List of Famous people with last name Cavalcanti

Schicchi was a medieval knight of Florence in the thirteenth century. His life, including his crime of fraud by being a talented imposter, is detailed by Dante in the Inferno, which inspired a Puccini opera and a later play. Dante's depiction of Schicchi's eternal punishment with insanity in hell, inspired a painting by Bouguereau.

Severino José Cavalcanti Ferreira was a Brazilian politician, born in João Alfredo, Pernambuco. He was a member of the Progressive Party, despite having changed parties eight times in his career. He was the mayor of João Alfredo, a member of the Pernambuco State Assembly and a federal congressman.

Luis Eduardo Barros Cavalcanti, known as Dado Cavalcanti, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a left back. He is the current manager of Bahia.

Emiliano Augusto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Melo, known as Di Cavalcanti, was a Brazilian painter who sought to produce a form of Brazilian art free of any noticeable European influences. His wife was the painter Noêmia Mourão, who would be an inspiration in his works in the later 1930s.

Cavalcante de' Cavalcanti was a Florentine Epicurean philosopher and father of Guido Cavalcanti, a close friend of Dante Alighieri.

Giovanni Cavalcanti is an Italian former racing cyclist. He rode in the 1975 Tour de France, where he notably finished second on stage 12.

Guido Cavalcanti was an Italian poet. He was also a friend and intellectual influence on Dante Alighieri.