FAMOUS ITALIANS
THERE ARE MILLIONS BUT HERE ARE SOME TO NAME A FEW:

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS- EXPLORER, DISCOVERED AMERICA
JOE DI MAGGIO- BASEBALL
JOE TORRE- BASEBALL
ROCKY MARCIANO- BOXING
VINCE LOMBARDI- FOOTBALL
NICOLO MACHIAVELLI- 1500'S POLITICIAN AND WRITER
RUDOLPH GIULIANI- NYC MAYOR
MARIO CUOMO- NY GOVENOR
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI- REVOLUTIONIST
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA- FILM DIRECTOR
WILLIAM PACA- GOV OF MARYLAND, SIGNED DECLARTION OF INDEPENDACE
CAESAR RODNEY- SIGNED DEC. OF INDEPENDENCE FROM MARYLAND
JOESEPH BARBERA- CARTOONIST. CREATED THE JETSONS, THE FLINSTONES, TOM AND JERRY, AND YOGI BEAR.
MARTIN SCORSESE- FILM DIRECTOR
LEONARDO DA VINCI- ARTIST
LEONARDO PISANO FILONACCI- SCIENTIST AND MATHMATICIAN
GALILEO GALILLI- ASTRONOMER, SCIENTIST, AND PHYSICIAN, IVENTED THE
GIUSEPPE VOLTA- INVENTED THE ELECTRIC BATTERY
UMBERTO NOBILE- AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER
ENRICO FERMI- WON NOBEL PRIZE FOR PHYSICS
OLINTO DE PRETTO- PUBLISHED E=MC SQUARED TWO YEARS BEFORE EINSTEIN.
GUGLIERMO MARCONI- INVENTED THE TELEGRAPH AND RADIO COMMUNICATION.
ANTONIO MEUCCI- INVENTED THE TELEPHONE
YOGI BERRA- BASEBALL
SOPHIA LOREN- ACTRESS
BENITO MUSSOLINI- POLITICAL LEADER
GIORGIO ARMANI- DESIGNER
GIANNI VERSACE- DESIGNER
ANDREA BOCELLI- SINGER
LUCIANO PAVAROTTI- OPERA SINGER
ROBERT DE NIRO- ACTOR
LUCKY LUCIANO- BUSINESS MAN
FRANK SINATRA- SINGER
MICHELANGELO- RENAISANCE SCULPTOR AND PAINTER
TONY DANZA- ACTOR
DANNY DE VITO- ACTOR
LEONARDO DI CAPRIO- ACTOR
DEAN MARTIN- SINGER
LOUIS PRIMA- SINGER
PERRY COMO- SINGER
AL PACINO- ACTOR
JOE PESCE- ACTOR
SYLVESTOR STALLONE- ACTOR
JOHN TRAVOLTA- ACTOR
DONATELLO- FOUNDER O MODERN SCULPTURE
JOHN GOTTI- BUSINESS MAN
CARLO GAMBINO- BUSINESS MAN
DANTE- POET
ARMAND ASSANTE- ACTOR
ANN BANCROFT- ACTRESS
JON BON JOVI- SINGER
JENNIFER CAPRIATI- TENNIS PLAYER
NICOLAS CAGE- ACTOR
TED DANSON- ACTOR
LINDA FIORENTINO- ACTRESS
TOMMY LASORDA- BASEBALL
JASON GIAMBI- BASEBALL
ANDY PETITE- BASEBALL
JAY LENO- COMEDIAN
RAY LIOTTA- ACTOR
SUSAN LUCCI- ACTRESS
AL MARTINO- SINGER
JOE MONTANA- FOOTBALL
REGIS PHILBIN- TV PERSONALITY
PHIL RIZUTTO- BASEBALL
MADONNA- SINGER/ACTRESS
TONY BENNET- SINGER
RAPHAEL- RENAISANCE PAINTER
FRANK ZAMBONI- INVENTED THE ZAMBONI
PELLEGRINO TURI- INVENTED THE TYPEWRITER
BARTALOMEO CRISTOFORI- INVENTED THE PIANO
ITALO MARCIONI- INVENTED THE ICE CREAM CONE
SALVINO ARMATI- INVENTED EYEGLASSES
LUCA PACIOLI- INVENTED DOUBLE ENTRY ACCOUNTING
GABRIELE FALLOPIO- INVENTED THE CONDOM
JOHANN MARIA FARINA- INVENTED COLOGNE
GIOVANNI VERRAZANO- DISCOVERED THE NY HARBOR
MARCO POLO- EXPLORER
MICHAEL AND MARIO ANDRETTI- RACE CAR DRIVERS
JAMES GANDOLFINI- ACTOR
LORRAINE BRACCO- ACTRESS
MICHAEL IMPERIOLI- ACTOR
JOSEPH BONNANO- BUSINESS MAN
VINCENT PASTORE- ACTOR
SAMMY "THE RAT" GRAVANO- FBI INFORMANT
AL CAPONE- A BUSINESS MAN
ENZO FERRARI- CAR DESIGNER
MARLON BRANDO- ACTOR
ANDRE AGASSI- TENNIS PLAYER
STEVEN SEAGAL- ACTOR
SUSAN SARANDON- ACTRESS
ANTHONY ROSSI- FOUNDER OF TROPICANA JUICE
JULIUS CAESER- LEADER
ROY JACUZZI- INVENTED THE JACUZZI
AMERIGO VESPUCCI- EXPLORER, DICOVERED OTHER PARTS OF AMERICA, THE COUNTRY OF AMERICA WAS NAMED AFTER HIM.