Michelangelo is a given name that is a combination of the Hebrew name Michael (he who resembles God) and the Greek name Angelo (messenger). The name itself is most commonly believed to be of Italian origin. The best known of that name is Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564), the Tuscan sculptor, architect, painter, and poet.

People with the given name

Michelangelo Anselmi (c. 1492 – c. 1554), Italian painter in Parma

Michelangelo Antonioni (1912–2007), Italian film director and writer

Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger (1568-1646), Florentine poet and playwright, his grandnephew Michelangelo Carducci (fl. 1560s), Italian painter active in Umbria Michelagnolo Galilei (1575–1631), Italian lutanist and composer, younger brother of the astronomer Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), Italian painter active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily Michelangelo Messina, founder and artistic director of the Ischia Film Festival Michaelangelo Meucci (1840–1890), Italian painter Michelangelo Minieri (born 1981), Italian footballer Michelangelo Signorile (born 1960), American writer and talkshow host

Michelangelo (given name)

Fictional characters with the given name

Michelangelo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character

See also

Michael Angelo Batio (born 1956), rock guitarist from Chicago

Michael Angelo Pergolesi, 18th century Italian decorative artist in London

References

Italian masculine given names

Masculine given names

Michelangelo (given name)