Prospero is the protagonist of The Tempest, a play by William Shakespeare. Prospero may also refer to: Entertainment Prospero (band), a Canadian industrial rock/noise band Prospero Productions, an Australian-based television production company Prince Prospero, the protagonist of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" Prospero, the wizard protagonist of John Bellairs' novel The Face in the Frost Prospero, the home planet of the Thousand Sons traitor legion in Warhammer 40,000 Prospero, a canceled video game by Valve Corporation People Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias (1657–1661), Spanish heir apparent and son of Philip IV of Spain and Mariana of Austria Pope Benedict XIV (1675–1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini Prospero Alpini (1553–1617), Venetian physician and botanist Prospero Amatong (1931–2009), Philippine politician and former member of the House of Representatives Prospero Caterini (1795–1881), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal Prospero Colonna (1452–1523), Italian condottiere Prospero Colonna (cardinal) (died 1463), cardinal-nephew of Pope Martin V Prospero Colonna (politician), mayor of Rome in 1899–1904 Prospero Colonna di Sciarra (1707–1765), Italian cardinal Prospero Fagnani (died 1678), Italian canon lawyer Prospero Farinacci (1554–1618), Italian lawyer and judge, noted for his harsh sentencing Prospero Fontana (1512–1597), Italian painter of the late Renaissance Prospero Gallinari (1951–2013), Italian terrorist and member of the Red Brigades Prospero Grech (1925–2019), Augustinian friar and cardinal Prospero Intorcetta (1626–1696), Jesuit missionary in China Prospero Nograles (1947–2019), Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Prospero Pichay Jr. (born 1950), Philippine politician and former member of the Philippine House of Representatives Prospero Rabaglio, late 16th-century Italian painter Prospero Santacroce (1514–1589), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal Prospero Spani (1516–1584), Italian sculptor a.k.a. Prospero Clementi, Prospero Clemente or il Clemente Prospero Zannichelli (1698–1772), Italian painter Próspero Fernández Oreamuno (1834–1885), President of Costa Rica (1882–1885) Próspero París (1846–1931), French Roman Catholic prelate and Apostolic Vicar of Nanking Próspero Penados del Barrio (1925–2005), Guatemalan Roman Catholic prelate and Archbishop of Guatemala City San Prospero di Reggio Emilia a.k.a. Prosper of Reggio (died 466 AD), Italian saint Science and technology PROX1, which stands for Prospero homeobox protein 1 Prospero (file system), a global file system based on the Virtual System Model Prospero (moon), a moon of the planet Uranus Prospero (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asparagaceae Prospero (satellite), launched by the United Kingdom in 1971 PROSPERO, a database for the prospective registration of studies in medicine, social care, welfare, crime, justice and international development studies