diff --git a/rendercv/templates/classic/components/entry.tex.j2 b/rendercv/templates/classic/components/entry.tex.j2
index 9a8af01..d4d0d0d 100644
--- a/rendercv/templates/classic/components/entry.tex.j2
+++ b/rendercv/templates/classic/components/entry.tex.j2
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
     \vspace{<<theme_options.margins.entry_area.vertical_between|divide_length_by(2)>>}
 
-    <<authors|abbreviate_names|join(", ")|make_it_italic(cv.name|abbreviate_name)>>
+    <<authors|abbreviate_names|join(", ")|make_it_bold(cv.name|abbreviate_name)|make_it_italic(cv.name|abbreviate_name)>>
 
     \vspace{<<theme_options.margins.entry_area.vertical_between|divide_length_by(2)>>}