Umberto is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of

Humbert Humbert, Umbert or Humberto (Latinized ''Humbertus'') is a Germanic given name, from ''hun'' "warrior" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also came into use as a surname. Given name ;Royalty and Middle Ages * Emebert (died 710) * Humbert of Maroilles ...

. People with the name include: * King

Umberto I of Italy Umberto I (; 14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900) was King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his assassination in 1900. His reign saw Italy's expansion into the Horn of Africa, as well as the creation of the Triple Alliance (1882), Triple Alliance a ...

(1844–1900) * King

Umberto II of Italy Umberto II (; 15 September 190418 March 1983) was the last King of Italy. Umberto's reign lasted for 34 days, from 9 May 1946 until his formal deposition on 12 June 1946, although he had been the ''de facto'' head of state since 1944. Due to hi ...

(1904–1983) *

Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi Prince Umberto of Savoy (22 June 1889 – 19 October 1918) was a member of the Aosta branch of the House of Savoy and was styled the Count of Salemi. Early life Umberto was born in Turin, the fourth son of Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aos ...

(1889–1918) *

Umberto I, Count of Savoy Humbert I (; 9801047), better known as Humbert the White-Handed () or (), was the count of Savoy from 1032 until his death and the founder of the House of Savoy. Of obscure origins, his service to the Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperors Hen ...

(980 – 1047 or 1048) *

Umberto II, Count of Savoy Humbert II (Italian: ''Umberto II''), nicknamed the Fat (c. 1065 – 19 October 1103C.W. Previte-Orton, ''The Early History of the House of Savoy'', (Cambridge University Press, 1912), 276–277.), was Count of Savoy from 1080 until his death i ...

(1065–1103) *

Umberto III, Count of Savoy Humbert III (1136 – 4 March 1189), surnamed the Blessed, was Count of Savoy from 1148 to 1189. His parents were Amadeus III of Savoy and Mahaut of Albon. He ceded rights and benefits to monasteries and played a decisive role in the organisat ...

(1135–1189) * Umberto Bassignani (1878–1944), Italian sculptor *

Umberto Boccioni Umberto Boccioni (; ; 19 October 1882 – 17 August 1916) was an influential Italian painter and sculptor. He helped shape the revolutionary aesthetic of the Futurism movement as one of its principal figures. Despite his short life, his approach ...

(1882–1916), Italian artist and sculptor * Umberto Calzolari (1938–2018), Italian baseball player *

Umberto Cassuto Umberto Cassuto, also known as Moshe David Cassuto (16 September 1883 – 19 December 1951), was an Italian historian, a rabbi, and a scholar of the Hebrew Bible and Ugaritic literature, in the University of Florence, then at the University ...

(1883–1951), Italian historian and rabbi * Umberto Colombo (1927–2006), Italian scientist * Umberto De Morpurgo (1896–1961), Italian tennis player *

Umberto Eco Umberto Eco (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian Medieval studies, medievalist, philosopher, Semiotics, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. In English, he is best known for his popular ...

(1932–2016), Italian writer *

Umberto Giordano Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano (28 August 186712 November 1948) was an Italian composer, mainly of operas. His best-known work in that genre was Andrea Chénier (1896). He was born in Foggia in Apulia, southern Italy, and studied under Paolo Se ...

(1867–1948), Italian composer * Umberto Meoli (1920–2002), Italian economic historian *

Umberto Merlin Umberto Merlin (17 February 1885 – 22 May 1964) was an Italian lawyer and Christian Democrat politician who held several cabinet posts in the 1940s and 1950s. Early life and education Merlin was born in Rovigo on 17 February 1885. He was presi ...

(1885–1964), Italian lawyer and politician *

Umberto Nobile Umberto Nobile (; 21 January 1885 – 30 July 1978) was an Italian aviator, aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer. Nobile was a developer and promoter of semi-rigid airships in the Aviation between the World Wars, years between the two Worl ...

(1885–1978), Italian pilot and explorer *

Umberto Panerai Umberto Panerai (born March 13, 1953) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1976. He was born in Florence. Panerai was a member of the Men's National Tea ...

(born 1953), Italian water polo player *

Umberto Ricci Umberto Ricci (1879–1946) was an Italian academic and economist who served as the minister of education in 1945 shortly after the end of the Fascist rule in Italy. He was a leading academic and worked at various universities. Early life and e ...

(1879–1946), Italian academic and economist *

Umberto Tozzi Umberto Antonio Tozzi (; born 4 March 1952) is an Italian pop and rock singer and songwriter. Throughout his career, he has sold over 70 million records in different languages internationally, and his biggest international hits are: " Stella ...

(born 1952), Italian singer and musician *

Umberto Vergine Umberto Vergine is an Italian businessman. He was appointed CEO of Saipem on 5 December 2012, a position which he held until 2015. Biography Umberto Vergine graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan. ...

, Italian businessman

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