Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is an Italian former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is an Italian former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

An Italian football player who currently plays for Borussia Dortmund.Federico agreed to join Borussi

An Italian football player who currently plays for Borussia Dortmund.Federico agreed to join Borussia Dortmund from Karlsruher SC for 2007-08 on a Bosman transfer on March 7, 2007, after an highly successful season, individually (top goalscorer with 19 goals) and collectively (his team achieved promotion with the first place in 2. Bundesliga).

Was an Italian football (soccer) player. He played 125 times for Internazionale and scored 35 goals

Was an Italian football (soccer) player. He played 125 times for Internazionale and scored 35 goals for the club. He also managed Inter from 1942 to 1943.He won 5 Championships with Juventus, 2 with Inter and 1 with Bologna. Along with Giuseppe Furino, he is one of two players to have won eight Serie A titles. (Ciro Ferrara would also have won eight if the 2004/05 title by Juventus were not taken away due to the match-fixing scandal. Virginio Rosetta also won eight national championships, but three of them came before the formation of a professional Serie A.)

Is a former Italian professional road bicycle racer. In the 1989 Giro d'Italia, Fidanza won the poin

Is a former Italian professional road bicycle racer. In the 1989 Giro d'Italia, Fidanza won the points classification.As of 2008, Fidanza is part of the technical staff of the Astana Team.

is an Italian medley swimmer who won two gold medals at European Championships in 1983. He was nick

is an Italian medley swimmer who won two gold medals at European Championships in 1983. He was nicknamed Long John in his days. He represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980.

Best known as Guercino or Il Guercino, was an Italian Baroque painter from the region of Emilia, and

Best known as Guercino or Il Guercino, was an Italian Baroque painter from the region of Emilia, and active in Rome and Bologna. Guercino is Italian for squinter, a nickname that was given to him because he was cross-eyed. He is especially noted for his m

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Torino, Reggiana, Napoli, Genoa an

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Torino, Reggiana, Napoli, Genoa and Brescia. He earned 8 caps for the Italy national football team and took part in the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship.

An Italian football (soccer) manager.Galeone, born in Naples, moved to Northern Italy in his youth y

An Italian football (soccer) manager.Galeone, born in Naples, moved to Northern Italy in his youth years, and played for Ponziana Trieste, Monza and Udinese, where he spent most of his playing career.

An Italian former football (soccer) goalkeeper.Galli started his playing career for AC Fiorentina, w

An Italian former football (soccer) goalkeeper.Galli started his playing career for AC Fiorentina, where he played from 1977 to 1986. He then moved to AC Milan, where he played four seasons, three of which as a regular. Successively, he also played for SSC Napoli, Torino Calcio and AC Parma. He ended his playing career in 1995-1996 for A.S. Lucchese-Libertas of Serie B.

An Italian former footballer and manager from Olbia, Sardinia. He is most noted for his career as a

An Italian former footballer and manager from Olbia, Sardinia. He is most noted for his career as a footballing manager in Italy at clubs such as Roma, Bologna and AC Milan.As a player he started his career with hometown side Olbia Calcio, he went on to spend a decade playing as a sweeper for Mantova and three seasons at Reggiana.

Was an Italian statesman. He was Prime Minister of Italy five times between 1892 and 1921.Giolitti w

Was an Italian statesman. He was Prime Minister of Italy five times between 1892 and 1921.Giolitti was born at Mondovì (Piedmont). After a rapid career in the financial administration he was, in 1882, appointed councillor of state and elected to the Chamb

Was an Italian horse rider who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.

Was an Italian horse rider who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.

Is an Italian former saloon and sports-car racer of the 1960s and 1970s.Galli won the Circuit of Mug

Is an Italian former saloon and sports-car racer of the 1960s and 1970s.Galli won the Circuit of Mugello race in 1968 and was second in the Targa Florio (with Ignazio Giunti). In the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans, he finished 4th in an Alfa Romeo T33/2. The fo

Was an Italian politician. He served as prime minister of Italy from 1987 until 1988.Following the e

Was an Italian politician. He served as prime minister of Italy from 1987 until 1988.Following the elections of 1987, in which his party did well, Goria became Prime Minister (the youngest his country had seen since World War II), as a protegé of party ch

Was an Italian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Was an Italian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Was an Italian cross-country skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he was a member

Was an Italian cross-country skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he was a member of the Italian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the 50 km event he finished 13th.

Is an Italian former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer

Is an Italian former volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is a racing driver from Italy. A nobleman by background, he raised the money to buy 10 Formula One G

Is a racing driver from Italy. A nobleman by background, he raised the money to buy 10 Formula One Grand Prix drives, for Pacific and Minardi, debuting on July 30, 1995. He scored no championship points and was never close to the car's performance limits,

Was an early Italian chess master.Giovanni Leonardo was born in Cutro, Calabria. He studied law in R

Was an early Italian chess master.Giovanni Leonardo was born in Cutro, Calabria. He studied law in Rome. In 1560, he lost a match to Ruy López in Rome. In 1566-1572, he travelled and played chess in Rome, Genoa, Marseille, Barcelona. He had played many times against Paolo Boi in Italy and they were regarded as being equal in their chess strength.

Was an Italian politician. He was Prime Minister of Italy from 21 June 1963 to 5 November 1963 and a

Was an Italian politician. He was Prime Minister of Italy from 21 June 1963 to 5 November 1963 and again from 24 June 1968 to 19 November 1968. He also served as President of the Republic from 1971 to 1978.

Was an Italian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and in

Was an Italian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

An Italian former football midfielder, who played, most notably, with AC Milan and the Italian natio

An Italian former football midfielder, who played, most notably, with AC Milan and the Italian national team.

Was a pre-eminent Baroque sculptor and architect of 17th Century Rome.Under the patronage of the Car

Was a pre-eminent Baroque sculptor and architect of 17th Century Rome.Under the patronage of the Cardinal Borghese, young Bernini rapidly rose to prominence as a sculptor. Among the early works for the cardinal were decorative pieces for the garden such as The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Zeus and a Faun, and several allegorical busts such as the Damned Soul and Blessed Soul. By the age of twenty-two years, he completed the bust of Pope Paul V. Scipione's collection in situ at the Borghese gallery chronicles his secular sculptures, with a series of masterpieces:

Was an Italian automobile engineer, racing car driver and journalist. Also, he was conte di Calvenza

Was an Italian automobile engineer, racing car driver and journalist. Also, he was conte di Calvenzano.He studied engineering at the Politecnico di Milano and raced cars such as Salmson, Derby, Alfa Romeo and Maserati, participated eleven times in Mille M

An Italian footballer who plays for Serie A side A.C. ChievoVerona as left back. He also played for

An Italian footballer who plays for Serie A side A.C. ChievoVerona as left back. He also played for Torino, Treviso and Catania.He made his Serie A debut on 10 September 2006, against A.C. Siena.