Cesare is the Italian version of the given name Caesar, and surname Caesar.

People with the given name

• Cesare Airaghi (1840–1896), Italian colonel

• Cesare Arzelà (1847–1912), Italian mathematician

• Cesare Battisti (disambiguation), several people

• Cesare Beccaria (1738–1794), Italian philosopher and politician

• Cesare Bocci (born 1957), Italian actor known for the Inspector Montalbano TV series

• Cesare Bonizzi (1946–2024), Franciscan friar and heavy metal singer

• Cesare Borgia (1475–1507), Italian general and statesman

• Cece Carlucci (Cesare Carlucci, 1917–2008), American baseball umpire

• Cesare Casadei (born 2003), Italian footballer

• Cesare Cursi (1942–2025), Italian politician

• Cesare Emiliani (1922–1995), Italian-American scientist

• Cesare Fiorio (born 1939), Italian sportsperson

• Cesare Gambara (c. 1516–1591), Bishop of Tortona and a figure of the Counter-Reformation

• Cesare Gianturco (1905–1995), Italian-American physician

• Cesare Ligini (1913–1988), Italian architect, urban planner and set designer

• Cesare Maldini (1932–2016), Italian professional football manager and player

• Cesare Nava (1861–1933), Italian engineer and politician

• Cesare Negri (c. 1535 – c. 1605), Italian dancer and choreographer

• Cesare Nosiglia (1944–2025), Italian Roman Catholic archbishop

• Cesare Pavese (1908–1950), Italian poet and novelist

• Cesare Ragazzi (1941–2024), Italian entrepreneur, inventor and television personality

• Cesare Romiti (1923–2020), Italian economist and businessman

• Cesare Ruperto (1925–2026), Italian judge

• Cesare Salvi (born 1948), Italian politician

People with the surname

• Adam Cesare (born 1988), American horror novelist

• Billy Cesare (born 1955), American football player

• Davide Cesare (1977–2003), Italian anti-fascist activist

• Gigi Cesarè (born 2005), Latina American actress and recording artist

• Giovanni Martino Cesare (1667), Italian composer and cornett player

• Giulio Cesare (disambiguation), several people

• Oscar Cesare (1885–1948), Swedish-American cartoonist

• Silvio Cesare (fl. from 1993), Australian security researcher

Fictional characters

• Cesare, in the silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

• Cesare, the main antagonist in Bigtop Burger

• Jenny Cesare, a Punisher supporting character

See also

• Di Cesare, a surname

• De Cesare, a surname

• Cesar (name)

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