{{other uses}} '''Rocco''' or '''Rocko''' is both a given name and a surname. Rocco is a masculine name of Italian origin. It is thought to derive from the Old German word "hrok", which means to rest or repose. The name is associated with a fourteenth-century Catholic saint, San Rocco, who tended to the ill during a plague. Notable people with the name include: {{TOC right}} ==First name== *Rocco Baldelli (born 1981), American Major League Baseball player and manager of the Minnesota Twins *Rocco Botte (born 1983), American actor and filmmaker *Rocco Buttiglione (born 1948), Italian politician *Rocco Chinnici (1925–1983), Italian magistrate killed by the Mafia *Rocco "Rocky" Colavito (1933–2024), American Major League Baseball player *Rocco B. Commisso (1949–2026), Italian and American businessman, founder of Mediacom *Rocco Coyle (born 2005), English footballer *Rocco DiSpirito (born 1966), American celebrity chef and reality show actor *Rocco Fischetti (1903–1964), American mobster * Sir Rocco Forte (born 1945), British businessman *Rocco Granata (born 16 August 1938), Italian-Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist *Rocco Grimaldi (born 8 February 1993), American ice hockey player *Rocco Hunt (born 1994), Italian rapper *Rocco Landesman (born 1947), Broadway producer *Rocco Marchegiano (1923–1969), better known as Rocky Marciano, American heavyweight boxer *Rocco Mediate (born 1962), American golfer *Rocco Milde (born 1969), German former footballer *Rocco Nacino (born 1987), a Filipino actor *Rocco Perri (1887–last seen 1944), Canadian bootlegger *Rocco Petrone (1926–2006), Italian-American engineer and NASA executive *Rocco Placentino (born 1982), Canadian soccer player *Rocco Pozzi (1700–1780), Italian painter and engraver *Rocco Quinn (born 1986), Scottish footballer *Rocco Reitz (born 2002), German footballer *Rocco Rossi (born 1962), Canadian politician *Rocco Siffredi (born 1964), Italian pornographic film actor *Rocco Silano (born 1962), American magician and actor *Rocco Spindler (born 2002), American football player *Rocco Steele (born 1964), American gay pornographic film actor *Rocco van Straten (born 1991), Dutch snowboarder *Rocco Zikarsky (born 2006), Australian basketball player
==Surname== *Alex Rocco (1936–2015), American actor *Alfredo Rocco (1875–1935), Italian jurist and Fascist politician, author of the Italian Penal Code *Carmine Rocco (1912–1982), Vatican diplomat *Danny Rocco (born 1960), American college football head coach *David Rocco (born 1970), Canadian actor and producer, host of ''David Rocco's Dolce Vita'' *David Della Rocco (born 1952), actor *John A. Rocco (1936–2020), American politician *Keith Rocco (painter), contemporary American military painter *Keith Rocco (racing driver) *Lyla Rocco (1933–2015), Italian film actress *Marc Rocco (1962–2009), American film director, producer and screenwriter *Mickey Rocco (1916–1997), American Major League Baseball first baseman *Nereo Rocco (1912–1979), Italian football player and manager *Pasquale Rocco (born 1970), Italian retired footballer *Steve Rocco (born 1960), American skateboarder and retired businessman *Steve Rocco (boxer) (1908–1967), Canadian boxer *Steve Rocco (politician), contemporary American politician *Tonette S. Rocco (born 1954), American academic
==Nickname, stage name or ring name== *Rocko (rapper) (born 1979), American rapper and actor *Dick "Rocko" Lewis (1908–1966), American entertainer *Rocco Hunt (born 1994), Italian rapper *Rocco Prestia (1951–2020), bass player for the band Tower of Power *Rocco Mandroid, member of the New Zealand punk band the Futurians *Rocko Schamoni (born 1966), German entertainer, author and musician *Rocco Rock (1953–2002), American professional wrestler *Mark Rocco (1951–2020), English retired professional wrestler *Rocco Nacino (born 1987), Filipino actor
==Fictional characters== * Johnny Rocco, fugitive gangster in the 1948 film ''Key Largo'', played by Edward G. Robinson * Rocco Fuentes Echaguei, a fictional character in the 2002–2003 Argentine teenage telenovella ''Rebelde Way'' * Rocco Parondi, in the 1960 Italian film ''Rocco and His Brothers'' * Rocco Pelosi, a supportive character in Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony and GTA V. *Rocco the Beaver, a puppet on the Danish TV series ''Dolph & Wulff med Venner'' (''Dolph & Wulff with Friends'') * Rocco the Dog, a puppet on the Canadian TV series ''Puppets Who Kill'' * Rocco de' Medici, a master swordsman and long-lost heir to the late Duke of Florence in the TV series ''Leonardo''. * Rocco Barbella, one of Sergeant Bilko's corporals in ''The Phil Silvers Show'' * Rocco Lampone, a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel ''The Godfather'' and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. * Rocco, the puppy saved by Tom Hardy's character in ''The Drop'' *Rocko, from ''Rocko's Modern Life'', a 1990s Nickelodeon animated series * Rocko, from ''Pink Panther and Sons'', a 1980s animated series * Rocko, from the cartoon series ''Undergrads'' *Rocky Balboa, from the Rocky film series starring Sylvester Stallone as the films' title character, who is sometimes called Rocco. * Rocko, a penguin from the 1995 animated film ''The Pebble and the Penguin''. * Rocco, Zoe's pet rock and Elmo's nemesis on Sesame Street.
==Other== * The West Maple Omaha Rock, a boulder in Omaha, Nebraska, nicknamed Rocko
==See also== *Roco (surname) *San Rocco (disambiguation)
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