Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a female volleyball player who represented Italy in the early 2000s. She was a member of the Wome

Is a female volleyball player who represented Italy in the early 2000s. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship in Germany.

Was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure.At a young age, Rafael was exposed

Was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure.At a young age, Rafael was exposed to many languages, living with his grandfather in England, attending school in Portugal and, as a teenager, in Switzerland. By the time he was seventeen, w

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 17th in the K-2 10000 m eve

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 17th in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

An Italian football player. He currently plays for Piacenza of Serie B, on loan from Juventus.

An Italian football player. He currently plays for Piacenza of Serie B, on loan from Juventus.

Was an Italian football player from Bari, Apulia. At club level he played for hometown side AS Bari

Was an Italian football player from Bari, Apulia. At club level he played for hometown side AS Bari where he is remembered in high regard, he also played for a period of time at AS Roma.Costantino earned the distinction of being the first ever Serie B player to be called up to the Italian national football team in 1930, he also scored in that game. All together he appeared for the national side twenty-three times and scored eight goals.

An Italian football midfielder, who currently plays for Udinese of Serie A.He made his U-21 team deb

An Italian football midfielder, who currently plays for Udinese of Serie A.He made his U-21 team debut against Luxembourg U-21, 12 December 2006, as starter.

Was an Italian road racing cyclist, who won five stages in the 1931 Tour de France four stages in th

Was an Italian road racing cyclist, who won five stages in the 1931 Tour de France four stages in the 1932 Tour de France and two stages in the 1935 Tour de France, and wore the yellow jersey for a total of four days in 1931.One of these, after stage 5, h

An Italian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Modena F.C., on loan from Genoa C.F.C.

An Italian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Modena F.C., on loan from Genoa C.F.C..

An Italian football striker/winger. He currently plays for Genoa CFC, co-owned by Juventus.The first

An Italian football striker/winger. He currently plays for Genoa CFC, co-owned by Juventus.The first team career of Palladino started in his native region of Campania where he played for Benevento in Serie C1. Including games played in Coppa Italia Serie C, his record at Benevento was 12 games played and 5 goals scored.It was not long before he gained the attentions of Juventus and was signed by the club in 2002, during his earlier years with Juventus he played in reserve and youth levels in competitions such as Torneo di Viareggio (which the club won in 2003 and 2004). However, during the 2003-04 season, he did make one appearance in the Coppa Italia. He scored 41 goals in 61 games in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera.

Is an Italian popular singer.Riefoli lived the few first years of the 1980s in London, England, befo

Is an Italian popular singer.Riefoli lived the few first years of the 1980s in London, England, before starting out his musical career in 1984, landing mostly in the New Wave scene with his English language album Raf. His first single, "Self Control", which he co-wrote with Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo, was a huge hit not only in his native Italy but also in Austria, Switzerland and Germany, where the single climbed as high as no. 2 in the Media Control single chart.

Was an Italo-Uruguayan football player and coach from Montevideo, Uruguay. He played club football m

Was an Italo-Uruguayan football player and coach from Montevideo, Uruguay. He played club football most notably for Bologna where he spent over a decade, winning Serie A four times. After that he moved to Napoli where he played one game before retiring, after that he became a manager.As well as playing for many years at club level, Sansone was also called up by the Italian national football team as an oriundo, he was allowed to play for Italy due to his ancestry. He turned out for the azzurri a total of three times.[2]

An Italian footballer, who plays as a centre back for U.S. Lecce.Schiavi's first club was Salernitan

An Italian footballer, who plays as a centre back for U.S. Lecce.Schiavi's first club was Salernitana, but he only played eight times before joining Lecce in 2005. He had to wait for a chance in the first team however, and had a loan spell at Brescia where he made four appearances. He is now a regular member of the Lecce first team.

Italy often simply known as la Carrà and in some Latin American countries sometimes simply as Raffa

Italy often simply known as la Carrà and in some Latin American countries sometimes simply as Raffaella, is an Italian singer, dancer, TV hostess, and actress. She is a quite popular figure in the markets of Italy, Spain and Latin America, both as a result of her many well known taped presentations and records of all time and because of her many popular TV shows.

Is a former professional tennis player from Italy, known for her fiery on-court personality, express

Is a former professional tennis player from Italy, known for her fiery on-court personality, expressiveness and gesticulations. She won the mixed doubles title at the US Open in 1986, partnering Sergio Casal. She was a singles quarter-finalist at the French Open in 1987, and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 13 in 1988. One of the highlights of her career was winning the Italian Open in 1985.

Was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was part of the

Was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was part of the Italian team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played seven matches as goalkeeper.

Was an Italian sculptor, born in Florence, Italy. He studied with his father Pasquale Romanelli (181

Was an Italian sculptor, born in Florence, Italy. He studied with his father Pasquale Romanelli (1812 - 1887), who in turn had studied with the sculptor Bartolini. He continued his studies at the Florence Academy with Augusto Rivalta and Emilio Zocchi, bo

Is an Albanian football defender who currently plays for Degerfors IF.

Is an Albanian football defender who currently plays for Degerfors IF.

Was the communist leader of Albania from 1985 to 1992, and President of the Republic of Albania from

Was the communist leader of Albania from 1985 to 1992, and President of the Republic of Albania from 1991 to 1992. He had been designated as successor by Enver Hoxha and took power after Hoxha died.Alia was born in 1925 and had joined the Albanian communi

A former guerrilla leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and former prime minister of Kosovo. H

A former guerrilla leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and former prime minister of Kosovo. He is currently the leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK). Haradinaj is among former KLA officers who were charged of war crimes during the

An Italian Australian football (soccer) player who has represented Australia at international level.

An Italian Australian football (soccer) player who has represented Australia at international level.Bove, born in Italy but of Australian descent, played his early football in Europe, appearing with teams including Dutch club SC Heerenveen and Scottish side Dundee United. Bove was part of the Australian squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, making two substitute appearances

Was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grac

Was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period.

Best known for Pastorale (1978), Poeticus I & II (1986) and (1992), and the very first book he ever

Best known for Pastorale (1978), Poeticus I & II (1986) and (1992), and the very first book he ever wrote in his late teens Wizard's Spider Mystic Glider (1989) which are written in a classical style; he received criticism when he later introduced a more modern style in his experiments and improvisational poetry. In the last few years he returned to his earlier style in works like The Wisdom of Stones (2002), Remnants from the Book of Time (2002), and The Procession (1999). Although for the last 25 years Buttigieg has been writing only in English and very little in his native Maltese, his subject matter still includes a great deal of influence from his native Malta.

Is a football coach and former player.

Is a football coach and former player.

Is an Albanian football player who currently plays for Vllaznia Shkodër. He is a midfielder.

Is an Albanian football player who currently plays for Vllaznia Shkodër. He is a midfielder.

Was a professional footballer who played for Valletta, Sliema Wanderers and Marsaxlokk during his ca

Was a professional footballer who played for Valletta, Sliema Wanderers and Marsaxlokk during his career, he played as a goalkeeper.