Rocco or Rocko is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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* Rocco Baldelli (born 1981), American Major League Baseball player and manager of the

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* Rocco Botte (born 1983), American actor and filmmaker *

Rocco Buttiglione Rocco Buttiglione (; born 6 June 1948) is an Italian Union of Christian and Centre Democrats politician and an academic. Buttiglione's nomination for a post as European Commissioner with a portfolio that was to include civil liberties, resulted ...

(born 1948), Italian politician *

Rocco Chinnici Rocco Chinnici (, ; 19 January 1925 – 29 July 1983) was a noted Italian anti-Mafia magistrate killed by the Sicilian Mafia. Life Born at Misilmeri, Chinnici graduated in law at the University of Palermo in 1947 and started working as a magist ...

(1925-1983), Italian magistrate killed by the Mafia * Rocco "Rocky" Colavito (born 1933), American retired Major League Baseball player * Rocco DiSpirito (born 1966), American celebrity chef and reality show actor *

Rocco Fischetti Rocco Fischetti, also known as "Rocky" and "Ralph Fisher" (March 24, 1903 – July 5, 1964), was a Chicago mobster with the Chicago Outfit criminal organization who ran many illegal gambling operations. Fischetti also accompanied singer Frank Si ...

(1903-1964), American mobster * Sir Rocco Forte (born 1945), British businessman *

Rocco Granata Rocco Granata (born 16 August 1938) is an Italian-Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist. Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy; but his parents immigrated to Belgium when he was aged ten. Rocco's father was a ...

(born 16 August 1938), Italian-Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist *

Rocco Grimaldi Rocco Niccolas Grimaldi (born February 8, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL). Grimaldi was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the second round ...

(born 8 February 1993), American ice hockey player * Rocco Landesman (born 1947), Broadway producer * Rocco Marchegiano (1923-1969), better known as Rocky Marciano, American heavyweight boxer *

Rocco Mediate Rocco Anthony Mediate (born December 17, 1962) is an American professional golfer who has won List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins, six times on the PGA Tour and three times on the PGA Tour Champions. In the 2008 U.S. Open (golf), 2008 U.S. Ope ...

(born 1962), American golfer *

Rocco Milde Rocco Milde (born 8 June 1969) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. Milde had a much-travelled career, but is best remembered as a Dynamo Dresden player, having had three separate spells with the club. Career Ea ...

(born 1969), German former footballer * Rocco Perri (1887-last seen 1944), Canadian bootlegger *

Rocco Petrone Rocco Anthony Petrone (March 31, 1926 – August 24, 2006) was an American mechanical engineer, U.S. Army officer and NASA official. He served as director of launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) from 1966 to 1969, as Apollo ...

(1926-2006), Italian-American engineer and NASA executive * Rocco Placentino (born 1982), Canadian soccer player * Rocco Pozzi (1700-1780), Italian painter and engraver * Rocco Quinn (born 1986), Scottish footballer *

Rocco Rossi Rocco Rossi (born February 6, 1962) is a Canadian businessman currently serving as president and chief executive officer of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, and was formerly the president and CEO of Prostate Cancer Canada. Background Rossi att ...

(born 1962), Canadian politician * Rocco Siffredi (born 1964), Italian pornographic film actor * Rocco Silano (born 1962), American magician and actor

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Alex Rocco Alex Rocco (born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.; February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive, gravelly voice, he was often cast as villains, including Moe Greene in ''The Godfather'' (1972) and his Pr ...

(1936–2015), American actor * Alfredo Rocco (1875-1935), Italian jurist and

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politician, author of the Italian Penal Code * Carmine Rocco (1912–1982), Vatican diplomat * Danny Rocco (born 1960), American college football head coach * David Rocco (born 1970), Canadian actor and producer, host of ''David Rocco's Dolce Vita'' * David Della Rocco (born 1952), actor *

John A. Rocco John A. Rocco (June 25, 1936 – April 8, 2020) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1980 to 1998, where he represented the 6th Legislative District. Rocco also served as Mayor of Cherry ...

(1936-2020), American politician *

Keith Rocco Keith Rocco is a military and historical painter working in the United States. Biography His interest in military subjects developed at an early age. One of his first books, received as a Christmas present when he was ten, was ''The Golden Book ...

, contemporary American military painter *

Lyla Rocco Lyla Rocco (18 January 1933 – 17 January 2015) was an Italian film actress. She was also a contestant in Miss Italy. After making her screen debut in 1951, Rocco appeared in over thirty productions before retiring in 1964. In 1954 she played a ...

(1933–2015), Italian film actress *

Marc Rocco Marc Rocco (June 19, 1962 – May 1, 2009) was an American film director, film producer and screenwriter. Rocco was born Marc Daniel King in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, to Harvey King and Sandra Elaine Garrett (1942–2002). Garrett married ...

(1962-2009), American film director, producer and screenwriter *

Mickey Rocco Michael Dominick Rocco (March 2, 1916 – June 1, 1997) was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, Rocco played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four seasons in the American League with the Cleveland Indians. In 440 career g ...

(1916-1997), American Major League Baseball first baseman *

Nereo Rocco Nereo Rocco (; 20 May 1912 – 20 February 1979) was an Italian association football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, he is famous for having been one of the most successful head coaches in Italy, winning s ...

(1912-1979), Italian football player and manager *

Pasquale Rocco Pasquale Domenico Rocco (born 11 October 1970 in Paderno Dugnano) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented Italy at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Honours Inter * Serie A champion: ...

(born 1970), Italian retired footballer *

Steve Rocco Stephen Salvadore Rocco (born January 16, 1960) is an American businessperson and skateboarder. He founded the skateboarding company World Industries with Rodney Mullen in 1987. He has since sold the company and is currently retired. Career Roc ...

(born 1960), American skateboarder and retired businessman *

Steve Rocco (politician) Steve Rocco is an American politician, former elected board member of the Orange Unified School District in Orange, California, a perennial candidate for public offices, and a former public-access television cable TV personality. Rocco gained i ...

, contemporary American politician

Nickname, stage name or ring name

* Rocko (rapper) (born 1979), American rapper and actor * Dick "Rocko" Lewis (1908–1966), American entertainer *

Rocco Hunt Rocco Pagliarulo (born 21 November 1994, Salerno), professionally known as Rocco Hunt, is an Italian rapper and singer. Career In 2014 he participated in and won the Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Itali ...

(born 1994), Italian rapper * Rocco Prestia (1951–2020), bass player for the band Tower of Power * Rocco Mandroid, member of the New Zealand punk band

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Rocko Schamoni Rocko Schamoni, (born May 8, 1966), real name Tobias Albrecht, is a German entertainer, author, musician, club proprietor and member of the comedy ensemble Studio Braun. Biography Rocko Schamoni was born in Lütjenburg. He released his fi ...

(born 1966), German entertainer, author and musician * Rocco Rock (1953-2002), American professional wrestler * Mark Rocco (born 1951), English retired professional wrestler * Rocco Nacino (born 1987), Filipino actor

Fictional characters

* Johnny Rocco, fugitive gangster in the 1948 film '' Key Largo'', played by Edward G. Robinson * Rocco Fuentes Echaguei, a fictional character in the 2002–2003 Argentine teenage telenovella '' Rebelde Way'' * Rocco Parondi, in the 1960 Italian film ''

Rocco and His Brothers ''Rocco and His Brothers'' ( it, Rocco e i suoi fratelli) is a 1960 drama film directed by Luchino Visconti and starring Alain Delon, Annie Girardot, Renato Salvatori, Katina Paxinou, Roger Hanin, Paolo Stoppa, and Claudia Cardinale in one of her ...

'' * Rocco the Beaver, a puppet on the Danish TV series ''Dolph & Wulff med Venner'' (''Dolph & Wulff with Friends'') * Rocco the Dog, a puppet on the Canadian TV series ''

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'' * Rocco de' Medici, a master swordsman and long-lost heir to the late Duke of Florence in the TV series ''

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''. * Rocco Barbella, one of Sergeant Bilko′s corporals in '' The Phil Silvers Show'' * Rocco Lampone, a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel '' The Godfather'' and

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's The Godfather. * Rocco, the puppy saved by Tom Hardy’s character in '' The Drop'' * Rocko, from '' Rocko's Modern Life'', a 1990s Nickelodeon animated series * Rocko, from the cartoon series ''

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'' *

Rocky Balboa Robert "Rocky" Balboa (also known by his ring name The Italian Stallion), is a fictional title character and the protagonist of the ''Rocky'' film series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who has also portrayed him in all eigh ...

, from the Rocky film series starring

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as the films’ title character, who is sometimes called Rocco. * Rocko, a penguin from the 1995 animated film '' The Pebble and the Penguin''. * Rocco, Zoe's pet rock and Elmo's nemesis on Sesame Street.

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* The West Maple Omaha Rock, a boulder in Omaha, Nebraska, nicknamed Rocko

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