Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was an Italian physicist, notable for demonstrating that radiant heat has similar physical propertie

Was an Italian physicist, notable for demonstrating that radiant heat has similar physical properties to those of light.Melloni's reputation as a physicist rests principally on his discoveries in radiant heat, made with the aid of the thermomultiplier, a combination of thermopile and galvanometer. In 1831, soon after the discovery of thermoelectricity by Thomas Johann Seebeck, he and Leopoldo Nobili employed the instrument in experiments especially concerned with characteristics of (in modern language) black body radiation transmitted by various materials.

Is a female water polo defender from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at

Is a female water polo defender from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Was an Italian operatic soprano.When she was 17, she started studying with Alessandro Vezzani at the

Was an Italian operatic soprano.When she was 17, she started studying with Alessandro Vezzani at the Conservatory in Bologna and attracted the notice of Franco Alfano. She began her professional career in her early 20s in Cremona, then moving to Parma whe

Is an Italian cross country skier who has been competing since 1997. She finished sixth in the 4 x 5

Is an Italian cross country skier who has been competing since 1997. She finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo and earned her best individual finish of 12th in the 10 km event at those same champion

Is considered by many to be one of the greatest sopranos of the verismo-school of singing. She was b

Is considered by many to be one of the greatest sopranos of the verismo-school of singing. She was born in Saluzzo, Italy. Her early teachers found her voice wanting. Yet, she persevered, eventually studying with Luigi Gerussi. Olivero made her operatic debut in 1932 on Turin radio in Cattozzo’s oratorio I misteri dolorosi. She performed widely and increasingly successfully until 1941, when she married and retired from performing. She returned to the stage ten years later, at the request of Francesco Cilèa, who asked her to sing the title role in his opera Adriana Lecouvreur.

Was an Italian football (soccer) player. After spending 10 years with Modena, and making a couple tr

Was an Italian football (soccer) player. After spending 10 years with Modena, and making a couple trips to Serie B and back, Maino Neri at 27 years of age became part of Alfredo Foni's Inter. Not a seemingly blockbuster acquisition although alongside Nesti, Giacomazzi proved to be a turn for the best. This rock solid midfield of Inter allowed Lorenzi, Skoglund and Nyers to flourish in attack. With the 'nerazzurri' he won two consecutive championships in four years before closing his career with Brescia which played in Serie B.

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Marsaxlokk in the Maltese Premier League, where h

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Marsaxlokk in the Maltese Premier League, where he plays as a defender, and also occasionally as a striker.

Was an Italian singer who was popular in the post-WWII years. She won the Sanremo Music Festival in

Was an Italian singer who was popular in the post-WWII years. She won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1953 with the song "Viale d'autunno".Celebrity came in 1952 thanks to the movie Anna directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassmann and Raf Vallone. Flo Sandon's did not appear in the movie itself, but she performed two songs on the movie sound track, "T'ho voluto ben" and "El negro Zumbon". Both were great hits. Nat King Cole liked "T'ho voluto ben" so much that a few years later he recorded it with the new title "Non dimenticar".

Is an Italian-German singer who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the pop group Monrose

Is an Italian-German singer who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the pop group Monrose.Capristo is one of the three winners of the fifth German Popstars season and is a member of the resulting group Monrose, together with Senna Guemmour and

Is an Italian alpine ski racer from Bruneck (Brunico), in the province of Bolzano-Bozen. A specialis

Is an Italian alpine ski racer from Bruneck (Brunico), in the province of Bolzano-Bozen. A specialist of slalom and giant slalom, Mölgg made his World Cup debut in January 2003 at Bormio. As of February 2009, he has two World Cup victories in slalom and t

Is an Italian artist. Beninati first started studying law then switched to film courses in the early

Is an Italian artist. Beninati first started studying law then switched to film courses in the early 90s while working as an assistant director in the Italian film industry. In 1994 he moved to London where he started working as a visual artist. In 2005 h

Was an Italian football goalkeeper and manager from Vado Ligure, Savona. Over the course of his care

Was an Italian football goalkeeper and manager from Vado Ligure, Savona. Over the course of his career he played for five sides, spending the most of his time with Genoa and Venezia.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and bronze at four different Olympic Ga

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won two golds, two silvers and bronze at four different Olympic Games.

An Italian football defender currently playing for S.S. Lazio in Italy.Belleri started his career at

An Italian football defender currently playing for S.S. Lazio in Italy.Belleri started his career at Lumezzane. He played in Serie A for Empoli in the 2002-03 season. When Empoli failed to protect his place in 2004, Belleri, Di Natale and Emílson were sold to Udinese in a co-ownership deal, with Almirón and Nomvethe moving in the opposite direction.[1] Emílson and Belleri were sold to S.S. Lazio the next year.

An Italian football defender. He currently plays for A.C. Siena.

An Italian football defender. He currently plays for A.C. Siena.

Was a Maltese ethnographer, archaeologist and writer.Fr Magri was also one of Malta's pioneers in ar

Was a Maltese ethnographer, archaeologist and writer.Fr Magri was also one of Malta's pioneers in archaeology. He was a member of the first Committee of Management of the Museum of Malta alongside Antonio Annetto Caruana, N. Tagliaferro and Temi Zammit. F

A professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock.He s

A professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock.He started his career with Sant'Angelo before moving on to Serie C2 with Pizzighettone and Carpenedolo. He then earned a move to Serie A with Parma in 2007, although he was loaned out to Foligno of Serie C1/A for the entire 2007–08 season.

A footballer for ACF Fiorentina of Serie A and the Italy national football team. He is a left-back,

A footballer for ACF Fiorentina of Serie A and the Italy national football team. He is a left-back, who is well known for assisting his teammates from his accurate crosses. He is also a dead ball specialist and often takes free-kicks as well as corners for the Viola.After a couple of seasons playing for lowly-placed Serie D teams such as Derthona and Pordenone, Pasqual joined Serie C1's A.C. Arezzo in January 2002, having previously played for Ternana, at that point also a team in Serie C1. Pasqual became a key player at Arezzo, and one of the main catalysts for promotion into Serie B. Pasqual played one more remarkable season for Arezzo, before joining Fiorentina in 2005, the club having first gained 50% ownership of the player before making a full bid for his services in Summer 2006.[1]

An Italian actress and fashion model.At a very early age she was attracted to showbusiness, and she

An Italian actress and fashion model.At a very early age she was attracted to showbusiness, and she became a fashion model; in 1995 she played parts in soap operas and in her first movie , Black Holes directed by Pappi Corsicato; then she had a supporting role in Graduates directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni, which brought her to the attention of the moviegoing public. She continued acting in other movies and stage productions, such as A pretty story of a woman e Liolà at the side of Gianfranco Jannuzzo and under the direction of Gigi Proietti.

Is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in four

Is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from Italy, who represented her native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984.

Is an Italian cross-country skier and former Olympic athlete. She is the cousin of former track and

Is an Italian cross-country skier and former Olympic athlete. She is the cousin of former track and field athlete Venanzio Ortis and the sister of cross-country skier Giorgio Di Centa. Manuela Di Centa, who has been vice-president of the National Council

Is a female volleyball player who represented Italy twice (2000 and 2004) at the Summer Olympics. Sh

Is a female volleyball player who represented Italy twice (2000 and 2004) at the Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2002 World Championship in Germany.

Is an Italian alpine skier, a specialist of Slalom and Giant Slalom. Mölgg has appeared in 2006 Win

Is an Italian alpine skier, a specialist of Slalom and Giant Slalom. Mölgg has appeared in 2006 Winter Olympics and at 2 World Championships, and numerous of World Cup races since the 2001 season.

Is a female water polo forward from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at

Is a female water polo forward from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

An Italian footballer who is currently playing for S.S.C. Napoli of Italian Serie A. He is well know

An Italian footballer who is currently playing for S.S.C. Napoli of Italian Serie A. He is well known for his hard tackling and powerful shot.A centre midfielder, Blasi made his Serie A debut for AS Roma in a league match against Piacenza on 22 January 2000.Manuele Blasi has been playing for the Italian national team, for which he debuted on 18 August 2004 in a friendly match against Iceland.