Famous People with Name Durante

Durante Degli Alighieri            Origin/Culture/Country: Florence

Durante Degli Alighieri: commonly known as Dante Alighieri, was a Florentine poet of the Middle Ages. His central work, the Divina Commedia (originally called "Commedia" and later called "Divina" (divine) by Boccaccio hence "Divina Commedia"), is often considered the greatest lit

Jimmy Durante            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jimmy Durante: was an American singer, pianist, comedian and actor, whose distinctive gravel delivery, comic language butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and large nose — his frequent jokes about it included a frequent self-reference that became his nickname: "Schnozzola"

James Francis “Jimmy” Durante            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Francis “Jimmy” Durante: was an American singer, pianist, comedian and actor, whose distinctive gravel delivery, comic language butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and large nose — his frequent jokes about it included a frequent self-reference that became his nickname: "Schnozzola"

Adriano Durante            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Adriano Durante: was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.

Andrew Durante            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Andrew Durante: is an Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a central defender and Captain for the New Zealand based A-League club Wellington Phoenix. Durante was selected in Pim Verbeek's Socceroo squad in February 2010 for Australia's 2011 AFC Asia

Richard John Joseph Durante            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard John Joseph Durante: was a Liberal Party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a supervising principal by career. vIn the 1968 general election, Tom Barnett was initially declared the winner of the Comox—Alberni riding over Durante by a three-vote margin. But the Liberals demanded a recount whose result gave Durante a nine-vote lead, therefore giving Durante the seat in Parliament. However, Barnett and his party's riding association filed a court challenge that concluded on 3 February 1969 when two British Columbia Supreme Court court judges ruled that twelve Canadian Forces members had voted despite being ineligible. The result was therefore invalidated. Durante was allowed to remain a member of the House of Commons for one additional week, to allow time for a possible appeal.