Leoni
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Leoni is an italian surname, literally meaning "lions", and can refer to:
It may also refer to:
- Anilza LeoniAnilza LeoniAnilza Pinho de Carvalho, better known by her stage name Anilza Leoni, was a Brazilian actress, singer, former ballerina and painter.Leoni was born in Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil, on October 10, 1933...
(1933-2009), Brazilian actress, singer, ballerina and painter - Bruno LeoniBruno LeoniBruno Leoni was an Italian classical-liberal political philosopher and lawyer.Besides being editor for the political science journal Il Politico, Leoni was also involved as secretary and later president of the Mont Pelerin Society...
(1913-1967), Italian political philosopher (classical liberalism) and lawyer - Endrio LeoniEndrio LeoniEndrio Leoni is a retired road bicycle racer from Italy, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 2002. He only served teams from his native country...
(born 1968), Italian road bicycle racer - Franco LeoniFranco LeoniFranco Leoni was an Italian opera composer. After training in Milan, he made most of his career in England, composing for Covent Garden and West End theatres. He is best known for the opera L'Oracolo, written for Covent Garden but taken up successfully by the Metropolitan Opera in New York...
(1864-1949), Italian opera composer (L'Oracolo) - Giacomo LeoniGiacomo LeoniGiacomo Leoni , also known as James Leoni, was an Italian architect, born in Venice. He was a devotee of the work of Florentine Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti, who had also been an inspiration for Andrea Palladio. Leoni thus served as a prominent exponent of Palladianism in English...
(1686-1746), English architect, also known as James Leoni - Gianni LeoniGianni LeoniGianni Leoni was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Como. His best years were in 1950 when he finished second to Bruno Ruffo in the 125cc world championship and in the 1951 season, when he again finished in second place, this time to Carlo Ubbiali...
, Italian motorcycle racer - Leone LeoniLeone LeoniLeone Leoni was an Italian sculptor of international outlook who travelled in Italy, Germany, Austria, France, the Spanish Netherlands and Spain. Leoni is regarded as the finest of the Cinquecento medallists. He made his reputation in commissions he received from the Habsburg monarchs Charles V,...
(1509-1590), Italian Renaissance sculptor and medallist (or his son Pompeo) - Leone Leoni (composer)Leone Leoni (composer)Leone Leoni was a North Italian polyphonic composer who served as maestro di cappella at Vicenza cathedral from 1588. He composed motets for antiphonal choirs, some in many parts, with instrumental accompaniment...
(c. 1560 – 1627), Italian composer - Michael Leoni, (c. 1750-1797) stage name of Myer Lyon, English-German-Jewish tenor singer
- Lodovico LeoniLodovico LeoniLodovico Leoni was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, mainly active in Rome.He was born at Padua. He was also called called il Padovadino. He spent most of his life in Rome, where he died, and executed portraits in wax, besides painting in oil and fresco landscapes and historical...
(1531-1606), Italian painter, father of - Ottavio LeoniOttavio LeoniOttavio Leoni was an Italian painter and printmaker of the early-Baroque, active mainly in Rome.He was born in Rome, where he first trained with his father, Lodovico Leoni. He painted altarpieces for churches in Rome such as an Annunciation for Sant'Eustachio and a Virgin and child with St...
(1578-1630), Italian painter, son of Lodovico - Pier LeoniPier LeoniPier Leoni was the son of the Jewish convert Leo de Benedicto and founder of the great and important medieval Roman family of the Pierleoni. He was called the Jewish Crassus by Gregorovius....
, Medieval Roman consul - Téa LeoniTéa LeoniElizabeth Téa Pantaleoni , better known by her stage name Téa Leoni, is an American actress. She has starred in a wide range of films including Jurassic Park III, The Family Man, Deep Impact, Fun with Dick and Jane, Spanglish, Bad Boys, and Ghost Town.-Early life:Leoni was born in New York City...
(born 1966), American actress
It may also refer to:
- Leoni Township, MichiganLeoni Township, MichiganLeoni Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,459 at the 2000 census.- Communities :* Leoni is a small, unincorporated community within the township, several miles east of Jackson....
- Leoni (Bavaria) (formerly Assenbuch) in BavariaBavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
- Leoni Cables, formerly Leonische Drahtwerke, cable firm from Germany