1970), American soccer player * Dante Wesley (born 1979), American football player

Surname

* Joe Dante (born 1946), American director *

Michael Dante Michael Dante (born Ralph Vitti; September 2, 1931) is an American actor and former professional minor league baseball player. Early life Dante was born Ralph Vitti in Stamford, Connecticut. Growing up, he would sneak into a local movie theater ...

(born 1931), American actor, stage and screen director and former professional athlete * Peter Dante (born 1968), American actor

Mononym

Dante (comedian) Dante (real name Jay Dante Rusciolelli; born October 2, 1970) is an American comedian, talent agent and activist from Ridgecrest, California. Dante is the youngest of four children. In 1982, Dante and his parents moved to San Diego where he attend ...

(born 1970), American comedian * Dante (crossword compiler), one of the pseudonyms of Roger Squires, British crossword compiler

Fictional characters

* Dante (''Devil May Cry''), the protagonist of the video game series ''Devil May Cry'' * Dante (''Fullmetal Alchemist''), a villainess in the anime ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' * Dante, one of The Titans in the ''Legends of Dune'' series of novels * Dante, in the American television series ''

One Tree Hill One Tree Hill may refer to: * "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak * ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song ** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...

'' * Dante, in the James Joyce novel ''

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ''A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'' is the first novel of Irish writer James Joyce. A ''Künstlerroman'' written in a modernist style, it traces the religious and intellectual awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, Joyce's fictional al ...

'' * Dante, in the comic strip '' Sheldon'' * Dante, the main character of ''

Demon Lord Dante is a manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The series tells the story of Ryo Utsugi, a student who finds himself in the body of an ancient demon known as Dante and sees himself in the middle of a conflict between God and the dev ...

'' *Dante, a Mexican hairless dog from the 2017 Pixar movie ''Coco'' * Dante Adams, in the 2010 video game ''

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...

'' *Dante Alighieri, the main character in Tage Danielsson's book and film ''

The Man Who Quit Smoking ''The Man Who Quit Smoking'' ( sv, Mannen som slutade röka) is a 1972 Swedish comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Grynet Molvig, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt and Gunn Wållgren. The film is known as a Hasse & Tage film an ...

'' *Dante Dalmatian, a puppy on

101 Dalmatian Street ''101 Dalmatian Street'' is an animated television series created by Miklos Weigert that aired on Disney Channel in the UK and Ireland from 18 March 2019 to 22 February 2020, and released on Disney+ in Canada and the United States on 28 Febru ...

Dante Damiano Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

, on the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' *

Dante Falconeri Dante Falconeri is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network, played by Dominic Zamprogna. Zamprogna made his debut on June 22, 2009. In 2018, Zamprogna announced his decision to leave the role, a ...

, on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' *Dante Fiero (Dennis Feinstein), a businessman in US sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'' *

Dante Hicks This is a list of major and recurring characters in Kevin Smith's fictional universe known as the View Askewniverse. ''Clerks'' (1994) Dante Hicks Dante Hicks, played by Brian O'Halloran, is 22 (33 in ''Clerks II, 49 in Clerks III''), works at ...

, the protagonist of ''

Clerks A clerk is someone who works in an office. A retail clerk works in a store. Office holder Clerk(s) may also refer to a person who holds an office, most commonly in a local unit of government, or a court. *Barristers' clerk, a manager and adminis ...

'', ''

Clerks 2 ''Clerks II'' is a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, the sequel to his 1994 film ''Clerks'', and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. The film stars Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawso ...

'', and '' Clerks: The Animated Series'' *Dante Koryu, main protagonist in the anime ''

Beyblade Burst Rise ''Beyblade Burst Rise'', known in Japan as is a 2019-2020 original net animation series and the fourth season of ''Beyblade Burst''. The series consists of 52 12-minute episodes, and they premiered on the CoroCoro and Takara Tomy YouTube channels ...

'' *Dante Moro, an assassination target in the video game

Assassin's Creed II ''Assassin's Creed II'' is a 2009 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montréal and published by Ubisoft. It is the second major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series, and the sequel to 2007's '' Assassin's Creed''. The g ...

Inferno (Dante Pertuz) Inferno (Dante Pertuz) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Charles Soule and Joe Madureira, the character first appeared in ''Inhuman'' #1 (June 2014). Publication history Pertuz was cr ...

, superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics *Dante Quintana, from the novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz *Dante Rossi, from the comic

Fence A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or netting. A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its whole length. ...

C. S. Pacat C. S. Pacat is a bestselling Australian author, best known for the ''Captive Prince'' trilogy, published by Penguin Random House in 2015. Personal life Pacat was born in Melbourne, Australia, and was educated at the University of Melbourne. She ...

*Dante Vale, a major character from Huntik: Secrets & Seekers series *Dante Zogratis, villain in the anime '' Black Clover'' * Baron Dante, the villain of video games ''Croc: Legend of the Gobbos'' and ''Croc 2'' * Commander Dante, the Chapter Master of the Blood Angels in

Warhammer 40,000 ''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, ...

*Jack Dante, the evil genius inventor in the movie ''

Death Machine ''Death Machine'' is a 1994 science fiction horror film written and directed by Stephen Norrington. It stars Brad Dourif, Ely Pouget, William Hootkins, John Sharian, and Richard Brake. Rachel Weisz, still early in her career at the time of ...

'' * Kerberos Dante, a ''Saint Seiya'' character *

Silvio Dante Silvio Manfred Dante is a fictional character on the HBO TV series ''The Sopranos'', played by Steven Van Zandt. He is the consigliere and right-hand man to Tony Soprano in the DiMeo crime family. John Magaro portrays a young Silvio Dante in ...

, on the HBO TV series ''The Sopranos''

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