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Bianca
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Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. It is known in the Anglosphere as a character in William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. It came to greater notice in the 1970s, due to public figures such as Bianca Jagger.
01Variants
02People
Given name
Medieval period
- Bianca Cappello (1548-1587), Italian noblewoman and Grand Duchess of Francesco I de' Medici
- Bianca de' Medici (1445-1505), Italian noblewoman, landowner, and musician
- Bianca Giovanna Sforza, (1482-1496), Italian noblewoman and Countess of Bobbio and Voghera; wife of Galeazzo Sanseverino
- Bianca Lancia (c. 1200-c. 1233), Italian noblewoman; wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Bianca Maria Sforza (1472-1510), Queen of Germany and Holy Roman Empress; wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Bianca Maria Visconti (1425-1468), Italian Duchess of Milan; wife of Francesco I Sforza
- Bianca of Savoy (1337-1387), Italian Lady of Milan; wife of Galeazzo II Visconti
- Bianca Riario (1478-1524), Italian noblewoman and regent; wife of Troilo I de' Rossi
Modern era
- Bianca Acevedo, American neuroscientist and love researcher
- Bianca Alencar, Brazilian voice actress, dubbing director, singer, songwriter, and digital influencer
- Bianca Allaine (born 1979), American actress, host, and model
- Bianca Allen, American voice actress
- Bianca Amato, South African actress
- Bianca Ambrosetti (1914-1933), Italian Olympic gymnast
- Bianca Andreescu (born 2000), Canadian professional tennis player
- Bianca Andrew (born 1989), New Zealand operatic mezzo-soprano
- Bianca Anghel (born 1985), Romanian long-track speed skater
- Bianca Atterberry (born 1988), American songwriter
- Bianca Atzei (born 1987), Italian singer and television personality
- Bianca Augustyn (born 1998), South African rugby sevens player
- Bianca Baak (born 1992), Dutch middle-distance runner
- Bianca Babb (1856-1950), American pioneer woman and former captive of the Comanche people
- Bianca Bagnarelli (born 1988), Italian artist, writer, illustrator, and cartoonist
- Bianca Bai (born 1982), Taiwanese actress and model
- Bianca Balti (born 1984), Italian model
- Bianca Baptiste (born 1992), English former professional footballer
- Bianca Bardin (born 2000), Italian professional footballer
- Bianca Basílio (born 1996), Brazilian submission grappler, mixed martial artist, and Jiu Jitsu athlete
- Bianca Bazaliu (born 1997), Romanian handballer
- Bianca Beauchamp (born 1977), Canadian fetish model
- Bianca Beetson, Indigenous Australian contemporary artist
- Bianca Belair (born 1989), American professional wrestler, and fitness and figure competitor
- Bianca Bellová (born 1970), Czech writer
- Bianca Berlinguer (born 1959), Italian journalist and former news anchor
- Bianca Biaggi, Brazilian pornographic actress
- Bianca Bianchi, several people
- Bianca Biasi (born 1979), Australian producer, director, actress, and author
- Bianca Bin (born 1990), Brazilian actress
- Bianca Bloch (1848-1901), German author
- Bianca Bonnie, American rapper, singer, songwriter, and television personality
- Bianca Borgella (born 2003), Canadian visually impaired Paralympic sprinter
- Bianca Bosker, American journalist and non-fiction author
- Bianca Botto (born 1991), Peruvian former tennis player
- Bianca Bradey, Australian actress
- Bianca Brandolini d'Adda (born 1987), Italian model, actress, and socialite
- Bianca Buitendag (born 1993), South African Olympic professional surfer
- Bianca Bustamante (born 2005), Filipina racing driver
- Bianca Byington (born 1966), Brazilian actress
- Bianca Canizio (born 1994), American soccer player
- Bianca Carstensen (born 1975), Danish Olympic rower
- Bianca Caruso (born 1996), Italian Olympic sailor
- Bianca Casady (born 1982), American member of musical group CocoRosie
- Bianca Castanho (born 1979), Brazilian actress
- Bianca Castro-Arabejo (1980-2025), Filipina-American transgender drag queen, singer, and television personality
- Bianca Censori (born 1995), Australian-born American architect and model; partner of rapper, songwriter, and record producer Kanye West
- Bianca Chatfield (born 1982), Australian former international netball player
- Bianca Chiminello (born 1976), Australian model and actress
- Bianca Ciambriello, British former model; widow of noble Jago Eliot
- Bianca Claxton, English past member of girl group Parade (group)
- Bianca Collins (born 1988), American actress, curator, and writer
- Bianca Comparato (born 1985), Brazilian actress
- Bianca Costea (born 2005), Romanian Olympic swimmer
- Bianca Cugno (born 2003), Argentine volleyball player
- Bianca Curmenț (born 1997), Romanian handball player
- Bianca D'Agostino (born 1989), American former NWSL- and WPS player
- Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto (born 1994), Canadian artistic gymnast
- Bianca de Jong-Muhren (born 1986), Dutch chess player
- Bianca de la Garza, American journalist and television personality
- Bianca Del Carretto (born 1985), Italian Olympic épée fencer
- Bianca Della Porta (born 1991), Canadian professional ice hockey- and rugby player
- Bianca Del Rio (born 1975), American drag queen, comedian, actor, and costume designer
- Bianca de Oliveira Lima (born 1996), Brazilian badminton player
- Bianca Desai, Indian actress
- Bianca de Vera (born 2002), Filipina actress and Internet personality
- Bianca Devins (2001-2019), American murder victim
- Bianca Dittrich, several people
- Bianca Donati (born 1995), Argentine field hockey player
- Bianca Doria (1915-1985), Italian actress
- Bianca Druță, Moldovan international footballer
- Bianca Dye (born 1973), Australian radio presenter
- Bianca Elmir (born 1982), Saudi Arabian-born Australian boxer
- Bianca Erwee (born 1990), South African retired heptathlete
- Bianca Falcidieno, Italian applied mathematician
- Bianca Farella (born 1992), Canadian Olympic rugby player
- Bianca Farriol (born 2001), Argentine Olympic volleyball player
- Bianca Ferguson (born 1955), American actress
- Bianca Fernandez (born 2004), Canadian tennis player
- Bianca Froese-Acquaye (born 1964), German painter, photographer, producer, vocalist, and author
- Bianca Frogner (born 1979), American health economist and associate professor
- Bianca Garavelli (1958-2021), Italian writer and literary critic
- Bianca Garcia (born 1986), American politician
- Bianca Gascoigne (born 1986), British glamour model and television personality
- Bianca Ghelber (born 1990), Romanian Olympic hammer thrower
- Bianca Giteau (born 1984), Australian former netball player
- Bianca Gittany (born 1999), Australian-born Croatian footballer
- Bianca Golden, American contestant on America's Next Top Model season 9
- Bianca Gomes (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
- Bianca Gonzalez (born 1983), Filipina television host and model
- Bianca Gotuaco (born 1997), Filipina recurve archer
- Bianca Guaccero (born 1981), Italian actress, singer, and television presenter
- Bianca Halstead (1965-2001), American rock musician
- Bianca Hammett (born 1990), Australian Olympic synchronized swimmer
- Bianca Hanif, German past member of pop group Super Moonies
- Bianca Hein (born 1975), German actress
- Bianca Heinicke (born 1993), German fashion- and beauty YouTuber
- Bianca Hendrickse-Spendlove, English actress and journalist
- Bianca Henninger (born 1990), American-born Mexican former professional footballer
- Bianca Hunt (born 1995/1996), Australian television presenter and talent agent
- Bianca Hunter (born 1969), American actress
- Bianca Hyslop, New Zealand Māori dancer and choreographer
- Bianca Ingrosso (born 1994), Swedish blogger, social influencer, television personality, entrepreneur, and singer
- Bianca Jagger (born 1945), Nicaraguan social activist, human rights advocate, and former actress
- Bianca Jakobsson (born 1993), Australian AFLW player
- Bianca Jones Marlin (born 1986), American neuroscientist and assistant professor
- Bianca Joyce (born 1990), Australian former field hockey player
- Bianca Kajlich (born 1977), American actress
- Bianca Kappler (born 1977), German Olympic long jumper
- Bianca King (born 1986), German-born Filipina-Canadian actress and model
- Bianca Knight (born 1989), American former Olympic sprinter
- Bianca Krijgsman (born 1968), Dutch comedian and actress
- Bianca Kronlöf (born 1985), Swedish actress, comedian, and screenwriter
- Bianca Lamblin (1921-2011), French writer
- Bianca Langham-Pritchard (born 1975), Australian former international field hockey player
- Bianca Laura Saibante (1723-1797), Italian poet and playwright
- Bianca Lawson (born 1979), American actress
- Bianca Leigh, American transgender actress
- Bianca Leilua, Samoan competitive sailor
- Bianca Majolie (1900-1997), Italian-born American story artist, concept artist, and writer
- Bianca Manacorda (born 1997), Italian pair skater
- Bianca Manalo (born 1986), Filipina actress and beauty pageant titleholder
- Bianca Mann (born 1995), South African former artistic gymnast
- Bianca Marchesan (born 1999), Brazilian graphic designer and multimedia artist
- Bianca Marcusohn, birth name of Cristina Luca Boico (1916-2002), Romanian communist activist
- Bianca Maria Meda (c. 1661-c. 1732), Italian Roman Catholic nun and Baroque composer
- Bianca Maria Piccinino (1924-2025), Italian journalist and television hostess
- Bianca Marin (born 1999), Romanian handball player
- Bianca Marroquín, Mexican musical theatre- and television actress, and dancer and singer
- Bianca Matte (born 1990), Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Bianca Mayer (born 1979), Swiss musician and singer
- Bianca Mendonça (born 1993), Brazilian retired rhythmic gymnast
- Bianca Mikahn, American poet, spoken word artist, hip hop musician, and activist
- Bianca Milesi (1790-1849), Italian patriot, writer, and painter
- Bianca Miquela Landrau, real name of Bia (rapper) (born 1990), American rapper, singer, and songwriter
- Bianca Moon (born 1988), Australian singer-songwriter
- Bianca Mora (born 1996), American professional soccer player
- Bianca Mosca (?-1950), Italian-born British fashion designer
- Bianca Muratagic (born 1977), Swedish singer, hostess, singing teacher, entrepreneur, booking agent, and columnist
- Bianca Narea (born 1986), Romanian Olympic alpine skier
- Bianca Netzler, several people
- Bianca Nicholas, English past member of vocal duo Electro Velvet
- Bianca Nobilo, New Zealand former journalist; daughter of professional golfer Frank Nobilo
- Bianca Noel Piper (born 1991), American person missing since 2005
- Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (born 1968), Nigerian beauty pageant titleholder, politician, diplomat, lawyer, and businesswoman; widow of former Biafran President Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
- Bianca Pagdanganan (born 1997), Filipina professional golfer
- Bianca Pascu (born 1988), Romanian Olympic sabre fencer
- Bianca Piccolomini Clementini (1875-1959), Italian Roman Catholic nun
- Bianca Pinheiro (born 1987), Brazilian comics artist and illustrator
- Bianca Pitzorno (born 1942), Italian writer
- Bianca Poggianti (born 1967), Italian astronomer
- Bianca Quinalha (born 1993), Brazilian BMX rider
- Bianca Raffaella (born 1992), English blind artist, activist, and public speaker
- Bianca Rantala (born 1999), Estonian-Finnish musician, composer, and conductor
- Bianca Răzor (born 1994), Romanian Olympic sprinter
- Bianca Rech (born 1981), German sports director and former professional footballer
- Bianca Reddy (born 1982), Australian former netball player
- Bianca Regina Lyttle Reyes, birth name of Sophie Albert (born 1990), Filipina actress, television personality, model, and singer
- Bianca Reinert (c. 1966-2018), Brazilian biologist and ornithologist
- Bianca Ribi (born 1996), Canadian Olympic bobsledder
- Bianca Rinaldi (born 1974), Brazilian actress
- Bianca Rivera (born 1987), Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Bianca Rosa Hansberg (born 1941), Italian former sport shooter
- Bianca Roses, American contestant on Survivor 48
- Bianca Rossi (born 1954), Italian Olympic basketball player
- Bianca Rowland (born 1990), American volleyball player
- Bianca Russell (born 1978), New Zealand Olympic field hockey player
- Bianca Ryan (born 1994), American musician, singer, and songwriter
- Bianca Salming (born 1998), Swedish heptathlete
- Bianca Sánchez (born 1996), Uruguayan model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Bianca Sandu (born 1992), Romanian footballer
- Bianca Santana (born 1984), Brazilian writer, researcher, journalist, and teacher
- Bianca Santos (born 1990), American actress
- Bianca Scacciati (1894-1948), Italian operatic dramatic soprano
- Bianca Schenk (1918-2000), Austrian Olympic figure skater
- Bianca Schmidt (born 1990), German footballer
- Bianca Schroeder, Canadian computer scientist and professor
- Bianca Shomburg (born 1974), German singer
- Bianca Sierra (born 1992), American-born Mexican former professional footballer
- Bianca Silva (born 1998), Brazilian rugby union- and sevens player
- Bianca (singer) (born 1948), German singer and composer
- Bianca Smith (born 1991), American professional baseball coach
- Bianca Solorzano (born 1974), American television journalist
- Bianca Spender (born 1976), Australian fashion designer
- Bianca Spriggs (born 1981), American poet, multidisciplinary artist, and professor
- Bianca St-Georges (born 1997), Canadian NWSL player
- Bianca Stigter (born 1964), Dutch writer, director, and producer
- Bianca Stone, American poet and cartoonist
- Bianca Stuart (born 1988), Bahamian Olympic long jumper
- Bianca Szíjgyártó (born 1981), Hungarian former competitive ice dancer
- Bianca Tchoubar (1910-1990), French Ukrainian chemist
- Bianca Thornton, real name of Lady Bianca (born 1953), American electric blues singer, songwriter, actress, and arranger
- Bianca Tiron (born 1995), Romanian handballer
- Bianca Tognocchi, Italian operatic soprano
- Bianca Tragni (born 1944), Italian journalist and writer
- Bianca Turati (born 1997), Italian former WTA player
- Bianca Umali (born 2000), Filipina actress, television host, singer, dancer, and model
- Bianca Urbanke (born 1967), German handball player
- Bianca Valenti (born c. 1986), American professional big-wave surfer and sports equity activist
- Bianca van den Hoek (born 1976), Dutch racing cyclist
- Bianca van der Velden (born 1976), Dutch Olympic synchronized swimmer
- Bianca van Rangelrooy (born 1959), New Zealand artist
- Bianca Viray (born 1983), American mathematician and professor
- Bianca Virnig, American politician
- Bianca Voitek (born 1985), German bodybuilder
- Bianca Walkden (born 1991), English Olympic taekwondo athlete
- Bianca Wallin (1909-2006), Swedish painter
- Bianca Walter (born 1990), German short-track speed skater
- Bianca Webb (born 2001), Australian AFLW player
- Bianca Weech (born 1984), German footballer
- Bianca Weiß (born 1968), German former field hockey player
- Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, American neurologist and professor
- Bianca Williams (born 1993), English Olympic sprinter
- Bianca Williams (anthropologist) (born 1980), American cultural anthropologist, feminist, author, academic, and assistant professor
- Bianca Wood (born 2000), South African field hockey player
- Bianca Woolford (born 1991), Australian Paralympic cyclist with cerebral palsy
- Bianca Wylie (born 1979), Canadian civic tech reformer, open government- and privacy advocate, and writer
- Bianca Xunise, American cartoonist, illustrator, and academic
03Surname
- Sondra Bianca (born 1930), American concert pianist and pedagogue
- Stefano Bianca, Swiss architectural historian and urban designer
- Venere Bianca (born 1959), Italian model, pornographic actress, and author
- Viva Bianca (born 1983), Australian actress
04Fictional characters
- Bianca, in the Japanese role-playing video game series Dragon Quest
- Bianca, in Pokémon Black and White
- Bianca (Othello), in the c. 1603 UK tragedy play Othello
- Bianca (That's So Raven), in the US TV fantasy teen sitcom That's So Raven
- Bianca Barclay, in the US supernatural mystery comedy TV series Wednesday, played by Joy Sunday
- Bianca Berger, in the German telenovela Bianca, Wege zum Glück, played by Tanja Wedhorn
- Bianca Castafiore, in the French comic series The Adventures of Tintin
- Bianca DeSousa, in the Canadian teen drama TV franchise Degrassi, played by Alicia Josipovic
- Bianca di Angelo, in Percy Jackson & the Olympians
- Bianca Jackson, in the UK TV soap opera EastEnders, played by Patsy Palmer
- Bianca Lussi, in the Italian live-action sitcom Maggie & Bianca: Fashion Friends, played by Giorgia Boni
- Bianca Minola, in the 1590-1592 UK comedy play The Taming of the Shrew
- Bianca Montgomery, in the US TV soap opera All My Children, played by Jessica Leigh Falborn, Caroline Wilde, Lacey Chabert, Gina Gallagher, Nathalie Paulding, Eden Riegel, and Christina Bennett Lind
- Bianca Nugent, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, played by Jane Harber
- Bianca Reyes (comics), in the US comic book publisher DC Comics
- Bianca Scott, in the Australian TV soap opera Home and Away, played by Lisa Gormley
- Bianca Solderini, in the US Gothic vampire novel series The Vampire Chronicles
- Bianca Zanotti, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, played by Annie Gagliardi
- Bianca Zeboat, in the Australian TV soap opera Home and Away, played by Lara Cox
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