Fanti is an Italian

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. Notable people with this name include: * Bartolomeo Fanti (1428–1495), beatified Italian Carmelite priest *

Fausto Fanti Fausto Fanti Jasmin (October 20, 1978 – July 30, 2014) was a Brazilian actor, humorist and musician. He was one of the founding members of the comedy troupe Hermes & Renato and the original guitarist of parodic heavy metal band Massacration u ...

(1978–2014), Brazilian actor, comedian and musician * Franco Fanti (1924–2007), Italian Olympic cyclist * Gabriele Fanti (born 2000), Italian footballer * Gaetano Fanti (1687–1759), Italian fresco painter *

Guido Fanti Guido Fanti (27 May 1925 – 11 February 2012) was an Italian politician. From 1979–1989 he served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He was a member of the Italian Communist Party. Biography Fanti was born in 1925. He enrolled at t ...

(1925–2012), Italian politician *

Manfredo Fanti Manfredo Fanti (23 February 1806 – 5 April 1865) was an Italian general; he is known as the founder of the Regio Esercito. Biography Manfredo Fanti was born at Carpi (Emilia-Romagna) and educated at the military college of Modena. In 1831 he w ...

(1806–1865), Italian general * Maria Pia Fanti (born 1957), Italian control theorist * Nick Fanti (born 1996), American baseball player * Ryan Fanti (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player * Silvio Fanti (1919–1997), Swiss psychiatrist A variant of this name, DeFanti, is the surname of: *

Paul DeFanti Paul DeFanti is the fictional recipient of the 1991 Ig Nobel Prize in the area of Pedestrian Technology "for his invention of the Buckybonnet, a geodesic fashion structure that pedestrians wear to protect their heads and preserve their composure. ...

, fictional recipient of the Ig Nobel Prize *

Thomas A. DeFanti Thomas Albert "Tom" DeFanti (born September 18, 1948) is an American computer graphics researcher and pioneer. His work has ranged from early computer animation, to scientific visualization, virtual reality, and grid computing. He is a distinguis ...

(born 1948), American computer graphics researcher

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