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

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Rocco Baldelli Rocco Daniel Baldelli (; born September 25, 1981) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and coach who is the manager of the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). As a player, Baldelli quickly progressed through the minor ...

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

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

Rocco Botte ''Mega64'' is a webseries, video production company and comedy troupe created by Rocco Botte, Derrick Acosta, and Shawn Chatfield, in 2003. Originally conceived to be a public-access television show, the original five episodes produced were later ...

(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 Rocco DiSpirito (born November 19, 1966) is an American chef and reality television personality based in New York City, known for starring in the program '' The Restaurant''. Early life and education DiSpirito was born in Queens, New York. He gr ...

(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 Sir Rocco Giovanni Forte (born 18 January 1945) is an English hotelier and the chairman of Rocco Forte Hotels. Early life Born in Bournemouth, the son of Charles Forte, Baron Forte, and his wife Irene, he was educated at St Peter's Catho ...

(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 rou ...

(born 8 February 1993), American ice hockey player *

Rocco Landesman Rocco Landesman (born July 20, 1947) is a long-time Broadway theatre producer. He served as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts from August 2009 to December 2012. He is a part owner of Jujamcyn Theaters. Early life Landesman was bor ...

(born 1947), Broadway producer *

Rocco Marchegiano Rocco Francis Marchegiano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969; ), better known as Rocky Marciano (, ), was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955, and held the world heavyweight title from 1952 to 1956. He is the only ...

(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 (born 1969), German former footballer *

Rocco Perri Rocco Perri (; born Rocco Perre; December 30, 1887 – disappeared April 23, 1944) was an Italian-born organized crime figure in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was one of the most prominent Prohibition-era crime figures in Canada, and was sometim ...

(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 Rocco Placentino (born 25 February 1982) is a Canadian retired international soccer player. He is currently the technical director of Canadian club CS Saint-Laurent. Career Club Born in Montreal, Quebec, Placentino spent most of his early caree ...

(born 1982), Canadian soccer player *

Rocco Pozzi Rocco Pozzi (died c. 1780), was an Italian painter and engraver of the Baroque period, active around 1750. Biography He was the brother of Stefano Pozzi. He engraved several of the plates for the ''Museo Florentino'', and executed prints for the ...

(1700-1780), Italian painter and engraver *

Rocco Quinn Rocco Quinn (born 7 September 1986 in Hamilton) is a Scottish retired professional football who played as a midfielder. Quinn has previously played for Celtic, Hamilton Academical, Queen of the South, Ross County and St Mirren, as well a ...

(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 Rocco Siffredi (born Rocco Antonio Tano; 4 May 1964) is an Italian Pornographic film actor, pornographic actor, director and producer. He took his stage name from the character Roch Siffredi played by Alain Delon in the French gangster film '' ...

(born 1964), Italian pornographic film actor *

Rocco Silano Rocco Silano is an American magician, author, and lecturer. Biography Silano was born June 12, 1962, in Paterson, New Jersey. Early on in his career, Rocco studied with and was managed by sleight-of-hand expert and Tony Slydini protégé Bill ...

(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 Alfredo Rocco (9 September 1875 – 28 August 1935) was an Italian politician and jurist. He was Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Urbino (1899–1902) and in Macerata (1902–1905), then Professor of Civil Procedure in Parma, of ...

(1875-1935), Italian jurist and

Fascist Fascism is a far-right, Authoritarianism, authoritarian, ultranationalism, ultra-nationalist political Political ideology, ideology and Political movement, movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and pol ...

politician, author of the Italian Penal Code *

Carmine Rocco Carmine Rocco (12 April 1912 – 12 May 1982) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who devoted his entire career to the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He became an archbishop in 1961 and served as an Apostolic Nuncio from 1959 until h ...

(1912–1982), Vatican diplomat *

Danny Rocco Daniel Christopher Rocco (born July 16, 1960)''1995 University of Texas Football Media Guide'' p. 94 is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach of the VMI Keydets. Rocco has previously been the head coach of the Liberty Flames, ...

(born 1960), American college football head coach *

David Rocco David Rocco (born July 27, 1970) is a Canadian author, cook, and host of several internationally syndicated television series. He is most known for producing and hosting the television series ''David Rocco's Dolce Vita'', and publishing four co ...

(born 1970), Canadian actor and producer, host of ''David Rocco's Dolce Vita'' *

David Della Rocco ''The Boondock Saints'' is a 1999 American vigilante action thriller film written and directed by Troy Duffy. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as fraternal twin brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus, who become vigilantes after ...

(born 1952), actor * John A. Rocco (1936-2020), American politician * Keith Rocco, contemporary American military painter * Lyla Rocco (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), contemporary American politician

Nickname, stage name or ring name

Rocko (rapper) Rodney Ramone Hill Jr. (born December 28, 1979), better known by his stage name Rocko, is an American rapper. Rocko released his first and only major studio album, '' Self Made'', in 2008 through a joint venture with Island Records. The album ...

(born 1979), American rapper and actor * Dick "Rocko" Lewis (1908–1966), American entertainer * Rocco Hunt (born 1994), Italian rapper *

Rocco Prestia Francis Rocco Prestia Jr. (March 7, 1951 – September 29, 2020) was an American bassist, best known for his work with the funk band Tower of Power. Biography Born in Sonora, California, Prestia started playing electric guitar as an adolescent. ...

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

the Futurians The Futurians was a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team was created by Dave Cockrum, and first appeared in 1983 in the ninth of the Marvel Graphic Novels series, then in a three-issue r ...

* Rocko Schamoni (born 1966), German entertainer, author and musician *

Rocco Rock Theodore James Petty (September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "Flyboy" Rocco Rock. Rock is best known for his appearances in Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championsh ...

(1953-2002), American professional wrestler *

Mark Rocco Mark Hussey (11 May 1951 – 30 July 2020) was an English professional wrestler who competed for Joint Promotions, All Star Wrestling and the second BWF as Mark "Rollerball" Rocco and as the original masked Black Tiger in New Japan Pro-Wrestlin ...

(born 1951), English retired professional wrestler *

Rocco Nacino Enrico Raphael Quiogue Nacino (born March 21, 1987 in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines), known professionally as Rocco Nacino, is a Filipino actor. He won the title of Second Prince in the fifth season of '' StarStruck''. He is currently an exclusi ...

(born 1987), Filipino actor

Fictional characters

* Johnny Rocco, fugitive gangster in the 1948 film ''

Key Largo Key Largo ( es, Cayo Largo) is an island in the upper Florida Keys archipelago and is the largest section of the keys, at long. It is one of the northernmost of the Florida Keys in Monroe County, and the northernmost of the keys connected b ...

'', played by Edward G. Robinson * Rocco Fuentes Echaguei, a fictional character in the 2002–2003 Argentine teenage telenovella ''

Rebelde Way ''Rebelde Way'' is an Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast on Azul Televisiónfrom 27 May 2002 to 10 November 2003. The soap opera has been broadcast in many countries, achieving widespread succes ...

'' * 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 ''WUMO'', formerly ''Wulffmorgenthaler'', is a webcomic and newspaper comic strip created by Danish writer/artist duo Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler. The name of the strip is a portmanteau created from the pair's surnames. The name was al ...

, 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 ''

Puppets Who Kill ''Puppets Who Kill'' is a Canadian television comedy programme produced by PWK Productions and originally broadcast on The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004. It has also been broadcast ...

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

Leonardo Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate ...

''. * Rocco Barbella, one of Sergeant Bilko′s corporals in ''

The Phil Silvers Show ''The Phil Silvers Show'', originally titled ''You'll Never Get Rich'', is a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959. A pilot titled "Audition Show" was made in 1955, but it was never broadcast. 143 other episodes were broadcast – all half-a ...

'' * Rocco Lampone, a fictional character in

Mario Puzo Mario Francis Puzo (; ; October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author, screenwriter, and journalist. He is known for his crime novels about the Italian-American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia, most notably ''The Godfather'' (1969), which ...

's novel ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, ...

'' and

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; ; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the major figures of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Coppola is the recipient of five A ...

. * Rocco, the puppy saved by Tom Hardy’s character in '' The Drop'' *

Rocko Rocko Rama is the main protagonist of the animated television series '' Rocko's Modern Life'', the Netflix special Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling, and the comic book series of the same name. Carlos Alazraqui provided the voice of the anthropo ...

, from ''

Rocko's Modern Life ''Rocko's Modern Life'' is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the surreal life of an anthropomorphic Australian immigrant wallaby named Rocko and his friends: the eccentric steer ...

'', a 1990s Nickelodeon animated series * Rocko, from the cartoon series ''

Undergrads ''Undergrads'' (stylized as ''underGRADS'') is an adult animated sitcom centered on the lives of four college undergraduate freshmen. Originally broadcast on MTV in 2001, only 13 episodes were created. It has since been shown on Teletoon in Canad ...

'' *

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 ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess M ...

film series starring

Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Enzio Stallone (; born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, ) is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, h ...

as the films’ title character, who is sometimes called Rocco. * Rocko, a penguin from the 1995 animated film ''

The Pebble and the Penguin ''The Pebble and the Penguin'' is a 1995 Irish-American independent animated film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. The film stars the voices of Martin Short, Jim Belushi, Tim Curry, and Annie Golden. Based on the true life mating rituals of ...

''. * Rocco, Zoe's pet rock and

Elmo Elmo is a red Muppet monster character on the long-running PBS/ HBO children's television show ''Sesame Street''. A furry red monster who has a falsetto voice and illeism, he hosts the last full five-minute segment (fifteen minutes prio ...

's nemesis on

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...

Other

* The

West Maple Omaha Rock The West Maple Omaha Rock (nicknamed Rocko, also referred to as the west Omaha rock and similar names) is a boulder located in a parking lot at the corner of West Maple Road and North 156th Street in north-western Omaha, Nebraska, in the United St ...

, a boulder in Omaha, Nebraska, nicknamed Rocko

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