Gherardo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Gherardo Appiani (1370–1405), the lord of Piombino from 1398 until his death Gherardo Bosio (1903–1941), Italian architect, engineer and urbanist Gherardo III da Camino (1240–1306), Italian feudal lord and military leader Giovanni Gherardo Dalle Catene (1520–1533), Italian painter of the Renaissance Gherardo Cibo (1512–1600), artist and a herbalist from Italy Gherardo Colombo (born 1946), Italian former magistrate and judge Gherardo da Cremona (1114–1187), Italian translator of scientific books from Arabic into Latin Gherardo D'Ambrosio (1930–2014), Italian magistrate and politician Gherardo di Giovanni del Fora (1445–1497), Italian painter Maffeo Gherardo (1406–1492), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal Gherardo Gossi (born 1958), Italian cinematographer Gherardo della Notte (1592–1656), Dutch Golden Age painter Gherardo Perini, model for Michelangelo who came to work for him around 1520 Gherardo Segarelli (1240–1300), the founder of the Apostolic Brethren Gherardo Silvani (1579–1675), Italian architect and sculptor Gherardo Hercolani Fava Simonetti (born 1941), the Grand Commander of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Gherardo Starnina (1360–1413), Italian painter from Florence in the Quattrocento era See also Fra Gherardo, opera in three acts composed by Ildebrando Pizzetti who also wrote the libretto Gerard Gerardo