Ettore is a given name, the Italian version of Hector. People so named include: Ettore Bassi, Italian actor Ettore Bastianini , Italian opera singer Ettore Bastico , Italian World War II general Ettore Boiardi , Italian-born chef famous for his Chef Boyardee brand of food products Ettore Bugatti , Italian-born French automobile designer and manufacturer Ettore Coco , New York City mobster Ettore Fieramosca , Italian condottiero and nobleman Ettore Majorana , Italian theoretical physicist who mysteriously disappeared Ettore Manni , Italian film actor Ettore Maserati , Italian automotive engineer Ettore Messina , Italian basketball coach Ettore Muti , Italian aviator and Fascist politician Ettore Panizza Argentinian conductor and composer Ettore Puricelli , Uruguayan football player and manager Ettore Scola , Italian screenwriter and film director Ettore Sottsass , Italian architect and designer Ettore Tito , Italian painter Ettore Tolomei , Italian nationalist and fascist Ettore Ximenes , Italian sculptor