Aldo
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Aldo comes from the Latin altus and means "the tall one."

Aldo may refer to:

People

  • John Aldridge
    John Aldridge
    John William Aldridge is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager...

     Prolific former Liverpool F.C. and Republic of Ireland footballer nicknamed Aldo
  • Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo, a trio of Italian comedians and film actors
  • Aldo Brancher
    Aldo Brancher
    Aldo Brancher is an Italian politician. He served as a Minister without portfolio in the Government of Silvio Berlusconi for 17 days in June/July 2010, but was forced to resign due to a pending court case.-Early career:...

     (born 1943), an Italian politician
  • Aldo Buzzi
    Aldo Buzzi
    Aldo Buzzi was an author and architect.Born in Como, Italy, Buzzi graduated from Milan School of Architecture in 1938...

     (1910–2009), Italian author and architect
  • Aldo Ciccolini
    Aldo Ciccolini
    Aldo Ciccolini , is an Italian-French pianist.-Biography:Aldo Ciccolini was born in Naples. His father, who bore the title of Marquis of Macerara, worked as a typographer. He took his first lessons with Maria Vigliarolo d'Ovidio, and entered Naples Conservatory in 1934 at the age of 9, by special...

     (born 1925), pianist
  • Aldo Donelli
    Aldo Donelli
    Aldo "Buff" Teo Donelli was an American football and soccer player. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.-Club:...

     (1907–1994), American football and soccer player
  • Aldo Giuffrè
    Aldo Giuffrè
    Aldo Giuffrè was an Italian film actor and comedian who appeared in over 90 films between 1948 and 2001. He was born in Naples....

     (1924–2010), Italian film actor and comedian
  • Aldous Huxley
    Aldous Huxley
    Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays, Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories, poetry, travel...

     (1894–1963), author of Brave New World and The Doors of Perception
  • Aldo Lado
    Aldo Lado
    Aldo Lado is an Italian screenwriter and film director. He was born in Fiume, Italy .He wrote 21 films between 1968 and 2004. He also directed 16 films between 1971 and 1994.-Selected filmography:...

     (born 1934), Italian film director and screenwriter
  • Aldo Moro
    Aldo Moro
    Aldo Moro was an Italian politician and the 39th Prime Minister of Italy, from 1963 to 1968, and then from 1974 to 1976. He was one of Italy's longest-serving post-war Prime Ministers, holding power for a combined total of more than six years....

     (1916–1978), murdered Italian prime minister
  • Aldo Nova
    Aldo Nova
    Aldo Nova is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and producer, Nova gained fame with his self-titled debut album Aldo Nova in 1981, and its accompanying single "Fantasy", which climbed to #23 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Career:Signing with Portrait Records, Nova released a self-produced...

     (born 1956), Canadian musician
  • Aldo Leopold
    Aldo Leopold
    Aldo Leopold was an American author, scientist, ecologist, forester, and environmentalist. He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin and is best known for his book A Sand County Almanac , which has sold over two million copies...

     (1887–1948), American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist
  • José Aldo
    Jose Aldo
    José Aldo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is the first and current UFC Featherweight Champion...

    , a Brazilian mixed martial artist.

Fictional characters

  • Aldo (Planet of the Apes), a gorilla character in the Planet of the Apes series of movies;
  • Aldo, the main character in the Italian comic strip Venerdì 12
    Venerdì 12
    Venerdì 12 is a comic strip series created by Italian author Leo Ortolani.It tells the story of Aldo, a man who becomes an hideous monster after being dumped by his girlfriend Bedelia....

  • Aldo, a minor character in the television series Lost
    Lost (TV series)
    Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...

  • Aldo Burrows, a character from the television series Prison Break
  • Aldo Kelrast, a character from the comic strip Mary Worth
  • Aldo Raine, a character from the film Inglourious Basterds
  • Aldo Trapani
    Aldo Trapani
    Aldo Trapani is the protagonist and player character of the video game The Godfather: The Game, based on the film The Godfather. He also briefly appears in the sequel, The Godfather II, which is based on The Godfather Part II....

    , the main character of The Godfather: The Game

Other

  • ALDO Groupe
    Aldo Groupe
    The ALDO Group is a Canadian corporation that owns and operates a worldwide chain of shoe and accessory stores. The company was founded by Aldo Bensadoun in Montreal, Quebec, in 1972 where its corporate headquarters remain today...

    , a worldwide chain of shoe stores (heels and boots) founded by Aldo Bensadoun in Montreal, Quebec in 1972

  • Aldo (1910 Automobile)
    Aldo (1910 Automobile)
    The Aldo was a two-passenger motor buggy made by Albaugh-Dover Co. of Chicago, Illinois from 1910 to 1911. It featured an air-cooled, opposed 2-cylinder engine, planetary transmission with double chain drive, and tiller steering.-References:...

    , an early American automobile
  • Aldosterone
    Aldosterone
    Aldosterone is a hormone that increases the reabsorption of sodium ions and water and the release of potassium in the collecting ducts and distal convoluted tubule of the kidneys' functional unit, the nephron. This increases blood volume and, therefore, increases blood pressure. Drugs that...

    in shorthand
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