Gianni is an Italian name (occasionally a

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, ...

), a short form of the Italian Giovanni and a cognate of John meaning God is gracious. Gianni is the most common

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-forma ...

of Giovanni in Italian.

People with this given name

Gianni Agnelli Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli (; 12 March 192124 January 2003), nicknamed ("The Lawyer"), was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce an ...

(industrialist) *

Gianni Alemanno Giovanni "Gianni" Alemanno (born 3 March 1958) is an Italian politician who from April 2008 until June 2013 was Mayor of Rome for the centre-right People of Freedom. He was the Secretary of the National Movement for Sovereignty from 2017 to ...

(politician) * Gianni Amelio (film director) * Gianni Baget Bozzo (

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: * Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...

priest and political expert) * Gianni Bellocchi (scientist) * Gianni Brera (journalist) *

Gianni Bugno Gianni Bugno (; born 14 February 1964) is a retired Italian professional road racing cyclist. Biography Bugno was a versatile rider, able to do well in different types of races. He won numerous stages in the Tour de France, and the Milan– ...

(cyclist) * Gianni Danzi (

bishop) * Gianni Davito (high jumper) * Gianni De Biasi (Italian football coach) * Gianni De Fraja (economics professor) * Gianni De Michelis (politician) *

Gianni Garko Gianni Garko (born Giovanni Garcovich; 15 July 1935), often billed as John Garko and occasionally Gary Hudson, is an Italian actor who found fame as a leading man in 1960s Spaghetti Westerns. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Sartana ...

(actor, born Giovanni Garcovich) * Gianni Ghidini (cyclist) *

Gianni Infantino Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino (; born 23 March 1970) is a Swiss football administrator with Italian citizenship and the current president of FIFA. He was elected President of FIFA during the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress in February 2016. He ...

(President of FIFA) * Gianni Letta (politician) * Gianni Mina (tennis player) * Gianni Minà (journalist) * Gianni Morandi (singer) * Gianni Morbidelli (

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

driver) * Gianni Motta (cyclist) * Gianni Pettenati (singer) * Gianni Riotta (journalist) *

Gianni Rivera Giovanni "Gianni" Rivera (; born 18 August 1943) is an Italian politician and former footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career as a footballer he was mostly utilised as an attacking midfielder. Dubbed Italy's "Golden Boy" by the ...

(footballer) * Gianni Rodari (writer) * Gianni Romme (skater) *

Gianni Russo Gianni Vito Russo is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in the 1972 film ''The Godfather''. Life and career Russo was born in Manhattan in 1943 and raised in Little Italy and Staten Island. After repris ...

(actor) * Gianni Stensness (footballer) * Gianni Togni (singer) *

Gianni Vattimo Gianteresio Vattimo (born 4 January 1936) is an Italian philosopher and politician. Biography Gianteresio Vattimo was born in Turin, Piedmont. He studied philosophy under the existentialist Luigi Pareyson at the University of Turin, and gra ...

(philosopher) * Gianni Vella (artist) * Gianni Vernetti (politician) *

Gianni Versace Giovanni Maria "Gianni" Versace (; 2 December 1946 – 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer, socialite and businessman. He was the founder of Versace, an international luxury-fashion house that produces accessories, fragrances, make-u ...

(fashion designer) * Gianni Vignaduzzi (track cyclist) * Gianni Zuiverloon (footballer)

People with this surname

* Alberto Gianni (1891–1930), Italian diver * Dimitrie Gianni (1838–1902), Romanian politician * Gary Gianni (born 1954), American comics artist * Lapo Gianni (died after 1328), Italian poet * Mario Gianni (1902–1967), Italian footballer * Matthieu Gianni (born 1985), Italian footballer * Nicolás Gianni (born 1982), Italian footballer * Paul Gianni, Australian paralympic athlete * Patrizia Gianni (born 1952), Italian mathematician

Fictional people with this name

* Gianni di Marco, a character on the British TV show ''Eastenders'', portrayed by actor Marc Bannerman.

People with this given name

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Fictional people with this name

See also