Renzo

Renzo is an Italian masculine given name and a surname.

Origin and Meaning

It is a short form of Lorenzo which means "a man from Laurentum who is wreathed or crowned with laurel."

Given Name

Notable people named Renzo include the following:

• Renzo Alverà (1933–2005), Italian bobsledder
• Renzo Arbore (born 1937), Italian TV host, showman, singer, musician, film actor, and film director
• Renzo Barbieri (1940–2007), Italian author and editor of Italian comics
• Renzo Caldara (born 1943), Italian bobsledder
• Renzo Cesana (1907–1970), Italian-American actor, writer, composer, and songwriter
• Renzo Cramerotti (born 1947), Italian male javelin thrower
• Renzo Dalmazzo (1886–?), Italian lieutenant general
• Renzo De Felice (1929–1996), Italian historian
• Renzo De Vecchi (1894–1967), Italian football player and coach
• Renzo Furlan (born 1970), Italian tennis player
• Renzo Gobbo (born 1961), Italian association football manager and player
• Renzo Gracie (born 1967), Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Renzo Marangon (born 1955), Italian politician
• Renzo Montagnani (1930–1997), Italian film and theatre actor and dubber
• Renzo Morigi (1895–1962), Italian pistol sports shooter
• Renzo Novatore (1890-1922), Italian individualist anarchist, Futurist, militant, philosopher and poet
• Renzo Olivo (born 1992), Argentine tennis player
• Renzo Palmer (1929–1988), Italian film, television and stage actor
• Renzo Pasolini (1938–1973), Italian motorcycle road racer
• Renzo Piano (born 1937), Italian architect
• Renzo Provinciali (1895–1981), Italian lawyer, anarchist, Futurist and journalist
• Renzo Rabellino (born 1958), Italian politician
• Renzo Reggiardo (born 1972), Peruvian politician
• Renzo Revoredo (born 1986), Peruvian footballer
• Renzo Rossellini (1908–1982), Italian composer
• Renzo Rossellini (born 1941), Italian film producer
• Renzo Rosso (born 1955), Italian fashion entrepreneur
• Renzo Sambo (1942–2009), Italian competition rower
• Renzo Sheput (born 1980), Peruvian footballer
• Renzo Spiteri (born ?), Maltese musician
• Renzo Ulivieri (born 1941), Italian association football manager
• Renzo Vecchiato (born 1955), Italian basketball player
• Renzo Vespignani (1924-2001), Italian painter, printmaker and illustrator
• Renzo Yáñez (born 1980), Chilean footballer
• Renzo Zorzi (born 1946), Italian racing driver

Surname

• Joe DeRenzo (born 1958), American jazz drummer, composer and producer
• Patrizio Di Renzo (born 1971), Swiss photographer and director
• Luigi Renzo (born 1947), Italian Bishop
• Jordan Renzo, American actor

Film

• Renzo Gracie: Legacy, Brazilian film

Other uses

• Landi Renzo, multinational company
• Renzo and Kai, designer, marketer, and distributor of women-oriented clothing
• Renzo Gracie Academy, martial arts school
• Stadio Renzo Barbera, Football stadium in Palermo, Italy