Gerolamo

Gerolamo is an Italian masculine given name. It is the Italian equivalent of the name Jerome. Notable people with this name include:

• Gerolamo Cardano (1501-1576): An Italian polymath whose interests and proficiencies ranged through mathematics, medicine, biology, physics, chemistry, astrology, philosophy, and writing. He was one of the most influential mathematicians of the Renaissance, and one of the key figures in the foundation of probability.
• Gerolamo Fracastoro (c. 1478-1553): An Italian physician, poet, and scholar who proposed the germ theory of disease and described various infectious diseases.
• Gerolamo Muzio (1496-1576): An Italian humanist and poet.
• Gerolamo Savonuzzi (1885-1964): An Italian aerodynamicist who made significant contributions to the automotive industry.