Visconti is a surname which may refer to:

Italian noble families

Visconti of Milan The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family. They rose to power in Milan during the Middle Ages where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as Lords then as Dukes, and several collateral branches still exist. The effective founder of the ...

, ruled Milan from 1277 to 1447 **

Visconti di Modrone The House of Visconti di Modrone is a collateral branch of the Visconti of Milan. It originated in the 17th century and still exists today. Since the 19th century, several lineage members achieved prominence in different domains of public life, in ...

, collateral branch of the Visconti of Milan *

Visconti of Pisa and Sardinia The Visconti of Pisa and Sardinia were an Italian noble dynasty of the Middle Ages. They achieved prominence first in Pisa, then in Sardinia, where they became rulers of Gallura. History The first Visconti of note in Pisa was Alberto, who b ...

, ruled Gallura in Sardinia from 1207 to 1250

People

Pre-20th century

* Alfonso Visconti (1552–1608), Roman Catholic cardinal * Antonio Eugenio Visconti (1713–1788), Roman Catholic cardinal *

Azzone Visconti Azzone Visconti (7 December 1302 – 16 August 1339) was lord of Milan from 1329 until his death. After the death of his uncle, Marco Visconti, he was threatened with excommunication and had to submit to Pope John XXII. Azzone reconstituted his fa ...

(1302–1339), lord of Milan * Bartolomeo Visconti (died 1457), Roman Catholic prelate and Bishop of Novara *

Bernabò Visconti Bernabò or Barnabò Visconti (1323 – 19 December 1385) was an Italian soldier and statesman who was Lord of Milan. Along with his brothers Matteo and Galeazzo II, he inherited the lordship of Milan from his uncle Giovanni. Later in 1355, he a ...

(1323–1385), Italian soldier and lord of Milan *

Caterina Visconti Caterina Visconti (1361 – 17 October 1404) was Duchess of Milan as the second spouse of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the first Duke of Milan, and was the mother of two succeeding Dukes of Milan, Gian Maria and Filippo Maria Visconti. Caterin ...

(1361–1404), Duchess of Milan *

Ennio Quirino Visconti Ennio Quirino Visconti (November 1, 1751 – February 7, 1818) was an Italian antiquarian and art historian, papal Prefect of Antiquities, and the leading expert of his day in the field of ancient Roman sculpture. His son, Pietro Ercole Visconti, ...

(1751–1818), Italian antiquarian and art historian * Federico Visconti (1617–1693), Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan from 1681 to 1693 * Filippo Maria Visconti (1392–1447), Duke of Milan * Filippo Visconti (bishop) (1596–1664), Roman Catholic Bishop of Catanzaro *

Filippo Maria Visconti (bishop) Filippo Maria Visconti (1721–1801) was the Archbishop of Milan from 1784 to 1801. Early life Filippo Maria Visconti was born on 19 August 1721 in Massino Visconti, a village near Lake Maggiore which was the original land tenure of the House of ...

(1721–1801), Archbishop of Milan * Galeazzo Visconti (disambiguation), several people *

Gaspare Visconti Gaspare Visconti (1538 – 12 January 1595) was the Archbishop of Milan from 1584 to 1595. Early life Born in 1538 to the noble family of Visconti, Gaspare Visconti earned a doctorate in utroque iure at the University of Pavia, where he beca ...

(1538–1595), Archbishop of Milan from 1584 to 1595 *

Gian Maria Visconti Gian Maria Visconti (or Giovanni Maria; 7 September 1388 – 16 May 1412) was the second Visconti Duke of Milan, the son of Gian Galeazzo Visconti and Caterina Visconti. He was known to be cruel and was eventually assassinated. He had no children ...

(1388–1412), Duke of Milan * Giovanni Visconti (disambiguation), several people *

John of Gallura John (or ''Giovanni'') Visconti (died 1275) was the Judge of Gallura from 1238 to his death. He was a member of the Visconti dynasty of Pisa. John was the son of Ubaldo I Visconti and cousin of Ubaldo of Gallura. When the latter Ubaldo drew up ...

(died 1275), John (or Giovanni) Visconti, Judge of Gallura, Sardinian ruler *

Louis Visconti Louis Tullius Joachim Visconti (Rome February 11, 1791 – December 29, 1853) was an Italian-born French architect and designer. Life Son of the Italian archaeologist and art historian Ennio Quirino Visconti, Visconti designed many Par ...

(1791–1853), Italian-born French architect *

Ottone Visconti Ottone Visconti (1207 8 August 1295) was Archbishop of Milan and List of rulers of Milan#Before dukedom, Lord of Milan, the first of the Visconti of Milan, Visconti line. Under his rule, the medieval commune, commune of Milan became a strong Gue ...

(1207–1295), Archbishop of Milan and lord of Milan * Teobaldo Visconti (1210–1276),

Pope Gregory X Pope Gregory X ( la, Gregorius X; – 10 January 1276), born Teobaldo Visconti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 September 1271 to his death and was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order. He was ...

Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans Valentina Visconti (1371 – 4 December 1408) was a countess of Vertus, and duchess consort of Orléans as the wife of Louis I, Duke of Orléans, the younger brother of King Charles VI of France. As duchess of Orléans she was at court and acqu ...

(1371–1408) * Valentina Visconti, Queen of Cyprus (c. 1357–before September 1393)

20th-21st century

Adriano Visconti Major Adriano Visconti di Lampugnano (11 November 1915 – 29 April 1945) was one of Italy's top flying aces of the Second World War, shooting down between 10 and 26 enemy aircraft. He was awarded with four '' Medaglia d'argento al Valor Militare' ...

(1915–1945), Italian World War II flying ace * Gary Visconti (born 1945), American former figure skater *

Giovanni Visconti (cyclist) Giovanni Visconti (born 13 January 1983) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Professional career Early career Born in Turin, Visconti won his first race in 2006 at the Coppa Sabatini. One year la ...

(born 1983), Italian road bicycle racer *

Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, stage director, and screenwriter. A major figure of Italian art and culture in the mid-20th century, Visconti was one of the ...

(1906–1976), Italian film, theatre, and opera director *

Tony Visconti Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's " Ride a White Swan" in 1970, the first of man ...

(born 1944), American record producer, musician and singer

Fictional characters

* Ercole Visconti, in the Pixar film ''

Luca The last universal common ancestor (LUCA) is the most recent population from which all organisms now living on Earth share common descent—the most recent common ancestor of all current life on Earth. This includes all cellular organisms; th ...

Other

* Visconti (company), an Italian manufacturer of pens and other luxury goods {{surname