Tarantino (surname)

Tarantino is an Italian word meaning "originating from Taranto", a town in Apulia in Southern Italy. It is used, for example, as the demonym for Taranto and for the Tarantino dialect of the Sicilian language.

List

Notable people with the surname include:

• Giuseppe Tarantino (1857–1950), Italian philosopher
• Luigi Tarantino (born 1972), Italian Olympic fencer
• Javier Tarantino (born 1984), Spanish footballer
• Jevon Tarantino (born 1984), American springboard diver
• Massimo Tarantino (born 1971), Italian footballer
• Nazzareno Tarantino (born 1979), Italian footballer
• Quentin Tarantino (born 1963), American film director, screenwriter, and actor
• Ray Tarantino (born 1976), photographer and songwriter of Italian descent
• Tarina Tarantino, American jewelry designer
• Tony Tarantino (born 1940), American actor, father of Quentin Tarantino

See also

• Tarantini
• Tarantism
• Tarantella
• Tarantula