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 Andrew James Durante (born 3 May 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a retired New Zealand international footballer. He is currently the Player Welfare and Development Manager at Western United while also working as a Senior Academy Assistant ...

(born 1982), Australian football (soccer) player * Annalisa Durante (1990–2004), Italian murder victim *

Anthony Durante Anthony Durante (July 26, 1967 – September 25, 2003) was an American professional wrestler best known under the ring name "Pitbull #2" as one half of the tag team The Pitbulls, with "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe. The team is best known for their ti ...

(1967–2003), American professional wrestler *

Carlo Durante Carlo Durante (June 27, 1946 – May 24, 2020) was an Italian paralympic athlete, who mainly competed in category T11 marathon events. Carlo ran in the marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the B1 event. He also ...

, Italian paralympic athlete * Charlotte Durante (born 1944), American businesswoman and community activist *

Checco Durante Francesco "Checco" Durante (19 November 1893 – 5 January 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 59 films between 1931 and 1973. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''The Doctor in Spite of Himself'' (1931 ...

(1893–1976), Italian film actor *

David Durante David Luca Durante (born June 26, 1980) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2007 U.S. All-Around champion and was one of the three alternates to the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships ...

(born 1980), American artistic gymnast *

Eli Durante Eli Durante is a Brazilian retired association football, footballer who played in the North American Soccer League (1968-1984), North American Soccer League from 1967 to 1975. In 1967, Durante moved to the United States and signed with the Los A ...

, retired Brazilian football (soccer) player *

Francesco Durante Francesco Durante (31 March 1684 – 30 September 1755) was a Neapolitan composer. Biography He was born at Frattamaggiore, in the Kingdom of Naples, and at an early age he entered the '' Conservatorio dei poveri di Gesù Cristo'', in Naples, ...

(1684–1755), Neapolitan composer *

(1844–1934), Italian politician and surgeon * Jimmy Durante (1893–1980), Italian-American entertainer *

Margaret Durante Maggie Rose Durante (born May 19, 1988) is an American soul and country music singer. In 2009, Durante signed to Universal Republic as Margaret Durante and released a cover of Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody". A year later, she left Universal Repub ...

(born 1988), American country music singer *

Mark Durante Mark Durante is an American musician and songwriter who is based in Chicago. Career Durante began playing guitar in 1966 after being inspired by the fretwork of Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Merle Travis. Ten years later, Durante founded a rock ...

, American pedal steel guitarist *

Nicandro Durante Nicandro Durante (born 13 September 1956) is a Brazilian businessman who served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of British American Tobacco (BAT), the world's largest tobacco company by sales, from 2011 to 2019. In September 2022 he was appo ...

(born 1956), Brazilian businessman * Richard Durante (born 1930), Canadian politician *

Silvestro Durante Silvestro Durante (died 1672) was an Italian church musician and composer. Durante was a student of the composer Giacomo Carissimi. From 1645 to 1662 he was ''maestro di cappella'' of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome, although in ...

(died 1672), Italian church musician and composer * Viviana Durante (born 1967), Italian-born English prima ballerina Given name: * Durante Alberti (1538–1613), Tuscan painter *Durante degli Alighieri a.k.a.

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: '' ...

(1265–1321), Florentine poet

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