Cavalcanti is an Italian surname. Notable people and characters with the surname include:

• Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), Brazilian film director
• Andrea Cavalcanti, fictional character in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
• Cavalcante de' Cavalcanti (died c. 1280), Florentine philosopher, father of Guido Cavalicanti
• Emiliano Di Cavalcanti (1897–1976), Brazilian painter
• Flávio Cavalcanti (1923–1986), Brazilian radio and television presenter, journalist, songwriter and music critic
• Giovanni Cavalcanti (chronicler) (1381–c. 1451), Florentine chronicler
• Giovanni Cavalcanti (poet) (1444–1509), Florentine poet
• Guido Cavalcanti (c. 1255–1300), Italian poet
• Humberto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Teixeira (1915–1979), Brazilian lawyer, politician, musician, and composer
• Jacqueline Cavalcanti (born 1997), Portuguese mixed martial artist
• João Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque (1878–1930), Brazilian politician
• Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (1850–1930), Brazilian prelate, first Latin American Cardinal
• Severino Cavalcanti (1930–2020), Brazilian politician

See also

• Cavalcante (name), a similar surname

Surname list

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