Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Don Juan (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1819 Don Juan 
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals:
2 characters
Don Juan; Don Giovanni 1665; 1787 Dom Juan; Don Giovanni
Giovanni Venturi 1962 Bravo Giovanni
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales:
1 character
Don Juan (a.k.a. Giovanni) Spanish
Italian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
4 prime ministers, 1 president, 1 prime minister/president
(prime minister) Giovanni Lanza 1869-1873
(prime minister) Giovanni Giolitti 1892-1893; 1903-1905; 1906-1909; 1911-1914; 1920-1921
(president) Giovanni Gronchi 1955-1962
(prime minister/president) Giovanni Leone 1963; 1968; 1971-1978
(prime minister) Giovanni Spadolini 1981-1982
(prime minister) Giovanni Goria 1987-1988
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
3 actors
Robert Alda (middle name Giovanni) 1914-1986
Bruno Kirby (middle name Giovanni) 1949-2006
Giovanni Ribisi 1974-
Notable Artists:
4 painters, 2 sculptors, 1 etcher, 1 fashion designer
Giovanni Pisano c. 1250-c. 1315
Fra Angelico (a.k.a. Giovanni) c. 1395-1455
Giovanni Bellini c. 1430-1516
Giambologna (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1529-1608
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 1696-1770
Giovanni Antonio "Canaletto" Canal 1697-1768
Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720-1778
Gianni Versace 1946-1997
Notable Athletes:
3 soccer
(soccer) Giovanni Trapattoni 1939-
(soccer) Gianni Rivera 1943-
(soccer) Giovanni van Bronckhorst 1975-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Giovanni Agnelli 1866-1945
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
4 explorers
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine 1182-1252
Giovanni Caboto c. 1450-c. 1499
Giovanni da Verrazzano 1485-1528
Giovanni Belzoni 1778-1823
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director, 1 producer/director/screenwriter
Tinto Brass (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1933-
Armando Iannucci (middle name Giovanni) 1963-
Notable Musicians:
5 composers, 1 singer
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina c. 1525-1594
Giovanni Gabrieli c. 1554-1612
Jean-Baptiste Lully (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1632-1687
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi 1710-1736
Nino Rota 1911-1979
Paolo Nutini (middle name Giovanni) 1987-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 mathematician
Giovanni Domenico Cassini 1625-1712
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer
Giovanni Domenico Cassini 1625-1712
Notable Writers:
1 author
Giovanni Boccaccio 1313-1375
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 1 gold
(bronze) Giovanni Evangelisti 1984 long jump
(bronze) Giovanni De Benedictis 1992 20 km walk
(gold) Giovanni Cernogoraz 2012 shooting
Other Royalty:
2 kings
Umberto I of Italy (middle name Giovanni) 1878-1900 Italy
Umberto II of Italy (middle name Giovanni) 1946 Italy
Saints:
22 blessed, 19 saints
Saint John Gualbert (a.k.a. Giovanni) 995-1073
Saint John of Lodi (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1025-1106
Saint John Theristus (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1049-1129
Saint John of Matera (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1070-1139
Saint John (a.k.a. Giovanni) ?-1094
Saint John of Meda (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1100-1159
Saint John of Matha (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1154-1213
Blessed John Buoni (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1168-1249
Blessed John Cacciafronte (a.k.a. Giovanni) ?-1183
Blessed John of Salerno (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1190-1242
Blessed John of Vercelli (a.k.a. Giovanni) c. 1205-1283
Blessed John of Parma (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1209-1289
Saint John of Perugia (a.k.a. Giovanni) ?-1231
Blessed Giovanni Pelingotto 1240-1304
Blessed Giovanni della Verna 1259-1322
Blessed Giovanni Colombini 1300-1367
Blessed Giovanni Rainuzzi ?-1330
Blessed Giovanni of Rieti ?-1350
Blessed Giovanni Dominici 1356-1419
Blessed Giovanni of Vallombrosa ?-1380
Saint Giovanni of Capistrano 1386-1456
Blessed Giovanni Angelo Porro 1451-1506
Blessed Giovanni Battista Righi di Fabriano 1469-1539
Blessed Giovanni Marinoni 1490-1562
Blessed Giovanni Liccio ?-1511
Saint Giovanni Leonardi 1541-1609
Blessed Giovenale Ancina (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1545-1604
Saint Giovanni Battista de Rossi 1698-1764
Blessed Giovanni Alcober ?-1748
Saint Giovanni Lantrua of Triora 1760-1816
Saint Giovanni Antonio Farina 1803-1888
Saint Francesco Maria da Camporosso (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1804-1866
Saint Giovanni Bosco 1815-1888
Saint Giovanni Battista Mazzucconi 1825-1855
Saint Giovanni Battista Scalabrini 1839-1905
Saint Giovanni Battista Piamarta 1841-1913
Blessed Innocenzo da Berzo (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1844-1890
Blessed Giovanni Maria Boccardo 1848-1913
Saint Giovanni Calabria 1873-1954
Blessed Nicola of Gesturi (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1882-1958
Blessed Gabriele Allegra (a.k.a. Giovanni) 1907-1976
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Ignazio Cassis (middle name Giovanni) 2022