Napolitano (
Modern Italian ''"
Napoletano"'', Neapolitan: ''
Nnapulitano'') is translated in English as
Neapolitan
Neapolitan means of or pertaining to Naples, a city in Italy; or to:
Geography and history
* Province of Naples, a province in the Campania region of southern Italy that includes the city
* Duchy of Naples, in existence during the Early and Hig ...
. The word can refer to people from
Napoli
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
(Naples), their language, culture in addition to being an Italian surname.
People with the surname:
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Andrew Napolitano (b. 1950), a former Superior Court judge and former legal analyst for Fox News Channel
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Angelina Napolitano (1882–1932), the first person in Canada to use the battered woman defense for murder
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Antonio Napolitano (1928–2014), an Italian film critic
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Art Napolitano (b. 1956), an American soccer player
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Danilo Napolitano
Danilo Napolitano (born 31 January 1981) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2017, and was chiefly known for his sprinting abilities.
Born in Vittoria, Sicily, Napolitano turned profe ...
(b. 1981), an Italian cyclist
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Dominic "Sonny Black" Napolitano (1930–1981), a capo in the Bonanno crime family
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George Napolitano
George Napolitano is a photographer who specializes in professional wrestling photography.
He was a very close friend of Road Warrior Hawk and the Anoa'i family.
Awards
* George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
**Jim Melby Awa ...
, a photographer
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Gian Gaspare Napolitano
Gian Gaspare Napolitano (30 April 1907 – 5 January 1966) was an Italian journalist, screenwriter and film director.
During the 1920s, he wrote for the literary review "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe. He made ten films between 1935 an ...
(1907–1966), an Italian journalist, screenwriter and film director
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Giorgio Napolitano (b. 1925), former President of the Italian Republic
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Grace Napolitano (b. 1936), an American politician, a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives
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Janet Napolitano
Janet Ann Napolitano (; born November 29, 1957) is an American politician, lawyer, and university administrator who served as the 21st governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009 and third United States secretary of homeland security from 2009 to 20 ...
(b. 1957), former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Arizona Governor, President of the University of California
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Joe Napolitano
Joseph Ralph Napolitano (November 22, 1948 – July 23, 2016) was an American television director who worked on multiple episodic series. He previously was a film assistant director.
Career
Napolitano's television credits include directing twelv ...
(1948–2016), an American film and television director
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Johnette Napolitano
Johnette Napolitano (born Jonette L. Napolitano; September 22, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter and bassist best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and bassist for the alternative rock group Concrete Blonde.
Early life
Johnette Nap ...
(b. 1957), an American musician, the lead singer and songwriter and bassist of Concrete Blonde
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Luca Napolitano (b. 1986), an Italian songwriter
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Luigi G. Napolitano Award, a prize awarded by
IAF
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Mario Napolitano
Mario Napolitano (10 February 1910, in Acquaviva delle Fonti – 31 October 1995, in Florence) was an Italian chess master.
At the beginning of his career, Napolitano took 5th place in Venice in 1928. Then, he won at Milan 1934. He had played ...
(1910–1995), an Italian chess player
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Michael Napolitano, the Mayor of
Cranston, Rhode Island
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Nicola Napolitano, multiple people
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Nicola Napolitano (b. 1983), an Italian footballer
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Nicola Napolitano (1838–1863), Italian
brigand
Brigandage is the life and practice of highway robbery and plunder. It is practiced by a brigand, a person who usually lives in a gang and lives by pillage and robbery.Oxford English Dictionary second edition, 1989. "Brigand.2" first recorded us ...
* Norberto Napolitano, known by the pseudonym
Pappo (1950–2005), an Argentine blues and rock musician
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Paolo Maria Napolitano (1944–2016), Italian judge
* Peter Napolitano, known by his pseudonym
Produce Pete (b. 1945), an American grocer, food writer, and television personality
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Raimundo Napolitano, an Italian painter of the Renaissance period
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Richard A. Napolitano
Richard A. Napolitano (September 7, 1916 – January 31, 1988) was an American jurist and politician.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Napolitano graduated from DePaul University College of Law. He ran his father's novelty business and served as an ...
(1916–1988), former Illinois state Representative
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Stefano Napolitano
Stefano Napolitano (; born 11 April 1995) is an Italian professional tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 12 June 2017, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 152 and his highest doubles ranking of 182 was achieved on 3 Apr ...
(b. 1995), Italian tennis player
See also
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Napoletano
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Napolitan
{{surname, Napolitano
Italian words and phrases
Archaic words and phrases
Italian-language surnames
Italian toponymic surnames
Jewish surnames
Culture in Naples