Spada
# Spada

Spada is the Italian word for sword and a surname of Italian origin. It may refer to:

## People

* Bernardino Spada (1594–1661), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal; patron of the arts
* Constanza Spada, stage name of Italian actress, singer and model Laura Troschel (1944–2016)
* Ercole Spada (born 1937), Italian automobile designer
* Fabrizio Spada (1643–1717), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and Cardinal Secretary of State
* Giambattista Spada (1597–1675), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
* Giovanni Jacopo Spada (1680–1774), Italian naturalist and pioneering geologist
* Giuliana Spada (born 1971), Italian retired heptathlete
* Ilaria Spada (born 1981), Italian actress and showgirl
* János Spáda (1877–1913), Hungarian architect also known as John Spada
* Katiuscia Spada (born 1981), Italian sport shooter
* Leonello Spada (1576–1622), Italian painter of the Baroque era
* Lorenzo Spada (died 1544), Italian Roman Catholic prelate and Bishop of Calvi Risorta
* Marcantonio M. Spada (born 1970), Italian-British psychologist
* Marcello Spada (1905–1995), Italian film actor
* Michelangelo Spada (fl. 1730), Italian painter
* Mirko Spada (born 1969), Swiss decathlete
* Patricio Spada (born 1993), Argentine footballer
* Robert Spada (fl. 1999–2008), American politician
* Romi Spada, Swiss bobsledder in the early 1950s

## Other uses

* Palazzo Spada, a historic palace in Rome
   * Galleria Spada, a museum in the Palazzo Spada
* Palazzo Spada (Terni), a palace the city of Terni, Italy
* Honda VT250 motorcycle, frequently referred to as the Spada
* Spada Codatronca, Italian-built supercar by Spada Vetture Sport
* Cape Spada, the north-western extremity of Crete - see Battle of Cape Spada (World War II)
* Spada Lake, the reservoir of Culmback Dam, Washington state, United States
* Beatmania IIDX 21: Spada, a music video game
* Spada, a character from Japanese tokusatsu series Uchu Sentai Kyuranger
* Cardinal Cesare Spada, a minor character in the novel The Count of Monte Cristo whose fortune is found by protagonist Edmond Dantès
