Dante (name)

Dante is an Italian given name and surname. Etymologically, it is short for an old given name, Durante, and was originally made popular by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, whose real name was Durante.

Notable people with the name include:

• Commander Dante, another name for Bernardo Buscayno, who became military leader of the New People's Army in the Philippines in October 1970
• Count Dante (1939–1975), an American karate instructor
• Dante Alighieri, a 14th-century Tuscan author of The Divine Comedy
• Dante Arthurs (born 1984), an Australian child murderer
• Dante Basco (born 1975), a Filipino-American actor
• Dante Benedetti (1919–2005), an American restaurateur and baseball coach
• Dante Caputo (born 1943), an Argentine politician
• Dante Carver (born 1977), an American actor
• Dante da Maiano, a 13th-century poet
• Dante DeCaro (born 1981), a Canadian guitarist/songwriter
• Dante Fascell (1917–1998), a 20th-century Florida politician
• Dante Ferretti (born 1943), an Italian art director
• Dante Giacosa (1905–1996), an Italian car designer
• Dante Lauretta (born 1970), an American chemist
• Dante Maggio (1909–1992), an Italian film actor
• Dante Marioni (born 1964), an American glass artist
• Dante Pastula (born 1997), an American child actor
• Dante Rivera (born 1974), an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
• Dante Roberson (born 1972), an American musician
• Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882), a 19th-century English painter
• Dante Scarnecchia (born 1948), the offensive line coach and assistant head coach for the New England Patriots
• Dante Smith (born 1973), a.k.a. Mos Def, an American musician, actor and poet
• Dante Spinetta (born 1976), an Argentine singer/composer
• Dante Spinotti (born 1943), an Italian cinematographer
• Dante Raul "DR" Teodoro, a Filipino-born entrepreneur and philanthropist
• Dante Tiñga (born 1939), a Filipino politician and jurist
• Dante Tomaselli (born 1969), an Italian-American screenwriter and director
• Joe Dante (born 1946), an American director
• Michael Dante (born 1931), an American actor, stage and screen director and former professional athlete
• Peter Dante (born 1968), an American actor

Athletes

• Dante Amaral (born 1980), a Brazilian volleyball player typically known by his first name only
• Dante Bichette (born 1963), an American Major League Baseball player
• Dante Bonfim Costa Santos (born 1983), a Brazilian footballer
• Dante Booker (born 1977), an American football player
• Dante Cunningham (born 1987), an American basketball player
• Dante Hall (born 1978), an American football player
• Dante Hughes (born 1985), an American football player
• Dante Lavelli (1923–2009), an American football player
• Dante López (born 1983), a football player from Paraguay
• Dante Love, an American college football player
• Dante Marsh (born 1981), a Canadian football player
• Dante Mircoli (born 1947), a former Argentine footballer
• Dante Ridgeway (born 1984), an American arena football player
• Dante Rosario (born 1984), an American football player
• Dante Senger (born 1983), an Argentine footballer
• Dante Washington (born 1970), an American soccer player
• Dante Wesley (born 1979), an American football player

Fictional people

• Dante (Devil May Cry), the main protagonist in the video game series Devil May Cry
• Dante (Fullmetal Alchemist), an antagonist in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist
• Dante Alighieri, the main character in Tage Danielsson's book and film The Man Who Quit Smoking
• Dante Damiano, a character on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
• Dante Falconeri, a character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital
• Dante Hicks, the protagonist of Clerks, Clerks 2, and Clerks: The Animated Series
• Dante, one of The Titans in the Legends of Dune series of novels
• Dante, a character in the television program One Tree Hill
• Dante, a character in the James Joyce novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
• Dante, a character in the comic strip Sheldon
• Dante, the main character of Demon Lord Dante
• Dante Adams, a character in the 2010 video game Medal of Honor
• Baron Dante, the villain of video games Croc: Legend of the Gobbos and Croc 2
• Commander Dante, the Chapter Master of the Blood Angels in Warhammer 40,000
• Jack Dante, the evil genius inventor in the movie Death Machine
• Kerberos Dante, a Saint Seiya character
• Silvio Dante, a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos
• Dante Moro, an assassination target in the video game Assassin's Creed II
• Dante (Dante's Inferno), the main protagonist in the video game franchise "Dante's Inferno"
• Dante Vale, a major character from Huntik: Secrets & Seekers series.

See also

• Dante (disambiguation)
• Dante, South Dakota
• Alan Ameche, an American football player
• Dan Pastorini, an American football player
• Danny Bonaduce, an American actor and radio host
• Daunte Culpepper, an American football quarterback who is currently with the Detroit Lions
• Dontae' Jones, a professional basketball player formerly of the Boston Celtics
• Donté Greene, an American professional basketball player
• Donté Stallworth, an American football wide receiver who is currently with the Cleveland Browns
• Donte Whitner, an American football safety who is currently with the Buffalo Bills
• Edmond Dantès, the lead character in the classic Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo
• Ferruccio Busoni, an Italian classical pianist
• Harry August Jansen, an American magician who performed under the name "Dante the Magician"
• Howlin' Dave, a Filipino radio disc jockey
• Roger Squires, a British crossword compiler