Giovanni Battista
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- Giovanni Battista was a common Italian given name (see Battista for those with the surname) in the 16th-18th centuries.
- Common nicknames include Giambattista, Gianbattista, Giovambattista, or Giambo.
- The people listed below are Italian unless noted otherwise.
- 1511–1579), historian.
- 1560–1577), author and alchemist.
Giovanni Battista was a common Italian given name (see Battista for those with the surname) in the 16th-18th centuries. It refers to "John the Baptist" in English, the French equivalent is "Jean-Baptiste". Common nicknames include Giambattista, Gianbattista, Giovambattista, or Giambo. In Genoese the nickname was Baciccio, and a common shortening was Giovan Battista, Giobatta or simply G.B.. The people listed below are Italian unless noted otherwise.
- Giovanni Battista Adriani (c.1511–1579), historian.
- Giovanni Battista Agnello (fl. 1560–1577), author and alchemist.
- Giovanni Battista Aleotti (1546–1636), architect.
- Giovanni Battista Amendola (1848–1887), sculptor.
- Giovanni Battista Amici (1786–1863), astronomer and microscopist.
- Giovanni Battista Angioletti (1896–1961), writer and journalist.
- Giovanni Battista Ballanti (1762–1835), sculptor.
- Giovanni Battista Barbiani (1593–1650), painter.
- Giovanni Battista Beccaria (1716–1781), physicist.
- Giovanni Battista Bellandi, sculptor.
- Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778–1823), explorer.
- Giovanni Battista Bernero (1736–1796), sculptor.
- Giovanni Battista Brocchi (1772–1826), mineralogist and geologist.
- Giovanni Battista Bugatti (1780–1869), executioner.
- Giovanni Battista Buonamente (c.1595–1642), composer and violinist.
- Giovanni Battista Caccini, sculptor.
- Giovanni Battista Caporali (1476–1560), painter.
- Giovanni Battista Caprara (1733–1810), statesman and cardinal.
- Giovanni Battista Caracciolo (1578–1635), artist.
- Giovanni Battista Casanova, painter, brother of Giacomo Casanova.
- Giovanni Battista Castello, painter.
- Giovanni Battista Casti (1724–1803), poet and librettist.
- Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle (1820–1897), writer and art critic.
- Giovanni Battista Cibo, birth name of Pope Innocent VIII (1432–1492)
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