List of Famous people born in Italy
Riccardo Calafiori
Riccardo Calafiori is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Roma as a left-back.
Rodolfo Graziani
Rodolfo Graziani, 1st Marquis of Neghelli, was a prominent Italian military officer in the Kingdom of Italy's Regio Esercito, primarily noted for his campaigns in Africa before and during World War II. A dedicated fascist, he was a key figure in the Italian military during the reign of Victor Emmanuel III.
Martha Roth
Martha Roth was an Italian-born Mexican film actress. She became a star during the Golden age of Mexican cinema.
Walkiria Terradura
Walkiria Terradura is an Italian anti-fascist partisan who was awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valour.
Cristian Brocchi
Cristian Brocchi is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie B club Monza. Brocchi previously served as assistant manager at Chinese side Jiangsu Suning, while his previous job was that of head coach of Brescia as well as his former club Milan.
Tommaso Allan
Tommaso Allan, commonly known as Tommy Allan, is an Italian rugby player who can play fly-half, centre or fullback, and currently plays for Benetton and the Italy national team. Besides Italy and Scotland, Allan has spent several years in England and some time in South Africa.
Salvatore Cascio
Salvatore Cascio is an Italian actor. His most famous performance was in Cinema Paradiso (1988), for which he received critical acclaim and a BAFTA Award.
Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission, development of Marconi's law, and a radio telegraph system. He is credited as the inventor of radio, and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy".
Alessandro Moreschi
Alessandro Moreschi was an Italian castrato singer of the late 19th century and the only castrato to make solo recordings.
Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli is an Italian professional tennis player. Bolelli is a Grand Slam champion since he won the 2015 Australian Open doubles event with Fabio Fognini, becoming the first all Italian men's pair to win a Grand Slam title in the Open Era.