What is "damiano"

Damiano may refer to:

• Damiano (surname)
• Damiano (given name)
• Damiano, Pella, village in Pella regional unit, Greece.
• Damiano Defense, a series of chess opening moves
• Pedro Damiano, a Portuguese chess player from the 15th and 16th centuries

Damiano is a surname with Greek and Italian roots.

People surnamed Damiano include:

• Angelo Damiano (b. 1938), Italian racing cyclist and olympic champion
• Cesare Damiano (b. 1948), Italian politician
• Christian Damiano (b. 1950 ), French football coach
• Gerard Damiano (1928–2008), American director of pornographic films
• Luca Damiano (b. 1946), Italian film director
• Pedro Damiano (1480–1544), Portuguese chess player for whom the opening moves called Damiano Defense is named

Fictional people:

• Dante Damiano, fictional characters on the American soap The Bold and the Beautiful
• Dino Damiano, son of Dante Damiano

Damiano is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Damiano Cunego (born 1981), Italian road bicycle racer
• Damiano Damiani (born 1922), Italian screenwriter, film director, and actor
• Damiano Ferronetti (born 1984), Italian footballer
• Damiano Longhi (born 1966), Italian footballer
• Damiano Lugon ( fl. 1970s–80s), Italian luger
• Damiano Mazza (16th century), Italian Renaissance artist
• Damiano Pippi (born 1971), Italian volleyball player and Olympian
• Damiano Tommasi (born 1974), Italian footballer
• Damiano Vannucci (born 1977), San Marinese footballer
• Damiano Zenoni (born 1977), Italian footballer