Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was an Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper. Born in Bergamo, he played in the Serie B with Atalanta

Was an Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper. Born in Bergamo, he played in the Serie B with Atalanta, and in the Serie A with Inter Milan, Bologna, Genoa and Juventus.He was considered one of the strongest goalkeepers of the 1930s with Giampiero Combi, Ricardo Zamora and František Plánicka. With the Italian national team he played the only qualifying match of the 1934 FIFA World Cup against Greece and the famous Battle of Highbury. He was 1938 World Champion third goalkeeper after Aldo Olivieri and Guido Masetti. He died at age 84.

Was an Italian chess player and theorist. He is best remembered for the book Il giuoco degli scacchi

Was an Italian chess player and theorist. He is best remembered for the book Il giuoco degli scacchi, and for the Cozio Defence.In 1740 he completed the manuscript of Il giuoco degli scacchi o sia Nuova idea di attacchi, difese e partiti del Giuoco degli Scacchi, which was published in 1766 in Turin by the Stamperia Reale as two volumes amounting together to 700 pages.

He is the son of former A.C. Milan goalkeeper Fabio Cudicini and grandson of Ponziana Trieste defend

He is the son of former A.C. Milan goalkeeper Fabio Cudicini and grandson of Ponziana Trieste defender Guglielmo Cudicini (deceased). He currently plays for Chelsea, whenever he plays he is welcomed generously by the Chelsea fans who chant "Carlo" whenever he makes a save. He also regularly appears on English television to provide expert analysis on matches shown from Serie A.Cudicini found it hard to follow in his father's footsteps, only making 2 appearances for AC Milan (1991û95) in the Champions League and none in Serie A. He was loaned to Como for a season in the 1993û94 season, and was subsequently transferred to Prato in 1995,

Was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s.

Was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s.

Was an Italian entomologist.Carlo Emery was professor of Zoology at the University of Bologna.He lat

Was an Italian entomologist.Carlo Emery was professor of Zoology at the University of Bologna.He later worked in Geneva. Emery specialised in Hymenoptera and but his early work was on Coleoptera.

Was an Italian mathematician who worked on probability theory.Bonferroni is famous for the Bonferron

Was an Italian mathematician who worked on probability theory.Bonferroni is famous for the Bonferroni correction, which states that if an experimenter is testing n dependent or independent hypotheses on a set of data, then the statistical significance lev

Was an Italian writer and poet. He belongs to the tradition of the language innovators, writers that

Was an Italian writer and poet. He belongs to the tradition of the language innovators, writers that played with the somewhat stiff standard pre-war Italian language, and added elements of dialects, technical jargon and wordplay.

Was a well-known Italian figure skater and international coach. Fassi took up coaching after the end

Was a well-known Italian figure skater and international coach. Fassi took up coaching after the end of his competitive career. From 1956 to 1961, he coached at the Olympic Stadium in Cortina, Italy, and for four years served as the trainer for the Italia

Was an Italian architect, who was in part responsible for the classicizing direction taken by Late B

Was an Italian architect, who was in part responsible for the classicizing direction taken by Late Baroque Roman architecture.There seems to be no proof that he belonged to the family of famous architects of the same name, which included Domenico Fontana.

Was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.He was born at Corsico. The highlight of his career

Was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.He was born at Corsico. The highlight of his career was his three consecutive overall wins in the 1910, 1911 and 1912 Giro d'Italias, the last of which was won as part of Team Atala along with Giovanni Miche

Was an Italian weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics an

Was an Italian weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for U.S. Città di Palermo, A.S. Roma,

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for U.S. Città di Palermo, A.S. Roma, A.C. Milan, Udinese Calcio, Genoa C.F.C., and S.S. Lazio. He earned 13 caps and scored 5 goals for the Italian national team from 1953 to 1959, and participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Is an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Is an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he finished sixth in the alpine skiing downhill competition. Four years later he finished eighth in the 1952 downhill event and 18th in the giant

An Italian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Albinoleffe.

An Italian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Albinoleffe.

Better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi, was a Florentine children's writer known for the world-r

Better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi, was a Florentine children's writer known for the world-renowned fairy tale The Adventures of Pinocchio.During the Wars of Independence in 1848 and 1860 Collodi served as a volunteer with the Tuscan army. His act

An Italian footballer. He plays for Pisa.Luisi started his career at Renato Curi of Eccellenza. He t

An Italian footballer. He plays for Pisa.Luisi started his career at Renato Curi of Eccellenza. He then played for Benevento of Serie C2. He won the promotion playoffs in summer 1999, and won a chance to loaned to Serie B newcomer Fermana. he then returned to Benevento in February 2000, and played until summer 2003.

Was an Italian-Swiss architect, born in Ticino, who is remembered as one of the fathers of Baroque a

Was an Italian-Swiss architect, born in Ticino, who is remembered as one of the fathers of Baroque architecture. His façades of Santa Susanna, St. Peter's Basilica and Sant'Andrea della Valle were of key importance in the evolution of the Italian Baroque.

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Marsaxlokk, where he

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Marsaxlokk, where he plays as a defender.

Was an Italian conductor, and violist.Giulini worked at Milan Radio from 1946 to 1951, where he revi

Was an Italian conductor, and violist.Giulini worked at Milan Radio from 1946 to 1951, where he revived several obscure operas, including works by Alessandro Scarlatti. Arturo Toscanini heard a production of Haydn's Il mondo della luna; this led Toscanini

Was an Italian footballer. He was a goalkeeper who played with Juventus for most of his career, winn

Was an Italian footballer. He was a goalkeeper who played with Juventus for most of his career, winning three Serie A titles (1958, 1960, 1961) and three Coppa Italia tournaments (1959, 1960, 1965).He was also part of the Italian squad in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, and made his first and only appearance for the azzurri in the infamous match against Chile known also as Battle of Santiago.

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a celebrated Venetian playwright and librettist, whom critics today rank among the European thea

Was a celebrated Venetian playwright and librettist, whom critics today rank among the European theatre's greatest authors. His works, along with those of the modernist Luigi Pirandello, include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences

Was an Italian football player and coach, from Turin. He is most famous for his time with Juventus w

Was an Italian football player and coach, from Turin. He is most famous for his time with Juventus with whom he played over 300 games with, he also had brief spells with Lazio and Midland in Argentina before going into management. He is considered to be one of the inventors of the bicycle kick.[citation needed]

Was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.

Was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.

Was an Italian caricaturist, born in Capua of aristocratic stock. His father came from an ancient la

Was an Italian caricaturist, born in Capua of aristocratic stock. His father came from an ancient land-owning family, while his mother was descended from the Medici.