Ferrante is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
;Italian nobility
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Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla
Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga (9 December 1687 – 16 April 1729) was the reigning Duke of Guastalla and a member of the House of Gonzaga.
Early life
He was the son of Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and his second wife, who was also his cousin ...
(1687–1729)
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Don Ferrante
Ferdinando Trastámara d'Aragona, of the Naples branch, universally known as Ferrante and also called by his contemporaries Don Ferrando and Don Ferrante (2 June 1424, in Valencia – 25 January 1494, in Naples), was the only son, illegitimate, of ...
(1423–1494), Ferdinand I, King of Naples
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Ferrante II of Naples (1469–1496), Ferdinand II, King of Naples
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Ferrante I Gonzaga
Ferrante I Gonzaga (also Ferdinando I Gonzaga; 28 January 1507 – 15 November 1557) was an Italian condottiero, a member of the House of Gonzaga and the founder of the branch of the Gonzaga of Guastalla.
Biography
He was born in Mantua, the ...
(1507–1557), Italian ''condottiero'' (mercenary), Count of Guastalla
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Ferrante II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla (1563–1630)
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Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla Ferrante III Gonzaga (4 April 1618 – 11 January 1678), was a Duke of Guastalla.
He was the son of Cesare II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla and Duke of Amalfi and Isabella Orsini.
Life
He succeeded his father in 1632. In 1638 he sold all the minor N ...
(1618–1678)
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Ferrante Aporti
Ferrante Aporti (20 November 1791 – 14 November 1858) was an Italian educator and theologian.
Biography
Aporti was born at San Martino dall'Argine (in what is now the province of Mantua, northern Italy).
After his ordination to the priesthood ...
, Italian educator
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Ferrante Bacciocchi, Italian painter
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Ferrante Imperato
Ferrante Imperato (1525? – 1615?), an apothecary of Naples, published ''Dell'Historia Naturale'' (Naples 1599) and illustrated it with his own cabinet of curiosities displayed at Palazzo Gravina in Naples; the engraving became the first pict ...
(c. 1525 – c. 1615), apothecary of Naples
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Ferrante Pallavicino, Italian writer
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Andrea Ferrante (born 1968), Italian composer
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Arthur Ferrante (1921–2009), of the American Ferrante & Teicher piano duo
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Bruno Ferrante
Bruno Ferrante (born 26 April 1947 in Lecce) was Milan prefect
Prefect (from the Latin ''praefectus'', substantive adjectival form of ''praeficere'': "put in front", meaning in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition, but esse ...
, Italian politician
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Damon Ferrante
Damon Ferrante is an American composer whose works have been performed in concert halls and performance venues throughout North America, most notably, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, Guild Hall, and Theatre Project.
His opera, ''Jefferson & Poe'' ...
, American composer
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Elena Ferrante, Italian novelist
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Frank Ferrante
Frank Vincent Ferrante (born April 26, 1963) is an American stage actor, comedian and director known for his inspired improvisation and audience interactive comedy. His lengthy, acclaimed stage runs as the legendary American comedian Groucho Mar ...
, American actor
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Jack Ferrante
Jack Anthony "Blackjack" Ferrante (March 9, 1916 – November 23, 2006) was an American football end in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1941 and from 1944 to 1950.
Born in Camden, New Jersey, Ferrante's fa ...
, American football player
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Jeanne Ferrante
Jeanne Ferrante is a computer scientist active in the field of compiler technology, where she has made important contributions regarding optimization and parallelization. Jeanne Ferrante is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Uni ...
, computer scientist
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John Ferrante
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
, American physicist
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Louis Ferrante
Louis Ferrante (born May 13, 1969) is a former Gambino crime family mobster, who spent eight and a half years in prison, successfully appealed his conviction and became a bestselling true crime, business, and science writer. He hosts his own sho ...
, American writer
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Marco Ferrante
Marco Ferrante (born 4 February 1971) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. With 125 total goals scored for Torino, he is the fifth-highest scorer in the history of the Torinese club behind Guglielmo Gabetto (127 ...
, Italian football player
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Michael Ferrante
Michael Ferrante (born 28 April 1981) is an Australian former footballer. He is currently the senior men's head coach of Essendon Royals SC.
Biography
He attended St. Joseph's College Melbourne from years 1992–1997 being a star week in week ...
, Australian football player
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Robert Ferrante
Robert Edward Ferrante (October 6, 1934 – September 15, 2022) was an American news producer.
Biography
Ferrante was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Anna Castellucci and Pasquale Ferrante, a bank teller. He was raised in Arlington, ...
, American news producer
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Russell Ferrante
Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion band founded in 1977 in Los Angeles, California.
History
In 1977, guitarist Robben Ford, for his first solo album, recruited keyboardist Russell Ferrante, electric bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer Rick ...
, American jazz pianist
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Ugo Ferrante, Italian football player
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