What is "giacometti"

Giacometti is an Italian language surname derived from the name Giacomo.

The surname may refer to:

• Alberto Giacometti (1901, Borgonovo, Stampa - 1966), a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker
• Augusto Giacometti (1877–1947), a Swiss painter; 2nd cousin of Giovanni Giacometti
• Bruno Giacometti (1907, Stampa - 2012), a Swiss architect; The brother of Alberto and Diego Giacometti
• Diego Giacometti (1902, Borgonovo - 1985), a Swiss sculptor and designer; The younger brother of Alberto Giacometti
• Zaccaria Giacometti (1893-1970), a Swiss professor of constitutional law; the cousin of Alberto, Diego and Bruno Giacometti
• Giovanni Giacometti (1868–1933), a Swiss painter; the father of Alberto, Diego, and Bruno Giacometti
• John Giacometti (1936, in Italy - 2006), an Italian-Australian association football player
• Paolo Giacometti (1816, Novi Ligure - 1882), an Italian dramatist
• Roney "Giah" Giacometti (born 1975), a Brazilian composer, singer and guitarist

Category:Italian-language surnames

Giacometti (1971 – after 1985) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In 1974 he became the fourth horse since the Second World War to be placed in all three legs of the British Triple Crown. Regarded by his stable as a potential "world beater", he was unbeaten as a two-year-old, winning his first race by at least twelve lengths and then taking the Gimcrack Stakes and the Champagne Stakes. As a three-year-old he finished second in the 2000 Guineas, third in the Epsom Derby and second in the St Leger before winning the Champion Stakes. After two defeats in 1975 he was retired to stud in the United States where he made very little impact as a breeding stallion.