Ercole
Ercole is an Italian male given name , derived from Hercules , the Latin form of Heracles , a figure from Greek mythology .
Some well-known namesake are:
- Ercole I. d'Este (1431–1505), Italian duke
- Ercole II. D'Este (1508–1559), Italian duke
- Ercole III. d'Este (1727–1803), Italian duke
- Ercole Baldini (* 1933), Italian cyclist
- Ercole Banci (around 1500), Italian painter
- Ercole Bernabei (~ 1622–1687), Italian organist, conductor, composer
- Ercole Consalvi (1757-1824), Italian cardinal
- Ercole Dandini (1759-1840), Italian cardinal
- Ercole Ferrata (1610–1686), Italian sculptor
- Ercole Gallegati (1911–1990), Italian wrestler
- Ercole Gonzaga (1505–1563), Italian bishop and cardinal
- Ercole Lupinacci (1933–2016), Italian clergyman of the Italo-Albanian Church and bishop
- Ercole Olgeni (1883–1947), Italian rower and Olympic champion
- Ercole Pasquini (~ 1550–1619), Italian organist
- Ercole Rabitti (1921–2009), Italian football player and coach
- Ercole del Rio (1723 or 1726–1802), Italian chess player
- Ercole Rivani (17th century – 1689), Italian painter and architect
- Ercole de 'Roberti (~ 1450–1496), Italian painter
- Ercole Rosa (1846-1893), Italian sculptor
- Ercole Santucci (around 1600), Italian dancer and dance master
- Ercole Spada (* 1937), Italian automobile designer
- Ercole Strozzi (1471–1508), Italian humanist and poet
It is also the original title of
- Hercules (1983) Italian film directed by Luigi Cozzi
See also
- D'Ercole
- Moto Guzzi Ercole , short name "Ercole", an Italian cargo tricycle
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ercole on www.behindthename.com (English)