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Pope St. Paul VI (1897–1978), whose given name was Giovanni Battista Montini •
Pope Gelasius II (c. 1060–1119), whose given name was Giovanni Coniulo •
Pope Leo X (1475–1521), whose given name was Giovanni di Lorenzo de'
Medici •
Giovanni Agnelli (1866–1945), Italian entrepreneur and founder of Fiat •
Giovanni Amelino-Camelia (born 1965), Italian physicist •
Giovanni Arnolfini (c. 1400–c. 1450), merchant from Lucca •
Giovanni Báez (born 1981), Colombian road cyclist •
Giovanni Battaglin (born 1951), Italian road cyclist •
Giovanni Becatti (1912–1973), Italian archaeologist •
Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430–1516), Italian Renaissance painter •
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778–1823), Venetian explorer in Egypt •
Giovanni Benelli (1921–1982), Cardinal Archbishop of Florence, Italy •
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375), Italian Renaissance writer •
Giovanni Boldini (1842–1931), Italian painter •
Giovanni Bononcini (1670–1747), Italian Baroque composer and cellist •
Giovanni Borgia (1475–1497), son of Pope Alexander VI •
Giovanni Bosco (1815–1888), Italian saint •
Giovanni Botero (c. 1544–1617), Italian writer, thinker, priest, poet, and diplomat •
Giovanni Caravale (1935–1997), Italian academic and economist •
Giovani Casillas (born 1994), Mexican footballer •
Giovanni Cirfiera, Italian actor •
Giovanni Antonio Colonna (1878–1940), Italian noble and politician • Giovanni Pietro Damian (born 2003), know professionally as
Sangiovanni, Italian singer-songwriter •
Giovanni Dandolo (died 1289), 48th Doge of Venice •
Giovanni D'Aleo (born 1959), Italian long-distance runner •
Giovanni da Verrazzano (c. 1480–c. 1520), Italian explorer •
Giovanni de Macque (c. 1540–1614), late Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer • Giovanni di Bernardone (c.1181–1226), better known as Saint
Francis of Assisi •
Giovanni di Giovanni (c. 1350–1365), Italian youth executed for sodomy •
Giovani dos Santos (born 1989), Mexican football player •
Giovanni El-Hadi (born 2003), American football player •
Giovanni Evangelisti (born 1961), Italian long jumper •
Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992), Italian judge •
Giovanni Ferrari (1907–1982), Italian football player •
Giovanni Fornasini (1915–1944), Italian priest, recipient of Italy's
Gold Medal of Military Valour,
Servant of God •
Giovanni Frezza (born 1972), Italian actor •
Giovanni Girolamo Frezza (1506–1561), Italian engraver •
Giovanni Gabrieli (1557–1612), Italian early baroque composer •
Giovanni Galbaio (8th century–804), eighth
Doge of Venice •
Giovanni Giacometti (1868–1933), Swiss painter •
Giovanni B. Giglioni (1929–2008), American business theorist •
Giovanni Gozzadini (1810–1887), Italian archaeologist •
Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli (1926–2017), Catholic bishop • Giovanni Imparato (born 1982), know professionally as
Colombre, Italian singer-songwriter • Giovanni Infantino, known as
Gianni Infantino (born 1970), Swiss football administrator with Italian citizenship •
Giovanni Jona-Lasinio (born 1932), Italian theoretical physicist •
Giovanni Lapentti (born 1983), Ecuadorian tennis player •
Giovanni Lavaggi (born 1958), Italian racing driver •
Giovani Lo Celso (born 1996), Argentine footballer •
Giovanni "Gio" Lopez, American football player •
Giovanni Marradi (1852–1922), Italian poet •
Giovanni Marradi (musician) (born 1952), pianist, composer and arranger •
Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (born 1940), Italian record producer, songwriter, performer, and DJ •
Giovanni Paisiello (1740–1816), Italian composer •
Giovanni Palandrani (born 1996), American drag queen better known by the stage name Aquaria •
Giovanni Papini (1881–1956), Italian journalist, essayist, literary critic, poet, and novelist •
Giovanni I Participazio (died 837), tenth (historical) or twelfth (traditional) Doge of Venice •
Giovanni Passannante (1849–1910), Italian anarchist •
Giovanni Pernice (born 1990), Italian dancer •
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–1494), Italian philosopher •
Giovanni Pieraccini (1918–2017), Italian journalist and socialist •
Giovanni Pierpaoli (1833–1911), Italian painter •
Giovanni Pisano (1250–1315), Italian sculptor, painter and architect •
Giovanni Pittella (born 1958), Italian politician •
Giovanni Prandini (1940–2018), Italian politician •
Giovanni Prezioso (1957–2023), American lawyer •
Giovanni Ramponi (born 1956), Italian professor of electronics •
Giovanni Rana (born 1937), Italian entrepreneur •
Giovanni Battista Re (born 1934), Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal •
Giovanni Reyna (born 2002), American soccer player •
Giovanni Ribisi (born 1974), American actor •
Giovanni Ricci (American football) (born 1996), American football player •
Giovonnie Samuels (born 1985), Actress •
Giovanni Sbrissa (born 1996) Italian footballer •
Giovanni Scalise (1900–1929), later John Scalise, Italian-American organized crime figure •
Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835–1910), Italian astronomer •
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723–1788), Italian physician and naturalist •
Giovanni Semerano (1913–2005), Italian philologist •
Giovanni Sgambati (1841–1914), Italian composer and pianist •
Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (born 1972), usually known as
Giovanni, Brazilian soccer player •
Giovanni Simeone (born 1995), Argentine football player •
Giovanni Spadolini (1925–1994), liberal Italian politician, the 45th Prime Minister of Italy •
Giovanni Stampa (1913–?), Italian sailor •
Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti (1712–1783), Italian naturalist •
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (1863–1934), Italian librettist •
Giovanni Trapattoni (born 1939), Italian football coach and player •
Giovanni van Bronckhorst (born 1975), Dutch football player •
Giovanni Vemba-Duarte (born 1991), Dutch–Angolan footballer •
Giovanni Vinci (born 1990), Italian professional wrestler •
Giovanni Visconti (archbishop) (1290–1354), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal •
Giovanni Zurolo (1382–1440), Italian feudal lord and count ==Surname==