Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. In 1924 he finished ele

Was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. In 1924 he finished eleventh in the 50 kilometre competition.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He did not finish in the repechages of th

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He did not finish in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

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 13th and in the 50 km competition he

An Italian footballer who is currently playing goalkeeper for Sampdoria of the Italian Serie A.Vince

An Italian footballer who is currently playing goalkeeper for Sampdoria of the Italian Serie A.Vincenzo Fiorillo started playing football in Nuova Oregina Calcio from the Oregina neighborhood of Genoa. He started playing in the youth squads, but were quickly spotted as a potential star. He has played for several Azzurrini teams.

Was an Italian sculptor and artist who was considered both genius and insane, but whose works are hi

Was an Italian sculptor and artist who was considered both genius and insane, but whose works are highly prized by international galleries and collectors today.

An Italian World Cup-winning footballer. He is a tall, strong striker who possesses a good and power

An Italian World Cup-winning footballer. He is a tall, strong striker who possesses a good and powerful shot and is great in the air. He can also play on the wing.

An Italian football player, who is currently a midfielder for Chievo of Serie A. He also played for

An Italian football player, who is currently a midfielder for Chievo of Serie A. He also played for Genoa and (for most of his career) Hellas Verona in Serie B.

Was an Italian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 1984, 1988 and

Was an Italian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games.

An Italian football goalkeeper currentlyl contracted with Cagliari Calcio.

An Italian football goalkeeper currentlyl contracted with Cagliari Calcio.

An Italian football player who currently plays as a striker for Roma.Montella began his club career

An Italian football player who currently plays as a striker for Roma.Montella began his club career in Serie C at Empoli in 1990 before moving to Serie B club Genoa in 1996, where he scored 21 goals in his only season with the club. He then moved up to Serie A to U.C. Sampdoria, where he remained three years, until 1999, when he moved to Roma in a €25m transfer.

Is a retired world championship Italian boxer in the super middleweight division.

Is a retired world championship Italian boxer in the super middleweight division.

Was an Italian chess master.He won twice Italian Chess Championship at Florence 1943 and Trieste 195

Was an Italian chess master.He won twice Italian Chess Championship at Florence 1943 and Trieste 1954 (after a play-off), and was four times Sub-Champion (1937, 1953, 1956, 1959).

Is an Italian Professional road bicycle racer who rides for Liquigas cycling team on the UCI ProTour

Is an Italian Professional road bicycle racer who rides for Liquigas cycling team on the UCI ProTour. Born near the Strait of Messina, Nibali's nickname is the "shark of the strait"or simply "the shark." His first major win came at the 2006 GP Ouest-Fran

An Italian footballer. He plays as a Forward. He is currently playing for Italian Serie C2 team Cisc

An Italian footballer. He plays as a Forward. He is currently playing for Italian Serie C2 team Cisco Roma.

Is an Italian amateur boxer best known for winning a bronze medal in the flyweight division at the 2

Is an Italian amateur boxer best known for winning a bronze medal in the flyweight division at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won four silver medals at three Olympic Games.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He won four silver medals at three Olympic Games.

Is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Santopadre reached a career high World No. 100 on

Is a former professional tennis player from Italy. Santopadre reached a career high World No. 100 on May 3, 1999. He won 1 doubles title and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 103 in on August 24, 1998.

An Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper. He currently plays for Frosinone, on loan from Chievo.Unlik

An Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper. He currently plays for Frosinone, on loan from Chievo.Unlike other footballers from Naples which start their career at S.S.C. Napoli, he started his career at the Sicilian club Palermo.He left Palermo to join Parma in summer 2003. He made his debut for Parma replacing Sébastien Frey at half-time against Salzburg on 6 November 2003. He made his Serie A debut in the 0-0 draw against A.C. Milan three days later. He also started the return leg against Salzburg, which Parma won 5-0 at home.

Was a Sicilian architect from Noto. He was a pupil of Rosario Gagliardi. Sinatra worked in both the

Was a Sicilian architect from Noto. He was a pupil of Rosario Gagliardi. Sinatra worked in both the Baroque style and later in Neo-Classical style.Following the 1693 earthquake, the city of Noto was completely rebuilt on a new site. Sinatra was responsibl

An Italian footballer. He plays for Ascoli.Sommese started his career at Nola of Serie C2. He was si

An Italian footballer. He plays for Ascoli.Sommese started his career at Nola of Serie C2. He was signed by Torino in November 1994, and made his Serie A debut on 6 April 1996, against Juventus F.C., but Torino fall to Serie B in that summer.

A Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for Austrian side SC Rheindorf Altach.

A Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for Austrian side SC Rheindorf Altach.

Is an Albanian footballer currently playing for Energie Cottbus.Ervin Skela started his playing care

Is an Albanian footballer currently playing for Energie Cottbus.Ervin Skela started his playing career in Albania, from a young age he was involved in football. He started his professional career with his local team KS Flamurtari Vlorë, who at the time were one of the best teams in Albania. He was at the Vlorë based club for three years from 1992-1995, during his time there he was loaned out to SK Tirana in 1993 but returned soon after.

Was an Italian football (soccer) striker and later a coach.He played for F.C. Vado (won in 1922 firs

Was an Italian football (soccer) striker and later a coach.He played for F.C. Vado (won in 1922 first Coppa Italia edition, scoring decisive goal in final) and played also for Hellas Verona F.C., Genoa C.F.C. (148 matches and 84 goal scored), Inter Milan in 1932, S.S. Lazio in 1934, Savona in Serie C and closed his career in Serie D with Cavese. With the Italian national football team he got 28 international caps, scored 11 goals, played in the 1924 Summer Olympics and won bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

A former Italian footballer. He played 97 times for Internazionale and scored 4 goals for the club.

A former Italian footballer. He played 97 times for Internazionale and scored 4 goals for the club. Fossati was the first Captain of Inter and also the first Inter player to play with Italian national team.Fossati's career was ended by World War I. He died in 1918 during a battle of World War I between the Italian and Austrian armies.