Gherardi is a surname of Northern Italian origin. It is most common in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Tuscany. The name comes from the Germanic words gari > ger- (meaning 'spear') and -hard (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). The first family recorded to have this name in 970 AD, were the Gherardinghi family who owned five castles in Tuscany. The name has since been shortened and many variations of the name can be found throughout Italy. According to Italy Gen, about 1800 people with the last name of Gherardi still reside in Northern Italy. Worldwide there are about 2500 people with this last name. Some examples of known people with the last name: * Alessandro Gherardi (born 1988), Italian footballer * Anna Maria Gherardi (1939–2014), Italian actress and voice actress * Antonio Gherardi (1638–1702), Italian painter, architect and sculptor * Bancroft Gherardi (1832–1903), U.S. Navy rear admiral *

Bancroft Gherardi, Jr. Bancroft Gherardi Jr. (April 6, 1873 – August 14, 1941) was a noted American electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work in developing the early telephone systems in the United States. Recognized as one of the foremost authorities ...

(1873–1941), American electrical engineer *

Cristofano Gherardi Cristofano or Cristoforo Gherardi, also known as il Doceno, (November 25, 1508 – April 1556) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period, active mainly in Florence and Tuscany. Biography He was born in Borgo San Sepolcr ...

(1508–1556), Italian painter * Évariste Gherardi (1663-1700), Italian actor and playwright *

Filippo Gherardi Filippo Gherardi (1643–1704) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Born in Lucca, he was mostly active in Venice and Rome, where he became a member of the large studio of Pietro da Cortona, often working closely with Giovanni Coli. Wit ...

(1643–1704), Italian painter * Francesca Gherardi (1955-2013), Italian zoologist, ethologist, and ecologist * Giuseppe Gherardi (1750-1828), Italian painter, active in the Neoclassic style * Lorenzo Gherardi (1645-1727), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Recanati e Loreto *

Maffeo Gherardi Maffeo Gherardi (1406–1492) (called the Cardinal of Venice) was an Italians, Italian Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Bishop (Catholic Church), bishop and Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal. Maffeo Gherardi was born in Venice in 1406, the son of I ...

(1406–1492), Cardinal of Venice * Marcella Gherardi Michelangeli (born 1943), Italian former actress and singer *

Piero Gherardi Piero Gherardi (20 November 1909 – 8 June 1971) was the Costume and Set Designer of Federico Fellini's ''La Dolce Vita'' and ''8½'', winning an Oscar for each film in the category of Best Costume Design. Born in Poppi, Tuscany, Piero Ghera ...

(1909–1971), Italian film costume and set designer *

Gherardi Davis Gherardi Davis (October 15, 1858 – March 9, 1941) was an American lawyer, book author and politician from New York. Life He was born on October 15, 1858 in San Francisco, California, the son of George Henry Davis (1824–1897) and Clara Jane ( ...

(1858–1941), New York politician

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