Decio is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Decio Azzolini (seniore) Decio Azzolini, seniore (1 July 1549 – 7 October 1587) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Episcopal succession While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of: References

1549 births 1587 deaths 16th-century Italian cardina ...

(1549-1587), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal *

Decio Carafa Decio Carafa (1556–1626) was an Archbishop of Naples who had previously served as papal nuncio to the Spanish Netherlands (1606–1607) and to Habsburg Spain (1607–1611). Life Carafa was born in Naples in 1556, the son of Ottaviano Carafa, l ...

(1556-1626), Italian Archbishop * Decio Termisani (1565-1600), Italian painter * Decio Caracciolo Rosso (died 1613), Italian Roman Catholic prelate *

Decio Azzolino Decio Azzolino (11 April 1623 – 8 June 1689) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal, code-breaker, investigator and leader of the Squadrone Volante. Early life Azzolino was born at Fermo, the son of Pompeo Azzolino and Giulia Ruffo. He was the gr ...

(1623-1689), Italian Catholic Cardinal * Décio Villares (1851-1931), Brazilian artist and sculptor *

Decio Vinciguerra Decio Vinciguerra (23 May 1856 – 5 October 1934) was an Italian physician and ichthyologist who for many years was Director of the Aquarium of Rome. Early years Decio Vinciguerra was born in Genoa on 23 May 1856. He studied at the University of ...

(1856-1934), Italian physician and ichthyologist * Decio Pavani (1891-unknown), Italian gymnast * Decio Klettenberg (1902-unknown), Brazilian rower *

Decio Scuri Decio Scuri (March 18, 1905 in Naples, Italy – April 22, 1980 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian basketball coach and administrator. He coached Italy national basketball team at the 1936 Olympics and 1939 European Championship. He served as the pre ...

(1905-1980), Italian basketball coach and administrator *

Decio Trovati Decio Guglielmo Romolo-Trovati (16 October 1906 – 21 June 1968) was an Italian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games () a ...

(1906-unknown), Italian hockey player *

Décio Esteves Décio Esteves da Silva (21 May 1927, in Rio de Janeiro – 25 December 2000, in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian international football player and coach. Biography The technically adept and flexible player was used primarily in midfield. From ...

(1927-2000), Brazilian football manager and midfielder *

Décio Pignatari Décio Pignatari (August 20, 1927 – December 2, 2012) was a Brazilian poet, essayist and translator. Early life and education Born in Jundiaí in 1927, Pignatari began conducting experiments with poetic language, incorporating visuals ...

(1927-2012), Brazilian poet and essayist *

Décio de Azevedo Décio Viotti de Azevedo (born 12 October 1939) is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He played on the teams that won the gold medal at the 1963 Pan ...

(born 1939), Brazilian volleyball player *

Décio (footballer) Décio Randazzo Teixeira (28 December 1941 – 28 October 2000), known as Décio, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender. He was part of the Brazil national team that competed in the 1959 Pan American Games and the 1960 Summer Ol ...

(1941-2000), full name Décio Randazzo Teixeira, Brazilian football defender *

Decio López Decio López (born 1946) is a Colombian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), ...

(born 1946), Colombian football defender *

Décio Sá Décio Sá (ca. 1970 – April 23, 2012) was a Brazilian political journalist for ''O Estado do Maranhão'' and a blogger for ''Blog do Décio'' and at one time worked for ''Folha de S. Paulo''. He was gunned down in a bar in São Luís, Maranhão ...

(1970-2012), Brazilian political journalist

Surname

Filippo Decio Filippo Decio or Decius (1454 – ) was an Italian jurist whose services were courted by European universities and rulers. He was an influential representative of the pre-Humanist scholastic ''ius commune'' tradition, and one of the leading jur ...

(1454-1535), Italian jurist

Other uses

Estádio Décio Vitta Estádio Décio Vitta, nicknamed Riobrancão, is a multi-use stadium located in Americana, São Paulo, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Rio Branco Esporte Clube and Americana Futebol. The stadium has a ...

, Brazilian football stadium in Americana, São Paulo {{given name, type=both Italian masculine given names Masculine given names