Michelangelo (disambiguation)

Michelangelo is a male first name.

Origin and Meaning

The name is a combination of the Hebrew Michael ("Who is like God ?") And the Latin Angelus ( Angel, messenger ). He usually was used in Italy.

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Michelangelo Anselmi ( 1491/92-1554/56 ), Italian painter and fresco painter
  • Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007), an Italian avant-garde film director, writer and painter
  • Michelangelo Buonarroti (the younger ) ( 1568-1646 ), Italian poet and writer
  • Celesia Michelangelo (1814-1904), Italian Benedictine, Cardinal and Archbishop of Palermo
  • Michelangelo Grancino (around 1605-1669 ), Italian organist, conductor and composer
  • Michelangelo Merloi aka Mike Merlo (1880-1924); American politician
  • Naccherino Michelangelo (1550-1622), Italian sculptor
  • Michelangelo Rampulla (born 1962 ), Italian football goalkeeper
  • Michelangelo Rossi ( 1601/02-nach 1670 ), Italian Baroque composer, violinist and organist
  • Michelangelo Tamburini (1648-1730), the 14th General of the Society of Jesus
  • Michelangelo Zurletti ( b. 1937 ), Italian music critic, conductor and music teacher
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