Piero

Piero is a male name .

Origin and meaning

Piero is an Italian form of the male given name Peter . A variant of the name is Pietro . As a family name Piero occurs in compound spellings.

Albizzo di Piero (~ 1380–1418 +), Italian sculptor
Piero della Francesca (* around 1420, † 1492; actually Pietro di Benedetto dei Franceschi, also Pietro Borgliese), Italian painter of the early Renaissance, art theorist and mathematician
Piero del Pollaiuolo (actually Piero di Jacopo d'Antonio Benci; 1443–1496), Italian painter and probably also sculptor and goldsmith.
Piero di Cosimo de 'Medici (1416–1469), also Piero il Gottoso (“the gouty”), 1464–1469 head of the Medici family
Piero di Lorenzo de 'Medici (1472–1503), eldest son of Lorenzo il Magnifico, head of the Medici family from 1492 to 1494
Piero Vettori (Latin Victorius; 1499–1585), Italian humanist and philosopher

Piero Cappuccilli (1929–2005), Italian opera singer (baritone) and singing teacher
Piero Carini (1921–1957), Italian racing driver
Piero D'Inzeo (1923–2014), Italian show jumper
Piero Dusio (1899–1975), Italian football player, official, racing car driver and businessman
Piero Esteriore (* 1977), Swiss pop singer
Piero Ferrari (* 1945), Italian entrepreneur and industrialist
Piero Gobetti (1901–1926), Italian publicist and politician
Piero Gros (* 1954), former Italian ski racer
Piero Heliczer (1937–1993), Italian-American author, actor and filmmaker
Piero Lulli (1923–1991), Italian actor
Piero Nappi (* 1955), Italian racing driver
Piero Operto (1926-1949), Italian football player
Piero Piccioni (1921–2004), Italian film composer and lawyer
Piero Poli (* 1960), former Italian rower
Piero Scotti (1909–1976), Italian racing driver
Piero Sicoli (* 1954), Italian amateur astronomer and asteroid discoverer
Piero Taruffi (1906–1988), Italian designer, Formula 1, sports car and motorcycle racing driver
Piero Umiliani (1926–2001), Italian film music composer