Carmine is a male given name of Italian origins. It also has the meaning "purplish-red" from an Aramaic word qirmizë which means âÂÂcrimsonâ in English. Notable people with the name include:
- Carmine Abate (born 1954), Italian writer
- Carmine Abbagnale (born 1962), Italian competition rower
- Carmine Agnello (born 1960), American alleged mobster
- Carmine Alfieri (born 1943), Italian fugitive
- Carmine Appice (born 1946), American drummer
- Carmine Benincasa (1947âÂÂ2020), Italian art critic
- Carmine Caracciolo, 5th Prince of Santo Buono (1671âÂÂ1726), grandee of Spain
- Carmine Cardamone (born 1950), American politician
- Carmine Caridi (1934âÂÂ2019), American film actor
- Carmine Chiappetta (born 2003), Swiss football player
- Carmine Cirella (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player
- Carmine Coppola (1910âÂÂ1991), American composer
- Carmine Coppola (footballer) (born 1979), Italian footballer
- Carmine Crocco (1830âÂÂ1905), Italian brigand
- Carmine Cucciniello (born 1988), Italian football player
- Carmine de Laurentiis, Italian mandolist
- Carmine DeSapio (1908âÂÂ2004), American politician, Tammany Hall boss
- Carmine DeSopo (born 1940), American politician
- Carmine Di Giandomenico (born 1973), Italian visual artist
- Carmine Di Sibio (born 1963), American chief executive
- Carmine Esposito (born 1970), Italian footballer
- Carmine Fatico (1910âÂÂ1991), American mobster
- Carmine Furletti (1926âÂÂ2008), Brazilian football player
- Carmine Galante (1910âÂÂ1979), American mobster
- Carmine Gallo (born 1965), American author
- Carmine Gallone (1885âÂÂ1973), Italian film director
- Carmine Biagio Gatti (born 1988), Italian football player
- Carmine Gautieri (born 1970), Italian football coach
- Carmine Gentile, American politician
- Carmine Gentile (painter) (1678âÂÂ1763), Italian painter
- Carmine Giordani (1685âÂÂ1758), Italian composer
- Carmine Giordano (born 1982), Italian football player
- Carmine Giorgi (1910âÂÂ1965), Brazilian athlete
- Carmine Giorgione (born 1991), Italian footballer
- Carmine Giovinazzo (born 1973), American actor
- Carmine Gorga (born 1935), Italian-American economist
- Carmine Gori-Merosi (1810âÂÂ1886), Italian bishop
- Carmine Guida (born 1975), American musician
- Carmine Infantino (1925âÂÂ2013), American comic book artist and editor
- Carmine Isacco (born 1970), Canadian soccer player
- Carmine Lombardozzi (1913âÂÂ1992), American mobster
- Carmine J. Marasco (1891âÂÂ1960), American politician and judge
- Carmine Marcantonio (born 1954), Canadian retired soccer player
- Carmine Mirabelli (1889âÂÂ1951), Brazilian spiritual medium
- Carmine Molaro (born 1975), Italian boxer
- Carmine Nigro (1910âÂÂ2001), American chess player
- Carmine Palumbo (born 1993), Italian footballer
- Carmine Pariante (born 1966), British psychiatrist
- Carmine Parlato (born 1970), Italian football manager
- Carmine Pecorelli (1928âÂÂ1979), Italian journalist
- Carmine Persico (1933âÂÂ2019), American mobster
- Carmine Preziosi (born 1943), Italian bicycler
- Carmine Recano (born 1980), Italian actor
- Carmine Rocco (1912âÂÂ1982), Italian prelate
- Carmine Rojas (born 1953), American bassist
- Carmine Romano (1935âÂÂ2011), American mobster
- Carmine Saponetti (1913âÂÂ1990), Italian cyclist
- Carmine Savino (1911âÂÂ1993), American politician
- Carmine Schiavone (1943âÂÂ2015), Italian politician
- Carmine Sciandra (born 1952), American gangster
- Carmine Senise (1883âÂÂ1958), Italian police officer
- Carmine Sessa (born 1951), Italian-American mobster
- Carmine Setola (born 1999), Italian footballer
- Carmine Starnino (born 1970), Canadian poet
- Carmine Tommasone (born 1984), Italian boxer
- Carmine Tramunti (1910âÂÂ1978), Italian-American mobster
- Carmine Tucci (1933âÂÂ1990), Italian ice hockey player
- Carmine Verduci (1959âÂÂ2014), Italian-Canadian mobster
- Carmine Vingo (1929âÂÂ2015), American boxer
- Carmine Zoccali (born 1947), Italian nephrologist
Fictional characters
- Carmine, an alligator in the 2006 Disney animated film The Wild
- Carmine, the purple music race car and a character from the Disney animated TV series Little Einsteins season 2 episode Carmine's Big Race
- Carmine Falcone, a DC comics character.
- Carmine Lupertazzi, a character from the show The Sopranos
- Little Carmine, Lupertazzi's son
- Carmine Lorenzo, the fictional airport Captain of Police in Die Hard 2 played by Dennis Franz
- Carmine "The Big Ragoo" Ragusa, a character from the show Laverne & Shirley
- Carmine, Cerise Hood's pet dire wolf from the Mattel franchise Ever After High
- Carmine, Family name in the games âÂÂGears of WarâÂÂ
- Carmine Esclados, the main antagonist of the RWBY spinoff novel
- Carmine, a character from the video game Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's downloadable content expansion pack
See also