Giacomo

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Giacomo is a male given name, Italian version of James.

It may be refer to:

[edit] People

• Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), an Italian composer
• Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Venetian adventurer and author
• Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864), a German-born opera composer
• Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), an Italian poet, essayist, philosopher, and philologist
• Giacomo Manzù (1908-1991), an Italian sculptor
• Giacomo della Porta (c. 1533 – 1602), an Italian architect and sculptor
• Giacomo Agostini (1942-), an Italian multi-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
• Giacomo Biffi (1928-), an Italian cardinal
• Giacomo Lercaro (1891-1976), an Italian cardinal
• Giacomo Quarenghi (1744-1817), an Italian architect
• Giacomo Antonelli (1806-1876), an Italian cardinal
• Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674), an Italian Baroque composer
• Giacomo di Grassi, an Italian fencing master and author
• Giacomo Doria
• Giacomo Leoni
• Giacomo Aconcio
• Giacomo Balla
• Giacomo Beltrami
• Giacomo Ceruti
• Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
• Giacomo Boni (archaeologist)
• Giacomo Boni (painter)
• Giacomo Durazzo
• Gian Giacomo Medici di Marignano
• Giacomo Medici (general)
• Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
• Giacomo da Lentini
• Giacomo Acerbo
• Giacomo Aragall (1939-), a Catalan tenor

[edit] Animals

• Giacomo, a race horse, winner of the 2005 Kentucky Derby.