Orazio is a male given name of Italian origin, derived from the

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name ( ''nomen'')

Horatius Horatius may refer to: People Roman era * several ancient Roman men of the '' gens Horatia'', including: ** Quintus Horatius Flaccus, the poet known in English as Horace ** one of the Horatii, three members of the ''gens Horatia'' who fought to the ...

, from the Roman

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(clan) Horatia. People so named include: *

Orazio Alfani Orazio Alfani (c. 1510 – 1583) was an Italian Painting, painter of the Renaissance period, active in both Palermo and Perugia. He is sometimes referred to as Orazio di Domenico or di Paris Alfani. Born near Perugia, he first trained with hi ...

(c. 1510–1583), Italian painter * Orazio Antinori (1811–1882), Italian explorer and zoologist *

Orazio Arancio Orazio "Bimbo" Arancio (born 15 November 1967 in Catania) is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach and sports director. He played as a flanker. Career Arancio first played at Fiamma Catania, moving to Amatori Catania in 1986/8 ...

(born 1967), Italian former rugby union player and current coach and sports director * Orazio Attanasio (born 1959), Italian economist and professor * Orazio Bassani (died 1615), Italian musician and composer *

Orazio Benevoli Orazio Benevoli or Benevolo (19 April 1605 – 17 June 1672), was a Franco-Italian composer of large scaled polychoral sacred choral works (e.g., one work featured forty-eight vocal and instrumental lines) of the mid-Baroque era. He was born ...

(1605–1672), Italian composer *

Orazio Bianchi Orazio Bianchi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Rome. He painted ''Marriage of St. Joseph and the Virgin Mary'' for the church of San Gioseffo in Rome. References

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, Italian Baroque painter *

Orazio Borgianni Orazio Borgianni (6 April 1574 – 14 January 1616) was an Italian painter and etcher of the Mannerist and early- Baroque periods. He was the stepbrother of the sculptor and architect Giulio Lasso. Borgianni was born in Rome, where he was doc ...

(c. 1575–1616), Italian painter and etcher *

Orazio Bruni Orazio Bruni (born c. 1630) was an Italian engraver of the Baroque period. He was born at Siena. He worked entirely with the graver, and appears to have imitated the style of François de Poilly. He engraved plates from his own designs and others fr ...

(born c. 1630), Italian engraver * Orazio Fagone (born 1968), Italian sledge hockey player and former speed skater * Orazio Falconieri (died 1664), Italian nobleman *

Orazio Fantasia Orazio Maurice Fantasia ( or ; born 14 September 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the 55th ...

(born 1995), Australian rules footballer *

Orazio Farinati Orazio Farinati (1559–1616) was a late Mannerist Italian painter. Farinati was born in Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial ca ...

(1559–1616), Italian painter * Orazio Farnese, Duke of Castro (1532–1553), husband of Diane de France * Orazio de Ferrari (1606–1657), Italian painter *

Orazio Giovan Battista Ravaschieri Fieschi __NOTOC__ Orazio Giovan Battista Ravaschieri Fieschi (died 12 October 1645) was a wealthy nobleman and patrician ('patrizio') of Genoa descending from the Fieschi, Counts Palatine of Lavagna, in what is now Liguria. He was appointed Grand Senesch ...

(died 1645), Prince of Belmonte and patrician of Genoa *

Orazio Frezza Orazio Frezza was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, born and active in Naples, He was instructed by Giovanni Battista Benaschi. He afterwards studied the works of Giovanni Lanfranco and Domenichino, whom he imitated with some success. He p ...

, 17th-century Italian painter *

Orazio Gentileschi Orazio Lomi Gentileschi (1563–1639) was an Italian painter. Born in Tuscany, he began his career in Rome, painting in a Mannerist style, much of his work consisting of painting the figures within the decorative schemes of other artists. After ...

(1563–1639), Italian painter *

Orazio Giustiniani Orazio Giustiniani (28 February 1580 – 25 July 1649) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. Biography Giustiniani was born the Island of Chios, then part of the Republic of Genoa, to the powerful Giustiniani family. He was a relative of two Bi ...

(1580–1649), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal *

Orazio Grassi Orazio Grassi, S.J. (b. Savona 1 May 1583 – d. Rome 23 July 1654), was an Italian Jesuit priest, who is best noted as a mathematician, astronomer and architect. He was one of the authors in controversy with Galileo Galilei on the nature of come ...

(1583–1654), Italian mathematician, astronomer and architect *

Orazio Costante Grossoni Orazio Costante Grossoni (Milan, 1867–1952) was an Italian sculptor. Biography Grossoni studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan with Raffaele Casnedi and Ambrogio Borghi and worked in the studio of the sculptor Ernesto Bazzaro. He ...

(1867–1952), Italian sculptor * Orazio Ludovisi (1561–1640), Italian nobleman, military commander, patrician of Bologna; brother of Pope Gregory XV *

Orazio Mariani Orazio Mariani (January 21, 1915 – October 16, 1981) was an Italian Athletics (sport), athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres, 100 metre sprint. Biography He competed for Italy in the Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 Summe ...

(1915–1981), Italian sprinter *

Orazio Marinali Orazio Marinali (1643–1720) was an Italian late-Baroque sculptor, active mainly in the Veneto or Venetian mainland. He trained with Josse de Corte. He is best known for over 150 statues produced by him and his studio for the estate and gardens ...

(1643–1720), Italian sculptor *

Orazio Marucchi Orazio Marucchi (1852 - January 1931, Rome) was an Italian archaeologist and author of the ''Manual of Christian Archaeology''. He served as Professor of Christian Archaeology at the University of Rome and director of the Christian and Egyptian mu ...

(1852–1931), Italian archaeologist *

Orazio Mochi Orazio Mochi (1571–1625) was an Italian sculptor of the late- Mannerist period, active mainly in Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in T ...

(1571–1625), Italian sculptor * Orazio Pierozzi (1884–1919), Italian World War I flying ace *

Orazio Porta Orazio Porta (born 1540) was an Italian painter active in the mannerist period. He was active from at least 1568 to 1580s. Biography He was a native of Monte San Savino, and is described as painting in a manner highly influenced or tutored by Gio ...

, 16th-century painter *

Orazio Satta Puliga Orazio Satta Puliga (October 6, 1910, in Torino – March 22, 1974, in Milan)Orazio Riminaldi (1586–1631), Italian painter *

Orazio Russo Orazio Russo (born 6 October 1973) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player. He spent most of his career playing for Sicilian giants Catania and announced his retirement on May 15, 2010. Early career He was born in Misterbia ...

(born 1973), Italian retired footballer * Orazio Samacchini (1532–1577), Italian painter *

Orazio di Santis Orazio de Santis, also known as L'Aquilano (active 1568–1577), was an Italian engraver of the Renaissance period. He was probably born in L'Aquila. He made prints based on designs of Pompeo Aquilano. He also produced 74 plates of antique s ...

(fl. 1568–1577), Italian engraver * Orazio Schillaci (born 1966), Italian politician *

Orazio Talami Orazio Talami (1624–September 15, 1705) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna and Reggio Emilia. Biography Talami was born and died in Reggio Emilia. He was a pupil of the painter Pietro Desani. He may ha ...

(1624–1708), Italian painter *

Orazio Torriani Orazio Torriani (or Torrigiani) (1578-1657) was an architect and sculptor who worked in Rome. Career In 1602 Torriani rebuilt the church of San Lorenzo in Miranda within the ''cella'' of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. In 1624 he built ...

(fl. 1602–1657), Italian architect * Orazio Torsellino (1545–1599), Italian historian and author * Orazio Vecchi (died 1605), Italian composer * Orazio Vecellio (c. 1528–1576), Italian painter

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