Santoro is an

Italian surname A name in the Italian language consists of a given name ( it, nome), and a surname (); in most contexts, the given name is written before the surname. (In official documents, the Western surname may be written before the given name or names.) Ital ...

derived from Latin name ''Santorus'' (''festum Omnium Sanctorum'', "feast of all the saints"), and may refer to:

People with the surname

* Alfredo Santoro, Argentine boxer *

Andrea Santoro Andrea Santoro (7 September 1945, in Priverno, Italy – 5 February 2006, in Trabzon, Turkey) was a Roman Catholic priest in Turkey, murdered in the Santa Maria Church in Trabzon where he served as a member of the Catholic Church's Fidei donum ...

, Italian Catholic priest *

Cláudio Santoro Cláudio Franco de Sá Santoro (23 November 1919 – 27 March 1989) was an internationally renowned Brazilian composer, conductor and violinist. Biography Early life A native of Manaus, the capital of Amazonas, Santoro started to study violin ...

, Brazilian composer *

Eugenio Santoro Eugenio Santoro (27 August 1920 – 13 May 2006), was an Italian-born Swiss outsider artist. Biography Born at Castelmezzano, in the province of Potenza ( Basilicata), he started as a carpenter but he had to quit his job going to the front dur ...

, Swiss Italian sculptor * Fabrice Santoro, French tennis player * Francesco Raffaello Santoro, Italian painter * Geraldine Santoro, American woman who died of a back-alley abortion in 1964 *

Giulio Antonio Santoro Giulio Antonio Santoro (1580 – 28 September 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1624–1638).

, Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza *

Giuseppe Santoro (diplomat) Giuseppe Santoro (1930 - 2017) was an Italian diplomat who was also active in international politics. He founded ICIPEC (istituito internazionale cooperazione politica economica culturale) based in Rome Background Giuseppe Santoro was born in C ...

, Italian lawyer and diplomat *

Giuseppe Santoro (general) Giuseppe Santoro (9 November 1894, in Naples – 2 June 1975) was a general in the Italian Air Force, Deputy Chieff of Staff of the Regia Aeronautica during World War II. After the war, he was the author of the official history of the Italian Air ...

, Italian general * Jorge Santoro, Brazilian professional football player and coach *

Leandro Santoro Leandro Santoro (born 11 June 1976) is an Argentine political scientist, professor and politician, currently serving as a National Deputy since 2021. Santoro previously served as a member of the Buenos Aires City Legislature from 2017 to 2021. ...

, Argentine politician * Márcio Santoro, Brazilian co-president and co-founder of Agência África *

Matthew Santoro Matthew Santoro (born July 16, 1985) is a Canadian Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and internet celebrity, social media influencer. He compiles top ten lists and "50 Amazing Facts" videos on his main channel. Other channels he owned, for Video blog ...

, Canadian YouTube personality * Michele Santoro, Italian journalist *

Miguel Ángel Santoro Miguel Ángel Santoro (born 27 February 1942) is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1974 World Cup. Playing caree ...

, retired Argentine football goalkeeper and manager * Roberto Jorge Santoro, Argentine poet *

Rodrigo Santoro Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (; born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor. He is most known for his portrayal of Persian King Xerxes in the movie '' 300'' (2006) and its sequel '' 300: Rise of an Empire'' (2014). Other famous movies include ...

, Brazilian actor * Rubens Santoro, Italian painter *

Sal Santoro Sal Santoro (born July 14, 1951) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 60 from 2007 to 2023. Santoro was a Kentucky State Policeman. Education Santoro earned his BA fr ...

, American politician *

Salvatore Santoro (mobster) Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Ab ...

, underboss of the Lucchese crime family * Santo Santoro, Australian politician * Vittorio Santoro, Italian/Swiss visual artist *

Walter Santoro Walter Santoro Baratçabal (April 29, 1922 – April 29, 2011) was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security of his nation from 1963 to 1964. He also served as the interim President of Uruguay fo ...

, Uruguayan lawyer and politician

Fictional characters

* Gabriel Santoro, a character in the novel ''

Third and Indiana ''Third and Indiana'' is a novel written by Steve Lopez about the experiences of several people connected to 14-year-old Gabriel Santoro, while living in the dangerous gang-controlled streets of the Badlands section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

'' * Nicky Santoro, a character in the film ''Casino'' * Ofelia Santoro, a character in the novel ''

'' * Rick Santoro, a character in the film ''Snake Eyes''

Other use

* An alternative name for wine made from the

Trebbiano Trebbiano is an Italian wine grape, one of the most widely planted grape varieties in the world. It gives good yields, but tends to yield undistinguished wine. It can be fresh and fruity, but does not keep long. Also known as ugni blanc, it h ...

grape

People with the surname

Fictional characters

Other use

See also