Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Was an Italian horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in thre

Was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, he earned his best finish of sixth at Lake Placid, New York in 1980. Capitanio's best World Cup finish was fourth

Was an Italian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of

Was an Italian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Italian team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament.

Was an Italian chess player.In 1575, Polerio, who was nicknamed l'Abruzzese because Lanciano is in t

Was an Italian chess player.In 1575, Polerio, who was nicknamed l'Abruzzese because Lanciano is in the Abruzzo region in Italy, accompanied his friend Giovanni Leonardo to Madrid. He and Leonardo played together as a team, contesting their chess skills ag

Was an Italian cross-country skier who competed during the 1960's. de Florian also finished fifth i

Was an Italian cross-country skier who competed during the 1960's. de Florian also finished fifth in the 30 km event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.

An Italian footballer who is now playing as a defender for the Serie A side Parma F.C.He signed for

An Italian footballer who is now playing as a defender for the Serie A side Parma F.C.He signed for U.C. Sampdoria on free transfer in 2003.[1]Falcone made his Italy national team debut with Sampdoria teamates Christian Terlizzi, Gennaro Del Vecchio, and Angelo Palombo in a 2-0 loss to Croatia in Livorno, on August 16, 2006.

Was an Italian foil and sabre fencer. He made his Olympic debut as a foil fencer at the 1924 Games.

Was an Italian foil and sabre fencer. He made his Olympic debut as a foil fencer at the 1924 Games. During the final pool, the Italian team withdrew in protest of a judging decision, so Gaudini left Paris without a medal.

Was an Italian cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics he was a m

Was an Italian cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics he was a member of the Italian relay team which finished fourth in the 4x10 km relay competition. In the 18 km event he finished 19th.

Was an Italian architect, best known for his work in Palermo, Sicily. He was born in Florence.His mo

Was an Italian architect, best known for his work in Palermo, Sicily. He was born in Florence.His most famous work is the Quattro Canti, an eight sided piazza in the centre of Palermo. The result of a road straightening and widening scheme, the Quattri Ca

An Italian football midfielder who currently plays for U.S. Città di Palermo in the Serie A league.

An Italian football midfielder who currently plays for U.S. Città di Palermo in the Serie A league. He is commonly used as a holding midfielder.

Was an Italian naturalist sculptor.

Was an Italian naturalist sculptor.

Was an Italian chemist, He was born in Imperia, Italy, on February 26, 1903. He graduated in Chemica

Was an Italian chemist, He was born in Imperia, Italy, on February 26, 1903. He graduated in Chemical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano in 1924. In 1927 he passed the exams for becoming a professor there. In 1933 he became a full professor and the director of the Institute of General Chemistry of Pavia University, where he stayed until 1935. In that year he was appointed full professor in physical chemistry at the University of Rome. From 1936 to 1938 he moved as a full professor and director of the Institute of Industrial Chemistry at the Politecnico di Torino. In 1938 he took the head of the Department of chemical engineering at Politecnico di Milano university, in a somehow criticized manner, when his predecessor Mario Giacomo Levi was forced to step down as a consequence of racial laws against Jews being introduced in fascist Italy.

An Italian former football goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeping coach for Inter of Italian Serie

An Italian former football goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeping coach for Inter of Italian Serie A..Nuciari started his playing career with Montevarchi, on loan from Ternana. After two seasons with Ternana, he signed for AC Milan where he served as backup goalkeeper, making 28 league appearances in six seasons, with 18 of them in his first season. After a season as first-choice keeper for Monza, he then signed for Sampdoria, where he was again a backup, behind Gianluca Pagliuca (1989-1994) and then Walter Zenga (1994-1995)

Was an Italian painter and architect. A prominent pupil of Raphael, his stylistic deviations from hi

Was an Italian painter and architect. A prominent pupil of Raphael, his stylistic deviations from high Renaissance classicism help define the 16th-century style known as Mannerism. Giulio's drawings have long been treasured by collectors; contemporary pri

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Is a Italian former boxer, and an Olympic bronze medalist.Saraudi turned pro in 1965 and was undefea

Is a Italian former boxer, and an Olympic bronze medalist.Saraudi turned pro in 1965 and was undefeated in his first twelve bouts before losing a decision to Johnny Prescott in 1967. He retired in 1968.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

An Italian politician and economist. He is the current Minister of Economy and Finance in the Italia

An Italian politician and economist. He is the current Minister of Economy and Finance in the Italian government, presided over by Silvio Berlusconi. He served in the same capacity and as Deputy Prime Minister in prior Berlusconi cabinets.He first ran for the Italian Parliament in 1987 with the Italian Socialist Party. Elected for the first time in 1994 for the Pact for Italy, he switched his allegiance to Forza Italia soon after the Parliament held session, and obtained a position in the first Berlusconi cabinet.Born in Sondrio, Northern Lombardy, in a family of Venetian ancestry (from Lorenzago di Cadore, Northern Veneto), he was the man who facilitated the dialogue between Silvio Berlusconi and Umberto Bossi,

Was an Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician.he took his PhD from the University there in 1930

Was an Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician.he took his PhD from the University there in 1930, and later studied in Rome with Enrico Fermi. In 1937 he was appointed Professor of Physics at the University of Pisa. In 1939, due to appliction of Anti-Jewish laws in Italy, Racah immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine, and was appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he was later Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, and finally Rector and acting President.

An Italian singer. Her brothers Antonio and Salvatore Bella are famous musicians, and her brother Gi

An Italian singer. Her brothers Antonio and Salvatore Bella are famous musicians, and her brother Gianni Bella is another popular singer-songwriter who has composed several songs for her.In 1972, she took part in Festival di Sanremo with the song Montagne

An Italian football manager.Pillon moved his first footsteps into football with hometown team Pro Mo

An Italian football manager.Pillon moved his first footsteps into football with hometown team Pro Mogliano, before to join Juventus's youth ranks for three years.[1] He then played mostly for Serie C1 and Serie C2 teams throughout his career, including a four-year spell at Padova and three seasons with Spezia. He spent his two last seasons as a player at Pro Mogliano.[1

An Italian football (soccer) striker, one of the top scorers in Serie A history. He was a fast, left

An Italian football (soccer) striker, one of the top scorers in Serie A history. He was a fast, left footed striker who was prolific goalscorer. During the early part of his career he was used as a left winger, where his accurate crossing and pace were put to good use. Famously, he used to squeeze his feet into boots that were too small for him, claiming that this improved his touch and accuracy on the ball.

Also known as il "Balilla", Peppin, and sometimes Pepp, was an Italian footballer playing mainly for

Also known as il "Balilla", Peppin, and sometimes Pepp, was an Italian footballer playing mainly for Inter in the 1930s, scoring 243 goals in 361 games for the club. He is still considered by many to be one of the greatest Italian players of all-time as well as the greatest Italian forward of all time. He was a great leader with superb shooting, unreal dribbling and an eye for the pass. Gianni Brera called him "The Gust" of the Italian people.

Is a former heavyweight boxer.Ros turned pro in 1965 and fought at Heavyweight and spent most of car

Is a former heavyweight boxer.Ros turned pro in 1965 and fought at Heavyweight and spent most of career fighting in Italy, and never fought in the US. He retired in 1976 having won 42, lost 16 and drawn 2 with 24 KO in 60 bouts.