Bruno 2154070 225815954 2008-07-15T15:16:28Z 87.113.82.103 /* Fictional characters */ There is no apostrophe in "1930s" {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Bruno | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = }} '''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]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:Italian surnames]] [[Category:Italian given names]] [[de:Bruno]] [[el:Μπρούνο]] [[es:Bruno]] [[eo:Bruno]] [[fr:Bruno (homonymie)]] [[ko:브루노]] [[it:Bruno]] [[he:ברונו]] [[nl:Bruno]] [[ja:ブルーノ]] [[pl:Bruno]] [[pt:Bruno]] [[ru:Бруно]] [[vo:Bruno]] [[zh:布鲁诺]]