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Ricardo Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name *Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portugu ...

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...

. It also may be a

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. It means "Powerful Leader". It may refer to:

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Riccardo Antoniazzi Riccardo Antoniazzi (19 December 1853 – 10 November 1912) was an Italian violin maker, the brother of Romeo Antoniazzi. Early life and career Antoniazzi was born in Cremona, the sixth child and pupil of Gaetano Antoniazzi, Gaetano, and was ...

(1853–1912), Italian violin maker *

Riccardo Bacchelli Riccardo Bacchelli (; 19 April 1891 – 8 October 1985) was an Italian writer. In 1927 he was one of the founders of the review ''La Ronda'' and Bagutta Prize for literature. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature eight times. Caree ...

(1891–1985), writer *

Riccardo Barthelemy Riccardo Barthelemy, also Richard Barthélemy (2 November 1869 – 23 January 1955), was an Italian composer and pianist. He was born in Smyrna. Barthelemy studied in San Pietro a Majella conservatory in Naples. His compositions included s ...

(1869–1955), Italian composer *

Riccardo Bauer Riccardo Bauer (1896–1982) was an Italian anti-fascist journalist and political figure. He was one of the early Italians who fought against Benito Mussolini's rule. Due to his activities Bauer was imprisoned for a long time and was freed only a ...

(1896–1982), Italian journalist and politician *

Riccardo Bertazzolo Riccardo Bertazzolo (4 July 1903 – 5 March 1975) was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of ...

(1903–1975), Italian boxer *

Riccardo Billi Riccardo Billi (22 April 1906 – 15 April 1982) was an Italian film actor and comedian. With Mario Riva he appeared as ''Billi & Riva'', one of the most popular Italian comic duos in the 1950s. He appeared in around 85 films between 1938 a ...

(1906–1982), Italian film actor and comedian *

Riccardo Bocchino Riccardo Bocchino (born 3 March 1988) is an Italian rugby union player. Bocchino, who is a fly-half, plays his club rugby for Aironi. He made his debut for Italy against Ireland on 6 February 2010. Bocchino began his career at Capitolina, with ...

(born 1988), Italian rugby union player *

Riccardo Bonetto Riccardo Bonetto (born 20 March 1979 in Asolo, Treviso) is an Italian football of Bassano Virtus. Career He also played at Serie A level with Empoli and Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, I ...

(born 1979), Italian football player *

Riccardo Brengola Riccardo Brengola (18 March 1917 – 16 May 2004) was an Italian violinist and professor. He was associated with early Italian chamber music and with the performance of contemporary Italian classical music. For several decades, he was the Profess ...

(1917–2004), Italian violinist *

Riccardo Broschi Riccardo Broschi (c. 1698 – 1756) was a composer of baroque music and the brother of the opera singer Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli. Life Broschi was born in Naples, the son of Salvatore Broschi, a composer and chapelmaster of the Cathe ...

(1698–1795), composer, brother of famous castrato singer

Carlo Broschi Farinelli (; 24 January 1705 – 16 September 1782) was the stage name of Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi (), a celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera. Farinelli h ...

Riccardo Burchielli Riccardo Burchielli (born 27 February 1975) is an Italian artist known for his work on the DC/Vertigo comic book series ''DMZ'', his first work in the United States. Early life Burchielli was born in Peccioli, near Pisa, Tuscany.

(born 1975), Italian artist *

Riccardo Calimani Riccardo Calimani (born 1946 in Venice, Italy) is a writer and historian, specialising in Italian and European Judaism and Jewish history. A graduate of electronic engineering at the University of Padua and of Philosophy of science at the Univer ...

(born 1946), Italian writer and historian *

Riccardo Campa Riccardo Campa (born 4 May 1967, in Mantua) is Professor of Sociology at the University of Cracow. He possesses two Master of Arts degrees, in Political Science and Philosophy, from the University of Bologna and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Nicol ...

(born 1967), Italian professor *

Riccardo Campogiani Riccardo Campogiani (8 October 1990 – 7 October 2007) was a Swedish teenager of Italian descent, who was beaten to death at a party in central Stockholm, Sweden. Death Campogiani died at the hospital from severe injuries sustained after multip ...

(1990–2007), Swedish assault victim *

Riccardo Carapellese Riccardo Carapellese (; 1 July 1922 – 20 October 1995) was an Italian football manager and player who played as a striker. Club career Carapellese started his career in the 1942–43 season with Spezia in Serie B where he played 19 games and ...

(1922–1995), Italian football player and football manager *

Riccardo Cassin Riccardo Cassin (2 January 19096 August 2009) was an Italian mountaineer, developer of mountaineering equipment and author, and an important figure in the history of rock climbing. Life Born into a peasant family at San Vito al Tagliamento in Fr ...

(1909–2009), Italian mountaineer *

Riccardo Chailly Riccardo Chailly (, ; born 20 February 1953) is an Italian conductor. He is currently music director of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, since 2016, and music director of La Scala, since 2017. Prior to this, he held chief conducting positions ...

(born 1953), Italian conductor *

Riccardo Chiarini Riccardo Chiarini (born 20 February 1984) is an Italian mountainbiker and former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team . He is a native of Faenza. Doping Chiarini tested positive for EPO in an o ...

(born 1984), Italian road bicycle racer *

Riccardo Colombo Riccardo Colombo (born 1 December 1982) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender. Club career In the 2008–09 season, Colombo played three games in the 2008–09 Coppa Italiabr> During the 2009–10 season, ultras of Torino at ...

(born 1982), Italian football player *

Riccardo Cocciante Riccardo Cocciante (; born 20 February 1946), also known in French-speaking countries and the U.S. as Richard Cocciante (), is an Italian singer, composer, theatre man and musician. He acquired French citizenship. Personal life Cocciante was b ...

(born 1946), Italo-French singer, songwriter and composer *

Riccardo Corallo Riccardo Corallo is a retired Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian lang ...

(born 1980), Italian football player *

Riccardo Cucciolla Riccardo Cucciolla (5 September 1924 – 17 September 1999) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1953 and 1999. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival for the film '' Sacco & Vanzetti'' ...

1924–1999), Italian film actor *

Riccardo Divora Riccardo Divora (22 December 1908 – 10 January 1951) was an Italian rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an internationa ...

(1908–1951), Italian rower *

Riccardo Drigo Riccardo Eugenio Drigo ( ru. Риккардо Эудженьо Дриго) (30 June 18461 October 1930) was an Italian composer of ballet music and Italian opera, a theatrical conductor, and a pianist. Drigo is most noted for his long career ...

(1846–1930), Italian composer of ballet music and Italian Opera, a theatrical conductor and virtuoso pianist *

Riccardo Ferri Riccardo Ferri (; born 20 August 1963) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender, in the role of centre-back. Despite being a well regarded, attentive, and reliable defender throughout his career, he holds the unusual and unfor ...

(born 1963), Italian football player *

Riccardo Fissore Riccardo Fissore (born 18 February 1980) is an Italian former footballer who last played for A.C. Delta Calcio Rovigo as a defender. Club career Early career Born in Carmagnola, Piedmont, Fissore started his career with Torino. In June 2 ...

(born 1980), Italian football player *

Riccardo Francovich Riccardo Francovich (Florence, Italy, 10 June 1946 – Fiesole, Italy, 30 March 2007) was a pioneering Italian archaeologist and expert on Medieval Italy. The son of Carlo Francovich, Francovich was a professor of Medieval archaeology first ...

(1946–2007), Italian archaeologist *

Riccardo Freda Riccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror film, horror, ''giallo'' and spy films. Freda began directing ''I Vampiri'' in 1956. The f ...

(1909–1999), film director *

Riccardo Fogli Riccardo Fogli (born 21 October 1947 in Pontedera, Province of Pisa, Italy) is an Italian singer. Biography Early career Riccardo Fogli was born on 21 October 1947 in Pontedera. He was fond of music since his childhood and taught himself to pla ...

(born 1947), Italian singer *

Riccardo Gabbiadini Riccardo Gabbiadini (born 11 March 1970) is a Welsh-born English former footballer. He is the brother of former player Marco Gabbiadini, and played his solitary game for Sunderland alongside his brother in the 1988-89 Second Division season. ...

(born 1970), Welsh footballer *

Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi (26 July 1891 – 29 November 1968) was an Italian medical doctor who served as Pope Pius XII's personal physician from 1939 until his dismissal in 1958. During his service in the Vatican he was officially titled " Archia ...

(1891–1968), Italian medical doctor * Riccardo Garrone (1926–2016), Italian actor * Riccardo Garrone (1936–2013), Italian entrepreneur and football chairman *

Riccardo Giacconi Riccardo Giacconi ( , ; October 6, 1931 – December 9, 2018) was an Italian-American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid down the foundations of X-ray astronomy. He was a professor at the Johns Hopkins University. Biography Born in ...

(1931–2018), Italian-born American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist *

Riccardo Illy Riccardo Illy (born 24 September 1955) is an Italian businessman and former politician. Biography Riccardo Illy was born in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. His paternal grandfather, Francesco Illy, was of Hungarian origin. He's Waldensian. A ...

(born 1955), Italian businessman * Riccardo Ingram (1966–2015), US baseball player and coach *

Riccardo Lione Riccardo Lione (born 13 April 1972 in Rome), is a beach volleyball player from Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the M ...

(born 1972), Italian beach volleyball player

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Riccardo Magrini Riccardo Magrini (Montecatini Terme, 26 December 1954) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer and sporting director. In 1983 Magrini won a stage in the 1983 Giro d'Italia and in the 1983 Tour de France. He was a professional from ...

(born 1954), Italian road bicycle racer *

Riccardo Maniero Riccardo Maniero (born 26 November 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for club Turris. Career Juventus and loans Maniero began his youth career with Juventus and was promoted to the Primavera reserve team in 2005. As a ...

(born 1987), Italian football player * Riccardo Martin (1874–1952), American tenor *

Riccardo Maspero Riccardo Maspero (born 19 February 1970) is an Italian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and now a head coach. Club career Maspero's career came to prominence most notably with his time at then-Serie A club Cremonese, with ...

(born 1970), Italian football player *

Riccardo Materazzi Riccardo Materazzi (born 15 June 1963 in Brussels, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale) is a retired male middle distance runner from Italy. He competed for his home country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Materazzi won the silv ...

(born 1963), Italian athlete *

Riccardo Meggiorini Riccardo Meggiorini (born 4 September 1985) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for an amateur side San Giovanni Lupatoto. Club career Early career Meggiorini took his first steps as a footballer at age eight, in a smal ...

(born 1985), Italian football player *

Riccardo Meili Riccardo Meili (born 6 March 1982) is a Association football, footballer from Switzerland who last plays as Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for FC Vaduz in the Swiss Challenge League. Soccer Career Meili started his career at SC ...

(born 1982), footballer *

Riccardo Montolivo Riccardo Montolivo (; born 18 January 1985) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He most notably played for Fiorentina, AC Milan, and the Italy national team. A versatile and creative player, Montolivo began ...

(born 1985), football player *

Riccardo Morandi Riccardo Morandi visiting Palace of Justice Competition. Riccardo Morandi (1 September 1902 – 25 December 1989) was an Italian civil engineer best known for his innovative use of reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete, although over the ...

(1902–1989), Italian civil engineer * Riccardo Moscatelli (1971–1999), Italian race car driver * Riccardo Muccioli (born 1974), football player from San Marino *

Riccardo Muti Riccardo Muti, (; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor. He currently holds two music directorships, at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and at the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale ...

(born 1941), Italian conductor *

Riccardo Nardini Riccardo Nardini (born 27 June 1983) is an Italians, Italian Association football, football Defender (football), defender who plays for Aglianese Calcio 1923, Aglianese. References External links * Nardini in gazzetta.it
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(born 1983), Italian football player * Riccardo Nencini (born 1959), Italian politician *

Riccardo Pacifici Riccardo Reuven Pacifici (18 February 1904 — 12 December 1943 ) was a rabbi from an Italian Jewish family of ancient Sephardic origins, with roots in the Jewish Spanish and rabbinical traditions. Together with his wife, he was murdered in Aus ...

(1904–1943), Italian Sephardic Jew deported to Auschwitz during World War II *

Riccardo Paletti Riccardo Paletti (15 June 1958 – 13 June 1982) was an Italian motor racing driver. Paletti was killed when he crashed on the start grid in his second Formula One start, only two days before his 24th birthday. Life before racing Born in Mi ...

(1958–1982), Formula One driver *

Riccardo Pampuri Riccardo Pampuri, OH (2 August 1897 – 1 May 1930) - born Erminio Filippo Pampuri was an Italian medical doctor and a veteran of World War I who was also a professed member from Hospitallers of Saint John of God. Pampuri worked as a field doct ...

(1897–1930), Italian medical doctor *

Riccardo Patrese Riccardo Gabriele Patrese (born 17 April 1954) is an Italian former racing driver, who raced in Formula One from to . He became the first Formula One driver to achieve 200 Grand Prix starts when he appeared at the 1990 British Grand Prix, an ...

(born 1954), Formula One driver *

Riccardo Pazzaglia Riccardo Pazzaglia (12 September 1926 – 4 October 2006) was an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter, songwriter (for Domenico Modugno), TV and radio personality. Born in Naples, Pazzaglia graduated in direction from the Centro Speri ...

(1926–2006), actor, film director, screenwriter and songwriter * Riccardo Piacentini (born 1958), Italian composer and pianist *

Riccardo Pittis Riccardo Pittis (born 18 December 1968 in Milan, Italy) is a former Italian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the small forward position. During his basketball playing career, he was nicknamed Acciughino (English: ...

(born 1968), Italian basketball player *

Riccardo Riccò Riccardo Riccò (born 1 September 1983) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who is suspended from all competition until 2024. He was previously ejected from the 2008 Tour de France for doping violations and suspended. Riccò returned ...

(born 1983), Italian road bicycle racer *

Riccardo Rognoni Riccardo Rognoni or Richardo Rogniono (ca. 1550 – before 20 April 1620) is the earliest known member of the Rognoni family which started one of the earliest of all violin schools, based in Milan. His treatise ''Passaggi per potersi esercita ...

(c. 1550–1620), Italian composer and violinist *

Riccardo Romagnoli Riccardo Romagnoli (born 11 July 1963 in Rome) is an italy, Italian auto racing driver. Career In 2008 he competed in the FIA GT3 European Championship for La Torre Motorsport in a Dodge Viper. His early racing career included a fifth-place finis ...

(born 1963), Italian auto racing driver *

Riccardo Scamarcio Riccardo Dario Scamarcio (; born 13 November 1979) is an Italian actor and film producer. Life and career Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia, the son of Irene Petrafesa, a painter, and Emilio Scamarcio. He went to train as an actor at the Sc ...

(born 1979), Italian actor *

Riccardo Schicchi Riccardo Schicchi (; Augusta, Sicily, 12 March 1953 – Rome, 9 December 2012) was an Italian pornographer. He graduated from art school with a specialization in photography, Schicchi began by being a photographer for a magazine named '' Epoca'' ...

(1953–2012), Italian pornographer *

Riccardo Scimeca Riccardo Scimeca (born 13 June 1975) is an English football coach and professional footballer. He who played as a defender notably in the Premier League for Aston Villa, Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion. He also played in the Footbal ...

(born 1975), English footballer *

Riccardo di Segni Riccardo Di Segni (born November 13, 1949) is the chief rabbi of Rome. A specialist in diagnostic radiology, he is descended from three generations of rabbis. He completed his rabbinical studies in 1973 and was elected chief rabbi of Rome in 2001 ...

(born 1949), chief rabbi of Rome *

Riccardo Silva Riccardo Silva is an Italian businessman and investor. He is owner of Silva International Investments, which has investments in a range of companies across media, sports, entertainment, art, and real estate. He is also the president and co-own ...

(born 1970), Italian businessman * Riccardo Staglianò (born 1968), Italian journalist *

Riccardo Stracciari Riccardo Stracciari (June 26, 1875 – October 10, 1955) was a leading Italian baritone. His repertoire consisted mainly of Italian operatic works, with Rossini's Figaro and Verdi's Rigoletto becoming his signature roles during a long and dis ...

(1875–1955), Italian baritone *

Riccardo Taddei Riccardo Taddei (born 5 September 1980) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a forward. He is currently serving as the assistant manager of Pisa, under head coach Luca D'Angelo. Playing career Taddei was born in ...

(born 1980), Italian football player *

Riccardo Tesi Riccardo Tesi (; born 1956 in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy) is an Italian musician. He specializes in folk music. His instrument is the diatonic accordion or melodeon. He has founded or recorded with a number of groups, including Banditaliana an ...

(born 1956), Italian musician *

Riccardo Tisci Riccardo Tisci (; born 1974) is an Italian fashion designer. He studied in Italy at the Design Istituto d’Arte Applicata in Cantù until the age of 17, and then graduated from London's Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 1999. In ...

(born 1974), Italian fashion designer * Riccardo Torriani (1911–1988), Swiss ice hockey player and luger * Riccardo Truccolo (born 1989), Italian basketball player * Riccardo Ventre (born 1944), Italian politician *

Riccardo Zadra Riccardo Zadra is an Italian pianist. Zadra was awarded the 1988 Sydney International Piano Competition, Sydney Competition's 2nd prize. He has performed and recorded internationally since. He is the founder of the Accademia pianistica internaziona ...

, Italian pianist *

Riccardo Zandonai Riccardo Zandonai (28 May 1883 – 5 June 1944) was an Italian composer. Biography Zandonai was born in Borgo Sacco, Rovereto, then part of Austria-Hungary. As a young man, he showed such an aptitude for music that he entered the Pesaro Conserv ...

(1883–1944), Italian opera composer *

Riccardo Zanella Riccardo Zanella (27 June 1875 – 30 March 1959) was the only elected president of the short lived Free State of Fiume. Biography Zanella was born to an Italian father and Slovene mother in Fiume, Austria-Hungary (present-day Croatia). He a ...

(1896–1947), Italian politician *

Riccardo Zampagna Riccardo Zampagna (born 15 November 1974) is an Italian former footballer who played as a striker. Playing career After spending most of his career in the lower leagues ( Serie C1, Serie C2 and D, from 2000 in the second tier), Zampagna final ...

(born 1974), Italian footballer *Riccardo Vianello or

Raimondo Vianello Raimondo Vianello (7 May 1922 – 15 April 2010) was an Italian film actor, comedian, and television host. He was a well-known Italian television personality. Biography He was born in Rome, but spent his youth in Pula, where his father, an ...

(1922–2010), Italian film actor

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Riccardo Primo ''Riccardo primo, re d'Inghilterra'' ("Richard the First, King of England", HWV 23) is an opera seria in three acts written by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music (1719) . The Italian-language libretto was by Paolo Antonio R ...

'', or ''Riccardo Primo re d’Inghilterra'', opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel *

Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Joseph Ricciardo ( "Ricardo", ; born 1 July 1989) is an Italian-Australian racing driver who last raced in Formula One driving for McLaren, under the Australian flag. He made his debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix with the HRT ...

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