Alessandro

For other uses, see Alessandro (disambiguation).

Alessandro

Pronunciation	[alesˈsandro]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Italian
Origin
Meaning	'Defender of Mankind'
Other names
Nickname(s)	Sandro
See also	Alexander, Alex, Alejandro, Alexandru, Alexandre

Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name Alessandro

• Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter
• Alessandro Baricco (born 1958), Italian novelist
• Alessandro Bega (born 1991), Italian tennis player
• Alessandro Bordin (born 1998), Italian footballer
• Alessandro Botticelli (1445–1510), Italian painter
• Alessandro Bovo (born 1969), Italian water polo player
• Alessandro Cagliostro (1743–1795), alias of occultist and adventurer Giuseppe Balsamo
• Alessandro Calcaterra (born 1975), Italian water polo player
• Alessandro Calvi (born 1983), Italian swimmer
• Alessandro Cattelan (born 1980), Italian television preesenter
• Alessandro Cortini (born 1976), Italian musician
• Alessandro Criscuolo (1937–2020), Italian judge
• Alessandro Del Piero (born 1974), Italian footballer
• Alessandro Di Munno (born 2000), Italian footballer
• Alessandro Evangelisti (born 1981), Italian footballer
• Alessandro Fontana (1936–2013), Italian academician and politician
• Alessandro Grandi (1586–1630), Italian composer
• Alessandro Hojabrpour (born 2000), Canadian soccer player
• Alessandro Juliani (born 1978), Canadian actor
• Alessandro Lindblad (Alesso) (born 1991), Swedish musician, DJ and producer
• Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873), Italian poet and novelist
• Alessandro Martelli (1876–1934), Italian academic and politician
• Alessandro Martini (1812–1905), Italian businessman and founder of Martini & Rossi distillery
• Alessandro Matri (born 1984), Italian footballer
• Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510–1537), ruler of Florence from 1530 to 1537
• Alessandro Moreschi (1898–1922), only castrato to make solo recordings
• Alessandro Murgia (born 1996), Italian footballer
• Alessandro Mori Nunes (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
• Alessandro Nannini (born 1959), Italian racing driver
• Alessandro Nesta (born 1976), Italian footballer
• Alessandro Nivola (born 1972), American actor
• Alessandro Nunziante (1815–1881), Italian general and politician
• Alessandro D'Ottavio (1927–1988), Italian boxer
• Alessandro Pagani (born 1937), Italian Roman Catholic bishop
• Alessandro Petacchi (born 1974), Italian professional road cyclist
• Alessandro Pezzatini (born 1957), Italian race walker
• Alessandro Piccolo (agricultural scientist) (born 1951), Italian scientist
• Alessandro Riggi (born 1993), Canadian soccer player
• Alessandro Ruben (born 1960), Italian politician
• Alessandro Safina (born 1963), Italian tenor
• Alessandro dos Santos (born 1977), Brazilian and naturalised Japanese footballer
• Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725), Italian composer
• Alessandro Viana da Silva (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
• Alessandro Stratta (born 1964), celebrity chef
• Alessandro Sturba (born 1972), Italian footballer
• Alessandro Serenelli, criminal, gardener, porter and layman
• Alessandro Tiarini (1577–1668), Italian painter
• Alessandro de Tomaso (1928–2003), Argentine racing driver and businessman
• Alessandro Trentacinque (1541–1599), Italian writer and jurist
• Alessandro Emanuele "Alex" Treves (1929–2020), Italian-born American Olympic fencer
• Alessandro Venturella (born 1984), British musician
• Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist
• Alex Zanardi (born 1966), Italian racing driver

People with the surname Alessandro

• Danilo Alessandro (born 1988), Italian footballer
• Darío Alessandro (1951–2021), Argentine sociologist, politician, and diplomat
• Jonatan Alessandro (born 1987), Argentine footballer
• Victor Alessandro (1915–1976), American orchestra conductor