Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is an Italian racing cyclist, olympic champion and world champion in track cycling. He was also a me

Is an Italian racing cyclist, olympic champion and world champion in track cycling. He was also a member of the Italian team that received a gold medal in team pursuit at the 1956 Olympics.He is three times gold winner in individual pursuit in the UCI Tra

An Italian football player for Pisa, on loan from Roma.[1]A midfielder, Leandro Greco was a regular

An Italian football player for Pisa, on loan from Roma.[1]A midfielder, Leandro Greco was a regular in the AS Roma youth squad, making his Serie A debut in AS Roma's first team during 2004–05. In 2005–06 Greco just managed to make a handful of appearances as a substitute player. He was successively loaned out to Verona for the following two seasons, playing a total of 40 games (26 in his first season, 14 in his second one). He will play 2008–09 on loan to Pisa of Serie B.

Was an Italian football (soccer) player. Leandro Remondini was the oldest player selected to the Ita

Was an Italian football (soccer) player. Leandro Remondini was the oldest player selected to the Italian national team for the 1950 World Cup. A defensive midfielder and on occasion a fullback, he knew very well how to cover all the midfield roles of the teams he played for. After playing two seasons in Serie B with Verona, he debuted in Serie A at 20 years of age for Milan in the same year Italy won the 1938 World Cup. In the war period he went from Modena to Casale and back to Modena before heading for the capital. With Lazio he played his best soccer scoring 19 goals in 95 games and earning a spot on the 1950 World Cup team. His one cap for the 'Azzurri' was in the 2-0 win against Paraguay.

An Italian footballer, who plays as a defender for Napoli.[1]He played the 2007-08 season with Paler

An Italian footballer, who plays as a defender for Napoli.[1]He played the 2007-08 season with Palermo of Serie A. The former Palermo centre-back has moved to SSC Napoli for £4 million and signed a five-year contract worth £500,000-a-season.[citation needed]

Was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Reggio Emilia school. He was born and died in Novellara, a

Was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Reggio Emilia school. He was born and died in Novellara, and much of his work was completed in Reggio. He appears to have studied under such as Giovanni Giarola, a pupil of Antonio da Correggio. There is documentary evidence that he visited Rome in 1554-55, and may have been influenced by Girolamo Bedoli, Correggio and the prototypic mannerists Giulio Romano as well as Michelangelo and his successor Daniele da Volterra. He is said to have trained Raffaellino da Reggio. He was active in both exterior and interior decoration, and much of his work is in small cabinet pieces, not large altarpieces. Much of his output ended in the collections of the dukes of Este in Ferrara.

Was an Italian lyricist mostly known for his work with Fred Buscaglione. They formed a songwriting d

Was an Italian lyricist mostly known for his work with Fred Buscaglione. They formed a songwriting duo who produced about forty songs and created Buscaglione's public persona, a humorous tough guy with a penchant for whisky and women.

Was an Italian author, artist, architect, poet, linguist, philosopher, and cryptographer, and genera

Was an Italian author, artist, architect, poet, linguist, philosopher, and cryptographer, and general Renaissance humanist polymath. In Italy, his first name is usually spelled "Leone". Alberti's life was described in Giorgio Vasari's Vite.

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to Julien Van Muyzen.

Is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental tea

Is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Amica Chips-Knauf. He signed for Amica Chips-Knauf, a new team in the 2009 season, though he rode for Diquigiovanni–Androni in the 2009 Giro d'Italia (he

Was an Italian sculptor, an important exponent of Italian Symbolism.His first works (Le lavandaie (‘The Washerwomen’), Tramonto (‘Sunset’), Vespero (‘Evening’), Boaro (‘Cattle-hand’), Gli amanti (‘The Lovers’)), executed between 1880 and 1885, show the in

An Italian football defender, currently playing for Treviso, but also under contract with F.C. Inter

An Italian football defender, currently playing for Treviso, but also under contract with F.C. Internazionale Milano.He played his first Coppa Italia match match against F.C. Messina Peloro, 9 November 2006, substitute Fabio Grosso in 86min.In January 2007, half of the registration rights was sold to Treviso. He remain at Inter until officially jointed Treviso in summer 2007.

Was an Italian (Neapolitan) painter who is best known for his large highly detailed landscapes with

Was an Italian (Neapolitan) painter who is best known for his large highly detailed landscapes with imaginary classical architectural ruins. He often included small figures in the foreground to emphasize the enormity of the ruins. Coccorante is classified as a veduta (or vista) painter.The Honolulu Academy of Arts, the Lowe Art Museum (Coral Gables, Florida.) and Museo Regionale Agostino Pepoli (Trapani, Italy) are among the public collections holding paintings by Leonardo Coccorante.

An Italian football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for U.S. Cremonese.

An Italian football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for U.S. Cremonese.

Was an Italian football goalkeeper.in his career (1940-1963) he played a total of 623 matches for A.

Was an Italian football goalkeeper.in his career (1940-1963) he played a total of 623 matches for A.S. Bari, U.S. Conversano, Pro Italia Taranto and AC Fiorentina. For the national team he played 3 games and participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. After retiring he started a career as a trainer.

Was an Italian alpine skier who died of heart failure after 5 years in a coma caused by injuries he

Was an Italian alpine skier who died of heart failure after 5 years in a coma caused by injuries he sustained in a crash at Lake Placid on 3 March 1979. David, who had won his first World Cup race a few days before his accident, fell a few yards before th

Was an Italian explorer, zoologist, painter and naturalist.Fea was born in Turin, and became an assi

Was an Italian explorer, zoologist, painter and naturalist.Fea was born in Turin, and became an assistant at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova the Museum of Natural History in Genoa. He made several foreign trips to collect specimens, including visits to Burma (1885) and the Cape Verde Islands (1898), islands in the Gulf of Guinea (1899/1900) and Portuguese West Africa. He spent four years in Burma, accumulating large collections of insects and birds. He then planned an expedition to Malaysia, but his poor health made it necessary to choose somewhere with a drier climate, hence his visit to the Cape Verdes. He was disappointed by the amount of wildlife he found there,

An Italian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Lumezzane.A defender, Me

An Italian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Lumezzane.A defender, Menichini played for several top-flight teams, including AS Roma and Catanzaro, the latter under coach Carlo Mazzone.Following his retirement from playing football, Menichini became a coach, serving alongside Carlo Mazzone from 1993 to 2003 with top-fligt teams such as Cagliari, AS Roma, Napoli, Bologna, Perugia and Brescia.[1] In 2003, he accepted an offer from newly-promoted Serie A team Ancona to become the biancorossi's boss; however, his first experience as head coach proved to be unsuccessful, since he was sacked after four weeks in charge of the team.[2][3][4]

Is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Oly

Is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There the attacking forward (1m97) was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal.

Is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 1999 E

Is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 1999 European Championship in Vienna, Austria.

Was an Italian sculptor of international outlook who travelled in Italy, Germany, Austria, France, t

Was an Italian sculptor of international outlook who travelled in Italy, Germany, Austria, France, the Spanish Netherlands and Spain. Leoni is regarded as the finest of the Cinquecento medallists.[1] He made his reputation in commissions he received from

Was an Italian poster art designer who lived in Paris.[1] He is now often called 'the father of mode

Was an Italian poster art designer who lived in Paris.[1] He is now often called 'the father of modern advertising' because of his innovation in poster design. The early advertising poster was characterized by a painterly quality as evidenced by early pos

Was an Italian politician, the first woman to became president of the Italian Chamber of Deputies fo

Was an Italian politician, the first woman to became president of the Italian Chamber of Deputies for three consecutive legislatures from 1979 to 1992.Born in Reggio Emilia, she took part to the resistance movement against the Nazi German invaders during

Was a noblewoman and singer at the Este court at Ferrara, and along with her stepmother Barbara Sans

Was a noblewoman and singer at the Este court at Ferrara, and along with her stepmother Barbara Sanseverino, was among the most "brilliant" noblewomen at the court. She joined the court in 1576 when she married Giulio Tiene, Count of Scandiano. Before thi

Was an Italian physicist who invented a number of instruments critical to investigating thermodynami

Was an Italian physicist who invented a number of instruments critical to investigating thermodynamics and electrochemistry.He worked with Macedonio Melloni on the thermomultiplier, a combination of thermopile and galvanometer, before being appointed professor of physics at the Regal Museum of Physics and Natural History in Florence where he worked with Vincenzo Antinori on electromagnetic induction.

Is an Albanian football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Hacettepespor in the Turkcell

Is an Albanian football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Hacettepespor in the Turkcell Super League.Gilman Lika started his playing career with KS Vllaznia Shkodër. After years working up the ranks at the club, Lika finally made his breakthrough during the 2005–2006 season at the age of just 18. He made his debut in the Albanian Superliga against KS Lushnja on 18 September 2005 in a 1-3 win; he came on as a substiute on the 89th minute. During that season Lika managed to play 28 games.