Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter R

An Italian former football player.He started his career in Serie B (Italian 2nd division) with Prato

An Italian former football player.He started his career in Serie B (Italian 2nd division) with Prato in 1963-64 season. He transferred to FC Potenza, who was Serie B team in 1964-65 season. He also played for Varese in 1965-66 and Cagliari between 1966-1969. Boninsegna gained a status as an efficient striker with Internazionale and Italy in the 1970s. In Series A he totaled 171 goals in 281 games, and was top goalscorer in Italy in 1971 and 1972. He transferred to Juventus F.C. in 1976 and played 3 seasons for them. He finished his career at Verona end of 1979-80 season.

A retired Italian footballer.Bordin began his career in the lower leagues, playing for Sanremese, Ta

A retired Italian footballer.Bordin began his career in the lower leagues, playing for Sanremese, Taranto and Parma before joining Cesena with whom he won promotion to Serie A in 1987. He later played for Atalanta, Napoli and Piacenza in Serie A, before moving to the lower leagues to join Triestina. He spent the later years of his career at Spezia, with the exception of a season with Vicenza.

Is a retired Italian basketball player, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980

Is a retired Italian basketball player, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, four national championships (1984, 1993, 1994, 1995), one Italian Cup in 1984 and one Italian Supercup in 1995. He is 191 cm (6'

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

Is a retired water polo defense player from Italy, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the bronze medal with the men's national team. Calcaterra also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athe

Is an Italian boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 (Chicago)

Is an Italian boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 (Chicago) and 2009 (Milan) as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Born in Catania, he started studying piano at the age of seven. He took a degree in Arts at the Univ

Born in Catania, he started studying piano at the age of seven. He took a degree in Arts at the University of Catania and he attended the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. He is professor of History of Music and Assistant Headmaster at the Catania Mus

Is a basketball center from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at

Is a basketball center from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He also competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Is an Italian track cyclist born in Terni. He is married to Evelyn and has two kids, Devlyn (6) and

Is an Italian track cyclist born in Terni. He is married to Evelyn and has two kids, Devlyn (6) and Moorea (3). He lives near Bergamo. His team is Gruppo Sportivo Forestale. He is a 44 time Italian Champion and became World Junior Sprint Champion in 1991

Italian Super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer and boxer, three time ISKA Kickboxing World Champion

Italian Super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer and boxer, three time ISKA Kickboxing World Champion and two time WKN Muay Thai World Champion.

An Italian footballer. He plays for AlbinoLeffe.He spent most of his career at Serie B and Serie C1.

An Italian footballer. He plays for AlbinoLeffe.He spent most of his career at Serie B and Serie C1. he played once in Serie A.Colacone started his career at Parma. He made his Serie A debut on 9 April 1994, against A.S. Roma. He then played for two Serie C1 clubs and Serie B club Foggia, and joined Lucchese of Serie B in summer 1997. Lucchese relegated to Serie C1 in summer 1999, but gave a chance for Colacone

An Italian football player. He currently plays for Bologna.Colombo was the product of A.C. Milan you

An Italian football player. He currently plays for Bologna.Colombo was the product of A.C. Milan youth rank. He was on loan to Valdagno (Serie C2), Fiorenzuola (Serie C1), Solbiatese (Serie C2) and Monza (Serie B), before jointed Milan first team at first half of 1999-00 season.

Is a former Italian cyclist, whose biggest win came in the 1994 Tour de France as he won the Alpe D'

Is a former Italian cyclist, whose biggest win came in the 1994 Tour de France as he won the Alpe D'Huez stage after an impressive break-away. His professional career ended in 2003.

An Italian footballer. He plays as a Midfielder. He is currently playing for Italian Serie C2 team S

An Italian footballer. He plays as a Midfielder. He is currently playing for Italian Serie C2 team San Marino Calcio.

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Torino, Cesena and Lazio. He playe

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Torino, Cesena and Lazio. He played for Italy at the youth

An Italian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for F.C. Messina Peloro of Serie A.On January 28, 2

An Italian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for F.C. Messina Peloro of Serie A.On January 28, 2007 he played his first Serie A match for Messina against Ascoli.[1]

An Italian footballer, currently playing for Serie A side S.S.C. Napoli. Roberto plays in midfield a

An Italian footballer, currently playing for Serie A side S.S.C. Napoli. Roberto plays in midfield and has a good goal scoring record from the position.

An Italian footballer. He plays as a Defender. He is currently playing for Italian Serie C2 team San

An Italian footballer. He plays as a Defender. He is currently playing for Italian Serie C2 team San Marino Calcio.

A Swiss-Italian former professional footballer and current manager of Milton Keynes Dons having been

A Swiss-Italian former professional footballer and current manager of Milton Keynes Dons having been unveiled on July 3, 2008. A midfielder, his career consisted of spells at FC Schaffhausen (1988–91), FC Zürich (1991–92), FC Aarau (1992–93), Lazio (1993–96), and Chelsea (1996–2002). He was capped 34 times, scoring two goals for the Italian national team, and played for his country in the UEFA Euro 1996 and 1998 FIFA World Cup.

An Italian football manager and former player. He was an attacking midfielder or winger known for pa

An Italian football manager and former player. He was an attacking midfielder or winger known for pace and technique. He was a pillar of the powerhouse A.C. Milan teams of the late 1980s and early 1990s and one of the pioneers of Major League Soccer, where he played two seasons for the NY/NJ MetroStars. This was followed by a spell as head coach of the Italian national football team, succeeding Marcello Lippi who resigned after having won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In the 2008 European Championship campaign,

Is an Italian Olympic fencer.

Is an Italian Olympic fencer.

Is an Italian politician, and the current Governor of Lombardy Region, Italy.Roberto Formigoni began

Is an Italian politician, and the current Governor of Lombardy Region, Italy.Roberto Formigoni began very early his political career in Christian Democracy, through youth movements such as Gioventù Studentesca and Communion and Liberation (of which he bec

An Italian footballer, presently playing with U.S. Città di Palermo of Serie A. Roberto plays prima

An Italian footballer, presently playing with U.S. Città di Palermo of Serie A. Roberto plays primarily in central midfield in a holding role, likened to Claude Makélélé. Roberto started his career at Brescia Calcio before moving to Ascoli Calcio. Roberto joined Palermo at the start of the 2006/2007 season after a good season with Ascoli.

An Italian football (soccer) player, currently playing with Canavese.During his career of more than

An Italian football (soccer) player, currently playing with Canavese.During his career of more than eighteen years, including seven in Serie A, he has played for Parma, Torino (from 1994–1995 to 1999–2000), Piacenza, Ancona and Cagliari. He then moved to Spezia, being one of their best players during the 2005–06 Serie C1/A campaign which ended in a surprise promotion ahead of Genoa C.F.C..

An Italian football coach and former player. His last job was as head coach of Internazionale in Ser

An Italian football coach and former player. His last job was as head coach of Internazionale in Serie A.One of the most talented players of his age, Mancini debuted in Italian Serie A for Bologna on September 12, 1981. The following year he was bought by Sampdoria, for which he played until 1997. Later he played for Lazio (1997–2000) and Leicester City (2001).

A transgender Italian actress and activist. She was born male and developed extremely feminine featu

A transgender Italian actress and activist. She was born male and developed extremely feminine features naturally. She considers herself an androgynous individual, rather than transsexual. She says that while she "was an apparently 'normal' boy growing up, at puberty she developed breasts and her body failed to masculinize like the other boys", which indicated an intersex condition. She felt that she was meant to be a woman, and changed her name accordingly.