Caracciolo () is an Italian

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

most associated with the noble House of Carácciolo from the

Kingdom of Naples The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was ...

. Other people with the name include: *

Alberto Caracciolo Alberto Pascual Caracciolo (March 23, 1918 – January 31, 1994) was an Argentine tango musician, a musical arranger, orchestra director, composer and bandoneón player. Born in Palermo, Buenos Aires, he began his musical studies at the age ...

, Argentinian musician *

Andrea Caracciolo Andrea Caracciolo (; born 18 September 1981) is an Italian football director and former player, currently director of football of Lumezzane. A striker, Caracciolo was also a full Italy international, having made two senior appearances betwee ...

, Italian footballer *

Battistello Caracciolo Giovanni Battista Caracciolo (also called Battistello) (1578–1635) was an Italian artist and important Neapolitan follower of Caravaggio. He was a member of the murderous Cabal of Naples, with Belisario Corenzio and Giambattista Caracciolo, ...

, Italian painter *

Fabio Caracciolo Fabio Caracciolo (born 6 September 1984) is a Belgian former footballer. Caracciolo made his debut in professional football for Dutch Eerste Divisie side MVV in 2001. In the winter of 2007, he was transferred to the Belgian club KVSK United, b ...

, Belgian footballer of Italian descent *

Francesco Caracciolo Prince Francesco Caracciolo (18 January 1752 – 30 June 1799) was an Italian admiral and revolutionary. Early life and British service Caracciolo was born in Naples to a noble family. It is likely that he was named after St. Francis Caracci ...

(1752-1799), Italian admiral and revolutionist *

Franco Caracciolo Franco Caracciolo (29 March 1920 – 28 September 1999) was an Italian conductor. Life He was born in Bari in 1920. He studied piano and composing at the Conservatoire of S. Pietro a Majella in Naples, and conducting at the Accademia di Sant ...

, Italian conductor *

Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo (born July 11, 1996), known professionally as Alessia Cara (), is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, to Italian Canadian parents, she began posting covers of songs on YouTube at age 13. After uploadi ...

, Canadian musician *Pasqual or

Pasquale Caracciolo Pasquale Caracciolo or Pasqual Caracciolo (''floruit'' 1566–1608) was a Neapolitan nobleman who wrote a substantial treatise on horses and horsemanship. His work ''La Gloria del Cavallo'' was first published in 1566. He is also a member of ...

, author of ''La gloria del cavallo'' Venice 1566 ("The Glory of the Horse")

Other uses

;In music * ''Caracciolo'' is an opera by

Franco Vittadini Franco Vittadini (9 April 1884 in Pavia – 30 November 1948 in Pavia) was an Italian composer and conductor. As a composer he is mostly known for his operas and sacred music. Born in Pavia, he began his musical studies in 1903 at the Milan Cons ...

. ;Ships *

Francesco Caracciolo-class battleship The ''Francesco Caracciolo''-class battleships were a group of four super-dreadnought battleships designed for the (Royal Italian Navy) in 1913 and ordered in 1914. The first ship of the class, ''Francesco Caracciolo'', was laid down in late 19 ...

, an Italian dreadnought battleship class {{surname Italian-language surnames