Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to

Darius Darius may refer to: Persian royalty ;Kings of the Achaemenid Empire * Darius I (the Great, 550 to 487 BC) * Darius II (423 to 404 BC) * Darius III (Codomannus, 380 to 330 BC) ;Crown princes * Darius (son of Xerxes I), crown prince of Persia, ma ...

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Dario Allevi Dario Allevi (born 30 September 1965 in Rome) is an Italian politician. He is a member of the centre-right party Forza Italia. He served as first President of the Province of Monza and Brianza from 2009 to 2014. Allevi was elected Mayor of Monz ...

(born 1965), Italian politician *

Dario Argento Dario Argento (; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and film critic, critic. His influential work in the horror film, horror genre during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the subgenre known as ...

(born 1940), Italian film director *

Dario Badinelli Dario Badinelli (born 10 August 1960) is a retired Italian triple jumper. Career Dario Badinelli won two medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1984), he has 56 ...

(born 1946), Italian triple jumper *

Dario Bellezza Dario Bellezza (5 September 1944 – 31 March 1996) was an Italian poet, author and playwright. He won the Viareggio, Gatto, and Montale prizes. Biography Dario Bellezza was born in Rome on 5 September 1944. After his studies at a ''liceo class ...

(1944–1996), Italian poet *

Dario Benuzzi Dario Benuzzi (born January 1946) is an Italian test driver, best known for his employment at Ferrari, a manufacturer of sports cars in Italy. He has tested every production model following the Dino road cars as well as the company's Formula One ca ...

(born 1946), Italian test driver *

Darío Botero Darío Botero Uribe (July 1938 – June 21, 2010) was a Colombian writer, thinker, professor emeritus and teacher at the National University of Colombia; he received a Doctorate degree from the National University with the title of Master. He stud ...

(1938–2010), Colombian writer and philosopher *

Dario Campeotto Dario Campeotto (born 1 February 1939) is a Danish-Italian singer, actor, and entertainer. He was born in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen to Italian parents, Emma and Ernesto Campeotto. He started performing at the age of ten, but his breakthrough was a ...

(born 1939), Danish singer, actor, entertainer *

Dario Cologna Dario Cologna (born 11 March 1986) is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has four overall World Cup victories, four Olympic gold medals, one World Championships gold medal and four Tour de Ski victories in his career. On 3 November 2021, he announc ...

(born 1986), Swiss cross-country skier *

Dario Dainelli Dario Dainelli (; born 9 June 1979) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Early career Born in Pontedera, Province of Pisa, Dainelli started his professional career at Empoli. He spent his early ...

(born 1979), Italian footballer, former captain of Fiorentina *

Dario Fo Dario Luigi Angelo Fo (; 24 March 1926 – 13 October 2016) was an Italian playwright, actor, theatre director, stage designer, songwriter, political campaigner for the Italian left wing and the recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature. I ...

(1926–2016), Italian Nobel prize winner *

Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti, MBE (born 19 May 1973) is a British former racing driver and current motorsport commentator from Scotland. He is a four time IndyCar Series champion ( 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011), a three-time winner of the Indiana ...

(born 1973), Scottish Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series champion *

Dario García Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius. Given name *Dario Allevi (born 1965), Italian politician *Dario Argento (born 1940), Italian film director *Dario Badinelli (born 1946), Italian triple jumper *Dario Bellezza (19 ...

(born 1968), Argentine judoka *

Dario Hübner Dario Hübner (born 28 April 1967) is an Italian former professional association football, footballer. An opportunistic forward (association football), forward, with an eye for goal, and an accurate finisher (with both his head and feet) and Pe ...

(born 1967), Italian footballer *

Dario Lari Dario Lari (born 22 October 1979 in Livorno) is a rower from Italy. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital ...

(born 1979), Italian rower * Darío Lecman (born 1971), Argentine weightlifter *

Dario Kordić Dario Kordić (born 14 December 1960) is a Bosnian Croat former politician from the Croatian Democratic Union, military commander of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) between 1992 and 1994, vice president of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosn ...

(born 1960), Bosnian Croat politician, military commander and convicted war criminal *

Dario Marianelli Dario Marianelli (born 21 June 1963) is an Italian composer known for his frequent collaborations with director Joe Wright. Early life, education Marianelli was born in Pisa, Italy. He came from a musically inclined family and learned the piano ...

(born 1963), Italian film composer *

Darío Moreno David Arugete (3 April 1921 – 1 December 1968), commonly known under his stage name Darío Moreno, was a Turkish-Jewish polyglot singer, an accomplished composer, lyricist, and guitarist. He attained fame and made a remarkable career centred ...

(1921–1968), Turkish-born Sephardic Jewish singer and composer *

Dario Resta Dario Resta (17 August 1882 – 3 September 1924), nicknamed "Dolly", was an Italian Briton race car driver. He was the winner of the 1916 Indianapolis 500. Early years Dario Resta was born in Faenza, Italy but was raised in England from the a ...

(1882–1924), Italian-born Anglo-American Indianapolis 500 winner *

Dario José dos Santos Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius. Given name *Dario Allevi (born 1965), Italian politician *Dario Argento (born 1940), Italian film director *Dario Badinelli (born 1946), Italian triple jumper *Dario Bellezza (19 ...

(born 1946), Brazilian footballer *

Dario Šarić Dario Šarić (; born 8 April 1994) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. He also represents the senior ...

(born 1994), Croatian basketball player *

Darío Silva Darío Debray Silva Pereira (born 2 November 1972) is a Uruguayan retired professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Ca ...

(born 1972), former Uruguayan footballer *

Dario Šimić Dario Šimić (; born 12 November 1975) is a Croatian former footballer. Šimić was a versatile defender who played as full-back, sweeper or centre back; a physical and hard-tackling defender, he was known in particular for his strength and ...

(born 1975), Croatian footballer *

Dario Vidošić Dario Vidošić ( ; ; (born 8 April 1987) is a former Australian footballer and current coach who is the interim manager of A-League Women club Melbourne City FC Women. Club career Early life Vidošić was born on 8 April 1987 in Osijek to ...

(born 1987), Australian footballer *

Darío Villanueva Francisco Darío Villanueva Prieto (born 5 June 1950) is a Spanish literary theorist and critic, and is the director of the Royal Spanish Academy (Spanish: Real Academia Española) as of 11 December 2014. He has been a member of the academy ...

(born 1950), Spanish literary critic

Fictional characters

*Dario, the title character of '' L'incoronazione di Dario'', a 1717 ''dramma per musica'' by Antonio Vivaldi, and the 1686 opera ''L'incoronazione di Dario'' (Perti) * Dario, criminal in "Licence to Kill", played by

Benicio Del Toro Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor and producer. He has garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen A ...

* Dario Bossi, in the video game ''Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow'' * Dario Brando, father of

Dio Brando is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. He is featured primarily as the main antagonist of the series' first part, ''Phantom Blood'', a ...

in the Japanese manga series ''

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly ''seinen'' manga ...

'' *Dario Cueto, played by

Luis Fernandez-Gil Luis Fernandez-Gil is a Spanish actor and professional wrestling personality. In the 2000s and 2010s, Fernandez-Gil appeared in films including ''The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down'' and ''Jack and Jill'', as well as television shows includi ...

in the professional wrestling television series ''Lucha Underground''

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