Lando (name)

Lando is both a masculine Italian given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Historical figures

• Pope Lando, Roman Catholic Pope from 913 to 914
• Lando, a 7th Century Bishop of Rheims
• Lando, a 13th-century archbishop of Messina
• Lando of Capua, name of several Italian rulers
  • Lando I of Capua (died 861), Count of Capua from 843 to 861
  • Lando II of Capua, Count of Capua for six months in 861
  • Lando III of Capua (died 885), Count of Capua from 882 to 885
  • Lando IV of Capua, Prince of Capua from 1091 to 1098

Given name

• Lando Bartolini (born 1937), Italian tenor
• Lando Buzzanca (1935–2022), Italian actor
• Lando Ferretti (1895–1977), Italian journalist and politician
• Lando Fiorini (born 1938), Italian actor and singer
• Lando Norris (born 1999), British racing driver
• Lando Vannata (born 1992), American professional mixed martial artist
• Philippe Lando Rossignol (died 2004), soukous recording artist and vocalist from Congo

Surname

• Barry Lando (born 1939), Canadian award-winning journalist
• Dov Lando (born 1930), Israeli rabbi
• Joe Lando (born 1961), American actor
• Peter Lando, set decorator
• Pietro Lando (1462–1545), Doge of Venice from 1538 to 1545
• Teta Lando (1948–2008), Angolan musician

Nickname

• Gabriel Landeskog (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player sometimes nicknamed Lando
• Landoald "Lando" Ndasingwa (died 1994), Rwandan politician

Fictional characters

• Landonis Balthazar "Lando" Calrissian III, fictional character in Star Wars better known as Lando Calrissian
• Mathilda Lando, fictional character played by Natalie Portman in Léon: The Professional