Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is an Italian judoka. He was born in Naples.

Is an Italian judoka. He was born in Naples.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1908 Summ

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Italian astronomer and physician. He was a Jesuit and director of the observatory at the Collegio Ro

Italian astronomer and physician. He was a Jesuit and director of the observatory at the Collegio Romano.His works include:De veneris per solem transitu exercitatio astronomica habita in Collegio Romano (Rome, 1761).

Was an Italian composer, conductor, pianist and teacher. As a composer and teacher he was influentia

Was an Italian composer, conductor, pianist and teacher. As a composer and teacher he was influential in reviving Italian interest in non-operatic music. As a conductor he helped to introduce Richard Wagner's operas to Italy and also gave important early concerts of English music there.He learned the basics of music from his father, Gaetano, who played the trumpet. He was a child prodigy, performing on the piano at the age of 8[1]. From the age of 11, he was a student at the Naples conservatory, on the recommendation of professor Beniamino Cesi[2], the latter being a former student of Sigismond Thalberg. Martucci became a student in composition with Paolo Serrao. Martucci subsequently (from 1880 onwards) held a professorship and became director in 1902. Among his students was Ottorino Respighi.

An Italian professional football player, his position is a striker and he is currently with Serie A

An Italian professional football player, his position is a striker and he is currently with Serie A side Calcio Catania.Mascara started out playing for the youth side at Comiso before moving not far away to start his professional career with Ragusa, here he earned some valuable experience over a two season period, turning out for the first team.

An Italian football manager and former player.He is also the father of Internazionale defender Marco

An Italian football manager and former player.He is also the father of Internazionale defender Marco Materazzi.Sardinian-born Materazzi is best remember as one of the most representative players for U.S. Lecce, where he spent seven years and played 228 Serie C matches. He also played for Tempio, Reggina and Bari.

Was an Italian patriot, philosopher and politician. His efforts helped bring about the modern Italia

Was an Italian patriot, philosopher and politician. His efforts helped bring about the modern Italian state[1] in place of the several separate states, many dominated by foreign powers, that existed until the 19th century. He also helped define the modern

Was an Italian volcanologist.Subsequently the Italian government appointed him a professor at Domodo

Was an Italian volcanologist.Subsequently the Italian government appointed him a professor at Domodossola, followed by a post at Reggio di Calabria and finally a post at the Naples University. He was also director of the Vesuvius Observatory until the time of his death. Among his pupils was Giuseppe Moscati.He is best remembered today for his Mercalli scale for measuring earthquakes which is still used today. The Mercalli scale, unlike the more famous Richter scale, doesn't measure the actual energy released by an earthquake but how much effect an earthquake had on a given area, making it poorly suited for measuring earthquakes in sparsely populated areas, but ideal for comparing damage done by various tremors. The Mercalli scale, which has been widely used in earthquake engineering, gives a rating from I to XII, where I is felt only by a very few and XII has near total damage, few or no masonry structures remain standing, and objects are thrown into the air.

Is an Italian former tennis player. He was born in Meran.

Is an Italian former tennis player. He was born in Meran.

An Italian football midfielder currently playing for AC Bellinzona in the Swiss Super League.

An Italian football midfielder currently playing for AC Bellinzona in the Swiss Super League.

Was an Italian football (soccer) player. In eight season in Serie A Giuseppe Moro defended the goal

Was an Italian football (soccer) player. In eight season in Serie A Giuseppe Moro defended the goal of six different teams (Fiorentina, Bari, Torino, Lucchese, Sampdoria and Roma). One of his notable saves was from a shot by Mortensen in a classic England-Italy match played in London in 1949; in that game he produced miracles for 75 minutes before giving up goals to Rowley and Wright which did not diminish his stellar performance.

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the secon

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Douglas Lewis.

Was an Italian naturalist.Olivi was born at Chioggia. He was the author of Zoologia Adriatica (1792)

Was an Italian naturalist.Olivi was born at Chioggia. He was the author of Zoologia Adriatica (1792). He died in Padua.

Was an Italian road bicycle racer, who once held the world record for an hour's run on a bicycle, wi

Was an Italian road bicycle racer, who once held the world record for an hour's run on a bicycle, with 45.090 km, until it was beaten in 1936.He was born in Celle Ligure.Later in his life, Giuseppe (Often called "Gepin" for short) came to be known as a su

Was an Italian photo journalist famous for his pictures of celebrities taken in the 1950s–1960s.He

Was an Italian photo journalist famous for his pictures of celebrities taken in the 1950s–1960s.He was born in Cesena, Italy and in 1946, he started working as a journalist for Corriere Lombardo in Milan and in 1953 moved to Rome. Later he returned to his native Cesena.

Is an Italian racing cyclist with UCI Professional Continental team Acqua & Sapone. Palumbo became J

Is an Italian racing cyclist with UCI Professional Continental team Acqua & Sapone. Palumbo became Junior World Champion in the road race twice, in 1992 and 1993.

A former Italian football defender.Pancaro started his career with Cagliari Calcio in 1992. After Ca

A former Italian football defender.Pancaro started his career with Cagliari Calcio in 1992. After Cagliari were relegated in 1997, he transferred to S.S. Lazio. In summer 2003, Pancaro transferred to A.C. Milan in exchange for Demetrio Albertini.[1]In 2004, he signed a one year extension for the club. In 2005, Pancaro moved to ACF Fiorentina on a free transfer and then moved onto Torino F.C. the following season, retiring at the end of 2006-07.

An Italian football manager and former player.A former footballer who played for Livorno, Lazio, Bri

An Italian football manager and former player.A former footballer who played for Livorno, Lazio, Brindisi, Arezzo, Salernitana and Bari, he started his coaching career in 1984 at Cecina, a minor amateur team of Tuscany. Then, after two years as assistant coach for Casertana, he debuted at the professional level in 1987 for Sorrento. In 1989, he coached of Licata, a small Sicilian Serie B team at the time.

Was an Italian enlighted satirist and poet of the neoclassic period.Parini was born in Bosisio (late

Was an Italian enlighted satirist and poet of the neoclassic period.Parini was born in Bosisio (later rechristened Bosisio Parini in his honour) in Lombardy. His parents, who possessed a small farm on the shore of Lake Pusiano, sent him to Milan, where he

Was an Italian mathematician, whose work was of exceptional philosophical value. The author of over

Was an Italian mathematician, whose work was of exceptional philosophical value. The author of over 200 books and papers, he was a founder of mathematical logic and set theory, to which he contributed much notation. The standard axiomatization of the natu

Was an Italian Christian Democratic politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1953 to 19

Was an Italian Christian Democratic politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1953 to 1954. He was also President of the European Parliament from 1954 to 1956 after the death of Alcide De Gasperi.

Was an Italian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Oly

Was an Italian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He born in Izola.

Was an Italian Theatine monk, mathematician, and astronomer. He was born in Ponte in Valtellina, and

Was an Italian Theatine monk, mathematician, and astronomer. He was born in Ponte in Valtellina, and died in Naples. He established an observatory at Palermo, now the Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo – Giuseppe S. Vaiana[1].Piazzi discovered the Ceres, today known as the largest member of the asteroid belt. On January 1, 1801, Piazzi discovered a "stellar object" that moved against the background of stars. At first he thought it was a fixed star, but once he noticed that it moved, he became convinced it was a planet, or as he called it, "a new star".In his journal, he wrote: "The light was a little faint, and of the colour of Jupiter, but similar to many others which generally are reckoned of the eighth magnitude. Therefore I had no doubt of its being any other than a fixed star. In the evening of the second I repeated my observations, and having found that it did not correspond either in time or in distance from the zenith with the former observation,

Is a former Italian cross country skier who competed from 1988 to 1996. Pulie's best finish at the N

Is a former Italian cross country skier who competed from 1988 to 1996. Pulie's best finish at the Nordic skiing World Championships was 14th in the 10km event in 1991. His best finish in any race was 7th at a 1996 event in Austria.

Is an Italian equestrian and Olympic champion.

Is an Italian equestrian and Olympic champion.