List of Famous people named Giacomo

Giacomo Perez-Dortona or d'Ortona is a retired French competitive swimmer belonging to club CN Marseille. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke, finishing in 17th place in the heats, failing to reach the semifinals. He was also part of the French men's 4 x 100 m medley relay team.

Giacomo Nizzolo is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Qhubeka Assos.

Jacques de Foix (1463–1508) was a Count of Montfort and "Captal Buch," and the so-called “Infante of Navarre”.

Giacomo Maria Brignole Sale was the 176th and 184th Doge of the Republic of Genoa, respectively from 1779 to 1781 and from 1795 to 1797. He was the last doge in the history of the Republic, before the suppression of the Genoese state and the only one elected twice, a unique case in the history of that Republic for the biennial election doges.

Giacomo Matteotti was an Italian socialist politician. On 30 May 1924, he openly spoke in the Italian Parliament alleging the Fascists committed fraud in the recently held elections, and denounced the violence they used to gain votes. Eleven days later he was kidnapped and killed by Fascists.

Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi was an Italian philosopher, poet, essayist, and philologist. He is considered the greatest Italian poet of the nineteenth century and one of the most important figures in the literature of the world, as well as one of the principals of literary romanticism; his constant reflection on existence and on the human condition—of sensuous and materialist inspiration—has also earned him a reputation as a deep philosopher. He is widely seen as one of the most radical and challenging thinkers of the 19th century but routinely compared by Italian critics to his older contemporary Alessandro Manzoni despite expressing "diametrically opposite positions." Although he lived in a secluded town in the conservative Papal States, he came into contact with the main ideas of the Enlightenment, and, through his own literary evolution, created a remarkable and renowned poetic work, related to the Romantic era. The strongly lyrical quality of his poetry made him a central figure on the European and international literary and cultural landscape.

Giacomo Rossi Stuart was an Italian film actor often credited as Jack Stuart or Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1953 and 1989.

Giacomo Almirante (1875–1944) was an Italian stage and film actor.

Giacomo Fornoni was an Italian cyclist. He won the gold medal in the team time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics After the Olympics Fornoni turned professional and competed until 1969. He rode the Tour de France in 1963, 1965 and 1966.