Pompeo

Pompeo is an Italian given name and surname derived from the Latin nomen Pompeius. It has historical roots in Italy and is used by Italian-speaking communities around the world. As a surname, Pompeo may indicate descent from an ancestor who bore the given name, and it appears in records across various regions of Italy.

Notable bearers include Pompeo Batoni (1708–1787), an Italian painter known for portraiture of European aristocrats and for classical and religious subjects; Pompeo Colonna (1479–1532), an Italian cardinal and nobleman from the Colonna family who participated in church and political affairs during the Renaissance; and Mike Pompeo (born 1963), an American politician and diplomat who served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2017 to 2018 and as United States secretary of state from 2018 to 2021.

Today the name remains in use primarily as a surname within Italian communities, while the given name form is more commonly encountered in historical or literary contexts. Pompeo reflects a lineage-linked naming tradition and illustrates how classical Latin names circulated through Italian culture into modern times.