Cavalcanti

Cavalcanti is an Italian surname. Notable people and characters with the surname include:
 * Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), Brazilian film director
 * Andrea Cavalcanti, fictional character in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
 * Cavalcante de' Cavalcanti (died c. 1280), Florentine philosopher, father of Guido Cavalicanti
 * Emiliano Di Cavalcanti (1897–1976), Brazilian painter
 * Giovanni Cavalcanti (chronicler) (1381–c. 1451), Florentine chronicler
 * Giovanni Cavalcanti (poet) (1444–1509), Florentine poet
 * Guido Cavalcanti (c. 1255–1300), Italian poet
 * Humberto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Teixeira (1915–1979), Brazilian lawyer, politician, musician, and composer
 * João Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque (1878–1930), Brazilian politician
 * Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (1850–1930), Brazilian prelate, first Latin American Cardinal
 * Severino Cavalcanti (1930–2020), Brazilian politician