Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius.

Given name

* Dario Allevi (born 1965), Italian politician *

Dario Argento Dario Argento (; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. His influential work in the horror film, horror and giallo genres during the 1970s and 1980s has led him to being referred to as the "Master of the ...

(born 1940), Italian film director * Dario Badinelli (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 cla ...

(1944–1996), Italian poet * Dario Benuzzi (born 1946), Italian test driver * Darío Botero (1938–2010), Colombian writer and philosopher * Dario Campeotto (1939–2023), Danish singer, actor, entertainer * Dario Cologna (born 1986), Swiss cross-country skier * Dario Dainelli (born 1979), Italian footballer *

Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti (born 19 May 1973) is a British motorsport commentator and retired motor racing driver from Scotland. Franchitti won the IndyCar Series Drivers' Championship in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the Indianapolis 500 in ...

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

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. ...

(1926–2016), Italian Nobel prize winner * Dario García (born 1968), Argentine judoka *

Dario Hübner Dario Hübner (born 28 April 1967) is an Italian former professional footballer. Nicknamed ("The Bison"), he scored over 300 goals throughout his career, only playing in the higher divisions towards the end of his career. Hübner became the ol ...

(born 1967), Italian footballer *

Dario Item Dario Item (born June 28, 1972) is a Swiss and Antiguan and Barbudan diplomat and lawyer. He is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Antigua and Barbuda to Spain, the Principality of Monaco, and the Principality of Liechtenste ...

(born 1972), Swiss and Antiguan and Barbudan diplomat * Dario José dos Santos (born 1946), Brazilian footballer * Dario Hunt (born 1989), American basketball player *

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 The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athe ...

(born 1979), Italian rower * Darío Lopilato (born 1981), Argentine actor * Darío Lecman (born 1971), Argentine weightlifter * Dario Kordić (born 1960), Bosnian Croat politician, military commander and convicted war criminal *

Dario Marianelli Dario Marianelli (born 21 June 1963) is an Italian composer. Early life Marianelli was born in Pisa, Italy. He studied piano and composition in Florence and in 1990 he moved to London. After a year as a postgraduate composer at the Guildhall Sch ...

(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 centr ...

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

Dario Resta Dario Raoul Resta (17 August 1882 – 3 September 1924), was a British racing driver. He is best remembered for his successes racing Championship Car, Indy cars in the United States. The 1916 AAA Championship Car season, 1916 American National ...

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

Dario Šarić Dario Šarić (; born 8 April 1994) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets 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 footballer who played as a striker. After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Cagliari, he spent the following seven years of his car ...

(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 Association football, soccer player and current coach who is the manager of Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented ...

(born 1987), Australian footballer *

Darío Villanueva Francisco Darío Villanueva Prieto (born 5 June 1950) is a Spanish literary theorist and critic. He has been a member of the Royal Spanish Academy (Spanish: Real Academia Española) since 2007, and he occupies the chair corresponding to the ...

(born 1950), Spanish literary critic *

Dario Vitale Dario Vitale (born 1983) is an Italian fashion designer. He will be the creative director of Versace from April 2025, after Donatella Versace steps down at the end of March. Vitale was born in 1983 near Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the ...

(born 1983), Italian fashion designer

Fictional characters

*Dario, the title character of ''

L'incoronazione di Dario ''L'incoronazione di Dario'' () ( RV 719) is a dramma per musica by Antonio Vivaldi with an Italian libretto by Adriano Morselli. The opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundame ...

'', a 1717 ''dramma per musica'' by Antonio Vivaldi, and the 1686 opera ''L'incoronazione di Dario'' (Perti) * Dario, in the animated film ''

Wish A wish is a hope or desire for something. In fiction, wishes can be used as plot devices. In folklore, opportunities for "making a wish" or for wishes to "come true" or "be granted" are themes that are sometimes used. Sociology Several cu ...

'' * Dario, criminal in ''Licence to Kill'', played by

Benicio Del Toro Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (; born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican actor. List of awards and nominations received by Benicio del Toro, His accolades include an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a British Academy ...

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

Chrono Cross is a 1999 role-playing video game developed and published by Square (video game company), Square for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation video game console. It is set in the same world as ''Chrono Trigger'', which was released in 1995 for t ...

'' * Dario Brando, father of

Dio Brando , later known mononymously as , 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 initially as the main antagonist of the series' ...

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 manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly manga magazine ''Ultra Jum ...

'' *Dario Cueto, played by Luis Fernandez-Gil in the professional wrestling television series ''Lucha Underground''

Given name

Fictional characters

See also