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.

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Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alexa Tarantino (born 1992), American jazz musician
 * 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 (born 1969), American jewelry designer
 * Tonette Walker (née Tarantino; born 1955), First Lady of Wisconsin
 * Tony Tarantino (1940–2023), American actor, father of Quentin Tarantino