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Ferrante is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Italian nobility

• Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla (1687–1729)
• Don Ferrante (1423–1494), Ferdinand I, King of Naples
• Ferrante II of Naples (1469–1496), Ferdinand II, King of Naples
• Ferrante I Gonzaga (1507–1557), Italian condottiero (mercenary), Count of Guastalla
• Ferrante II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla (1563–1630)
• Ferrante III Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla (1618–1678)

Given name

• Ferrante Aporti, Italian educator
• Ferrante Bacciocchi, Italian painter
• Ferrante Imperato (c. 1525 – c. 1615), apothecary of Naples
• Ferrante Pallavicino, Italian writer

Surname

• Andrea Ferrante (born 1968), Italian composer
• Ann-Margaret Ferrante (1972–2025), American politician from Massachusetts
• Anne Agius Ferrante (1925–2023), Maltese politician
• Anthony C. Ferrante, American film director
• Arthur Ferrante (1921–2009), of the American Ferrante & Teicher piano duo
• Beverly Ann Ferrante, American politician
• Bruno Ferrante, Italian politician
• Damon Ferrante, American composer
• Elena Ferrante (pseudonym), Italian novelist
• Frank Ferrante, American actor
• Jack Ferrante, American football player
• Jeanne Ferrante, computer scientist
• Louis Ferrante, American writer
• Marco Ferrante, Italian football player
• Michael Ferrante, Australian football player
• Robert Ferrante, American news producer
• Russell Ferrante, American jazz pianist
• Ugo Ferrante, Italian football player

See also

• All pages with titles containing Ferrante