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'''Bruno''' is the [[latinized]] version of the [[Germanic language|Germanic]] male [[given name]] '''[[Brun]]'''. It is also one of the most frequent [[Italian surname]]s, also occurs, less frequently, as a given name.
== 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 and cosmologist - ''first "martyr for science."''
* [[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
* [[Frank Bruno]], boxer, born 1961
* [[Gioia Bruno]], musician
* [[J. Jon Bruno]], Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles
* [[Joseph Bruno]], New York politician
* [[Francesco Faà di Bruno]], Italian mathematician and priest
* [[Salvatore Bruno]], Italian football striker
* [[Sébastien Bruno]], French [[rugby union]] player
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0116529/ Richard Bruno], American, Hollywood Costume Designer
* [[Giordano Bruno ]], Italian philosopher, priest, cosmologist, and occultist.
===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 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 found guilty of the Lindbergh kidnapping, 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 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 Prevedi]], Italian opera singer
* [[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 Tabacci]], Italian politician
* [[Bruno Tonioli]], (born 1955), Italian dancer & choreographer
* [[Bruno Zumino]], Italian theoretical physicist
* Bruno, also known as [[Eko.Lsa]], a French rapper
* [[Bruno Herrero Arias|Bruno]], Spanish footballer playing for Sevilla FC
== Fictional characters ==
* [[Bruno Gianelli]], a character in the TV series "[[The West Wing]]"
* [[Bruno (character)|Bruno]], a character portrayed by [[Sacha Baron Cohen]]
* ''[[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 web comic by [[Dan Smith (artist)|Dan Smith]]
* Bruno, a dog in the 1950 film version of ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''
* Bruno, a blue gelert in [[Neopets plots#A Tale of Woe|the ''Neopets'' plot "A Tale of Woe"]]
* Bruno Martelli, a character on the TV series "[[Fame (1982 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]]''
* Jimmy Bruno, a character in [[Cold Case]] appearing in the episode [[Forever Blue (Cold Case Episode)|Forever Blue]]
* 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==
* [[Bruni]]
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