Paolo

Paolo is an Italian masculine first name, derived from the Latin name Paul, meaning " small". Another, among others, the German form of the name is Paul; on the origin and meaning of the name see there. The feminine form of the given name is Paola.

Some well-known bearers of the name are:

A

Paolo Agostini (~ 1583-1629 ), Italian organist and composer
Paolo Lucio Anafesto (around 700 ), the first Doge of Venice

B

Paolo Bailetti ( born 1980 ), Italian racing cyclist
Paolo Barilla ( born 1961 ), Italian racing driver
Paolo Barzman ( b. 1957 ), French - American film director
Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (~ 1690-1757 ), Italian composer
Paolo Bergamo ( b. 1943 ), Italian football referee
Paolo Berlusconi ( born 1949 ), Italian entrepreneur
Paolo Bertoli (1908-2001), Italian cardinal
Paolo Beschi ( born 1953 ), Italian cellist
Paolo Bettini ( born 1974 ), Italian racing cyclist
Pier Paolo Bianchi ( born 1952 ), Italian motorcycle racer
Paolo Bianchini ( born 1931 ), Italian film director
Paolo Boccone (1633-1704), Italian physician and botanist
Paolo Boi (1528-1598), an Italian chess master
Paolo Bollini (* 1960), san - marinesischer politicians
Paolo Bordoni ( * 19 ** ), Italian pianist
Paolo Borsellino (1940-1992), Italian judge
Paolo Boselli (1838-1932), Italian politician
Paolo Bossoni (born 1976 ), Italian racing cyclist

C

Paolo Cannavaro ( born 1981 ), Italian footballer
Paolo Carignani ( b. 1961 ), Italian musician and conductor
Paolo Collura (1914-1997), Italian priest, Paläograf, Diploma sufferers
Paolo Conte ( born 1937 ), Italian musician, singer and composer
Paolo Costa ( born 1943 ), Italian politician

D

Paolo Damiani ( born 1952 ), Italian jazz bassist
Paolo De Chiesa ( born 1956 ), Italian skier
Paolo Dezza (1901-1999), Italian cardinal
Paolo Di Canio ( born 1968 ), Italian footballer

F

Paolo farinato (1524-1606), Italian painter and architect
Paolo Ferrari (1822-1889), Italian playwright
Paolo Ferrero ( born 1960 ), Italian politician
Paolo Fornaciari (born 1971 ), Italian racing cyclist
Paolo Fresu ( born 1961 ), Italian jazz musician and composer

G

Paolo Gabriele ( b. 1966 ), valet of Pope Benedict XVI.
Paolo Giobbi (1880-1972), Vatican diplomat and cardinal
Paolo Giovio (1483-1552), Italian historian, bishop and doctor
Paolo Gregoletto ( born 1985 ), American musician
Paolo Guerrero ( born 1984 ), Peruvian football player

L

Paolo Longo ( b. 1977 ), Italian biathlete

M

Giovanni Paolo Maggini (1580-1632), Italian violin maker
Paolo Maldini ( born 1968 ), Italian footballer
Paolo Mantegazza (1831-1910), Italian physician and anthropologist
Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (1905-1980), Italian orchestra leader
Paolo Marella (1895-1984), Vatican diplomat and cardinal
Paolo Maurensig ( b. 1943 ), Italian writer
Paolo Mazza (1901-1981), Italian football coach and football official
Paolo Meneguzzi (born 1976 ), Swiss pop singer
Paolo Montero (born 1971 ), Uruguayan football player

N

Paolo Negro (born 1972 ), Italian footballer
Paolo Nespoli ( b. 1957 ), Italian astronaut
Paolo Nestler (1920-2010), Italian - German architect and designer
Paolo Nutini (* 1987), Scottish singer and songwriter

O

Paolo Ongaro ( born 1946 ), Italian comic artist
Paolo Orlandoni (born 1972 ), Italian football goalkeeper
Paolo Orsi (1859-1935), Italian archaeologist and prehistorians

P

Paolo Pandolfo ( * 19 ** ), Italian viol player
Paolo Paschetto (1885-1963), Italian painter
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975), Italian film director and writer
Paolo Pellegrin (born 1964 ), Italian photographer
Paolo da Pergola ( † 1455 ), Italian humanist, philosopher, mathematician and logician
Paolo Piffarerio (* 1924), an Italian comic book artist
Paolo Pileri (1944-2007), an Italian motorcycle racer
Paolo Antonio Pisoni (1738-1804), Swiss architect
Paolo Portoghesi ( born 1931 ), Italian architect and historian

Q

Paolo Quagliati (~ 1555-1628 ), Italian composer and organist

R

Paolo Ravaglia ( b. 1959 ), Italian clarinetist
Paolo Renier (1710-1789), penultimate Doge of Venice
Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687-1765), Italian poet and librettist
Paolo Romeo ( b. 1938 ), Archbishop of Palermo
Paolo Rossi (1923-2012), Italian philosopher and historian of science
Paolo Rossi ( born 1956 ), Italian footballer
Paolo Ruffini (1765-1822), Italian mathematician, physician and philosopher

S

Paolo Salvi (1891-1945), Italian Turner
Paolo Santo Nino († 1507), Italian jurist
Paolo Sarpi (1552-1623), Italian monk and historian
Paolo Savoldelli (born 1973 ), Italian racing cyclist
Paolo Serra (b. 1946), Italian painter
Paolo Serrao (1830-1907), Italian composer and music educator
Paolo Soleri (1919-2013), Italian architect
Paolo Soprani (1844-1918), Italian instrument maker
Paolo Sorrentino (born 1970 ), Italian screenwriter and film director
Paolo Spada (1541-1631), Italian businessman

T

Paolo Taviani ( born 1931 ), Italian film director
Paolo Tiralongo ( b. 1977 ), Italian racing cyclist
Paolo Toschi (1788-1854), Italian engraver
Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916), Italian singer, pianist and composer
Paolo "Paul" Trimboli (born 1969 ), Australian football player

U

Paolo Uccello (1397-1475), Italian painter and mosaic artist
Paolo Urso ( born 1940 ), Italian bishop

V

Paolo Valoti (born 1971 ), Italian racing cyclist
Paolo Vanini ( b. 1963 ), Swiss physicist and mathematician
Paolo Veneziano (14th century), Italian painter
Paolo Veronese (1528-1588), Italian Renaissance Painter
Paolo Vidoz (born 1970 ), Italian boxer
Paolo Villaggio ( born 1932 ), Italian actor and author

Z

Paolo Zanetti ( b. 1982 ), Italian footballer

Paolo is the surname of the following persons:

Connor Paolo ( * 1990), American film actor
Giovanni di Paolo ( ~ 1403-1482 ), Italian painter of the early Renaissance