Salvatore (name)

Salvatore ([salvaˈtoːre]) is an Italian name meaning saviour. People named Salvatore include:

Given name[edit]

A[edit]

• Salvatore Accardo (born 1941), Italian violin virtuoso and conductor
• Salvatore Accursi (born 1978), Italian football player
• Salvatore Adamo (born 1943), Belgian singer
• Salvatore Adduce (born 1955), Italian politician
• Salvatore Agnelli (1817-1874), Italian composer
• Salvatore Albano (1841-1893), Italian sculptor
• Salvatore Aldisio (1890-1964), Italian politician
• Salvatore Alepus (1503-1568), Spanish archbishop
• Salvatore Allegra (1898–1993), Italian composer
• Salvatore Aloi (born 1996), Italian football player
• Salvatore Amirante (born 1984), Italian footballer
• Salvatore Amitrano (born 1975), Italian rower
• Salvatore Andò (born 1945), Italian politician
• Salvatore Angerami (1956-2019), Italian prelate
• Salvatore Antibo (born 1962), Italian long-distance runner
• Salvatore Antonio (fl. 1990s–2010s), Canadian actor
• Salvatore D'Aquila (1877–1928), New York City Mafia boss
• Salvatore Aquino (born 1944), Italian criminal
• Salvatore Aranzulla (born 1990), Italian blogger
• Salvatore Aronica (born 1978), Italian football player
• Salvatore Asta (1915-2004), Italian prelate
• Salvatore Attardo (fl. 1990s–2020s), Belgian professor
• Salvatore Aurelio (born 1986), Italian footballer
• Salvatore Auteri-Manzocchi (1845-1924), Italian composer
• Salvatore Avallone (born 1969), Italian footballer
• Salvatore Avellino (born 1935), American mobster

B[edit]

• Salvatore Babones (born 1969), American sociologist
• Salvatore Baccaloni (1900–1969), Italian operatic bass, buffo artist, and actor
• Salvatore Baccaro (1932–1984), Italian character actor
• Salvatore Bagni (born 1956), Italian footballer
• Salvatore Barone (born 1995), American soccer player
• Salvatore Barzilai (1860–1939), Italian journalist and politician
• Salvatore Battaglia (born 1973) Italian light-welterweight boxer
• Salvatore "Tory" Belleci (born 1972), American filmmaker known for his role in MythBusters
• Salvatore Bellomo (1951–2019), Belgian professional wrestler
• Salvatore Bettiol (born 1961), Italian long-distance runner
• Salvatore Boccaccio (1938–2008), Italian Roman Catholic bishop
• Salvatore Bocchetti (born 1986), Italian football defender
• Salvatore Bonafede (born 1962), Italian composer and pianist
• Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno (1932–2008), son of Mafia boss Joseph Bonanno
• Salvatore Boniello (1928–2010), Italian historian and writer
• Salvatore “Sonny” Bono (1935-1998), musician, and politician
• Salvatore Borgh (fl. 1990s–2000s), Canadian soccer player
• Salvatore Brullo (born 1947), Italian professor of botany
• Salvatore Bruno (born 1979), Italian football striker
• Salvatore Burrai (born 1987), Italian professional footballer
• Salvatore Burruni (1933–2004), Italian flyweight and bantamweight boxer

C[edit]

• Salvatore Calderone (1876-1929), American businessman
• Salvatore Cassano (born 1945), fire chief of New York City, New York
• Salvatore Contorno (born 1946), former Mafioso and state witness
• Salvatore Cordileone (born 1956), American prelate of the Catholic Church, and the current Archbishop of San Francisco
• Salvatore Cuffaro (born 1958), Italian politician

D[edit]

• Salvatore Dierna (1934-2016), Italian architect

E[edit]

• Sully Erna (birth name Salvatore) (born 1968), American musician known for being lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Godsmack

F[edit]

• Salvatore Ferragamo (1898–1960), fashion designer

G[edit]

• Salvatore Ganacci, Swedish music producer and DJ
• Salvatore Giuliano (1922–1950), Sicilian bandit
• Salvatore Giunta (born 1985), US Army staff sergeant and a recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born 1945), American mobster, former underboss of the Gambino crime family
• Salvatore Greco, multiple people
• Salvatore Guaragna (1893–1981), birth name of Harry Warren, American composer

H[edit]

• Salvatore da Horta (1520–1567), Spanish saint

I[edit]

• Salvatore Inzerillo (1944–1981), Sicilian Mafioso

L[edit]

• Salvatore Lima (1928–1992), Italian politician
• Salvatore Lo Piccolo (born 1942), also known as the Baron (il Barone), Sicilian mafioso
• Salvatore Lorusso (fl. 1970s–2020s), Italian chemist and art historian
• Salvatore Lucania (1897–1962), also known as Charlie 'Lucky' Luciano, Sicilian-American mafioso

M[edit]

• Salvatore Maceo (1894–1951), Sicilian-American Mafioso
• Salvatore Maranzano (1886–1931), Sicilian-American Mafioso
• Salvatore Massaro (Eddie Lang) (1902–1933), jazz guitarist
• Salvatore Mineo (1939–1976), American actor
• Salvatore Montagna (1971–2011), former acting boss of the Bonanno crime family
• Salvatore Mancuso Gómez (1964–present), former acting leader of the Colombian paramilitary group AUC

P[edit]

• Salvatore Pappalardo (1817-1884), Italian composer and conductor
• Salvatore Pincherle (1853–1936), Italian mathematician

Q[edit]

• Salvatore Quasimodo (1901–1968), Italian author and poet

R[edit]

• Salvatore Riina (1930–2017), Sicilian mafioso
• Sal Rinauro (born 1982), American professional wrestler

S[edit]

• Salvatore Schillaci (born 1964), Italian football player
• Salvatore Sirigu (born 1987), Italian football player

T[edit]

• Salvatore Tavano (born 1980), Italian auto racing driver
• Salvatore Todaro, multiple people

V[edit]

• Salvatore Vasapolli (born 1955), photographer, artist
• Salvatore Valitutti (1907–1992), Italian educator and politician
• Salvatore Viganò (1769–1821), Italian choreographer, dancer and composer
• Salvatore Di Vittorio (born 1967), Italian composer and conductor
• Salvatore Vulcano (born 1976), American comedian, actor, and member of The Tenderloins

Middle name[edit]

• Dominic Salvatore Gentile (1920−1951), United States Army Air Forces officer
• John Romita Jr. (middle name Salvatore) (born 1956), comic artist

Surname[edit]

• Bennett Salvatore (born 1960), former American professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA)
• Chris Salvatore (born 1985), American actor, singer-songwriter, model
• Dominick Salvatore (born 1940), American economist
• Federico Salvatore (1959–2023), Italian singer-songwriter
• Giovanni Salvatore (ca. 1620–1688), Italian composer and organist
• Giuseppe di Salvatore (born 1989), Canadian sport shooter
• Hilary Salvatore (born 1980), American film and television actress
• Jack Salvatore Jr. (born 1989), American writer, ghostwriter, and actor
• Lucio Salvatore (born 1975), Italian-born multidisciplinary Brazilian artist
• Marco Salvatore (born 1986), Austrian professional association football player
• Nick Salvatore (born 1943), American historian
• Nino Salvatore (1932–1997), Italian endocrinologist
• R. A. Salvatore (born 1959), fiction writer

Fictional[edit]

• Salvatore, a character in the novel The Name of the Rose
• Stefan Salvatore, a vampire from The Vampire Diaries novel series
• Stefan Salvatore and Damon Salvatore, characters from the CW series The Vampire Diaries
• Salvatore Leone, one of the characters featured in video games of Grand Theft Auto (series)
• Salvatore “Sal” Marcano. The main antagonist of the video game Mafia III
• Salvatore Moreau, an antagonist from 2021 video game Resident Evil Village
• Salvatore "Sal" Romano, Sterling Cooper's art director in the AMC dramatic television series Mad Men
• Salvatore “Sal” Tessio, a character in the 1969 novel The Godfather and its 1972 film adaptation
• Salvatore "Sal" Paradise, protagonist in the novel On the Road by Jack Kerouac
• Salvatore Bonpensiero, character from the HBO series The Sopranos
• Salvatore "Creepy Sal" Kazlaukas, character in Superstore
• A character in The Equalizer 3

See also[edit]

• Salvador (name)

References[edit]

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