Dario

Dario is the Italian version of the male given name Darius ; the Spanish variant Darío written with an accent gets the accent on the "i" in the pronunciation.

Well-known namesake

First name

• Darío Acosta Zurita (1908–1931), Mexican Roman Catholic priest and martyr
• Dario Ambrosini (1918–1951), Italian motorcycle racer
• Dario Argento (* 1940), Italian film director and screenwriter
• Dario Baldauf (* 1985), Austrian soccer player
• Darío Álvarez Basso (* 1966), Spanish painter
• Dario Castello (around 1590 – around 1630), Italian composer
• Dario Cioni (* 1974), Italian racing cyclist
• Dario Cologna (* 1986), Swiss cross-country skier; Olympic champion
• Dario Dainelli (* 1979), Italian football player
• Dario Damjanović (* 1981), Bosnian football player
• Darío Díaz (* 1981), Argentine cyclist
• Dario Del Fabro (* 1995), Italian football player
• Dario Fo (1926-2016), Italian actor and author; Nobel Prize Winner
• Dario Franchitti (* 1973), Scottish racing car driver
• Dario Frigo (* 1973), Italian racing cyclist
• Dario Giuseppetti (* 1985), German motorcycle racer
• Dario Hübner (* 1967), Italian football player
• Henry Darío Mejía Reyes (1991-2014), Honduran football player
• Dario Mangiarotti (1915-2010), Italian sword fencer
• Dario Marianelli (* 1963), Italian film music composer
• Darío Moreno (1921–1968), Turkish singer and actor
• Dario Resta (1884–1924), Italian-British racing driver
• Darío Rodríguez (* 1974), Uruguayan football player
• Dario Sammartino (* 1987), Italian poker player
• Dario Šimić (* 1975), Croatian football player
• Darijo Srna (* 1982), Croatian football player
• Dario Venitucci (* 1987), Italian football player
• Dario Zuffi (* 1964), Swiss football player

stage name

• Rubén Darío (actually Félix Rubén Garcia y Sarmiento; 1867-1916), Nicaraguan writer and diplomat
• Dario (actually Dario José dos Santos * 1946), Brazilian soccer player

family name

• Giovanni Antonio Dario (1630–1702), Italian architect, stone cutter and master stonemason
• Silvio Maria Dário (1919–1974), Brazilian clergyman, Bishop of Itapeva

biology

• Dario is both a genus name of the striper, bluefish and name of a species within this genus: Dario dario .

additional

• Dario G , English band or dance / trance music project
• Dario , brand name of the former Chinese automobile manufacturer FAW Huali (Tianjin) Motor