Luciano is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese given name and surname. It is derived from Latin ''Lucianus'',

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of '' Lucius'' ("

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"). The

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

form is ''

Lucien Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name *Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band membe ...

'', while the

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous c ...

form is ''

Luken Luken is a male Basque name, as a form of ''Lucian'' or '' Lucius'', and a Dutch surname. Notable people with the name include: * Charlie Luken (born 1951), American politician * Jesse Luken (born 1983), American actor, producer, and writer * ...

''.

Single name

* Luciano (rapper) (born 1994), German rapper of Mozambican descent * Luciano (singer) (born 1964), reggae artist from Jamaica * Luciano (Brazilian singer), (real name Welson David de Camargo), part of the Brazilian duo Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano * Luciano (DJ), (real name Lucien Nicolet), electronic music DJ and producer * Le Rat Luciano, French rapper, part of the French rap group Fonky Family * Luciano (footballer, born 1978) * Luciano (footballer, born 1993) * Luciano (footballer, born 2003)

Given name

Luciano D'Alessandro Luciano D'Alessandro González (born January 24, 1977 in Anzoátegui,Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actor and model known for his work in various telenovelas. Biography Luciano D'Alessandro was born on January 24, 1977 in the Venezuelan State of A ...

González (born 1977), Venezuelan-Colombian actor and model * Luciano Barbosa (born 1976), Brazilian squash player * Luciano Becchio, Argentine footballer *

Luciano Benetton Luciano Benetton (born 13 May 1935) is an Italian billionaire businessman and one of the co-founders of Benetton Group, an Italian fashion brand. He served as the chairman of Benetton from 1978 to 2012. Early life Luciano Benetton was born o ...

(born 1935), Italian billionaire businessman, one of the co-founders of Benetton Group *

Luciano Berio Luciano Berio (24 October 1925 – 27 May 2003) was an Italian composer noted for his experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition ''Sinfonia'' and his series of virtuosic solo pieces titled '' Sequenza''), and for his pioneering wo ...

(1925–2003), Italian composer *

Luciano Canepari Luciano Canepari (; born 19 January 1947) is an Italian linguist. Canepari is a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Venice, where he received his academic training. He developed a phonetic transcription Phonetic ...

, Italian phonetician * Luciano Castro (born 1975), Argentine actor * Luciano Erba (1922–2010), Italian poet * Luciano Federico (born 1968), Italian actor *

Luciano Figueroa Luciano Gabriel "Lucho" Figueroa Herrera (; born 19 May 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Figueroa was born in Santa Fe. He began his professional career with Primera División club Ros ...

, Argentine footballer * Luciano García Alén, spanish doctor *

Luciano Hang Luciano Hang ComMA(born 11 October 1962) is a Brazilian billionaire businessman, the co-founder of the Havan department store chain, which he owns nearly all of. Bloomberg LP have called him "a free-market evangelist and arguably Jair Bolsonaro' ...

(born 1962), Brazilian billionaire businessman, the co-founder of the Havan department store chain * Luciano Huck (born 1971), Brazilian TV host and entrepreneur * Luciano Kulczewski (1896–1972), Chilean architect * Luciano Leggio (1925–1993), Italian criminal and leading figure of the Sicilian Mafia *

Luciano Narsingh Luciano Narsingh (born 13 September 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Miedź Legnica. He is right-footed and usually plays as a right winger but can also play as a left winger, and both side of attacking mi ...

(born 1990), Dutch footballer *

Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti (, , ; 12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numerou ...

(1935–2007), Italian operatic tenor * Luciano Soprani (1946–1999), Italian fashion designer * Luciano de Souza (born 1972), Brazilian footballer *

Luciano Siqueira de Oliveira Luciano Siqueira de Oliveira (born 3 December 1975), known as Luciano and previously Eriberto, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a winger. He spent most of his career with Italian club Chievo Verona. Career Palmeiras and Bologn ...

(born 1975), Brazilian footballer *

Luciano José Pereira da Silva Luciano José Pereira da Silva (born 16 March 1980 in Rio Branco) is a retired Brazilian football (soccer) Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He has previously played for Tombense Futebol Clube, Tombense and K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. ...

(born 1980), Brazilian footballer *

Luciano da Silva (Triguinho) Luciano da Silva or simply Triguinho (born 25 February 1979 in Piquete), is a Brazilian left back, who currently plays for Red Bull Brasil. Career Starting his career at Guaratinguetá, Triguinho had a brief spell at Barcelona B in 2001, re ...

(born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Luciano Szafir (born 1968), Brazilian model and actor * Luciano Vassalo, Italian-Ethiopian footballer *

Luciano Vincenzoni Luciano Vincenzoni (; 7 March 1926 – 22 September 2013) was an Italian screenwriter, known as the "script doctor". He wrote for some 65 films between 1954 and 2000. Biography Vincenzoni was born in Treviso, Veneto. He is probably best know ...

(1926–2013), Italian screenwriter * Luciano Zacharski (born 1985), Argentine actor *

Luciano Zerbini Luciano Zerbini (born 16 February 1960) is an Italian retired Olympic discus thrower and shot putter. Biography Born in Lazise, Verona, Zebrini represented Italy at two Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. There he ended ...

, Italian discus thrower and shot putter

Surname

People

* Ascanio Luciano (1621–1706), Italian architectural painter *

Fábio Luciano Fábio Luciano (born April 29, 1975 in Vinhedo, Brazil) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a defender. He also has Italian citizenship. He played for Brazil's major clubs Corinthians and Flamengo, being very we ...

(born 1975), Brazilian international footballer *

Juan R. Luciano Juan R. Luciano (born c. 1962) is a US-based Argentine businessman. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Archer Daniels Midland. Early life Luciano was born circa 1962 in Argentina. He grew up on a farm in Ramallo, Buenos Aire ...

(born c. 1962), US-based Argentine businessman * Lilia Luciano (born 1984), American journalist * Lucky Luciano (1897–1962), Italian-American mobster *

Michelle Luciano Michelle Luciano is a Professor (Personal Chair of Behavioural Genetics) at the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on the use of twin study, twin studies to estimate genetic ...

, Scottish psychologist *

Ron Luciano Ronald Michael Luciano (June 28, 1937 – January 18, 1995) was an American professional baseball umpire who worked in Major League Baseball's American League from 1969 to 1979. He was known for his flamboyant style, clever aphorisms, and a serie ...

(1937–1995), American baseball umpire

Fictional characters

* Lightning Larry Luciano, a one-time character in ''

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