Riccardo is a

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, Italian version of Ricardo or

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...

. 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, and was the most consistent ...

(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. Care ...

(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 ...

(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 The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de l ...

(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 ...

(1906–1982), Italian film actor and comedian * Riccardo Bocchino (born 1988), Italian rugby union player * Riccardo Bonetto (born 1979), Italian football player * Riccardo Brengola (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 Cath ...

(1698–1795), composer, brother of famous castrato singer Carlo Broschi * Riccardo Burchielli (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 Uni ...

(born 1946), Italian writer and historian * Riccardo Campa (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 multi ...

(1990–2007), Swedish assault victim * Riccardo Carapellese (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 ...

(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 positio ...

(born 1953), Italian conductor * Riccardo Chiarini (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 att ...

(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 ...

(born 1946), Italo-French singer, songwriter and composer * Riccardo Corallo (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 (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 a ...

(1846–1930), Italian composer of ballet music and Italian Opera, a theatrical conductor and virtuoso pianist * Riccardo Ferri (born 1963), Italian football player * Riccardo Fissore (born 1980), Italian football player * Riccardo Francovich (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, ''giallo'' and spy films. Freda began directing '' I Vampiri'' in 1956. The film became ...

(1909–1999), film director * Riccardo Fogli (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 (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 ...

(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 Riccardo Benay Ingram (September 10, 1966 – March 31, 2015) was a professional baseball player. He played for the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. At the time of his death, Ingram was serving as a roving instru ...

(1966–2015), US baseball player and coach *

Riccardo Lione Riccardo Lione (born 13 April 1972 in Rome), is a beach volleyball player from Italy. He and teammate Eugenio Amore represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China } Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternati ...

(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 p ...

(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 ...

(born 1963), Italian athlete * Riccardo Meggiorini (born 1985), Italian football player * Riccardo Meili (born 1982), footballer * Riccardo Montolivo (born 1985), football player * Riccardo Morandi (1902–1989), Italian civil engineer * Riccardo Moscatelli (1971–1999), Italian race car driver *

Riccardo Muccioli Riccardo Muccioli (born 27 August 1974) is a retired international footballer from San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it ...

(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 Italian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that ...

(born 1983), Italian football player *

Riccardo Nencini Riccardo Nencini (born 19 October 1959) is an Italian politician. Nencini was born at Barberino di Mugello, in the province of Florence. He is the nephew of professional cyclist Gastone Nencini, winner of the 1960 Tour de France. A long-tim ...

(born 1959), Italian politician * Riccardo Pacifici (1904–1943), Italian Sephardic Jew deported to Auschwitz during World War II * Riccardo Paletti (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 doc ...

(1897–1930), Italian medical doctor * Riccardo Patrese (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 Riccardo Piacentini (born 3 July 1958, in Moncalieri, Province of Turin) is an Italian composer and pianist, professor of Composition at the Milan Conservatory. Biography He graduated in 1980 in Composition and Piano at Turin and Alessandria C ...

(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 t ...

(born 1983), Italian road bicycle racer * Riccardo Rognoni (c. 1550–1620), Italian composer and violinist * Riccardo Romagnoli (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 Football ...

(born 1975), English footballer * Riccardo di Segni (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 disti ...

(1875–1955), Italian baritone * Riccardo Taddei (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 and ...

(born 1956), Italian musician * Riccardo Tisci (born 1974), Italian fashion designer *

Riccardo Torriani Richard "Bibi" "Riccardo" Torriani (1 October 1911 – 3 September 1988) was a Swiss ice hockey player and coach, and luge athlete. He played for HC Davos from 1929 to 1950, and served as captain of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey tea ...

(1911–1988), Swiss ice hockey player and luger *

Riccardo Truccolo Riccardo Truccolo (born 8 August 1989 in Pordenone, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball player, currently a member of Snaidero Udine of the Italian league (LegADue/Serie A2). Truccolo began his career in the youth sector of Pallacanest ...

(born 1989), Italian basketball player * Riccardo Ventre (born 1944), Italian politician * Riccardo Zadra, Italian pianist * Riccardo Zandonai (1883–1944), Italian opera composer * Riccardo Zanella (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 finall ...

(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 Ro ...

'', or ''Riccardo Primo re d’Inghilterra'', opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel * Daniel Ricciardo, Australian Formula One driver {{given name

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