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Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giuseppina.


People with the given name


Artists and musicians

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Giuseppe Aldrovandini Giuseppe Antonio Vincenzo Aldrovandini (also Gioseffo, Giuseppe Maria, Aldovrandini, Aldrovandin, Aldrovandon, Altrobrandino, 8 June 1671 – 9 February 1707) was an Italian baroque music, Baroque composer. Aldovrandini was born and died in Bolog ...
(1671–1707), Italian composer * Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526 or 1527–1593), Italian painter *
Giuseppe Belli (singer) Giuseppe Belli, also Giovanni Belli, also known as 'Il Cortoncino' (born 1732 in Cortona; died 19 January 1760) was an Italian castrato-soprano singer at the Saxon court. Life In 1752 Belli replaced the castrato Giovanni Bindi who had died in 175 ...
(1732–1760), Italian castrato singer * Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791–1863), Italian poet * Giuseppe Castiglione (1829–1908) (1829–1908), Italian painter *
Giuseppe Giordani Giuseppe Tommaso Giovanni Giordani (December 19, 1751, Naples – January 4, 1798, Fermo) was an Italian composer, mainly of opera. Giordani's parents were Domenico Giordani and Anna Maria Tosato. He studied music in Naples with Domenico Cima ...
(1751–1798), Italian composer, mainly of opera * Giuseppe Ottaviani (born 1978), Italian musician and disc jockey * Giuseppe Psaila (1891–1960), Maltese Art Nouveau architect * Giuseppe Sammartini (1695–1750), Italian composer and oboist *
Giuseppe Sanmartino Giuseppe Sanmartino or Giuseppe Sammartino (1720 – 1793) was an Italian sculptor during the Rococo period. Sanmartino was born in Naples. His first dated (1753) work is '' Veiled Christ'' or ''Christ lying under the Shroud'', commissioned initia ...
or Sammartino (1720–1793), Italian sculptor *
Giuseppe Santomaso Giuseppe "Bepi" Santomaso (1907 – 1990) was an Italian painter and educator. Santomaso was an important figure in 20th-century Italian painting, and he taught art at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia for 20 years. Early life and education ...
(1907–1990), Italian painter * Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770), Venetian composer and violinist *
Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema.Katz, Ephraim, "Italy," ''The Film Encyclopedia'' (New York: HarperRes ...
(born 1956), Italian film director and screenwriter * Giuseppe Valenti (19th century), Italian sculptor *
Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...
(1813–1901), Italian opera composer


Politicians

* Giuseppe Bastianini (1899–1961), Italian politician and diplomat * Giuseppe Belluzzo (1876–1952), Italian scholar and politician * Giuseppe Castiglione (politician) (born 1963), Italian politician *
Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as ''Gioxeppe Gaibado''. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as ''Jousé'' or ''Josep''. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patr ...
(1807–1882), Italian general, politician and nationalist * Giuseppe Gorla (1895–1979), Italian engineer and politician * Giuseppe Guarino (1922–2020), Italian legal scholar and politician * Giuseppe L'Abbate (born 1985), Italian politician * Giuseppe Lupis (1896–1979), Italian journalist and politician * Giuseppe Mazzini (1805–1872), Italian politician, journalist and activist for the unification of Italy *
Giuseppe Medici Giuseppe Medici (24 October 1907 – 21 August 2000) was an Italian politician and economist. Biography He was born in Sassuolo, in the province of Modena, to Agostino Medici and Ersilia Messori, the second of four children. In 1926, after g ...
(1907–2000), Italian politician and economist * Giuseppe Micheli (1874–1948), Italian politician * Giuseppe Moles (born 1967), Italian politician *
Giuseppe Tatarella Giuseppe Tatarella, better known as Pinuccio Tatarella, (17 September 1935 – 8 February 1999) was an Italian politician who served as deputy prime minister in the first cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi from 1994 to 1995. Early life and education T ...
(1935–1999), Italian politician * Giuseppe Trabucchi (1904–1975), Italian lawyer and politician *
Giuseppe Zamberletti Giuseppe Zamberletti (17 December 1933 – 26 January 2019) was an Italian politician and one of the founders of Italy's Protezione Civile (Civil Protection), of which he was the first minister in Italy from 1981. Biography Zamberletti was born i ...
(1933–2019), Italian politician


Sportsmen

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Giuseppe Baresi Giuseppe Baresi (; born 7 February 1958) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender or as a defensive midfielder. He currently works as a technical assistant at Inter Milan. Baresi spent the majority of his 18-y ...
(born 1958), Italian football manager and former player *
Giuseppe Bergomi Giuseppe Bergomi (; born 22 December 1963) is an Italian former professional footballer who spent his entire career at Inter Milan. He is regarded as one of the greatest Italian defenders of all time, and as one of the best of his generation, be ...
(born 1963), Italian retired footballer * Giuseppe Farina (1906-1966), Italian racing driver and first official Formula One World Champion (1950) * Giuseppe Favalli (born 1972), Italian former footballer * Giuseppe Meazza (1910–1979), Italian football manager and player * Giuseppe Micheli, Italian modern pentathlete *
Giuseppe Ottaviani (athlete) Giuseppe Ottaviani (20 May 1916 – 19 July 2020) was an Italian centenarian and masters athlete, and Commander of the Italian Republic for high sporting merits. He was the first and only centenary athlete to have made a qualifying triple jump ...
(1916–2020), Italian athlete *
Giuseppe Signori Giuseppe "Beppe" Signori (; born 17 February 1968) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for several clubs in Italy throughout his career, and also had spells in Greece and Hungary with Iraklis Thessal ...
(born 1968), Italian retired footballer


Others

* Giuseppe Balsamo (1743–1795), real name of occultist Alessandro Cagliostro *
Giuseppe Bertello Giuseppe Bertello (born 1 October 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2012, who was President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City State from Octo ...
(born 1942), Italian Catholic prelate and cardinal * Giuseppe Botero (1815–1885), Italian writer and educator *
Giuseppe Baudoin Giuseppe Antonio Baudoin was an Italian major of the Third Italian War of Independence and the First Italo-Ethiopian War. He commanded the 9th Africa Infantry Battalion during the Battle of Adwa before being killed in the battle. He was a posthum ...
(1843–1896), Italian major * Giuseppe Castiglione (Jesuit painter) (1688–1766), Italian Jesuit Brother, missionary and court painter in China * Giuseppe Colombo (1920–1984), Italian scientist * Giuseppe Marco Fieschi (1790–1836), chief conspirator in an attempt on the life of King Louis-Philippe of France * Giuseppe Frazzetto (born 1955), art critic, philosopher and Professor of History of Art * Giuseppe Gené (1800–1847), Italian naturalist and author * Giuseppe Greco (1952–1985), Italian mobster and hitman *
Giuseppe Guarneri Bartolomeo Giuseppe "del Gesù" Guarneri (, , ; 21 August 1698 – 17 October 1744) was an Italian luthier from the Guarneri family of Cremona. He rivals Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737) with regard to the respect and reverence accorded his inst ...
(1698–1744), Italian luthier * Joe Masseria (1886–1931), Italian-born American mob boss * Giuseppe Morello (1867–1930), Italian-born American mob boss *
Giuseppe Moscati Giuseppe Moscati (25 July 1880 – 12 April 1927) was an Italian doctor, scientific researcher, and university professor noted both for his pioneering work in biochemistry and for his piety. Moscati was canonized by the Catholic Church in 198 ...
(1880–1927), Italian doctor, scientific researcher, university professor and Catholic saint * Giuseppe Peano (1858–1932), Italian mathematician * Giuseppe Pennella (1864–1925), Italian general * Joseph Petrosino (1860–1909), New York City police officer and pioneer in the fight against organized crime * Giuseppe Piazzi (1746–1826), Italian Catholic priest, mathematician and astronomer *
Joe Profaci Giuseppe "Joe" Profaci (; October 2, 1897 – June 6, 1962) was an Italian-born New York City Cosa Nostra boss who was the founder of what became the Colombo crime family. Established in 1928, this was the last of the Five Families to be organi ...
(1897–1962), born Giuseppe Profaci, Italian-American mob boss, longtime head of one of New York City's Five Families * Giuseppe Siri (1906–1989), Italian Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Genoa * Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896–1957), Italian writer and last Prince of Lampedusa * Giuseppe Zangara (1900–1933), Italian immigrant to the United States who attempted to assassinate then-President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt


See also

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Beppe Beppe is the diminutive of the Italian language, Italian name Giuseppe and may refer to: People *Giuseppe Bergomi (born 1963), retired Italian footballer *Beppe Carletti (born 1946), Italian musician, founder and keyboardist of the band I Nomadi * ...
, Bepi and Beppo,
diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
forms of Giuseppe *
Di Giuseppe Di Giuseppe is an Italian patronymic surname, meaning "son of Giuseppe Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in I ...
, an Italian surname meaning "son of Giuseppe"


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