Lando is both a masculine Italian given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Historical figures

Pope Lando Pope Lando (also known as Landus) was the bishop of Rome and the ruler of the Papal States from around September 913 to his death around March 914.J. N. D. Kelly and Michael Walsh, "Lando", ''The Oxford Dictionary of Popes'', 2nd ed. (Oxford Uni ...

, Roman Catholic Pope from 913 to 914 *Lando, a 7th Century

Bishop of Rheims The Archdiocese of Reims (traditionally spelt "Rheims" in English) ( la, Archidiœcesis Remensis; French: ''Archidiocèse de Reims'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese ar ...

* Lando, a 13th-century archbishop of Messina *Lando of Capua, name of several Italian rulers **

Lando I of Capua Lando I (died 861) was the count of Capua from 843. He was the eldest son and successor of Landulf the Old. Like his father, he supported Siconulf against Radelchis in the civil war dividing the Principality of Benevento in the 840s. It was Lando ...

(died 861), Count of Capua from 843 to 861 ** Lando II of Capua, Count of Capua for six months in 861 **

Lando III of Capua Lando III (died 885) was the count of Capua for two years and ten months from 882 to his death. He was a son of Landenulf, gastald of Teano, and grandson of Landulf I of Capua. In 879, when Landulf II died, Lando seized Calino and Caiazzo and ma ...

(died 885), Count of Capua from 882 to 885 **

Lando IV of Capua Lando IV () was the Lombard prince of Capua from December 1091 until 19 June 1098, in opposition to Norman prince Richard II. Lando belonged to the family of the counts of Teano Teano ( Teanese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Caser ...

, Prince of Capua from 1091 to 1098

Given name

* Lando Bartolini (born 1937), Italian tenor *

Lando Buzzanca Gerlando "Lando" Buzzanca (24 August 1935 – 18 December 2022) was an Italian stage, film, and television actor whose career spanned 65 years. Life and career Early years Born in Palermo the son of a cinema projectionist, at 16 years old Buz ...

(1935–2022), Italian actor * Lando Ferretti (1895–1977), Italian journalist and politician * Lando Fiorini (born 1938), Italian actor and singer *

Lando Norris Lando Norris (born 13 November 1999) is a Belgian-British racing driver currently competing in Formula One with McLaren, racing under the British flag. He won the MSA Formula championship in 2015, and the Toyota Racing Series, Eurocup Form ...

(born 1999), British racing driver *

Lando Vannata Landon Anthony Vannata (born March 14, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2012, he has formerly comp ...

(born 1992), American professional mixed martial artist *

Philippe Lando Rossignol Philippe Lando Rossignol, was a soukous recording artist and vocalist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He was once a member of the soukous band TPOK Jazz, led by François Luambo Makiadi, which dominated the Congolese music scene fro ...

(died 2004), soukous recording artist and vocalist from Congo

Surname

* Barry Lando (born 1939), Canadian award-winning journalist *

Dov Lando Dov Lando (born 5 April 1930) is the ''rosh yeshiva'' of the Slabodka yeshiva of Bnei Brak along with Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, a rabbi of Chug Chazon Ish, and a member of the directorate of the Board of Yeshivas. In his youth, he studied unde ...

(born 1930), Israeli rabbi *

Joe Lando Joseph John Lando (born December 9, 1961) is an American actor, known for playing Jake Harrison on daytime's ''One Life to Live'' (1990–1992) and Byron Sully on the television series ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' (1993–1998). Life and c ...

(born 1961), American actor * Peter Lando, set decorator *

Pietro Lando Pietro Lando was the Doge of Venice from 1538 to 1545. He had a distinguished career as Captain General of the Sea, but was forced to sign a humiliating peace treaty with Suleiman I in 1540, ceding Venice's last possessions in the Peloponne ...

(1462–1545), Doge of Venice from 1538 to 1545 * Teta Lando (1948–2008), Angolan musician

Nickname

Gabriel Landeskog Gabriel Landeskog (; born 23 November 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected second overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by Colorado. On ...

(born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player sometimes nicknamed Lando * Landoald "Lando" Ndasingwa (died 1994), Rwandan politician

Fictional characters

*Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III, fictional character in ''Star Wars'' better known as

Lando Calrissian Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as an old friend of Han Solo and the administrator of the floating Cloud City on the gas p ...

* Mathilda Lando, fictional character played by

Natalie Portman Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, he, נטע-לי הרשלג, ) is an Israeli-born American actress. She has had a prolific film career since her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving mu ...

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