Antonio is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

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origin deriving from the root name

Antonius Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish language, Danish, Dutch language, Dutch, Finnish language, Finnish, Latin language, Latin, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and Swedish language, Swedish name used in Gre ...

. It is a common name among

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–speaking populations as well as

the Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

and

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. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language, it is translated as

Anthony Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the '' Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descenda ...

, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò,

Antonis Antónis (Greek alphabet: Αντώνης) is a Greek language, Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonios that is used in Greece and Cyprus. Antonis is a Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive of Anthonius tha ...

Antoñito Antonio Ramiro Pérez (born 2 February 1978), known as Antoñito, is a Spanish retired Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. He played mainly for Sevilla FC, Sevilla and Xerez CD, Xer ...

, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio,

Tono Tono, Tōno or Toño may refer to: Places * Tōnō, the southeastern portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan * Tōno, Iwate, a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan * Tono, Washington, a ghost town in the state of Washington, United States * Tono Dam, agri ...

, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio,

Ninni Ninni is a given name and nickname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Ninni Kronberg (1874–1946), Swedish inventor * Ninni Holmqvist (born 1958), Swedish novelist and translator * Ninni Laaksonen (born 1986), Finnish model, bea ...

Totò Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il principe della risat ...

, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni,

Toninho Toninho is a Portuguese language, Portuguese diminutive nickname for Antônio or António in use in Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique and Angola. It is loosely equivalent to Little Tony in English language, English. Nicknames Foot ...

, Toñito, and

Tõnis Tonis, Tõnis or Tönis is a masculine given name. Tõnis is an Estonian form of Anthony. Tönis is a Dutch and Swedish form of Tönnis and diminutive form of Antonius, Anton, Antoon, Anthonis, Anthoon, Antonie and Antonis. Tonis is a Dutc ...

. The Portuguese equivalent is António (

Portuguese orthography Portuguese orthography is based on the Latin alphabet and makes use of the acute accent, the circumflex accent, the grave accent, the tilde, and the cedilla to denote stress, vowel height, nasalization, and other sound changes. The diaeresis (dia ...

) or Antônio (

Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese (; ; also known as pt-BR) is the set of Variety (linguistics), varieties of Portuguese language native to Brazil. It is spoken by almost all of the 203 million inhabitants of Brazil and widely across the Brazilian diaspora ...

). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galician the form is Antón, in Catalan Anton, and

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

Antxon. The Greek versions of the name are

Antonios Antonios or Antónios is a Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonis, as well as a surname. Notable people with this name include the following: Given name * Antonios Antoniadis (born 20th-century), Greek physician * Antonios Antonopo ...

(Αντώνιος) and Antonis (Αντώνης). The name derives from

, a well-known Latin family name, probably of Etruscan origin. The Roman general

Marcus Antonius Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the ...

held that the origin of the name was Anthon (Ανθών), son of Hercules. This myth, recorded by

Plutarch Plutarch (; , ''Ploútarchos'', ; – 120s) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo (Delphi), Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ''Parallel Lives'', ...

, was probably created by Marcus Antonius himself, in order to claim divine parentage. The name was in use throughout the Roman world which, at its height, comprised the whole of the Mediterranean, much of Europe and the Middle East. When the Roman Empire became Christian, the name continued to be popular because of the many great saints who bore it. Later, the name was spread all around the world as Christianity was forced to other locations (e.g. the Far East, the Americas, Australia, and Sub-Saharan Africa).

Famous male bearers

Antonio

Antonio Abetti Antonio Abetti (19 June 1846 – 20 February 1928) was an Italians, Italian astronomer. Born in San Pietro di Gorizia (Šempeter-Vrtojba), he earned a degree in mathematics and engineering at the University of Padua. He was married to Giovanna ...

, Italian astronomer * Antonio Abondio, Italian sculptor *

Antonio Aguilar José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza (17 May 191919 June 2007), known as Antonio Aguilar, was a Mexican singer and actor. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies, and acted in more than 120 films. He was given t ...

, Mexican singer *

Antonio Almen Antonio Almen (born 7 April 2004) is a Finnish professional association football, football player, playing as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura (VPS). Club career Almen debuted in Veikkausliiga with Vaasan Palloseura, VPS fir ...

, Finnish footballer * Antonio Azara, Italian jurist and politician * Antonio Bamboccio, Italian painter and sculptor *

Antonio Banderas José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received numerous accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award ...

(born 1960), Spanish actor * Antonio Rafael Barceló, Puerto Rican politician * Antonio Barolini (1910-1971), Italian writer * Antonio Barreto, Sri Lankan Sinhala

Karava Karava () is a Sinhalese speaking ethnic group of Sri Lanka, whose ancestors migrated throughout history from the Coromandel coast, claiming lineage to the Kaurava royalty of the old Kingdom of Kuru in Northern India. The Tamil equivalent is Kar ...

soldier who gained the title "Prince of Uva" under the name ''Kuruvita Rala'' in the

Kingdom of Kandy The Kingdom of Kandy was a monarchy on the Sri Lanka, island of Sri Lanka, located in the central and eastern portion of the island. It was founded in the late 15th century and endured until the early 19th century. Initially a client kingdom ...

Antonio Bassolino Antonio Bassolino, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (born 20 March 1947) is an Italian politician. He was the president of Campania from 2000 to 2010 and the mayor of Naples from 1993 to 2000. Biography Bassolino was born in Afragola, Campania. A ...

(born 1947), Italian politician *

Antonio Bazzini Antonio Bazzini (11 March 181810 February 1897) was an Italian violinist, composer and teacher. As a composer, his most enduring work is his chamber music, which earned him a central place in the Italian instrumental renaissance of the 19th centu ...

, Italian violinist and composer *

Antonio di Benedetto Antonio di Benedetto (2 November 1922 – 10 October 1986) was an Argentine novelist, short story writer and journalist. Career Di Benedetto began writing and publishing stories in his adolescence, inspired by the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and ...

(1922–1986), Argentine writer * Antonio Beretta, first mayor of Milan under the Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1867 *

Antonio Bienvenida Antonio Mejías Jiménez (; 25 June 1922 – 7 October 1975), better known as Antonio Bienvenida (), was a Venezuelan-born Spanish bullfighter who belonged to the Bienvenida bullfighting dynasty. Eleven times he came out, borne on his fellow bu ...

(1922–1975), Venezuelan-born Spanish bullfighter * Antonio Blakeney (born 1996), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

* Antonio Bonazza (1698 – c. 1762), Italian sculptor * Antonio Bosio (c. 1575 or 1576 – 1629), Maltese scholar * Antonio Broccoli Porto, Puerto Rican artist *

Antonio Brown Antonio Tavaris Brown Sr. (born July 10, 1988), nicknamed "AB", is an American former professional American football, football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. During his first nine seasons with t ...

, American football player in the National Football League * Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni, Italian violist, composer and conductor * Antonio Cabán Vale, Puerto Rican singer *

Antonio Caldara Antonio Caldara ( – 28 December 1736) was an Italian Baroque composer. Life Caldara was born in Venice (exact date unknown), the son of a violinist. He became a chorister at St Mark's in Venice, where he learned several instruments, probab ...

, Italian composer * Antonio Callaway, American football player in the National Football League * Antonio Canaletto, Italian painter * Antonio Candreva, Italian footballer *

Antonio Canova Antonio Canova (; 1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italians, Italian Neoclassical sculpture, Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists,. his sculpture was ins ...

, Italian sculptor *

Antonio Benedetto Carpano Antonio Benedetto Carpano (1764, Bioglio (Biella) – 1815, Turin) was an Italian distiller, famous for having invented vermouth and consequently the apéritif. In 1786, Antonio Benedetto Carpano invented modern Vermouth in Turin, made from wh ...

, Italian distiller, famous for having invented the Vermouth and consequently the apéritif * Antonio Marziale Carracci, Italian painter *

Antonio Cassano Antonio Cassano (; born 12 July 1982) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. A talented and technically gifted player, he was usually deployed as a supporting forward, but could also play as an attacking midfielde ...

, Italian footballer * Antonio Cavallucci, Italian painter * Antonio Cermeño, Venezuelan boxer * Antonio Cervantes, Colombian boxer * Antonio Chenel Albadalejo, Spanish bullfighter, known as ''Antoñete'' *

Antonio Citterio Antonio Citterio (born 1950, in Meda, Italy) is an Italian architect, furniture designer and industrial designer who lives and works in Milan. He designed the A2A Tower in Milan. Biography He received a degree in architecture from Politecnico ...

, Italian furniture designer *

Antonio Conte Antonio Conte (; born 31 July 1969) is an Italian professional Association football, football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Serie A club Napoli. He is widely regarded as one of the best football managers in the wo ...

, Italian former footballer * António Corea, Korean enslaved person *

Antonio Corradini Antonio Corradini (19 October 1688 – 12 August 1752) was an Italians, Italian Rococo sculptor from Venice. He is best known for his illusory veiled depictions of the human body, where the contours of the face and body beneath the veil are disc ...

, Italian sculptor * Antonio Corallo (1913–2000), known as Anthony Corallo, American mobster * Antonio Correa Cotto, Puerto Rican criminal *

Antonio da Correggio Antonio Allegri da Correggio (August 1489 – 5 March 1534), usually known as just Correggio (, also , , ), was an Italian Renaissance painter who was the foremost painter of the Parma school of the High Renaissance, who was responsible for so ...

, Italian painter * Antonio Corti, Argentine boxer *

António Costa António Luís Santos da Costa (; born 17 July 1961) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has served as President of the European Council since 2024. He previously served as the 118th prime minister of Portugal from 2015 to 2024 and th ...

, Portuguese Prime Minister. *

Antonio Davis Antonio Lee Davis (born October 31, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played f ...

, US basketball player * Antonio de La Gándara, painter *

Antonio de la Rúa Antonio de la Rúa Pertiné (born 7 March 1974) is an Argentine lawyer, and the son of former president Fernando de la Rúa (who governed Argentina from 1999 to 2001) and Inés Pertiné. He was an advisor to his father during his father's presi ...

, former first son of Argentina * Antonio de Nigris (1978–2009), Mexican footballer * Antonio Della Rossa (born 1982), Austrian politician * Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer * Antonio Dixon (American football), American football player * Antonio Donnarumma, Italian footballer *

Antonio Escobar (disambiguation) Antonio Escobar may refer to: * Antonio Escobar (born 1976), Spanish music producer and composer (maternal surname Núñez). * Antonio Escobar Huertas (1879–1940), Spanish general. * Antonio Escobar y Mendoza (1589–1669), Spanish ethicis ...

Antonio Esparragoza Antonio Esparragoza Betancourt (born 2 September 1959) is a Venezuelan former boxer who is a former WBA Featherweight Champion of the World. Amateur career Esparragoza represented Venezuela as a Featherweight at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games ...

, Venezuelan boxer * Antonio Falzon, Maltese military engineer *

António Félix da Costa António Maria de Mello Breyner Félix da Costa (born 31 August 1991) is a Portugal, Portuguese professional racing driver for the Porsche Formula E Team, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team and the 2019–20 Formula E Championship, 2019–20 Formul ...

, Portuguese racing driver and

Formula E Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is an open-wheel single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The racing series is the highest class of competition for electrically powered single-seater racing cars ...

champion * Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior, Brazilian soccer player * Antonio Floro Flores, Italian footballer * Antonio Fogazzaro, Italian novelist *

Antonio Gamoneda Antonio Gamoneda Lobón (born 30 May 1931) is a Spanish poet, winner of the Cervantes Prize in 2006. Biography Antonio Gamoneda was born in Oviedo, Asturias, on 30 May 1931. His father, also named Antonio, was a modernist poet who published ...

, Spanish poet *

Antonio Gandy-Golden Antonio Gandy-Golden (born April 11, 1998) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Liberty and was selected by the Washington Football Team in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft. Gandy-Golden ...

(born 1998), American football player * Antonio Garay (born 1979), American NFL football player * Antonio Garcia (American football), American football player * Antonio Gates, American player of American football * Antonio Gherardi, Italian painter, architect, and sculptor * Antonio Ghislieri, better known as Pope Pius V * Antonio Gibson (born 1998), American football running back * Antonio Gibson (safety) (born 1962), American football safety *

Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Maria Giovinazzi (; born 14 December 1993) is an Italian racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Ferrari. Giovinazzi competed in Formula One between and . In endurance racing, Giovinazzi won the 24 Hour ...

, Italian Formula One driver * Antonio González (martyr), Spanish Roman Catholic martyr and saint *

Antonio Gramsci Antonio Francesco Gramsci ( , ; ; 22 January 1891 – 27 April 1937) was an Italian Marxist philosophy, Marxist philosopher, Linguistics, linguist, journalist, writer, and politician. He wrote on philosophy, Political philosophy, political the ...

, Italian writer, politician and political theorist * Antonio Grier (born 2000), American football player * Antonio Guidi, Italian politician *

Antonio Guzmán Blanco Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco (28 February 1829 – 28 July 1899) was a Venezuelan military leader, statesman, diplomat and politician. He was the president of Venezuela for , from 1870 until 1877, from 1879 until 1884, and from 1886 until 1 ...

, former Venezuelan president *

Antonio Harmon Antonio Cordarius Harmon (born June 5, 2002) is an American college football wide receiver and tight end for the Marshall Thundering Herd. He previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Early life Harmon grew up in Kosciusko, Mississ ...

, American football player *

Antonio Hernández (disambiguation) Antonio Hernández may refer to: * Antonio Hernández (boxer), Mexican boxer * Antonio Hernández (cyclist), Mexican cyclist * Antonio Hernández (director), Spanish film director and screenwriter * Antonio Hernández (footballer), Mexican footballe ...

Antonio Indjai General Antonio Indjai is a Bissau-Guinean militaryman who was Guinea-Bissau's army chief of staff from 2010 to 2014, and was one of the leaders in the 2010 Guinea-Bissau military unrest, military unrest of 1 April 2010. Indjai emerged from with ...

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...

's army chief of staff and one of the leaders who orchestrated a coup in the country on 1 April 2010 *

Antonio Inoki (born ; 20 February 1943 – 1 October 2022) was a Japanese professional wrestler, Glossary of professional wrestling terms#school, professional wrestling trainer, martial arts, martial artist, politician, and Promoter (entertainment), promot ...

, Japanese wrestler *

Antonio Inutile Antonio Inutile (born 12 May 1985) is a Finland, Finnish retired footballer. ReferencesGuardian Football Antonio Janigro Antonio Janigro (21 January 19181 May 1989) was an Italian cellist and conductor. Biography Born in Milan, he began studying piano when he was six and cello when he was eight. Initially taught by Giovanni Berti, Janigro enrolled in the Milan C ...

, Italian cellist and conductor *

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian ...

, Brazilian creator of the bossa nova * Antonio Johnson (born 1984), American football player * Antonio Johnson (defensive back) (born 2001), American football player * Antonio Landa, Mexican footballer * Antonio Langella, Italian footballer * Antonio Latimer, Puerto Rican basketball player * Antonino Lo Surdo (1880–1949), Italian physicist and co-discoverer of the Stark effect *

Antonio Lombardo Antonio "Tony the Scourge" Lombardo (; November 23, 1891 – September 7, 1928) was an Italian-born American mobster. He was ''consigliere'' to Al Capone, and later the President of the Unione Siciliana. Biography Born in the town of Galat ...

, Italian sculptor * Antonio Lopez, United States illustrator who signed his work "Antonio." *

Antonio Lotti Antonio Lotti (5 January 1667 – 5 January 1740) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. Biography Lotti was born in Venice, although his father Matteo was ''Kapellmeister'' at Hanover at the time. Oral tradition says that in 1682, Lotti be ...

, Italian composer *

Antonio Luna Antonio Narciso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (; October 29, 1866 – June 5, 1899) was a Filipinos, Filipino army general and a pharmacist who fought in the Philippine–American War before his assassination on June 5, 1899, at the age ...

, Filipino Revolutionary Army and General of The Philippine Revolutionary in The First Philippine Republic * Antonio Lupatelli (1930–2018), Italian illustrator and writer *

Antonio Maccanico Antonio Maccanico (4 August 1924 – 23 April 2013) was an Italian constitutional specialist and politician who served in various capacities in the Italian Parliament and federal administrations of Italy. He was the former general secretary of th ...

, Italian politician *

Antonio Maceo Grajales Lt. General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales (June 14, 1845December 7, 1896) was a Cuban general and second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence. Fellow Cubans gave Maceo the nickname "The Bronze Titan" (), nickname that ...

, Cuban general *

Antonio Machado Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939), known as Antonio Machado, was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation ...

, Spanish poet *

Antonio Mancini Antonio Mancini (14 November 1852 – 28 December 1930) was an Italian painter. Biography Mancini was born in Rome, Papal States, and showed precocious ability as an artist. At the age of twelve, he was admitted to the Institute of Fine Art ...

, Italian painter * Antonio Manetti, Italian mathematician and architect * Antonio Maria Maraggiano, Italian sculptor *

Antonio Margarito Antonio Margarito Montiel (born March 18, 1978) is a Mexican-American former professional boxer and cheater who competed between 1994 and 2017. He held multiple welterweight world championships, including the WBO title from 2002 to 2007, the ...

, American boxer *

Antonio Martini Antonio Martini (b. at Prato in Tuscany, 20 April 1720; d. at Florence, 31 December 1809) was an Italian biblical scholar and Archbishop of Florence. His translation of the Bible in Italian language, Italian, formally approved by the papacy, was ...

, Italian biblical scholar and Archbishop of Florence *

Antonio Martino Antonio Martino (22 December 1942 – 5 March 2022) was an Italian politician. A founding member of Forza Italia, he served as the minister of foreign affairs in 1994 and minister of defense from 2001 to 2006. Life and career Born in Messina ...

, Italian politician * Antonio Marzano, Italian politician * Antonio McDyess, United States basketball player * Antonio Tobias Mendez, American sculptor * Antônio Meneses, Brazilian cellist * Antonio Meucci, Italian-American inventor *

Antonio Monda Antonio Monda (born 19 October 1962) is an Italian writer, filmmaker, essayist, and professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He is a promoter of the arts, in particular film and literature. Interviews and cultural life ''Th ...

, Italian film director * António Monteiro, Portuguese diplomat * Antonio Mosconi, Italian politician * António Mota, Portuguese trader and explorer * Antonio Narcisse, American football player *

Antonio Nariño Antonio Amador José de Nariño y Álvarez del Casal (April 9, 1765 – December 13, 1823),Hector, M., and A. Ardila. Hombres y mujeres en las letras de Colombia. 2. Bogota: Magisterio, 2008. 25. Print. was a Colombian ideological wiktionary:p ...

, Colombian ideologist and politician *

Antonio Negri Antonio Negri (; ; 1 August 1933 – 16 December 2023) was an Italian political philosopher known as one of the most prominent theorists of autonomism, as well as for his co-authorship of ''Empire (Hardt and Negri book), Empire'' with Michae ...

, Italian philosopher * Antonio Nocerino, Italian footballer *

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (, born 2 June 1976), better known as Minotauro or Big Nog, is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Inter ...

and his brother Antônio Rogério Nogueira, both Brazilian mixed martial artists * Antonio Pantojas, Puerto Rican actor *

Antonio Paoli Antonio Paoli (14 April 1871 – 24 August 1946) was a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican tenor. At the height of his fame, he was known as "The King of Tenors and The Tenor of Kings." He is considered to be the first Puerto Rican to reach internat ...

, Puerto Rican opera singer *

Antonio Pappano Sir Antonio Pappano (born 30 December 1959) is an English-Italian conductor and pianist. He is currently music director of the Royal Opera House and chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Early life Pappano was born in Epping, Esse ...

, British conductor *

Antonio S. Pedreira Dr. Antonio S. Pedreira (June 13, 1899 – October 23, 1939), was a Puerto Rican writer and educator. Early years Pedreira (whose full name was Antonio Salvador Pedreira Pizarro) was born into a well-to-do family in San Juan. His father was a S ...

, Puerto Rican poet *

Antonio Pigafetta Antonio Pigafetta (; – c. 1531) was a Venetian scholar and explorer. In 1519, he joined the Spanish expedition to the Spice Islands led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, the world's first Magellan's circumnavigation, circumnavigation, ...

, Italian explorer * Antonio Pignatelli, better known as Pope Innocent XII *

Antonio del Pollaiuolo Antonio del Pollaiuolo ( , , ; 17 January 1429/14334 February 1498), also known as Antonio di Jacopo Pollaiuolo or Antonio Pollaiuolo (also spelled Pollaiolo), was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, engraver, and goldsmith, who made ...

, Italian painter * Antonio Prieto, Spanish long-distance runner *

Antonio Puerta Antonio José Puerta Pérez (; 26 November 1984 – 28 August 2007) was a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who played solely for Sevilla FC, Sevilla. Mainly a Midfielder#Wide midfielder, left midfielder who could also oper ...

, Spanish international footballer *

Antonio Raul Corbo Antonio Raul Corbo (born June 4, 2009) is an American child actor known for his role as Nikolaj Boyle in the series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine''. Biography Corbo began his acting career in Austin, Texas at the age of 5. He auditioned and made several ...

, American child actor * Antonio Reeves (born 2000), American basketball player * Antonio de los Reyes Correa, Puerto Rican military hero * Antonio Rivera, Puerto Rican boxer * Antonio Rodríguez Balinas, Puerto Rican US Army general *

Antonio Rosmini-Serbati Antonio Francesco Davide Ambrogio Rosmini-Serbati, IC (; 25 March 17971 July 1855) was an Italian Catholic priest and philosopher. He founded the Rosminians, officially the Institute of Charity, and pioneered the concept of social justice a ...

, Italian philosopher * Antonio Rossi, Italian canoer * Antonio Roybal, Spanish American painter *

Antonio Rüdiger Antonio Rüdiger (; born 3 March 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid and the Germany national football team, Germany national team. He is known for his aggressive playi ...

, German footballer * Antonio Ruiz Soler, Flamenco dancer (known as "Antonio") *

Antonio Rukavina Antonio Rukavina (, ; born 26 January 1984) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Rukavina started out at his local club Bežanija, making his senior debuts in the 2002–03 season, as they won promotion to the ...

, Serbian footballer * Antonio Sabàto Jr., Italian-American model and actor *

Antonio Sacchini Antonio Maria Gasparo Gioacchino Sacchini (14 June 1730 – 6 October 1786) was an Italian classical period (music), classical era composer, best known for his operas. Sacchini was born in Florence, but raised in Naples, where he received his m ...

, Italian composer *

António de Oliveira Salazar António de Oliveira Salazar (28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese statesman, academic, and economist who served as Portugal's President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal, President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1 ...

, Portuguese statesman and prime minister *

Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri (18 August 17507 May 1825) was an Italian composer and teacher of the classical period (music), classical period. He was born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, and spent his adult life and career as a subje ...

, Austrian Court Composer, famous "mediocre" rival of Mozart * António Salvador, Portuguese long-distance runner * Antonio Sánchez, Mexican musician * Antonio Sánchez, Puerto Rican show host *

Antonio Sciortino Antonio Sciortino (Ħaż-Żebbuġ; 25 January 1879 – 10 August 1947) was a Malta, Maltese artist, considered Malta's foremost sculpture, sculptor of the twentieth century. His career unfolded almost entirely in Rome, where he resided from 1900 ...

, Maltese sculptor *

Antonio Segni Antonio Segni (; 2 February 1891 – 1 December 1972) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as President of Italy from 1962 to 1964, and as Prime Minister of Italy from 1955 to 1957 and again from 1959 to 1960. A member of the Chris ...

, Italian politician * Antonio Semini, Italian painter * Antonio Silio, Argentine long-distance runner * Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì, Prime Minister of Italy between 1891 and 1892 and from 1896 until 1898 *

Antonio Stradivari Antonio Stradivari (, also , ; – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a craftsman of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. The Latinisation of names, Latinized form of his surname, ''Stradivarius'', a ...

, Italian luthier *

Antonio Tabucchi Antonio Tabucchi (; 24 September 1943 – 25 March 2012) was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy. Deeply in love with Portugal, he was an expert, critic and translator o ...

, Italian writer * Antonio Taguba, a Filipino-American retired major general of the US Army *

Antonio Tarver Antonio Deon Tarver (born November 21, 1968) is an American former professional boxer and boxing commentator. In boxing he competed from 1997 to 2015, and held multiple light heavyweight world championships, including the WBA (Unified), WBC, ...

, United States boxer * Antonio Travi, Italian painter *

Antonio Valero de Bernabé Antonio Vicente Miguel Valero de Bernabé Pacheco (October 26, 1790 – June 7, 1863), a.k.a. The Liberator from Puerto Rico, was a Puerto Rican military leader. Trained in Spain, he fought with the Spanish Army to expel the French leader, Napol ...

, Puerto Rican, helped Simón Bolívar liberate South America *

Antonio Valencia Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera, known as Antonio Valencia (; born 4 August 1985), is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played primarily as a right-sided player throughout his career, initially as a right winger, before developin ...

, Ecuadorian footballer * Antonio Maria Vassallo, Italian painter *

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, impresario of Baroque music and Roman Catholic priest. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lif ...

, Italian composer * Antonio Zarro, Academy Award-winning Italian screenwriter Antonio may also refer to: *The Great Antonio, Canadian strongman, professional wrestler, and actor * Antonio (singer), Jamaican reggae singer born Maurice Silvera

Antonio as middle name

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque, active as a painter of perspective and theatrical decorations at Bologna and Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the ...

, Italian painter * Carlo Antonio Tavella, Italian painter * Eugene Antonio Marino, first African American archbishop in the United States * Francesco Antonio Franzoni, Italian sculptor * Giacomo Antonio Arland, Italian painter * Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Italian composer *

Giovanni Antonio Amadeo 260px, Amadeo, Milan Cathedral Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (c. 1447 – 27 or 28 August 1522) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor of the Early Renaissance, architect, and engineer. He dominated late fifteenth-century Lombard architecture and sculptu ...

, Italian sculptor * Giovanni Antonio Dosio, Italian architect and sculptor * Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, better known as Pope Innocent IX *

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (29 April 1675 – 2 or 5 November 1741) was one of the leading Venetian history painters of the early 18th century. His style melded the Renaissance style of Paolo Veronese with the Baroque of Pietro da Cortona ...

, Italian painter *

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinisation of names, Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopolius) (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788) was an Italians, Italian physician and natural history, naturalist. His biographer Otto Guglia named him the "first ...

, Italian-Austrian physician and naturalist * José Antonio Bowen, American jazz musician and president of

Goucher College Goucher College ( ') is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Towson, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1885 as a Nonsectarian, nonsecterian Women's colleges in the United States, ...

* José Antonio de la Garza, Mexican-American politician * Juan Antonio Jara, Paraguayan politician * Juan Antonio Marichal, Dominican baseball player *

Luis Antonio Tagle Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle ( , ; born June 21, 1957) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church, and has been the Dicastery for Evangelization, Pro-Prefect for the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Dicastery fo ...

, Filipino cardinal and current pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization *

, Ecuadorian footballer *

Marco Antonio Barrera Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2011. He held multiple triple champion, world championships in three weight classes between 1995 and 2007, from super bantamwei ...

, Mexican boxer * Marco Antonio Etcheverry, Bolivian soccer player *

Marco Antonio Muñiz Marco Antonio Muñiz Vega (born 3 March 1933) is a Mexican singer from Jalisco, Mexico. Known across Latin America, he also acted in the 1965 film '' Sinful'' (Spanish: El Pecador). He belongs to the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Early life an ...

, Mexican singer *

, Puerto Rican singer, better known as Mark Anthony, named after the Mexican singer *

Marco Antonio Regil Marco Antonio Regil Sánchez (born December 27, 1969) is a Mexican television personality, public speaker and activist. As the host of the Spanish versions of ''Family Feud'' (''100 mexicanos dijeron'' and ''100 latinos dijeron''), ''The Price I ...

, Mexican show host *

Marco Antonio Solís Marco Antonio Solís Sosa (born 29 December 1959) is a Mexican musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán, Solís began his musical career at the age of six, performing with his cousin Joel ...

, Mexican singer * Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer *

Tomaso Antonio Vitali Tomaso Antonio Vitali (7 March 1663 – 9 May 1745) was an Italian composer and violinist of the mid to late Baroque music, Baroque era. The eldest son of Giovanni Battista Vitali, he is chiefly known for a Chaconne in G minor for violin and Fig ...

, Italian composer

Known as Tony

* Tony Álvarez, Major League Baseball center fielder *

Tony Alvarez (actor) Tony Alvarez (19 December 1956 – 21 July 1997) was a Spanish Australian actor and singer. Born in Velez-Malaga, he was best known for his television roles in Australia and the US. Television in Australia He is probably best remembered for his ...

, Spanish-Australian actor * Tony Alvarez (singer), Cuban singer *

Tony Ayala Jr. Antonio Ayala Jr. (February 13, 1963 – May 12, 2015) was an American professional boxer who competed in the light middleweight division. He began his professional career in 1980, and by 1982 he had compiled a record of 22 wins and no losses, wit ...

, Mexican-American boxer *

Tony Baltazar Anthony Baltazar (born February 5, 1961) is an Americans, American former Boxing, boxer that competed in the Lightweight division. After an amateur career during which he won various titles, he turned professional in the late 1970s, and boxed the ...

, Mexican-American boxer *

Tony Campos Antonio Campos (born March 8, 1973) is an American musician. He is the current bassist for the industrial metal bands Static-X and Fear Factory and the vocalist and bassist for the extreme metal band Asesino. He has previously played with Prong ...

, Mexican-American musician *

Tony Carreira António Manuel Mateus Antunes (born 30 December, 1963), known professionally as Tony Carreira, is a Portuguese singer and musician. Born in the small rural locality of Armadouro, Pampilhosa da Serra, he moved to Paris at age 10 with his emigrant ...

, Portuguese singer *

Tony Danza Tony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza; April 21, 1951) is an American actor and retired professional boxer. He is known for co-starring in the television series ''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'' (1978–1983) and ''Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992 ...

, Italian-American boxer and actor *

Tony Fratto Salvatore Antonio "Tony" Fratto (born ) was deputy assistant and deputy press secretary to former United States President George W. Bush. Career Tony Fratto is a partner and the global head of corporate communications at Goldman Sachs Tony Fratt ...

, Deputy Press Secretary *

Tony Parker William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket, LDLC ASVEL of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. The son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career ...

, French basketball player *

Tony Peña Antonio Francisco Peña Padilla (; born 4 June 1957) is a Dominican former professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Cleve ...

, retired Major League Baseball player *

Tony Pérez Atanasio "Tony" Pérez Rigal (born May 14, 1942) is a Cuban-American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman and third baseman from through , most notably as a member ...

, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player *

Tony Plana José Antonio Plana (born April 19, 1952) is a Cuban-American actor and director. He is known for playing Betty Suarez's father, Ignacio Suarez, on the ABC television show ''Ugly Betty'' and for voicing Manuel "Manny" Calavera in the video ga ...

, Cuban actor *

Tony Romo Antonio Ramiro Romo (born April 21, 1980) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Eastern Illinois Pan ...

, American football quarterback * Tony Sanchez (disambiguation), multiple people *

Tony Vega Tony Vega Cesar (born July 13, 1957) is a Puerto Rican salsa music, salsa singer. Early years Vega was born in the town of Salinas, California. His family moved to Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he was three months old, and rem ...

, Puerto Rican singer

Fictional characters

Antonio may refer to the fictional characters: * Antonio "Toni" Cipriani, the main character from '' Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories'' *, the given human name for the

personification Personification is the representation of a thing or abstraction as a person, often as an embodiment or incarnation. In the arts, many things are commonly personified, including: places, especially cities, National personification, countries, an ...

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

from the

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

series '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'' * Antonio Garcia, a character in the television show '' Power Rangers: Samurai'' * Antonio (The Merchant of Venice), the title character in Shakespeare's ''The Merchant of Venice'' *Antonio, a character in Shakespeare's ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' (W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. ...

'' *Antonio, a character in Shakespeare's ''

The Tempest ''The Tempest'' is a Shakespeare's plays, play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, th ...

'' *Antonio, a character in Shakespeare's ''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola an ...

'' *Antonio, a hunter in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a 2018 free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by the Chinese company NetEase(网易) in cooperation with Behaviour Interactive, creators of the similar game Dead by Daylight. Play ...

'' * Antonio Bologna, a character in Webster's ''

The Duchess of Malfi ''The Duchess of Malfi'' (originally published as ''The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy'') is a Jacobean revenge tragedy written by English dramatist John Webster in 1612–1613. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theat ...

'' *Antonio, a character on the television show ''

Monster Warriors ''Monster Warriors'' is a Canadian television series that aired on YTV (Canadian TV channel), YTV in Canada and also on Jetix#Jetix Europe, Jetix since April 2006 in the United Kingdom. It was created by Wilson Coneybeare and produced by Coneybea ...

'' *

Tony Montana Antonio "Tony" Montana is a fictional character and the villain protagonist of the 1983 film '' Scarface''. This character is portrayed by Al Pacino in the film and is voiced by André Sogliuzzo in the 2006 video game '' Scarface: The Worl ...

, the main character in the film ''

Scarface (1983 film) ''Scarface'' is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino. It is a remake of the 1932 film, in turn based on the novel first published in 1930 by Armitage Trail. It tells ...

'' *Antonio, an

anteater Anteaters are the four extant mammal species in the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue"), commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with sloths, they ar ...

villager in the ''

Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. It was created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. The player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals and can ...

'' series *Antonio, a character in the video game ''

Assassin's Creed II ''Assassin's Creed II'' is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the second major installment in the Assassin's Creed, ''Assassin's Creed'' series, and the sequel to 2007's ''Assassin's Creed ...

'' *Antonio the male otter, a character in the animated TV show ''

The Penguins of Madagascar ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' is an American animated television series produced by DreamWorks Animation in collaboration with Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It stars nine characters from DreamWorks' animated film ''Madagascar'': the penguin ...

'' *Antonio, one of the

scarlet macaw The scarlet macaw (''Ara macao'') also called the red-and-yellow macaw, red-and-blue macaw or red-breasted macaw, is a large yellow, red and blue Neotropical parrot native to humid evergreen forests of the Americas. Its range extends from south ...

players in the Pit of Doom in ''

Rio 2 ''Rio 2'' is a 2014 American animated musical comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. It is the sequel to the 2011 animated film and the second installment of the ''Rio'' franchise. The title refers to the ci ...

'' *Antonio “Tony” Padilla, a character in the novel and Netflix series ''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' (also stylized as ''TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY'') is an American teen drama television series based on the 2007 novel '' Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. Developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and with Selena Gomez ser ...

'' *Antonio, the protagonist's father in the movie ''

Nahuel and the Magic Book ''Nahuel and the Magic Book'' () is a 2020 Traditional animation, animated fantasy-adventure coming-of-age film produced by Carburadores, co-produced by Chilean Punkrobot Studios and Brazilian Levante Films and directed by Germán Acuña Delgadil ...

'' *Antonio Madrigal, a character in ''

Encanto ''Encanto'' is a 2021 American animated Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith, and ...

Other uses

Antonino, Kansas Antonino is an unincorporated community in Lookout Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. History Due to the distance from their homes to St. Francis Church in Munjor, a group of the church's Volga German parishioners requested a new ...

, a community in the United States *

MV Antonios A number of motor vessels were named ''Antonios'' or similarly, including: * , a Greek coaster in service 1954–57 * , a Greek coaster in service 1963–69 {{DEFAULTSORT:Antonios Ship names ...

, a number of motor vessels with this or a similar name * "

Oh! Oh! Antonio! Oh, OH, or Oh! is an interjection, often proclaiming surprise. It may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Albums * ''Oh!'' (Girls' Generation album), 2010 * ''Oh!'' (ScoLoHoFo album), 2003 * '' OH (ohio)'', by Lambchop, 2008 * ''Oh!'', an ...

" music-hall song performed by

Florrie Forde Florrie Forde (born Flora May Augusta Flannagan;16 August 187518 April 1940) was an Australian-born British vaudevillian performer and popular singer, notable in music hall and pantomime. From 1897 she lived and worked in the United Kingdom, wh ...

https://monologues.co.uk/musichall/Songs-O/Oh-Oh-Antonio.htm (retrieved 25 Sep 2019) *

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

, second largest city in Texas

Surnames

* Carlos Antonio * Ebony Antonio (born 1991), female Australian rules footballer *

Lou Antonio Louis Antonio (born January 23, 1934) is an American actor and TV director best known for performing in the films ''Cool Hand Luke'' and '' America America''. He also starred in two short-lived TV series, '' Dog and Cat'', and '' Makin' It''. E ...

(born 1934), American actor and director * Mapuana Antonio, American public health academic *

Michail Antonio Michail Gregory Antonio (born 28 March 1990) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for club West Ham United F.C., West Ham United and the Jamaica national football team, Jamai ...

(born 1990) is an English professional footballer *

Pablo Antonio Pablo Sebero Antonio, Sr. (January 25, 1901 – June 14, 1975)CCP Encyclopedia, p. 298 was a Philippines, Filipino architect. A pioneer of modern Architecture of the Philippines, Philippine architecture, he was recognized in some quarters as the ...

(1901–1975), Filipino architect

References

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