Napolitano (
Modern Italian ''"
Napoletano"'', Neapolitan: ''
Nnapulitano,'' Slang: ''"Nablidon"'') 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
Andrew Peter Napolitano (born June 6, 1950) is an American syndicated columnist whose work appears in numerous publications, including ''The Washington Times'' and ''Reason''. He was an analyst for Fox News, commenting on legal news and trials. ...
(b. 1950), a former Superior Court judge and former legal analyst for Fox News Channel
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Angelina Napolitano
Angelina Napolitano (1882–1932) was an Immigration to Canada, immigrant to Canada who murdered her intimate partner violence, abusive husband in 1911, igniting a public debate about domestic violence and the Capital punishment, death penalty.Plat ...
(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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Antonio Napolitano (born 1999), an Argentine footballer
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Art Napolitano
Art Napolitano (born January 7, 1956) is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
Raised in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jers ...
(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
Giorgio Napolitano (; born 29 June 1925) is an Italian politician who served as president of Italy from 2006 to 2015, the first Italian president to be re-elected to the presidency. Due to his dominant position in Italian politics, some critics ...
(1925–2023), former President of the Italian Republic
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Grace Napolitano
Graciela Flores "Grace" Napolitano (; born December 4, 1936) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented California's San Gabriel Valley and other parts of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives sin ...
(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 twel ...
(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
The Luigi G. Napolitano Award is presented every year at the International Astronautical Congress. Luigi Gerardo Napolitano was an engineer, scientist and professor.
The award has been presented annually since 1993, to a young scientist, below 30 ...
, 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 usa ...
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Norberto Napolitano (1950–2005), an Argentine musician better known as ''Pappo''
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Paolo Maria Napolitano
Paolo Maria Napolitano (3 October 1944 – 21 March 2016) was an Italian judge. He was a Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy between 10 July 2006 and 10 July 2015.
Career
Napolitano was born in Rome on 3 October 1944. He was a judge on the ...
(1944–2016), Italian judge
* Peter Napolitano, known by his pseudonym
Produce Pete
Peter Napolitano (born February 23, 1945) better known by stage name Produce Pete (sometimes referred to as Pete Your Produce Pal), is an American grocer, chef, and celebrity spokesperson who is perhaps best known for his weekly fruit and vegeta ...
(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
Surnames of Jewish origin
Culture in Naples