Renzo, the diminutive of

Lorenzo Lorenzo may refer to: People * Lorenzo (name) Places Peru * San Lorenzo Island (Peru), sometimes referred to as the island of Lorenzo United States * Lorenzo, Illinois * Lorenzo, Texas * San Lorenzo, California, formerly Lorenzo * Lorenzo State ...

, is an Italian masculine given name and a surname.

Given name

Notable people named Renzo include the following: * Renzo Alverà (1933–2005), Italian bobsledder *

Renzo Arbore Lorenzo Giovanni "Renzo" Arbore (; born 24 June 1937) is an Italian television host, singer, actor and film director. Career Arbore became nationally recognized as radio anchor man, together with Gianni Boncompagni, in the late 1960s, with ...

(born 1937), Italian TV host, showman, singer, musician, film actor, and film director * Renzo Barbieri (1940–2007), Italian author and editor of Italian comics * Renzo Caldara (born 1943), Italian bobsledder * Renzo Cesana (1907–1970), Italian-American actor, writer, composer, and songwriter *

Renzo Cramerotti Renzo Cramerotti (born 9 December 1947) is a retired male javelin thrower from Italy who won two medals at the Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games ...

(born 1947), Italian male javelin thrower * Renzo Dalmazzo (1886–?), Italian lieutenant general *

Renzo De Felice Renzo De Felice (8 April 1929 – 25 May 1996) was an Italian historian, who specialized in the Fascist era, writing, among other works, a 6000-page biography of Mussolini (4 volumes, 1965–1997). He argued that Mussolini was a revolutionary m ...

(1929–1996), Italian historian *

Renzo De Vecchi Renzo De Vecchi (; 3 February 1894 – 14 May 1967) was an Italian football player and coach who played as a defender. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics with Italy, and is officially the youngest player to have ever played a match for the ...

(1894–1967), Italian football player and coach * Renzo Fenci (1914–1999), Italian-American sculptor based in Southern California. *

Renzo Furlan Renzo Furlan (born 17 May 1970) is a former tennis player from Italy. Having turned professional in 1988, Furlan represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the quarter finals by Ind ...

(born 1970), Italian tennis player *

Renzo Fujiwara Renzo, the diminutive of Lorenzo, is an Italian masculine given name and a surname. Given name Notable people named Renzo include the following: *Renzo Alverà (1933–2005), Italian bobsledder *Renzo Arbore (born 1937), Italian TV host, show ...

(born 1973), A minor character in the movie The End of Cygnus * Renzo Gobbo (born 1961), Italian association football manager and player *

Renzo Gracie Renzo Gracie (; born March 11, 1967) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. A member of the Gracie family of Brazil, Renzo is a 7th Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is the ...

(born 1967), Brazilian mixed martial artist * Renzo Marangon (born 1955), Italian politician * Renzo Montagnani (1930–1997), Italian film and theatre actor and dubber *

Renzo Morigi Renzo Morigi (28 February 1895 – 13 April 1962) was an Italian pistol sports shooter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932, he won the gold medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event. Personal life Morigi served in the It ...

(1895–1962), Italian pistol sports shooter * Renzo Novatore (1890-1922), Italian individualist anarchist, Futurist, militant, philosopher and poet *

Renzo Olivo Renzo Olivo (; born 15 March 1992) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 78 achieved on 9 January ...

(born 1992), Argentine tennis player * Renzo Palmer (1929–1988), Italian film, television and stage actor *

Renzo Pasolini Renzo Pasolini (18 July 1938 – 20 May 1973), nicknamed "Paso", was an Italian professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1964 to 1972. Although he never won a world champio ...

(1938–1973), Italian motorcycle road racer *

Renzo Piano Renzo Piano (; born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. His notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (with Richard Rogers, 1977), The Shard in London (2012), the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City ...

(born 1937), Italian architect *

Renzo Provinciali Renzo Provinciali (born Parma, Italy, 14 March 1895; died Rome, 2 October 1981), a lawyer by profession, was a notable Italian anarchist, Futurist and journalist. He is perhaps best known for his opposition to Marinetti’s ''Futurist Manifesto'' ...

(1895–1981), Italian lawyer, anarchist, Futurist and journalist *

Renzo Rabellino Renzo Rabellino (born in Turin on September 12, 1958) is the leader of the No Euro Movement, a political party in Italy that advocates the return of the Italian lira for the Italian currency and government control of the central bank. Elected in 1 ...

(born 1958), Italian politician *

Renzo Reggiardo Renzo Andrés Reggiardo Barreto (born 1 July 1972) is a Peruvian politician from Popular Renewal, businessman and a former Congressman representing the constituency of Lima for two terms, between 2006 and 2016. In 2018, he ran unsuccessfully for ...

(born 1972), Peruvian politician *

Renzo Revoredo Renzo Revoredo Zuazo (born 11 May 1986 in Lima) is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Sporting Cristal and the Peru national football team. Club career Early career Revoredo made his official debut in the Peruvian First Division on April ...

(born 1986), Peruvian footballer * Renzo Rossellini (1908–1982), Italian composer * Renzo Rossellini (born 1941), Italian film producer *

Renzo Rosso Renzo Rosso (born September 15, 1955) is an Italian fashion entrepreneur and businessman. He is the founder of Diesel and the president of OTB Group, the parent company of Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor & Rolf, Jil Sander, and more. In 2022, Forb ...

(born 1955), Italian fashion entrepreneur *

Renzo Sambo Renzo Sambo (17 January 1942 – 10 August 2009)Renzo Sambo's obituary
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(1942–2009), Italian competition rower * Renzo Sheput (born 1980), Peruvian footballer * Renzo Spiteri (born ?), Maltese musician *

Renzo Ulivieri Renzo Ulivieri (born 2 February 1941) is an Italian association football manager. He is the current chairman of the ''Associazione Italiana Allenatori Calcio'' (Italian Football Managers' Association). Career After a very short playing career as ...

(born 1941), Italian association football manager *

Renzo Vecchiato Renzo Vecchiato (born August 8, 1955 in Trieste) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Мос ...

(born 1955), Italian basketball player * Renzo Vespignani (1924-2001), Italian painter, printmaker and illustrator * Renzo Yáñez (born 1980), Chilean footballer * Renzo Zorzi (1946–2015), Italian racing driver

Surname

* Joe DeRenzo (born 1958), American jazz drummer, composer and producer *

Patrizio Di Renzo Patrizio Di Renzo (born May 6, 1971 in Zug, Switzerland) is a Swiss photographer and director. Bio At 16, Di Renzo begins training as an industrial photographer, which he concludes successfully after three years. At that time, his work did no ...

(born 1971), Swiss photographer and director *

Jordan Renzo Jordan Renzo (born February 11, 1993) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Matteusz Andrzejewski in the BBC Three ''Doctor Who'' spin-off '' Class'' (2016) and Charlie Brandon in the Starz historical drama '' The Spanish Princess'' ...

, American actor

Fictional Characters

* Samuel Renzo, from the video game '' TimeSplitters: Future Perfect'' * Renzo Tramaglino, from the novel The Betrothed by

Alessandro Manzoni Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (, , ; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet, novelist and philosopher. He is famous for the novel '' The Betrothed'' (orig. it, I promessi sposi) (1827), generally ranked among the maste ...

(1785-1873)

Film

* '' Renzo Gracie: Legacy'', Brazilian film

Other uses

* Landi Renzo, multinational company *

Renzo Gracie Academy Renzo Gracie Academy is a martial arts school headed by Renzo Gracie, located in Midtown Manhattan. Overview Renzo Gracie founded the academy in 1996. It was originally above a methadone clinic before it moved to its current location at 224 West ...

, martial arts school * Stadio Renzo Barbera, Football stadium in Palermo, Italy {{DEFAULTSORT:Renzo Italian masculine given names Italian-language surnames