# Mancini

Mancini (Italian pronunciation:) is a surname of Italian origin which, etymologically, comes from the Italian adjective mancino, which literally means "left handed".

## People
### Art and literature

* Antonio Mancini (1852–1930), Italian painter
* Dominic Mancini, 15th-century traveler and author
* Don Mancini (born 1963), author of Child's Play
* Giulio Mancini (1559–1630), 17th-century physician, art collector and writer
* Hannah Mancini (born 1980), American singer who works and lives in Slovenia
* Marie Anne Mancini (1649–1714), patroness of La Fontaine

### Film and television

* Al Mancini (1932–2007), American actor, acting teacher and television writer
* Robert Mancini (born 1964), MTV News

### Music

* Francesco Mancini (composer) (1672–1737), 18th-century Italian composer
* Giovanni Battista Mancini (1714–1800), Italian voice teacher
* Henry Mancini (1924–1994), Grammy-winning American composer and arranger

### Politics and governance

* Mancini family, Italian noble house
* Alessandro Mancini (born 1975), Captain Regent of San Marino
* Ange Mancini (born 1944), prefect of Martinique
* Giacomo Mancini (1916–2002), Italian politician
* Hortense Mancini (1646–1699), Duchess of Mazarin
* Laura Mancini (1636–1657), mother of Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme
* Olympia Mancini (1638–1708), lover of Louis XIV and mother of Eugene of Savoy
* Pasquale Stanislao Mancini (1817–1888), Italian politician
* Remo Mancini (born 1951), Canadian politician
* Joe Manchin (born 1947), American politician from West Virginia whose last name derives from the name Mancini

### Sports

* Mancini (Brazilian footballer) (born 1980), real name Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino, Brazilian football player and former member of Atlético Mineiro
* Alberto Mancini (born 1969), Argentine tennis player
* Anthony Gomez Mancini (born 2001), French professional footballer
* Felice Mancini (born 1965), former Italian footballer
** Andrea Mancini (footballer, born 1996), the son of Felice Mancini, who coached Andrea in the 2010–11 season
* Francesco Mancini (footballer) (1968-2012), Italian football player
* Gianluca Mancini (born 1996), Italian football player
* Marcella Mancini (born 1971), Italian marathon runner
* Ray Mancini (born 1961), American boxer
* Roberto Mancini (born 1964), Italian football manager and former player
** Filippo Mancini (born 1990), Italian football player, oldest son of Roberto
** Andrea Mancini (born 1992), Italian football player, youngest son of Roberto
* Simone Mancini (born 1999), Italian football player
* Terry Mancini (born 1942), Irish football player
* Tommaso Mancini (born 2004), Italian football player
* Trey Mancini (born Joseph Anthony "Trey" Mancini, in 1992), American baseball player
* Valentín Mancini (born 2003), Argentine professional footballer
* Vastinho, Vasto Carmo Mancini (1934–2018), Brazilian football player
** Vagner Mancini (born 1966), Brazilian football player and manager, son of Vastinho
** Matheus Mancini (born 1994), Brazilian football player, son of Vagner and grandson of Vastinho

## Fictional characters

* Lucy Mancini, a character in The Godfather. She was the Maid of Honor at Connie Corleone's wedding and had an affair with Sonny Corleone; in The Godfather Part III, it is revealed she had conceived a child, Vincent Santino Mancini
* Michael Mancini, character on Melrose Place (1992–1999) (2009)
* Vincent Mancini, illegitimate child of Sonny Corleone and Lucy Mancini, featured in The Godfather Part III

## Other uses

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