Dante (name)

Last updated September 15, 2025

Dante is an Italian given name and surname. Etymologically, it is short for an old given name, Durante, and was first made popular by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, whose real name was Durante.

Given name

Arts and entertainment

Dante Agostini (1920–1980), Italian-born French drummer and pedagogue
Dante Alighieri, 14th-century Tuscan author of The Divine Comedy
Dante Basco (born 1975), Filipino-American actor
Dante Daniel Bonaduce (born 1959), American actor, comedian, radio personality, television personality, and professional wrestler, known professionally as Danny Bonaduce
Dante Bowe (born 1993), American Christian musician
Dante Cappelli (1866–1948), Italian actor
Dante Carver (born 1977), American actor
Dante David (1955–2008), Filipino radio disc jockey known as "Howlin' Dave"
Dante DeCaro (born 1981), Canadian guitarist/songwriter
Dante Ferretti (born 1943), Italian art director
Dante Leonelli (born 1931), American sculptor
Dante da Maiano, 13th-century Italian poet
Dante Maggio (1909–1992), Italian film actor
Dante Marioni (born 1964), American glass artist
Dante Micheaux (living), American poet
Dante Pereira-Olson (born 2008), American actor
Dante Quinterno (1909–2003), Argentine comics artist
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882), English painter
Dante Smith (born 1973), American musician, actor and poet
Dante Spinetta (born 1976), Argentine singer/composer
Dante Spinotti (born 1943), Italian cinematographer
Dante Testa (1861–1923), Italian actor and director
Dante Tomaselli (born 1969), American screenwriter and director

Politics and law

Dante Arthurs (born 1984), Australian child murderer
Dante Caputo (1943–2018), Argentine politician
Dante Carnesecchi (1892–1921), Italian anarchist
Dante Fascell (1917–1998), American politician
Dante "Tex" Gill (1930−2003), American gangster and massage parlor owner
Dante Tiñga (born 1939), Filipino politician and jurist
Dante Troisi (1920–1989), Italian writer and magistrate

Sports

Dante Agostini (canoeist) (born 1923), Italian sprint canoeist
Dante Amaral (born 1980), Brazilian volleyball player
Dante Benedetti (1919–2005), American baseball coach and restaurateur
Dante Bichette (born 1963), American Major League Baseball player
Dante Bonfim Costa Santos (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
Dante Boninfante (born 1977), Italian volleyball player
Dante Booker (born 1977), American football player
Dante Brown (born 1980), American football player
Dante Calabria (born 1973), American basketball player
Dante Campbell (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
Dante Cunningham (born 1987), American basketball player
Dante Dowdell (born 2005), American football player
Dante Exum (born 1995), Australian basketball player
Dante Fowler (born 1994), American football player
Dante Hall (born 1978), American football player
Dante Harris (born 2000), American basketball player
Dante Hughes (born 1985), American football player
Dante Lavelli (1923–2009), American football player
Dante López (born 1983), Paraguayan football player
Dante Love (born 1986), American college football player
Dante Magnani (1917–1985), American football player
Dante Marini (born 1992), American soccer player
Dante Marsh (born 1981), Canadian football player
Dante Micheli (1939–2012), Italian football player
Dante Miller (born 1999), American football player
Dante Mircoli (born 1947), Argentine footballer
Dante Moore (born 2005), American football player
Dante Nori (born 2004), Canadian-born American baseball player
Dante Olson (born 1997), American football player
Dante Anthony Pastorini (born 1949), American football quarterback known as Dan Pastorini
Dante Pettis (born 1995), American football player
Dante Ridgeway (born 1984), American arena football player
Dante Rivera (born 1974), American mixed martial arts fighter
Dante Rosario (born 1984), American football player
Dante Rossi (1936–2013), Italian water polo player
Dante Scarnecchia (born 1948), American offensive line coach, assistant head coach for the New England Patriots
Dante Senger (born 1983), Argentine footballer
Dante Stills (born 1999), American football player
Dante Washington (born 1970), American soccer player
Dante Wesley (born 1979), American football player

Other

Dante Giacosa (1905–1996), Italian car designer
Dante Lauretta (born 1970), American chemist

Surname

Joe Dante (born 1946), American director
Michael Dante (born 1931), American actor, stage and screen director and former professional athlete
N'Faly Dante (born 2001), Malian basketball player
Peter Dante (born 1968), American actor

Fictional characters

Dante (Devil May Cry), the protagonist of the video game series Devil May Cry
Dante (Fullmetal Alchemist), a villainess in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist
Dante (The Walking Dead), from The Walking Dead comic book series and the television series of the same name
Dante, one of the Titans in the Legends of Dune series of novels
Dante, in the American television series One Tree Hill
Dante, the leader of the Mountain Men in The 100 TV series
Dante, in the James Joyce novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Dante, in the comic strip Sheldon
Dante, the main character of Demon Lord Dante
Dante, a Mexican hairless dog from the 2017 Pixar movie Coco
Dante Adams, in the 2010 video game Medal of Honor
Dante Alighieri, the main character in Tage Danielsson's book and film The Man Who Quit Smoking
Dante Dalmatian, a puppy on 101 Dalmatian Street
Dante Damiano, on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
Dante Falconeri, on the soap opera General Hospital
Dante Fiero (Dennis Feinstein), a businessman in the American sitcom Parks and Recreation
Dante Hicks, the protagonist of Clerks , Clerks 2 , and Clerks: The Animated Series
Dante Koryu, main protagonist in the anime Beyblade Burst Rise
Inferno (Dante Pertuz), a Marvel Comics superhero
Dante Quintana, from the novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Dante Vale, a major character from Huntik: Secrets & Seekers series
Dante Zogratis, villain in the anime Black Clover
Baron Dante, the villain of video games Croc: Legend of the Gobbos and Croc 2
Jack Dante, the evil genius inventor in the film Death Machine
Kerberos Dante, a Saint Seiya character
Silvio Dante, on the HBO TV series The Sopranos
Dante, the protagonist of the video game Limbus Company
Dante, a playable frame from the video game Warframe
Lord-Commander Dante, a Space Marine leader in the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000 .