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Bruno is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Germanic word brun meaning "brown". It is also one of the most frequent Italian surnames. It also occurs very frequently in Brazil as a given name for men. Its feminine version in Portugal and Brazil is Bruna.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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 Faà 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
- Salvatore Bruno, Italian football striker
- Sébastien Bruno, French rugby union player
[edit] With the given name Bruno
- Bruno Bauer, German philosopher
- Bruno Bozzetto, Italian animator
- Bruno Branciforte, Italian admiral
- Bruno Brookes (born 1959), (b Trevor Neil Brookes) British DJ
- Bruno Campos, Brazilian actor
- Bruno Carabetta, French judoka
- Bruno Cheyrou, French football (soccer) player, older brother of Benoit Cheyrou
- Bruno Corbucci, Italian film director
- 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 Gutzeit (born 1966), French butterfly swimmer
- Bruno Hauptmann, the man executed for the Lindbergh kidnapping/murder, 1899-1936
- Bruno Hochmuth, American general
- 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 Nolasco (born 1986), Brazilian water polo player
- 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 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
[edit] Fictional characters
- Brüno (character), a character portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen on television and in the 2009 film of the same name
- Bruno Gianelli, a character in the TV series "The West Wing"
- Bruno the Kid, the lead character in the 1990s animated series 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 (artist)
- Bruno, a dog in Cinderella (1950 film)
- Bruno Martelli, a character on the TV series "Fame (1982 TV series)" 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" (Cold Case Episode)
- Bruno Von Stickle, a character in Disney's Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
- 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 pet dog belonging to Bosko
- Bruno Clément, a character in Michel Hoellebecq's The Elementary Particles.
[edit] Places
- Bruno, Minnesota
- Bruno Township, Minnesota
- Bruno, Nebraska
- Bruno (AT), a comune 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
- Bruno Boys Hostel, Gokomere High School, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
- Bruno (German Brun), a provincial town of 300,000 inhabitants in the former Checkoslovakia
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[edit] Other uses
- Brüno (film), a 2009 feature film based on the character of the same name portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen
- Bruno, the brown bear mascot of Brown University
- Bruno (2000 film), a 2000 film directed by Shirley MacLaine re-titled Dress Code for video release
- Bear JJ1, a German brown bear popularly known as "Bruno"
- Bruno, the in-game name for Björn Jeansson, a famous pro gamer.
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