Giovanni is a male Italian given name (from Latin Ioannes).^[1] It is the Italian equivalent of the English name John. Giovanni is frequently contracted to Gianni, Gian, or Gio, particularly in the name Gianbattista, and can also be found as a surname. It is sometimes spelt as Geovanni, Giovonnie, Giovannie, Jiovanni, or, when used as an English name, its female counterpart is Giovanna.

• Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978), whose given name was Giovanni Battista Montini
• Pope Gelasius II (c. 1060–1119), whose given name was Giovanni Coniulo
• Pope Leo X (1475–1521), whose given name was Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
• Giovanni Agnelli (1866–1945), Italian entrepreneur and founder of Fiat
• Giovanni Amelino-Camelia (born 1965), Italian physicist
• Giovanni Arnolfini (c. 1400–c. 1450), merchant from Lucca
• Giovanni Báez (born 1981), Colombian road cyclist
• Giovanni Battaglin (born 1951), Italian road cyclist
• Giovanni Becatti (1912–1973), Italian archaeologist
• Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430–1516), Italian Renaissance painter
• Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778–1823), Venetian explorer in Egypt
• Giovanni Benelli (1921-1982), Cardinal Archbishop of Florence, Italy
• Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375), Italian Renaissance writer
• Giovanni Boldini (1842–1931), Italian painter
• Giovanni Bononcini (1670–1747), Italian Baroque composer and cellist
• Giovanni Borgia (1475–1497), son of Pope Alexander VI
• Giovanni Bosco (1815–1888), Italian saint
• Giovanni Botero (c. 1544–1617), Italian writer, thinker, priest, poet, and diplomat
• Giovanni Caravale (1935–1997), Italian academic and economist
• Giovani Casillas (born 1994), Mexican footballer
• Giovanni Cirfiera, Italian actor
• Giovanni Antonio Colonna (1878–1940), Italian noble and politician
• Giovanni Dandolo (died 1289), 48th Doge of Venice
• Giovanni D'Aleo (born 1959), Italian long-distance runner
• Giovanni da Verrazzano (c. 1480–c. 1520), Italian explorer
• Giovanni de Macque (c. 1540–1614), late Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer
• Giovanni di Bernardone (c.1181–1226), better known as Saint Francis of Assisi
• Giovanni di Giovanni (c. 1350–1365), Italian youth executed for sodomy
• Giovani dos Santos (born 1989), Mexican football player
• Giovanni Evangelisti (born 1961), Italian long jumper
• Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992), Italian judge
• Giovanni Ferrari (1907–1982), Italian football player
• Giovanni Fornasini (1915–1944), Italian priest, recipient of Italy's Gold Medal of Military Valour, Servant of God
• Giovanni Frezza (born 1972), Italian actor
• Giovanni Girolamo Frezza (1506–1561), Italian engraver
• Giovanni Gabrieli (1557–1612), Italian early baroque composer
• Giovanni Galbaio (8th century–804), eighth Doge of Venice
• Giovanni Giacometti (1868–1933), Swiss painter
• Giovanni B. Giglioni (1929–2008), American business theorist
• Giovanni Gozzadini (1810–1887), Italian archaeologist
• Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, Catholic bishop
• Giovanni Infantino, known as Gianni Infantino (born 1970), Swiss football administrator with Italian citizenship
• Giovanni Jona-Lasinio (born 1932), Italian theoretical physicist
• Giovanni Lapentti (born 1983), Ecuadorian tennis player
• Giovanni Lavaggi (born 1958), Italian racing driver
• Giovani Lo Celso (born 1996), Argentine footballer
• Giovanni "Gio" Lopez, American football player
• Giovanni Marradi (1852–1922), Italian poet
• Giovanni Marradi (musician) (born 1952), pianist, composer and arranger
• Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (born 1940), Italian record producer, songwriter, performer, and DJ
• Giovanni Paisiello (1740–1816), Italian composer
• Giovanni Palandrani (born 1996), American drag queen better known by the stage name Aquaria
• Giovanni Papini (1881–1956), Italian journalist, essayist, literary critic, poet, and novelist
• Giovanni I Participazio (died 837), tenth (historical) or twelfth (traditional) Doge of Venice
• Giovanni Passannante (1849–1910), Italian anarchist
• Giovanni Pernice (born 1990), Italian dancer
• Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–1494), Italian philosopher
• Giovanni Pieraccini (1918–2017), Italian journalist and socialist
• Giovanni Pierpaoli (1833–1911), Italian painter
• Giovanni Pisano (1250–1315), Italian sculptor, painter and architect
• Giovanni Pittella (born 1958), Italian politician
• Giovanni Prandini (1940–2018), Italian politician
• Giovanni Prezioso (1957–2023), American lawyer
• Giovanni Ramponi (born 1956), Italian professor of electronics
• Giovanni Reyna (born 2002), American soccer player
• Giovanni Ribisi (born 1974), American actor
• Giovanni Ricci (American football) (born 1996), American football player
• Giovonnie Samuels (born 1985), Actress
• Giovanni Sbrissa (born 1996) Italian footballer
• Giovanni Scalise (1900-1929), later John Scalise, Italian-American organized crime figure
• Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835–1910), Italian astronomer
• Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723–1788), Italian physician and naturalist
• Giovanni Semerano (1913–2005), Italian philologist
• Giovanni Sgambati (1841-1914), Italian composer and pianist
• Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (born 1972), usually known as Giovanni, Brazilian soccer player
• Giovanni Simeone (born 1995), Argentine football player
• Giovanni Spadolini (1925–1994), liberal Italian politician, the 45th Prime Minister of Italy
• Giovanni Stampa (1913–?), Italian sailor
• Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti (1712–1783), Italian naturalist
• Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (1863–1934), Italian librettist
• Giovanni Trapattoni (born 1939), Italian football coach and player
• Giovanni van Bronckhorst (born 1975), Dutch football player
• Giovanni Vemba-Duarte (born 1991), Dutch–Angolan footballer
• Giovanni Vinci (born 1990), Italian professional wrestler
• Giovanni Visconti (archbishop) (1290–1354), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

• Aria Giovanni (born 1977), model and adult film actress, Penthouse Pet for the month of September 2000
• Joy Giovanni (born 1978), actress and former WWE Diva
• Nikki Giovanni (1943–2024), American poet, activist and author
• Severino Di Giovanni (1901–1931), Italian anarchist

• Don Manley (born 1945), a compiler of crosswords known as Giovanni

• Giovanni Francis "Johnny Boy" Soprano, father of Tony Soprano from The Sopranos
• Giovanni (Pokémon), boss of Team Rocket in the fictional world of Pokémon
• Giovanni Auditore, father of player character Ezio in the Assassin's Creed series of video games
• Giovanni Zito, character from the Eoin Colfer novel Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
• Giovanni Capello, character from 1970's British comedy, Mind Your Language
• Giovanni, a character from Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
• Giovanni, a blue cat, character from Night on the Galactic Railroad
• Giovanni, a waiter, the eponymous character in James Baldwin's novel Giovanni's Room
• Don Giovanni, protagonist of the eponymous Mozart opera
• Moe Giovanni, a character first appeared in the episode "Be More" of the animated series Adventure Time

• Geovani
• Giovanni Battista
• Giovanelli
• Giovannelli
• Giovannetti
• Giovannini