Paolo
Paolo is an Italian male given name , derived from the Latin name Paulus , meaning 'small'. Another, including the German form of the name is Paul ; for the origin and meaning of the name, see there . The feminine form of the first name is Paola .
Name bearer
First name
A.
- Paolo Agostini (≈1583–1629), Italian organist and composer
- Paulicius (around 700), the legendary first doge of Venice
B.
- Paolo Bailetti (* 1980), Italian racing cyclist
- Paolo Barilla (* 1961), Italian racing driver
- Paolo Barison (1936–1979), Italian football player and coach
- Paolo Barzman (* 1957), French-American director
- Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (≈1690–1757), Italian composer
- Paolo Bergamo (* 1943), Italian football referee
- Paolo Berlusconi (* 1949), Italian entrepreneur
- Paolo Bertoli (1908–2001), Italian cardinal to the curia
- Paolo Beschi (* 1953), Italian cellist
- Paolo Bettini (* 1974), Italian racing cyclist
- Pier Paolo Bianchi (* 1952), Italian motorcycle racer
- Paolo Bianchini (* 1931), Italian film director
- Paolo Boccone (1633–1704), Italian doctor and botanist
- Paolo Boi (1528–1598), Italian chess master
- Paolo Bollini (* 1960), San Marinese politician
- Paolo Bordoni (* 19 **), Italian pianist
- Paolo Borsellino (1940–1992), Italian judge
- Paolo Boselli (1838–1932), Italian politician
- Paolo Bossoni (* 1976), Italian racing cyclist
C.
- Paolo Cannavaro (* 1981), Italian football player
- Paolo Carignani (* 1961), Italian musician and conductor
- Paolo Collura (1914–1997), Italian clergyman, palaeographer, diplomat
- Paolo Coloni (* 1969), Italian racing driver and motorsport manager
- Paolo Conte (* 1937), Italian musician, singer and composer
- Paolo Costa (* 1943), Italian politician
D.
- Paolo Damiani (* 1952), Italian jazz bassist
- Paolo De Chiesa (* 1956), Italian ski racer
- Paolo Dezza (1901–1999), Italian cardinal
- Paolo Di Canio (* 1968), Italian football player
F.
- Paolo Farinato (1524–1606), Italian painter and architect
- Paolo Ferrari (1822–1889), Italian comedy poet
- Paolo Ferrero (* 1960), Italian politician
- Paolo Finoglia (c. 1590–1645), Italian painter
- Paolo Fornaciari (* 1971), Italian racing cyclist
- Paolo Fresu (* 1961), Italian jazz musician and composer
G
- Paolo Gabriele (* 1966), valet of Pope Benedict XVI.
- Paolo Ghiglione (* 1997), Italian football player
- Paolo Giobbe (1880–1972), Vatican diplomat and cardinal
- Paolo Giovio (1483–1552), Italian historian, bishop and doctor
- Paolo Gregoletto (* 1985), American musician
- Paolo Guerrero (* 1984), Peruvian soccer player
L.
- Paolo Longo (* 1977), Italian biathlete
M.
- Giovanni Paolo Maggini (1580–1632), Italian violin maker
- Paolo Maldini (* 1968), Italian football player
- Paolo Mantegazza (1831–1910), Italian doctor and anthropologist
- Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (1905–1980), Italian orchestra conductor
- Paolo Marella (1895–1984), Vatican diplomat and cardinal to the Curia
- Paolo Maurensig (* 1943), Italian writer
- Paolo Mazza (1901–1981), Italian football coach and football official
- Paolo Meneguzzi (* 1976), Swiss pop singer
- Paolo Montero (* 1971), Uruguayan football player
N
- Paolo Negro (* 1972), Italian football player
- Paolo Nespoli (* 1957), Italian spaceman
- Paolo Nestler (1920–2010), Italian-German architect and designer
- Paolo Nutini (* 1987), Scottish singer and songwriter
O
- Paolo Ongaro (* 1946), Italian comic artist
- Paolo Orlandoni (* 1972), Italian football goalkeeper
- Paolo Orsi (1859–1935), Italian prehistorian and archaeologist
P
- Paolo Pandolfo (* 1959), Italian gambist
- Paolo Paschetto (1885–1963), Italian painter
- Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975), Italian film director and writer
- Paolo Pellegrin (* 1964), Italian photographer
- Paolo da Pergola († 1455), Italian humanist, philosopher, mathematician and logician
- Paolo Piffarerio (1924–2015), Italian comic artist
- Paolo Pileri (1944–2007), Italian motorcycle racer
- Paolo Antonio Pisoni (1738–1804), Swiss architect
- Paolo Portoghesi (* 1931), Italian architect and historian
Q
- Paolo Quagliati (≈1555–1628), Italian composer and organist
R.
- Paolo Ravaglia (* 1959), Italian clarinetist
- Paolo Renier (1710–1789), penultimate Doge of Venice
- Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687–1765), Italian poet and librettist
- Paolo Romeo (* 1938), Archbishop of Palermo
- Paolo Rossi (1923–2012), Italian philosopher and science historian
- Paolo Rossi (* 1956), Italian football player
- Paolo Ruffini (1765–1822), Italian mathematician, physician and philosopher
S.
- Paolo Salvi (1891–1945), Italian gymnast
- Paolo Santonino († 1507), Italian lawyer
- Paolo Sarpi (1552–1623), Italian religious and historian
- Paolo Savoldelli (* 1973), Italian racing cyclist
- Paolo Serra (* 1946), Italian painter
- Paolo Serrao (1830–1907), Italian composer and music teacher
- Paolo Soleri (1919–2013), Italian architect
- Paolo Soprani (1844–1918), Italian instrument maker
- Paolo Sorrentino (* 1970), Italian screenwriter and film director
- Paolo Spada (1541–1631), Italian merchant
T
- Paolo Taviani (* 1931), Italian film director
- Paolo Tiralongo (* 1977), Italian racing cyclist
- Paolo Toschi (1788–1854), Italian engraver
- Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846–1916), Italian singer, pianist and composer
- Paolo "Paul" Trimboli (* 1969), Australian football player
U
- Paolo Uccello (1397–1475), Italian painter and mosaic artist
- Paolo Urso (* 1940), Italian bishop
V
- Paolo Valoti (* 1971), Italian racing cyclist
- Paolo Vanini (* 1963), Swiss physicist and mathematician
- Paolo Veneziano (14th century), Italian painter
- Paolo Veronese (1528–1588), Italian Renaissance painter
- Paolo Vidoz (* 1970), Italian boxer
- Paolo Villaggio (1932–2017), Italian actor and author
Z
- Paolo Zanetti (* 1982), Italian football player
family name
- Connor Paolo (* 1990), American film actor
- Giovanni di Paolo (≈1403–1482), Italian painter of the early Renaissance
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paolo on www.behindthename.com (English)