Giovanni Pontano

Giovanni Pontano
Bust of Pontano by Adriano Fiorentino, in the Museo di Sant'Agostino di Genova [it]
Born	1426 or 1429 Cerreto di Spoleto, Papal States (now in Umbria)
Died	1503 Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Nationality	Spoleto
Other names	Giovanni Gioviano Pontano Latin: Ioannes Iovianus Pontanus
Occupation(s)	poet, humanist
Known for	Accademia Pontaniana, poetry

Giovanni Pontano (1426–1503), later known as Giovanni Gioviano (Latin: Ioannes Iovianus Pontanus), was a humanist and poet from Cerreto di Spoleto, in central Italy. He was the leading figure of the Accademia Pontaniana after the death of Antonio Beccadelli in 1471, and the academy took his name.