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Bruno is the latinized version of the Germanic male given name Brun. It is also one of the most frequent Italian surnames, also occurs, very frequently in Brazil, as a given name for men. Its feminine version in Brazil is Bruna.
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Bruno is the latinized version of the Germanic male given name Brun. It is also one of the most frequent Italian surnames, also occurs, very frequently in Brazil, as a given name for men. Its feminine version in Brazil is Bruna.
Notable people
- Bruno, Duke of Saxony, died 880
- Saint Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne, died 965
- Saint Bruno of Querfurt, died 1009
- Bishop Bruno of Augsburg, died 1029
- Saint Bruno, Bishop of Würzburg, died 1045
- Bruno II, 1024-1057
- Bruno the Saxon, Historian, 11th century
- Saint Bruno of Cologne, died 1101
- Saint Bruno, Bishop of Segni, died 1123
- Pope Gregory V, given name was Bruno of Carinthia
- Pope Leo IX, given name was Bruno, Count of Dagsbourg
- Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, priest, cosmologist, and occultist
- Henri Reynders (Dom Bruno), Catholic priest, 1903-1981
With the surname Bruno
- Billi Bruno, actress, born 1997
- Angelo Bruno, mafioso, 1911-1980
- Chris Bruno, actor, born 1966
- Dylan Bruno, American actor
- Francesco Bruno, Italian sport shooter, born 1968
- Francesco Faŕ di Bruno, Italian mathematician and priest
- Frank Bruno, boxer, born 1961
- Gioia Bruno, musician
- Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, priest, cosmologist, and occultist, executed for heresy in 1600
- J. Jon Bruno, Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles
- Joseph Bruno, New York politician
- Nick Bruno, Vice President for Business Affairs with the University of Louisiana System
- , American, Hollywood Costume Designer
- Salvatore Bruno, Italian football striker
- Sébastien Bruno, French rugby union player
With the given name Bruno
- Bruno Bozzetto, Italian animator
- Bruno Branciforte, Italian admiral
- Bruno Brookes (born 1959), (b Trevor Neil Brookes) British DJ
- Bruno Campos, Brazilian actor
- Bruno Cheyrou, French football player, older brother of Benoit Cheyrou
- Bruno Corbucci, Italian film director
- Bruno Covington, American Saxophone Player
- Bruno de Finetti, Italian probabilist and statistician
- Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza, Brazilian football (soccer) goalkeeper
- Bruno Forte, Italian theologian and ecclesiastic
- Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor
- Bruno Gerussi, Canadian actor
- Bruno Giacometti, Swiss architect
- Bruno Giordano, Italian football player and a coach
- Bruno Grandi, Italian gymnast and president of the International Gymnastics Federation
- Bruno Guerreiro (born 1981), Artist, Graphic Designer and Illustrator
- Bruno Gutzeit (born 1966), French butterfly swimmer
- Bruno Hauptmann, the man executed for the Lindbergh kidnapping/murder, 1899-1936
- Bruno Hussar (1911-1996), Catholic priest
- Bruno Junk (1929-1995), Estonian racewalker
- Bruno Kirby (1949-2006), American actor
- Bruno Kreisky (1911-1990), Austrian chancellor from 1970 to 1983
- Bruno Langley, British actor
- Bruno Lauzi, Italian singer-songwriter
- Bruno Leoni (1913-1967), Italian political philosopher (classical liberalism) and lawyer
- Bruno Lucia, Australian stand-up comedian and performer
- Bruno Mattei, Italian film director
- Bruno Munari, Italian industrial designer
- Bruno Prevedi, Italian opera singer
- Bruno Rosato, (Born 1972) Canadian Italian filmmaker
- Bruno Ruffo, Italian motorcycle road racer
- Bruno S., actor
- Bruno Saby, French racer
- Bruno St. Jacques, Canadian ice hockey player
- Bruno Sammartino (born 1935), Italian-American wrestler
- Bruno Sassi (born 1970), wrestler
- Bruno Schulz, Polish writer
- Bruno Senna, Brazilian racecar driver
- Bruno Tabacci, Italian politician
- Bruno Tonioli, (born 1955), Italian dancer & choreographer
- Bruno Walter, (1876–1962) Conductor and composer
- Bruno Zumino, Italian theoretical physicist
- Bruno, also known as Eko.Lsa, a French rapper
- Bruno, Spanish footballer playing for Sevilla FC
- Bruno, a character on Da Ali G Show
- Bruno Renzetti, Brazilian ball player.
Fictional characters
- Bruno Gianelli, a character in the TV series "The West Wing"
- Bruno, a character portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen on television and in the film Brüno.
- Bruno the Kid, the lead character in a 1990s cartoon voiced by Bruce Willis
- Bruno (Pokémon), a character in the Pokémon video game
- Bruno (webcomic), a web comic by Christopher Baldwin
- Bruno the Bandit, a web comic by Ian McDonald
- Bruno, a character in the Sesame Street television show
- Bruno, a character from Lewis Carroll's Sylvie and Bruno
- Bruno, a character in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- Bruno!, a web comic by Dan Smith
- Bruno, a dog in the 1950 film version of Cinderella
- Bruno, a blue gelert in the Neopets plot "A Tale of Woe"
- Bruno Martelli, a character on the TV series "Fame" played by Lee Curreri
- Bruno, a robot from Megaman Legends
- Bruno, a fictitious late 80s recording artist, actually a pseudonym used by actor Bruce Willis
- Bruno the Bear, a rival of Bugs Bunny in the Warner Brothers short Big Top Bunny
- Giorgio Bruno, a character in the video game Time Crisis 4
- Jimmy Bruno, a character in Cold Case appearing in the episode Forever Blue
- Nick Bruno, a character in the video game Winback 2: Project Poseidon
- Bruno Martinez, a character in Grim Fandango
- Bruno the bigfoot in a character in Sam and Max Hit the Road computer game.
- Bruno, 1930s animated cartoon dog. Beloved pet of Bosko. Both created by Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising.
- Bruno Clément, a character in Michel Hoellebecq's The Elementary Particles.
Places
- Bruno, Minnesota
- Bruno Township, Minnesota
- Bruno, Nebraska
- Bruno (AT), a commune and town in the province of Asti, Italy
- San Bruno, California, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area
- St. Bruno, QC, a town in Quebec
- St. Bruno-de-Montarville, QC, a city in Quebec, part of the greater Montreal area
Corporate
- Bruno's Supermarkets, a grocery store chain based in Birmingham, Alabama
- BRUNO, the name of the first commercial WYSIWYG presentation program developed by Hewlett Packard in 1979.
Other uses
- Bruno, the brown bear mascot of Brown University
- Bruno, was a 2000 film directed by Shirley MacLaine, written by new-comer David Ciminello, then was released on video re-titled Dress Code
- Bear JJ1, a German brown bear popularly known as "Bruno"
- Bruno, the in-game name for Björn Jeansson, a famous pro gamer.
See also
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