This is a list of notable

British people British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, w ...

of Italian ancestry and of Italians established in the UK. The citizenship and connection to the United Kingdom and Italy is shown in parentheses.

Administration

Prime ministers

Benjamin Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman, Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a ...

Secretaries of state and ministers

A. J. Mundella Anthony John Mundella (28 March 1825The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Numbe ...

John Profumo John Dennis Profumo ( ; 30 January 1915 – 9 March 2006) was a British politician whose career ended in 1963 after a sexual relationship with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler in 1961. The scandal, which became known as the Profumo affai ...

*John Sperni Mayor of St Pancras, 1937-1938

Arts

Cartoonists

Edward Ardizzone Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, (16 October 1900 – 8 November 1979), who sometimes signed his work "DIZ", was a British painter, printmaker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children. For ''Tim All Al ...

Barry Fantoni Barry Ernest Fantoni (28 February 1940 – 20 May 2025) was a British author, cartoonist and jazz musician, most famous for his work with the magazine ''Private Eye'', for whom he also created Neasden F.C. He had also published books on Chinese ...

Circus performers

* Emilia Arata *

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Joseph Grimaldi Joseph Grimaldi (18 December 1778 – 31 May 1837)Moody, Jane"Grimaldi, Joseph" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, accessed 13 February 2012 was an English actor, comedian and dancer, who became the most ...

Composers

Muzio Clementi Muzio Filippo Vincenzo Francesco Saverio Clementi (23 January 1752 – 10 March 1832) was an Italian-British composer, virtuoso pianist, pedagogue, conductor (music), conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano manufacturer, who was mostly ac ...

Maria Cosway Maria Luisa Caterina Cecilia Cosway (ma-RYE-ah; née Hadfield; 11 June 1760 – 5 January 1838) was an Italian-English painter, musician, and educator. She worked in England, France, and later Italy, cultivating a large circle of friends and cli ...

Gerald Finzi Gerald Raphael Finzi (14 July 1901 – 27 September 1956) was a British composer. Finzi is best known as a choral composer, but also wrote in other genres. Large-scale compositions by Finzi include the cantata '' Dies natalis'' for solo voice and ...

Felice Giardini Felice de Giardini (12 April 1716 – 8 June 1796) was an Italian composer and violinist. Early life Felice Giardini was born in Turin. When it became clear that he was a child prodigy, his father sent him to Milan. There he studied singing, h ...

* Remo Lauricella *

John Marcangelo John Marcangelo (born 1950, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England) is an English pianist, drummer and composer of folk rock. Early life He comes from The Valley in Whitehaven in Cumberland. He went to St Begh's Catholic School, (now a junior school) o ...

Designers

* John Amabile *

Antonio Berardi Antonio Berardi (born 1968)
''Lincolnshire Ec ...

* Benedetta Dubini *

John Galliano John Charles Galliano (born 28 November 1960) is a British fashion designer. He was the creative director of his eponymous label John Galliano and French fashion houses Givenchy and Dior. From 2014 to 2024, Galliano was the creative director ...

Bianca Mosca Bianca Mosca, born Bianca Lea Rosa Mottironi,England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 was a London-based fashion designer who rose to prominence during the 1940s and was the only woman member of t ...

Education

Anna Hassan Dame Anna Patricia Lucy Hassan, DBE (née Fusco; born 1946, Northern Ireland) is a British educator. She is Consultant Head at Daubeney Primary School, and a former Executive Head of Millfields Community School (Hilsea Street, Hackney, London). ...

Film directors

Ginevra Elkann Ginevra Elkann (born 24 September 1979) is an Italian film producer and director, heiress and socialite. She is a member of the Agnelli family and granddaughter of Italian industrialist Gianni Agnelli. Early life Elkann was born in London, on ...

Elliott Hasler Elliott Simon Hasler (born 29 July 2000) is an English film director and screenwriter. Hasler is best known for the biopic ''Vindication Swim'', which centres around the story of Mercedes Gleitze and her attempt to become the first British woman to ...

Kim Longinotto Kim Longinotto ( Sally Anne Longinotto-Landseer; born 8 February 1948, London) is a British documentary film maker, well known for making films that highlight the plight of female victims of oppression or discrimination. Longinotto has made mo ...

Hairdressers

Lino Carbosiero Raffaele Claudio Carbosiero (born 9 June 1964), known as Lino Carbosiero, is a British hair stylist of Italian origin, currently working at the famous Daniel Galvin hair salon in London. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empir ...

Anthony Mascolo Anthony Mascolo (born 27 April 1957) is a hairdresser and international creative director of TIGI, a hair care product business. He has won the title "British Hairdresser of the Year" three times. Early years Mascolo was born in London, the so ...

Librarians

Anthony Panizzi Sir Antonio Genesio Maria Panizzi (16 September 1797 – 8 April 1879), better known as Anthony Panizzi, was a naturalised British citizen of Italian birth, and an Italian patriot. He was a librarian, becoming the Principal Librarian (i.e. hea ...

Literature

John Florio Giovanni Florio (1552 or 1553 – 1625), known as John Florio, was an English linguist, poet, writer, translator, lexicographer, and royal language tutor at the Court of James I. He is recognised as the most important Renaissance humanist in ...

(1553–1625), known in Italian as Giovanni Florio; linguist and

lexicographer Lexicography is the study of lexicons and the art of compiling dictionaries. It is divided into two separate academic disciplines: * Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionary, dictionaries. * The ...

of Anglo-Italian origin; referred to himself as 'an Englishman in Italiano'; royal language tutor at the Court of

James I James I may refer to: People *James I of Aragon (1208–1276) * James I of Sicily or James II of Aragon (1267–1327) * James I, Count of La Marche (1319–1362), Count of Ponthieu * James I, Count of Urgell (1321–1347) *James I of Cyprus (1334� ...

; a friend with huge influence on

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

Michelangelo Florio Michelangelo Florio (1515–1566), possibly born in Florence, dead in Soglio, was the son of a Franciscan friar, before converting to Protestantism. He was a pastor in both England and Switzerland, and father of the renaissance humanist John Flori ...

(1515–1572), Italian humanist;

Franciscan friar The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor being the largest contem ...

before converting to

Protestantism Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

; pastor in England and Switzerland; father of the renaissance polymath John Florio

Musicians

Perry Bamonte Perry Archangelo Bamonte (born 3 September 1960) is an English musician and artist, best known as a guitarist/keyboardist for The Cure from 1990 to 2005, and again since 2022. He is also the bassist of Love Amongst Ruin. Biography Bamonte was ...

Richard Barbieri Richard Barbieri (born 30 November 1957) is an English musician, composer and sound designer. Originally a member of new wave band Japan (and their brief 1989–1991 reincarnation as Rain Tree Crow), he became the keyboard player in the prog ...

John Barbirolli Sir John Barbirolli ( Giovanni Battista Barbirolli; 2 December 189929 July 1970) was a British conductor and cellist. He is remembered above all as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he helped save from dissolution in 1943 ...

Anthony Bassano Anthony Bassano was a 16th-century Italian musician. Bassano, born in Bassano del Grappa, Italy, was one of six sons of Jeronimo Bassano (Anthony, Jacomo, Alvise, Jasper, John and Baptista) who moved from Venice to England to the household of He ...

Nicola Benedetti Nicola Joy Nadia Benedetti (born 20 July 1987) is a Scottish classical solo violinist and festival director. Her ability was recognised when she was a child, including the award of BBC Young Musician of the Year when she was 16. She works wi ...

Anna Calvi Anna Margaret Michelle Calvi (born 24 September 1980) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her accolades include three Mercury Prize nominations, one Brit Awards, Brit Award nomination, and a European Border Breakers Award. She has b ...

Junior Campbell Junior Campbell (born William Campbell Jr., 31 May 1947) is a Scottish composer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, pianist, and singer with the Scottish band Marmalade (band), Marmalade and co-wrote and produced s ...

Jim Capaldi Nicola James Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was an English singer-songwriter and drummer. His musical career spanned more than four decades. He co-founded the progressive rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood with whom he c ...

Paul Coletti Paul Coletti (born 1959 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish viola soloist and chamber musician. He has performed throughout the world, making solo appearances at the Sydney Opera House, Queen Elizabeth Hall (London), and Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires, Arg ...

Ambrose Coviello Ambrose Coviello (30 January 1887 - 31 January 1950) was an English pianist, teacher and examiner, of Italian extraction. Born in Brixton, South London, Coviello was the son of two music teachers: his father was born in Italy. He studied with Osca ...

Robert Del Naja Robert Del Naja (; born 21 January 1965), also known as 3D, is a British artist, musician, singer and songwriter. He emerged as a graffiti artist and member of the Bristol collective The Wild Bunch (sound system), the Wild Bunch, and later as ...

Mike Di Scala CamelPhat are an English DJ and production duo, consisting of Dave Whelan and Mike Di Scala, formed in Liverpool in 2006. Initially they released music under various names but found success with their 2017 single "Cola", which peaked at No.&n ...

Sophia Dussek Sophia Giustina Dussek (née Corri; later Moralt; 1 May 1775 in Edinburgh – c. 1831 in London) was a Scottish singer, pianist, harpist, and composer of Italian descent. In 1792, Dussek married the composer Jan Ladislav Dussek. Following Ja ...

Nic Fanciulli Nicholas Anthony "Nic" Fanciulli (born August 25, 1979, in Maidstone, Kent is an electronic musician, DJ and label owner. Early life Fanciulli was born to an Italian father and a British mother in Maidstone, Kent. He spent his early childhood in ...

Lita Ford Lita Rossana Ford (born September 19, 1958) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, and then embarked on a successful glam metal solo career tha ...

Tony Iommi Anthony Frank Iommi Jr. (born 19 February 1948) is an English musician. He co-founded the pioneering Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and was the band's guitarist, leader, primary composer, and sole continuous member for over ...

Brian Johnson Brian Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. In 1980 at the age of 32, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. Johnson was one of the founding members of th ...

* Remo Lauricella *

Matt Maltese Matthew Jonathan Gordon Maltese (born 6 October 1995) is a British-Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. His style blends elements from indie pop, indie rock, and chamber pop. Since releasing his debut single "Even If It's a Lie" in 2 ...

* Paul Marazzi *

Nicolas Mori Nicolas Mori (24 January 1796 – 14 June 1839) was an Anglo-Italian violinist, music publisher and conductor. Once regarded as the finest violinist in Europe, Mori was somewhat overshadowed by the rise of Paganini. Life Born in London, the so ...

Vincent Novello Vincent Novello (6 September 17819 August 1861), was an English musician and music publisher born in London. He was an organist, chorister, conductor and composer, but he is best known for bringing to England many works now considered standards, ...

Paolo Nutini Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Nutini's debut album, ''These Streets'' (2006), peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Its follow-u ...

Fabiana Palladino Fabiana Elizabeth Palladino (born 1987) is an English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. She began her career uploading demos to Myspace and SoundCloud, releasing an EP and her debut single "For You" (2014) via Double Denim Records, and as a s ...

Pino Palladino Giuseppe Henry "Pino" Palladino (born 17 October 1957) is a Welsh musician, songwriter, and record producer. A session bassist, he has played bass for a number of acts such as the Who, the John Mayer Trio, Gary Numan, Paul Young, Don Henle ...

Antonio Pappano Sir Antonio Pappano (born 30 December 1959) is an English-Italian conductor and pianist. He is currently music director of the Royal Opera House and chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Early life Pappano was born in Epping, Esse ...

Anthony Pini Carlos Antonio Pini OBE (15 April 1902 – 1 January 1989) was a cellist, known as a soloist, orchestral section leader and chamber musician. He was principal cellist of five major British orchestras between 1932 and 1976, and a teacher at the Roy ...

Sergio Pizzorno Sergio Lorenzo "Serge" Pizzorno (born 15 December 1980) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, and second vocalist of the rock band Kasabian, for whom he became t ...

Andrea Prodan Andrea Prodan (born 16 November 1961) is an Italian film actor, composer and musician. He is the younger brother of rock star Luca Prodan, notable for his musical career in Argentina, leading the rock band Sumo. Biography The Prodan family, ...

Chris Rea Christopher Anton Rea ( ; born 4 March 1951) is a British Rock music, rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist from Middlesbrough. Known for his distinctive voice and his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty-five studio albums, ...

* Andrew Ridgely *

Atticus Ross Atticus Matthew Cowper Ross (born 16 January 1968) is an English musician, composer, record producer, and audio engineer. He is best known for his work with American musician Trent Reznor, with whom he first worked on the musical project Tapewo ...

Liberty Ross Liberty Lettice Lark Ross (born 23 September 1978) is an English model. She has appeared in publications such as ''Vogue'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', '' i-D'', and '' Dazed & Confused''. She is the sister of composers Atticus and Leopold Ross. Ca ...

Francis Rossi Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, (born 29 May 1949) is an English musician. He is the co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the rock band Status Quo. Early life Rossi was born on 29 May 1949 in Fo ...

Semprini Alberto Fernando Riccardo Semprini (27 March 1908 – 19 January 1990), known as Alberto Semprini (), or by his stage name Semprini, was an English pianist, composer and conductor, known for his appearances on the BBC, mainly on radio. Ea ...

Sick Luke Luca Antonio Barker (born 17 August 1994), known professionally as Sick Luke, is an Italian record producer, beatmaker, and rapper. Career Sick Luke, son of rapper Duke Montana, has been involved in music from a young age, starting to compose bea ...

Painters

Estella Canziani Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani (12 January 1887 – 23 August 1964) was a British portrait and landscape painter, an interior decorator and a travel writer and folklorist. Life and works Born in London, Estella Canziani was the daughter of t ...

Giovanni Battista Cipriani Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727 – 14 December 1785) was an Italian painter and engraver, who lived in England from 1755. He is also called Giuseppe Cipriani by some authors. Much of his work consisted of designs for prints, many of whic ...

Emilio Coia Emilio Coia LLD (13 April 1911 in Glasgow – 17 June 1997 in Clydebank) was a Scottish artist who made his name in the early 1930s as a widely published caricaturist. Biography Coia was born on 13 April 1911 in Glasgow. He was the son of Italia ...

Alberto Morrocco Alberto Morrocco (14 December 1917 – 10 March 1998) was a Scottish artist and teacher. He is famous for his works featuring landscapes of Scotland and abroad, still-life, figure painting and interiors, but perhaps his best known works are hi ...

Eduardo Paolozzi Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (, ; 7 March 1924 – 22 April 2005) was a Scottish artist, known for his sculpture and graphic works. He is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of pop art. Early years Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi was born on 7 M ...

* Carlo Pellegrini *

Jasmine Pradissitto Jasmine Pradissitto is a London-based artist, scientist, academic and speaker whose work focusses on the themes of environmentalism and sustainability. She is the sole artist licensed to use Noxtek, a geopolymer that absorbs nitrogen dioxide poll ...

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti ( ; ), was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator, and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brother ...

Alexander Rossi Alexander Michael Rossi (born September 25, 1991) is an American racing driver, who competes in the IndyCar Series for Ed Carpenter Racing, Ed Carpenter. Rossi competed in Formula One at five Formula One Grands Prix, Grands Prix in . In America ...

Jack Vettriano Jack Vettriano (born Jack Hoggan, 17 November 1951 – 1 March 2025) was a Scottish painter, known for his distinctive figurative style, often depicting scenes of romance, mystery, and nostalgia. Largely self-taught, Vettriano gained internatio ...

Andrew Vicari Andrew Vicari (born Andrea Antonio Giovanni Vaccari; 20 April 1932 – 3 October 2016) was a Welsh painter working in France, who established a career painting portraits of prominent people. Despite being largely unknown in his own country, ...

Photographers

Alexander Bassano Alexander Bassano (10 May 1829 – 21 October 1913) was an English photographer who was a leading royal and high society portrait photographer in Victorian London. He is known for his photo of the Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Earl Ki ...

Felice Beato Felice Beato (c. 1832 – 29 January 1909), also known as Felix Beato, was an Italian Briton, Italian–British photographer. He was one of the first people to take photographs in East Asia and one of the first war photography, war photographer ...

Oscar Marzaroli Oscar Marzaroli (1933 – August 26, 1988) was an Italian-born Scottish photographer of post-World War II urban Scotland. He was born in Castiglione Vara in northwest Italy and came to Scotland with his family at the age of two. Marzaroli ha ...

Mario Testino Mario Eduardo Testino Silva Order of the British Empire, OBE Royal Photographic Society#Distinctions and qualifications, HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. His work has featured internationally in ...

Minnie Weisz Anna Alexandra "Minnie" Weisz (born December 1972) is an English photographer and visual artist who specialises in the camera obscura technique. She is the younger sister of actress Rachel Weisz. Early life and family Weisz was born in London. ...

Poets

Emilia Lanier Emilia Lanier (; 1569–1645) was the first woman in England to assert herself as a professional poet, through her volume '' Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum'' (''Hail, God, King of the Jews'', 1611). Attempts have been made to equate her with Shakesp ...

Mario Petrucci Mario Petrucci (born 1958) is a British-Italian poet, literary translator, educator and broadcaster. He was born in Lambeth, London and trained as a physicist at Selwyn College in the University of Cambridge, later completing a PhD in vacuum crys ...

Christina Rossetti Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romanticism, romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well k ...

Scriptwriters

Emilia di Girolamo Emilia di Girolamo is a British television screenwriter, and author. Di Girolamo has also written articles and blog posts for ''The Guardian'' newspaper. Early life and education Di Girolamo got a First in Drama from Middlesex University, and rem ...

Dominic Minghella Dominic Albert Edward Minghella (born 1966) is a British television producer and screenwriter. His most successful project has been the creation of the ITV (TV network), ITV network comedy-drama series ''Doc Martin'', starring Martin Clunes, whi ...

Sculptors

Singers

Lewis Capaldi Lewis Marc Capaldi (born 7 October 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. In March 2019, his single "Someone You Loved" (2018) topped the UK Singles Chart where it remained for seven weeks, and in November 2019, it reached number ...

Frankie Cocozza Frankie Cocozza (born 17 January 1993) is a British singer from Brighton who was a former contestant on ''The X Factor'' (UK). Paul Di'Anno Paul Andrews (17 May 1958 – 21 October 2024), better known by his stage name Paul Di'Anno, was an English Heavy metal music, heavy metal singer who was the lead vocalist for Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981. In his post-Maiden career, Di'Anno ...

Leona Lewis Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer, songwriter, actress, model, and activist. Born and raised in Islington, Inner London, she later attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon. Lewis achieve ...

* Luciana *

Lisa Maffia Lisa Maffia (born 16 June 1979) is a British singer-songwriter, musician, rapper, actress, fashion designer, model and presenter, who originally came to the public's attention as the main female member of So Solid Crew. Whilst in So Solid Crew, ...

* Paul Marazzi *

Linda Martin Linda Martin (born 27 March 1952) is an Irish singer and television presenter. She is best known as the winner of the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest during which she represented Ireland with the song " Why Me?", the first of a record three c ...

Christina Novelli Christina Novelli (born 27 November 1986) is an English DJ, vocalist and songwriter who resides in London. She is the daughter of Jean-Christophe Novelli, a French celebrity chef. Career Early career At the age of 17, influenced by the music ...

Julian Perretta Julian Remo Perretta''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004.'' Gives name at birth as "Julian Remo Perretta". (born 13 January 1989) is an English singer-songwriter and producer. Perretta first gained attention in 2010 ...

Jack Savoretti Giovanni Edgar Charles Galletto-Savoretti (born 10 October 1983), known professionally as Jack Savoretti, is an English-Italian acoustic singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released eight studio albums to date: ''Between the Minds'' (2007), ...

Sharleen Spiteri Sharleen Eugene Spiteri (born 7 November 1967) is a Scottish singer–songwriter and guitarist who has a contralto vocal range, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Texas (band), Texas, who rose to prominence in 1989 with the release ...

Lena Zavaroni Lena Hilda Zavaroni (4 November 1963 – 1 October 1999) was a Scottish singer. At the age of 10, with her debut album '' Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me)'', she was the youngest person to have had an album in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart. Lat ...

Thaila Zucchi Thaila Lucia Zucchi (; born 19 January 1981) is a British singer and actress of English and Italian descent. She began her career as a member of the British band allSTARS* before transitioning into nude acting, appearing in '' Big Brother 8'' ...

Opera singers

* Louisa Bassano *

Domenico Crivelli Domenico Francesco Maria Crivelli (1793/1796 – 31 December 1856), often referred to simply as ''Signor Crivelli'' was an Italian born English opera singer and singing teacher. Career He was born in Lombardy, Italy, and came to England in 1817 ...

Clara Novello Clara Anastasia Novello (10 June 1818 – 12 March 1908) was an acclaimed soprano, the fourth daughter of Vincent Novello, a musician and music publisher, and his wife, Mary Sabilla Hehl. Her acclaimed soprano and pure style made her one ...

Nancy Storace Anna (or Ann) Selina Storace (; 27 October 176524 August 1817), known professionally as Nancy Storace, was an English operatic soprano. The role of Susanna in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart's ''The Marriage of Figaro, Le nozze di Figaro'' was w ...

Translators

Writers

Harold Acton Sir Harold Mario Mitchell Acton (5 July 1904 – 27 February 1994) was a British writer, scholar, and aesthete who was a prominent member of the Bright Young Things. He wrote fiction, biography, history and autobiography. During his stay in C ...

Jani Allan Jani Allan (11 September 1952 – 25 July 2023) was a South African journalist, columnist, writer, broadcaster, and media personality. In 1980, Allan became a columnist for a centrist newspaper, the ''Sunday Times'', South Africa's most widel ...

Serena Guen Serena Guen (born 1990) is an English publisher, businesswoman and philanthropist based in London. Early life Guen was born to an English-Italian mother and a German-Tunisian father and grew up in London. Career In 2012, Guen founded ''Suitcase ...

Isaac D'Israeli Isaac D'Israeli (11 May 1766 – 19 January 1848) was a British writer, scholar and the father of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli. He is best known for his essays and his associations with other me ...

Armando Iannucci Armando Giovanni Iannucci (; born 28 November 1963) is a Scottish satirist, writer, director, producer and performer. Born in Glasgow to Italian parents, Iannucci studied at the University of Glasgow followed by the University of Oxford. St ...

Anna Mazzola Anna Sarah Mazzola (born July 1978) is an English author and lawyer best known for writing historical crime fiction. Her debut novel ''The Unseeing'' (2016) won an Edgar Award. She also writes legal thrillers under the name Anna Sharpe. Early lif ...

Nigel Pivaro Nigel Pivaro (born 11 December 1959) is a British actor and journalist. He is best known for playing Terry Duckworth, the son of Jack and Vera Duckworth in ''Coronation Street''. Career Pivaro was born in Manchester, England and has Itali ...

John William Polidori John William Polidori (7 September 1795 – 24 August 1821) was a British writer and physician. He is known for his associations with the Romantic movement and credited by some as the creator of the vampire genre of fantasy fiction. His most su ...

David Profumo David John Profumo, FRSL (born 20 October 1955), is an English novelist. Profumo was born in London, the son of former British government minister John Profumo, and his wife, actress Valerie Hobson. Biography Profumo was educated at Eton Colleg ...

Christina Georgina Rossetti Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English writer of romanticism, romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two Christmas carols well k ...

Maria Francesca Rossetti Maria Francesca Rossetti (17 February 1827 – 24 November 1876) was an English author and nun. She was the sister of artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Michael Rossetti, and of Christina Georgina Rossetti, who dedicated her 1862 poem '' ...

William Michael Rossetti William Michael Rossetti (25 September 1829 – 5 February 1919) was an English writer and critic. Early life Born in London, Rossetti was a son of exiled Italian scholar Gabriele Rossetti and his wife Frances Polidori, Frances Rossetti '' ...

Rafael Sabatini Rafael Sabatini (29 April 1875 – 13 February 1950) was an Italian people, Italian-born British writer of novels, writer of romance novel, romance and adventure novel, adventure novels. He is best known for his worldwide bestsellers: ''The Sea ...

Alexander Trocchi Alexander Whitelaw Robertson Trocchi ( ; 30 July 1925 – 15 April 1984) was a Scottish novelist. Early life and career Trocchi was born in Glasgow to Alfred (formerly Alfredo) Trocchi, a music-hall performer of Italian parentage, and Annie ...

Giustiniana Wynne Giustiniana Wynne, Countess Rosenberg-Orsini (21 January 173722 August 1791) was an Italian writer. She features in the memoirs of Casanova and had a long secret love affair with Andrea Memmo, one of the last statesmen of the Venetian Republic. ...

Crime

Fraudsters

* Giovanni di Stefano

Mobsters

* Messina Brothers * Bert 'Battles' Rossi * Charles 'Darby' Sabini *

Albert Dimes George Albert "Italian Al" Arthur Dimeo (1914 – November 1972) was a Scottish-Italian criminal and enforcer, who operated in Little Italy, London. Early life Born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire to an Italian father and Scottish mother, he mo ...

* The Cortesi brothers *Tony Mella 'The king of

Soho SoHo, short for "South of Houston Street, Houston Street", is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Since the 1970s, the neighborhood has been the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries, art installations such as The Wall ...

' during the 1950s.

Economics

Entrepreneurs

Charles Forte Charles Carmine Forte, Baron Forte (26 November 1908 – 28 February 2007) was an Italian-born Scottish hotelier who founded the leisure and hotels conglomerate that ultimately became the Forte Group. Early life Charles Forte was born as Ca ...

, Italian emigré *

Alex Polizzi Alessandra Maria Luigia Anna Polizzi di SorrentinoBurke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage 2003, vol. 1, p. 1472 (born 28 August 1971), better known as Alex Polizzi, is an English hotel manager, hotelier, businesswoman, and television personal ...

, hotelier

Food and drink

Celebrity chefs

Antonio Carluccio Antonio Carluccio, OBE, OMRI (; 19 April 1937 – 8 November 2017) was an Italian chef, restaurateur and food expert, based in London. He was called "the godfather of Italian gastronomy", with a career of more than 50 years. He is perhaps best ...

Gennaro Contaldo Gennaro Contaldo OSI (; born 20 January 1949) is an Italian chef known for his association with his British protégé, Jamie Oliver, and his partnership with fellow Italian chef Antonio Carluccio and their BBC Two television series '' Two Gree ...

Gino D'Acampo Gennaro Sheffield D'Acampo (born Gennaro D'Acampo; 17 July 1976) is an Italian celebrity chef, television personality, and writer. Based in the United Kingdom, he is best known for his food-focused television shows and cookbooks. Since 2009, D' ...

* Anna Del Conte *

Angela Hartnett Angela Maria Hartnett (born September 1968) is an English Michelin-starred chef. A protégée of Gordon Ramsay who became well known by her appearances on British television, she was Chef-Patron at Angela Hartnett at the Connaught in London. ...

Giorgio Locatelli Giorgio Locatelli (born 6 April 1963) is an Italian Michelin starred chef and restaurateur working and living in the United Kingdom. Early life Locatelli was brought up in Corgeno in the comune of Vergiate on the banks of Lake Comabbio, northe ...

Filippo Mazzei Filippo Mazzei (; December 25, 1730 – March 19, 1816), also known in English as Philip Mazzei and sometimes erroneously cited as Philip Mazzie, was an Italian physician, philosopher, diplomat, winemaker, merchant, and author. A close friend of ...

Marco Pierre White Marco Pierre White (born 11 December 1961) is an English chef, restaurateur and television personality. In 1995 he became the youngest chef to earn three Michelin stars. He has trained chefs including Mario Batali, Shannon Bennett, Gordon Ramsa ...

Aldo Zilli Aldo Zilli (born 26 Jаnuary 1956) is an Italian celebrity chef specialising in Italian cuisine, based since 1976 in the United Kingdom. One of nine children, he was born in the small seaside town of Alba Adriatica in the central Italian region ...

Food writers

* Carla Capalbo

Media and performing arts

Actors

Philip Arditti Philip Ishak Arditti is a British-Swiss theatre and television actor famous for his role as Uday Hussein in the four episode ''House of Saddam'' television docudrama. He also appeared in the film '' Red 2'', a sequel to 2010's '' Red''. He was p ...

Bruno Barnabe Bruno Bianco Alberto G. G. Barnabe (3 April 1905 – 20 June 1998) was an English film and stage actor. He performed in the West End, on Broadway, and in Egypt, Australia and New Zealand. Biography Barnabe was born in St Giles, London ...

Peter Capaldi Peter Dougan Capaldi (; born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, director, singer and guitarist. He portrayed the Twelfth Doctor, twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' (2013–2017) and Malcolm Tucker i ...

* Hugh Carson *

Daniel Caltagirone Daniel Caltagirone (born 18 June 1972) is an English actor, best known for his roles in '' The Beach'', '' Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life'', and the Oscar-winning film '' The Pianist''. His breakthrough role came in the television ser ...

Enzo Cilenti Vincenzo Leonardo "Enzo" Cilenti (born 8 August 1974) is a British actor. Film credits include '' Wonderland'' (1999), ''24 Hour Party People'' (2002), '' Millions'' (2004), ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), '' The Theory of Everything'' (201 ...

Jason Connery Jason Joseph Connery (born 11 January 1963) is a British actor and director. He is the son of Sean Connery and Diane Cilento. On screen, he is best known for appearing in the third series of the ITV (TV channel), ITV drama series ''Robin of She ...

Tom Conti Tommaso Antonio Conti (born 22 November 1941) is a Scottish actor. Conti has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globe Awards ...

* Michael Costa * Sean Cronin *

Cameron Cuffe Cameron Cuffe (born 5 April 1993) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Gino in the film '' Florence Foster Jenkins'' (2016), William Shannon in the ITV series '' The Halcyon'' (2017), and Seg-El in the Syfy series ''Krypton'' (201 ...

Timothy Dalton Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in '' The Living Dayli ...

Fabien Frankel Fabien Joseph Frankel (born 6 April 1994) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Ser Criston Cole in the HBO fantasy drama series ''House of the Dragon'' (2022–present). Early life and education Frankel was born at Chelsea and ...

* Michael Greco *

Jimmi Harkishin James "Jimmi" Harkishin (born 19 March 1959) is an actor best known for his role as shopkeeper Dev Alahan in ''Coronation Street'', which he has played continuously since 10 November 1999. He also played Ranjit in the film '' Bhaji on the Beach ...

Jack Huston Jack Alexander Huston (born 7 December 1982) is an English actor and director. He is best known for his role as Richard Harrow in the HBO television drama series ''Boardwalk Empire''. He also had a supporting role in the 2013 film ''American ...

Lupino Lane Henry William George Lupino (16 June 1892 – 10 November 1959) professionally Lupino Lane, was an English actor and theatre manager, and a member of the famous theatrical Lupino family, which eventually included his cousin, the screenwriter/di ...

Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a career spanning more than sixty years, Lee became known as an actor with a deep and commanding voice who often portrayed villains in horr ...

* Ray Lovelock * John Lynch *

Michael Malarkey Michael Karim Malarkey (born 21 June 1983) is a British-American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the role of List of The Vampire Diaries characters#Enzo St. John, Enzo St. John in the series ''The Vampire Diaries''. Early life ...

Max Minghella Max Giorgio Choa Minghella (born 16 September 1985) is a British actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''Syriana'' (2005), ''Art School Confidential'' (2006), '' Elvis and Anabelle'' (2007), ''The Social Network'' (2010), '' The Darkest ...

Nico Mirallegro Nico Cristian Mirallegro ( ; born 26 January 1991) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Barry "Newt" Newton in the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' (2007–2010), Finn Nelson in ''My Mad Fat Diary'' (2013–2015), Joe Middleton in ...

Alfred Molina Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British and American actor. He is known for his leading roles and character actor roles on the stage and screen. In a career spanning over five decades he has received a Drama Desk Award ...

Ruaridh Mollica Ruaridh Silvio James MacGillivray-Mollica (born 14 October 1999; pronounced Rur-ee Mall-ika) is a Scottish actor, writer, and director. For his performance in the film ''Sebastian (2024 film), Sebastian'' (2024), he was nominated for a British In ...

Vincenzo Nicoli Vincenzo Nicoli (born 27 July 1958) is a British actor who appears in film, television and theatre. He is best known for roles in blockbuster films, such as Alan Jude in the 1992 science fiction film '' Alien³'' (1992), Enrico Biscaglia in the ...

Sam Nivola Samuel John Nivola (born September 26, 2003) is an American and British actor. He is the son of actors Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola. He has featured in the films ''White Noise'' (2022) and ''Eileen'' (2023), season one of the anthology se ...

Cliff Parisi Cliff Parisi (born Clifford R Manley; 24 May 1960) is an English actor and businessman, known for his roles as Minty Peterson in the BBC One, BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Fred Buckle in the BBC period drama ''Call the Midwife''. In 2019, he ...

Luke Pasqualino Luca Giuseppe Pasqualino (born 19 February 1990) is a British actor. He is best known for portraying Freddie McClair in the television series '' Skins'' (2009–2010), d'Artagnan in the television series '' The Musketeers'' (2014–2016) and ...

Adrian Paul Adrian Paul Hewett (born 29 May 1959) is an English actor, martial artist and director best known for the title role of Duncan MacLeod on the television series '' Highlander: The Series''. In 1997, he founded the Peace Fund charitable organis ...

Robert Rietti Robert Rietti, (born Lucio Herbert Rietti; sometimes Rietty, 8 February 1923 – 3 April 2015) was an English actor, translator, playwright, and Dubbing, dubbing director. With over 200 credits to his name, he had a highly prolific career in t ...

George Rossi George Rossi (28 September 1961 – 5 January 2022) was a Scottish actor, best known for playing Duncan Lennox in ''The Bill'' from 1998 to 2003. Early life and education Rossi was born in Govan, Glasgow, on 28 September 1961. He was of Itali ...

Carlo Rota Carlo Dante Rota (born 17 April 1961) is a British-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in '' Little Mosque on the Prairie'' and as systems analyst Morris O'Brian on the Fox series '' 24''. He also co-starred as Emilio Solano in '' Jane the ...

* Fabrizio Santino *

Victor Spinetti Vittorio Giorgio Andre "Victor" Spinetti (2 September 1929 – 19 June 2012) was a Welsh actor, author, poet and raconteur. He appeared in dozens of films and stage plays throughout his fifty-year career, including the three 1960s Beatles films ...

* Enzo Squillino Jnr *

Ken Stott Kenneth Campbell Stott (born 19 October 1954) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor who won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1995 in the play ''Broken Glass (play), Broken Glass'' at Royal National Thea ...

Mark Strong Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is a British actor best known for his film roles such as Prince Septimus in '' Stardust'' (2007), Archibald in '' RocknRolla'' (2008), Lord Henry Blackwood in ''Sherlock Holmes'' (200 ...

Joe Tracini Joe Tracini (born Joe James Pasquale; 19 July 1988) is an English actor, presenter and author. He appeared in the role of Dennis Savage in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. His previous TV acting credits have included the BBC Three comedy ...

Actresses

Ronni Ancona Veronica Jane Ancona (born 4 July 1966) is a British actress, comedian, impressionist and writer best known for '' The Big Impression'', which she co-wrote and starred in and was, for four years, one of BBC One's top-rated comedy programmes, win ...

* Hilda Anthony *

Greta Bellamacina Greta Rosanna Bellamacina (born 16 September 1990) is a British actress, poet and filmmaker. Early life Bellamacina was born in Hampstead, London, England, and raised in London Borough of Camden, Camden. She attended Royal Academy of Dramatic ...

Marina Berti Elena Maureen Bertolino (29 September 1924 – 29 October 2002), known professionally as Marina Berti, was an Italian film actress. She was born in London from an Italian father and an English mother. Biography Her first screen appearance was ...

Esmé Bianco Esmé Augusta Bianco (born 25 May 1982) is a British actress and neo-burlesque performer, who is best known for her recurring roles as Ros on ''Game of Thrones'' and Jane Chatwin on '' The Magicians''. Career Bianco has posed for painters Chri ...

Emily Bruni Emily Bruni (born 5 April 1975 in Exeter, Devon) is an English actress. Bruni has worked extensively in theatre, TV and film playing leading roles across all genres. Bruni’s recent credits include playing the sniper Shooter in Martin Campbell ...

Eliza Butterworth Eliza Butterworth (born 24 July 1993) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Lady Ealhswith, Aelswith in the medieval drama ''The Last Kingdom (TV series), The Last Kingdom'' (2015–2022). She has since appeared in the BBC Two ...

* Alessandra Celi *

Pearl Chanda Pearl Iannelli Chanda (born 11 March 1992) is an English actress. Early life Chanda was born in Balham, in the south London Borough of Wandsworth. She is of Indian and Italian descent. She attended the BRIT School, a specialist performing arts ...

* Raffiella Chapman *

Flaminia Cinque Flaminia Cinque (; born 20 August 1964) is an English actress. She is known for films such as '' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'', '' Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday'', ''Leap Year'', '' What a Girl Wants'', ''Made in Italy'' and the televisio ...

Camille Coduri Camille Coduri (born 18 April 1965) is an English actress. She gained prominence through her role as Jackie Tyler, the mother of Rose Tyler, in ''Doctor Who'' (2005–2006, 2008, 2010). She has since appeared in the BBC comedies '' Him & Her'' (2 ...

Nina Conti Nina Margarita Conti (born 25 August 1973) is a British actress, comedian, and ventriloquist. Early life Conti was born and grew up in Hampstead, London, the daughter of actors Tom Conti and Kara Wilson. She attended King Alfred School, Lo ...

Frankie Corio Francesca Corio (born 7 July 2010) is a Scottish child actress. She is known for her debut role in the film '' Aftersun'' (2022), for which she received a number of accolades, including Critics Choice and British Independent Film Award nominatio ...

Adrienne Corri Adrienne Corri (born Adrienne Riccoboni; 13 November 1931 – 13 March 2016) was a Scottish actress. Early life She was born Adrienne Riccoboni in Glasgow in November 1931, the daughter of an English mother (Olive Smethurst) and an Italian fa ...

Amy Di Bartolomeo Amy Di Bartolomeo (born 1 June 1992) is an English actress. For her performance as Emily in the musical '' The Devil Wears Prada'', she received Laurence Olivier and WhatsOnStage Award nominations. Early life Di Bartolomeo grew up in Rugeley, S ...

Sophia Di Martino Sophia Di Martino (born 15 November 1983) is an English actress known for portraying Sylvie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series ''Loki'' (2021–2023), which earned her two MTV Movie & TV Awards and a nomination for a Critics' ...

Paola Dionisotti Paola Dionisotti (; born 1946 in Turin) is an Italian-British actress active on stage and British television since 1975. Early life Dionisotti is the daughter of Italian literary critic Carlo Dionisotti and Marisa Pinna Pintor. She has two sist ...

Giovanna Fletcher Giovanna Fletcher (née Falcone, born 29 January 1985) is an English actress, podcaster, author, and presenter. She trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and has performed in stage productions in London’s West End, including '' 2:22 A Gho ...

Claire Forlani Claire Antonia Forlani (born December 1971) is an English actress. She became known in the mid-1990s for her leading role in the film '' Mallrats'', and in the Jean-Michel Basquiat 1996 biopic '' Basquiat''. In 1998, she achieved wide recogniti ...

Anna Francolini Anna Francolini (born 30 October 1973) is an English actress. Early life Francolini was born in Chertsey, Surrey, attended Bristol Grammar School and studied theatre at the University of Warwick. She also trained as a member of the National You ...

Holliday Grainger Holliday Clark Grainger (born 27 March 1988), also credited as Holly Grainger, is an English screen and stage actress. Some of her prominent roles are Kate Beckett in the BAFTA award-winning children's series '' Roger and the Rottentrolls'', Lu ...

Felicity Jones Felicity Rose Hadley Jones (born 17 October 1983) is an English actress. She began her professional acting career as a child, appearing in '' The Treasure Seekers'' (1996) at age 12. She went on to play Ethel Hallow for one series of the tele ...

Marla Landi Marla Landi, Lady Dashwood (born Marcella Teresa Scarafia in 1933, Turin, Italy) is an Italian-born British film actress and television presenter. Career Landi's major roles included '' Across the Bridge'' (1957), '' Dublin Nightmare'' (1958), ...

Louise Lombard Louise Lombard (born Louise Marie Perkins; 13 September 1970) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Evangeline Eliott in the BBC drama series ''The House of Eliott'' (1991–94), Sofia Curtis in the CBS drama series '' CSI: Cri ...

Montserrat Lombard Montserrat Lombard (born 1 August 1982) is an English actress known for playing Sharon 'Shaz' Granger in the BBC drama series '' Ashes to Ashes''. Early life Lombard was born on 1 August 1982 in London and is of Spanish and Italian descent. S ...

Cherie Lunghi Cherie Mary Lunghi (born 4 April 1952) is an English film, television, theatre actress and voice-over artist. She is known for her roles in many British dramas. Her international fame stems from her role as Guenevere in the 1981 film ''Excalib ...

* Nathalie Lunghi *

Ida Lupino Ida Lupino (4 February 1918Recorded in ''Births Mar 1918'' Camberwell Vol. 1d, p. 1019 (Free BMD). Transcribed as "Lupine" in the official births index – 3 August 1995) was a British actress, director, writer, and producer. Throughout her 48-y ...

Linda Lusardi Linda Frances Elide Lusardi (born 18 September 1958) is an English actress, television presenter and former glamour model. Early life Lusardi was born in Wood Green, London, to Lilian (née Glassman; 1932–2023) and Nello Lusardi (1930–201 ...

Susan Lynch Susan Lynch (born 1971) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is known for her role in the 2003 film '' 16 Years of Alcohol''. Her other film appearances include '' Waking Ned Devine'' (1998), '' Nora'' (2000), '' Beautiful Creatures'' (200 ...

Louisa Lytton Louisa Claire Lytton (born 7 February 1989) is an English actress, best known for portraying the role of Ruby Allen in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Beth Green in the ITV police procedural series ''The Bill'' (2007–2009). She also ...

Silvana Mangano Silvana Mangano (; 21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol for the 19 ...

Stefanie Martini Stefanie Martini (born 6 October 1990) is an English actress, known for her leading role in ITV's 2017 production ''Prime Suspect 1973''. She also starred in ''Doctor Thorne'' (2016), ''Emerald City'' (2017), the 2017 film ''Crooked House'' and ...

Daniela Nardini Daniela Nardini (born 26 April 1968, Largs) is a Scottish actress who played Anna Forbes in the BBC Two television series '' This Life''. The role earned her a BAFTA Best Actress award in 1998 and also earned her a Scottish BAFTA. She won a secon ...

Tamzin Outhwaite Tamzin Maria Outhwaite (; born 5 November 1970) is an English actress, presenter and narrator. From 1998-2002, and again from 2018-2019, she played the role of Mel Owen in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. She has also starred in a number of ...

Isabella Pappas Isabella Noemi Pappas (born 21 August 2002) is an actress based in London. She began her career on the London stage, earning Laurence Olivier and WhatsOnStage Award nominations. On television, she is known for her roles in the ITV series '' Fi ...

Gloria Paul Gloria Paul (born 28 February 1940) is a British retired film actress and dancer. Biography Paul was born in London in February 1940. Her father was a journalist and her mother was an opera singer. She began dancing at the age of three years, a ...

Tanya Reynolds Tanya Louise Reynolds (born 4 November 1991) is an English actress. She landed her first major role as a series regular on the Sky 1 comedy-drama '' Delicious'' (2016–2019). Reynolds portrayed Lily Iglehart on the Netflix comedy-drama ''Sex Ed ...

Camilla and Rebecca Rosso Camilla "Milly" Rosso and Rebecca "Becky" Rosso (born 6 July 1994) are British identical twin former actresses and singers from London. They are best known for their roles as Janice (Milly) and Jessica (Becky) Ellis on '' The Suite Life of Zac ...

Greta Scacchi Greta Scacchi ( , ; born 18 February 1960) is an actress. Born in Italy to a British-Italian couple, she was raised in Britain and finally settled in Australia, becoming a naturalized citizen. Scacchi had her first leading role in the romanti ...

Gia Scala Gia Scala (born Josephine Grace Johanna Scoglio; March 3, 1934 – April 30, 1972) was a British and American actress. Early life Scala was born March 3, 1934, in Liverpool, England, to Sicilian father Pietro Scoglio, and Irish mother Eileen ...

Kaya Scodelario Kaya Rose Scodelario-Humphrey (née Humphrey; born 13 March 1992) is a British actress. She first came to prominence co-starring on E4's '' Skins'' (2007–2010, 2013), receiving two Golden Nymph nominations for her portrayal of Effy Stonem. ...

Sarah Seggari Sarah Daniela Seggari (born 12 July 1995) is an English actress, known for her role as Rida Amaan on the BBC medical drama series ''Casualty''. Before joining the series, Seggari appeared in various stage productions including ''Much Ado About ...

Hannah Simone Hannah Simone (born 3 August 1980) is a British-Canadian actress from London, television host, and former VJ and fashion model. She portrayed Cece Parikh on the Fox sitcom ''New Girl''. Early life Simone was born in London to a British India ...

Ellora Torchia Rashmika Ellora Torchia (born April 1992) is a British actress. For her role in the film '' In the Earth'' (2021), she was nominated for a British Independent Film Award. Her other films include ''Les Cowboys'' (2015), ''Midsommar'' (2019), and '' ...

Indira Varma Indira Anne Varma (born 27 September 1973) is a British actress and narrator. Her film debut and first major role was in '' Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love''. She is known for her television roles, such as playing Niobe in the BBC and HBO series ''R ...

Lucia Elizabeth Vestris Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (''née'' Elizabetta Lucia Bartolozzi; 3 March 1797 – 8 August 1856) was a British actress and a contralto opera singer, appearing in works by Mozart and Rossini, among others. While popular in her time, she was more ...

Rachel Weisz Rachel Hannah Weisz (; born 7 March 1970) is an English actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Rachel Weisz, several awards, including an Academy Award, ...

Comedians

Joe Pasquale Joseph Ellis Pasquale (born 20 August 1961) is an English comedian, actor and television presenter. He is well-known for his squeaky, high-pitched voice. In 1987 he was the runner-up on the TV talent show New Faces, since then he has appeare ...

Conductors

Mantovani Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (; 15 November 1905 – 30 March 1980) was an Italian British conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature. The book '' British Hit Singles & Albums'' ...

Dancers and choreographers

Flavia Cacace Flavia Cacace-Mistry (born 1980) is an Italian British professional dancer. Her professional dance partner is Vincent Simone (they are branded when performing together as 'Vincent and Flavia'), and between 2006-2012 both partners appeared on t ...

Graziano Di Prima Graziano Di Prima (born 7 May 1994) is an Italian dancer and choreography (dance), choreographer. Between 2018 and 2023, Di Prima was a professional dancer on the BBC's ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Career Di Prima was born in Sicily. He toured wi ...

Giovanni Pernice Giovanni Pernice (born 5 September 1990) is an Italian professional dancer based in the United Kingdom, best known for his appearances on the British television show ''Strictly Come Dancing''. He is also an Italian Open Latin Dance Champion (2012 ...

Genesia Rosato Genesia Rosato (born 29 September 1957) is a retired British ballerina. She was a principal character artist with the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, where her career lasted four decades from 1976 to 2016. Early life Genesia Rosato was born in Surr ...

Vincent Simone Vincent Simone (born 15 March 1979) is an Italian professional dancer, who appeared on ''Strictly Come Dancing'' from 2006 until 2012. He moved to Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom when he was 17. Simone and his professional partner Flavia Caca ...

Bruno Tonioli Bruno Tonioli (; born 25 November 1955) is a British-Italian television personality, choreographer and dancer. He has judged on the British television talent shows ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (2004–2019), ''DanceX'' (2007) and ''Britain's Got Ta ...

Directors

Josh Appignanesi Josh Appignanesi (born 1975) is a British film director, producer, and screenwriter. Appignanesi is best known for the feature film ''Song of Songs'' (2006), starring Natalie Press, which he directed, co-wrote and co-produced. The film won severa ...

Peter Cattaneo Peter Joseph Cattaneo Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 1 July 1964) is a British filmmaker. He is most known for directing the comedy film ''The Full Monty'', for which he won the MTV Movie Award for Best New F ...

Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright, and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He directed ''Truly, Madly, Deeply (film), ...

Carlo Gabriel Nero Carlo Gabriel Redgrave Nero (né Sparanero; 16 September 1969) is an Italian-British screenwriter, film director and producer. Biography The son of actors Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave, his maternal half-sisters are actresses Joely Richa ...

Annalisa Piras Annalisa Piras is a London-based Italian-British prominent filmmaker, journalist, producer, writer and activist known for her innovative work that explores political and social issues, particularly within the context of the European Union. Overal ...

Franco Rosso Franco Rosso (29 August 1941 – 9 December 2016)Bill Douglas Centre"Franco Rosso 1942-2016" ''Babylon'', 27 December 2016.Martin Stellman"Franco Rosso obituary" ''The Guardian'', 2 January 2017. was an Italian-born film producer and director b ...

Journalists and broadcasters

Luisa Baldini Luisa Baldini (born in Tanzania) is an Anglo-Italian presentation and communication expert, previously having worked for BBC News as a Deputy Royal Correspondent among many other assignments. Education Baldini was educated at St Helen's School, ...

Katie Boyle Caterina Irene Elena Maria Boyle, Lady Saunders (; 29 May 1926 – 20 March 2018), usually known as Katie Boyle, was an Italian-born British actress, writer, radio announcer and television personality. She became best known for presenting the E ...

Paul Coia Paul Coia (born 19 June 1955 in Glasgow) is a Scottish television presenter and continuity announcer who was the first voice to be heard on Channel 4 on its launch in 1982. His career originally began in the late 1970s as a DJ and in the early 1 ...

* Chris Crudelli *

Romana D'Annunzio Romana D'Annunzio (born 14 January 1972) is a Scottish teacher and a former television presenter of Italian descent, who presented the children's programme ''Blue Peter'' from 1996 until 1998. Her co-presenters on the show were Tim Vincent, Stu ...

Nick Ferrari Nicolo Ferrari (born 31 January 1959) is a British right-wing conservative radio host, television presenter and broadcast journalist. He lives in Lewisham in London. He is best known as the host of the weekday breakfast show on the London-based ...

Paul Gambaccini Paul Matthew Gambaccini (born 2 April 1949) is an American-British radio and television presenter and author. He is a dual citizen of the United States and United Kingdom, having become a British citizen in 2005. Known as "The Great Gambo" and ...

Karin Giannone Karin Thandi Giannone ( ; born January 1974) is a South African-born British news presenter working in the United Kingdom. She is a London-based main presenter on the BBC News channel. Career Giannone edited the student magazine ''Varsity'' m ...

Lucrezia Millarini Lucrezia Gaia Millarini (born 18 February 1976) is an English news journalist. She is currently employed by ITN and presents ITV News. Early life Lucrezia Gaia Millarini was born in London on 18 February 1976 into a family of Italian descent. ...

Thalia Pellegrini Thalia Pellegrini (born 16 August 1975, in London) is a British television presenter and registered Nutritional Therapist (FdSc DipION BANT CNHC). She graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in English. Between the years of 200 ...

Marina Purkiss Marina Purkiss (née Nigrelli) is a British political commentator who rose to prominence in 2022 with commentaries on politics and current affairs on mainstream television, including ''Jeremy Vine'' on Channel 5 and '' Good Morning Britain'' on ...

Carla Romano Carolina (Carla) Romano (born 1969 in Dundee) is a Scottish journalist and producer of Italian descent. Romano studied French and politics at the University of Dundee and has a postgraduate diploma in journalism from the University of Strathcly ...

Ruth Sherlock Ruth Sherlock (born 28 April 1987) is an English journalist. She is currently an international correspondent for NPR. Early life and education Sherlock is from Hereford and grew up in King's Thorn. She is of partial Italian descent. She attended ...

Sophia Smith Galer Sophia Smith Galer FRSA (born 1 June 1994) is a British digital journalist, author, and TikTok influencer. In 2022, she was named as one of ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 for Marketing and Media in Europe, and short-listed on British Vogue's list of T ...

Louis Theroux Louis Sebastian Theroux (; born 20 May 1970) is a British and American documentarian, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received three British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award. After graduati ...

TV personalities

Mario Falcone Mario Lorenzo Falcone is an English television personality and tailor. He is known for his appearances in the reality programme ''The Only Way Is Essex''. Career Falcone made his debut appearance on ''The Only Way Is Essex'' during the third ...

Ricci Guarnaccio Ricci James Guarnaccio, (born 20 September 1986) is an English reality television personality, television presenter and DJ. He is best known for ''Geordie Shore'', ''Celebrity Big Brother'', ''Ex on the Beach'' and ''Dinner Date''. In 2016, he be ...

Katie Price Katrina Amy Alexandra Alexis Price (''née'' Infield; born 22 May 1978) is an English media personality and model. She gained recognition in the late 1990s for her glamour modelling work, including on Page 3 of the tabloid newspaper ''The Su ...

Georgia Toffolo Georgia Valerie Toffolo (born 23 October 1994), also known as Toff, is a British media and television personality. She is best known for appearing on E4 reality television series ''Made in Chelsea'' from 2014 and winning the seventeenth series o ...

* Paul Torrisi

Internet personalities

Marzia Kjellberg Marzia Kjellberg ( born 21 October 1992) is an Italian former Internet personality. Known for her videos on her now-inactive YouTube channel Marzia (formerly CutiePieMarzia), Kjellberg has also ventured into writing, fashion design, and busine ...

PJ Liguori PJ Liguori (born 11 December 1990) is a British-Italian YouTuber and filmmaker. He is best known for his YouTube channel KickThePj. Liguori specialises in different artistic areas, including screenplay, directing, songwriting, acting, producing, ...

Claude Callegari Claudio Luciano Ricardo Callegari (19 October 1962 – 29 March 2021) was an English Arsenal F.C., Arsenal supporter and a contributor to the football YouTube channel AFTV. He made his first appearance in 2012 before becoming a regular until 2020 ...

* Mark Goldbridge

Military

Soldiers

Dennis Donnini Fusilier Dennis Donnini VC (17 November 1925 – 18 January 1945) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth for ...

Nobility

People linked to royalty

John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli, (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), better known as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, Liberal politician, and writer. A strong advocate for individua ...

Peter II, Count of Savoy Peter II (c. 120315 May 1268), called the Little Charlemagne, was Count of Savoy from 1263 until his death in 1268. He was also holder of the Honour of Richmond, Yorkshire in England, and the English lands of the Honour of the Eagle also known as ...

Philip Eyre Gell Philip Eyre Gell (1723–1795) of Hopton Hall near Wirksworth, Derbyshire, was a wealthy lead-mining aristocrat. Philip Eyre Gell was the son of Isabella, co-heir to the Jessop family of Broom Hall, Sheffield, and John Eyre, and grandson of Cat ...

David Rizzio David Rizzio ( ; ; – 9 March 1566) or Riccio ( , ) was an Italian courtier, born in Pancalieri close to Turin, a descendant of an ancient and noble family still living in Piedmont, the Riccio Counts di San Paolo e Solbrito, who rose to bec ...

Mary of Modena Mary of Modena (; ) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England, List of Scottish royal consorts, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James VII and II. A devout Catholic, Roman Catholic, Mary married the widower James, who was t ...

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Edoardo Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi (born 19 November 1983) is a British property developer descended from Italian nobility. He is the founder and chief executive of Banda Property, a property development and interior design company. He became a me ...

Politics and law

Civil servants

John Salusbury Piozzi Salusbury Sir John Salusbury Piozzi Salusbury (9 September 1793 – 18 December 1858) was a British civil servant and, briefly, a military officer during the Battle of Waterloo. He was named after his adopted grandfather, Sir John Salusbury. Early life ...

Legal professionals

Joseph Beltrami Joseph Beltrami (15 May 1932 – 24 February 2015) was a Scottish lawyer of Italian-Swiss descent. He is acknowledged as one of the foremost criminal solicitors in Scottish legal history. Early life and family Beltrami was born in Rutherglen, ...

Albert Profumo Albert Pier Anthony Profumo, KC (20 April 1879 – 27 March 1940), was an English barrister. The Profumo family are of Italian origin. Profumo was born in Lambeth, London, England, in 1879. His family made their fortune in insurance. He owned m ...

* John Woodcock

Police

Jerome Caminada Jerome Caminada (1844 – March 1914) was a 19th-century police officer in Manchester, England. Caminada served with the police between 1868 and 1899, and has been called Manchester's Sherlock Holmes. In 1897 he became the city's first CID super ...

Politicians

Tonia Antoniazzi Antonia Louise Antoniazzi (born 5 October 1971) is a Welsh Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Gower (UK Parliament constituency), Gower since 2017 Unit ...

David Bellotti David Frank Bellotti (13 August 1943 – 10 June 2015) was a British Liberal Democrat politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Eastbourne constituency from 1990 to 1992. He was the first Liberal Democrat politician to win a parlia ...

Roger Casale Roger Mark Casale (born 22 May 1960) was the Labour Member of Parliament for Wimbledon, England from 1997 to 2005. In June 2013, Casale founded New Europeans, a pro- EU campaigning group. Early life He was educated at King's College School, ...

Gloria de Piero Gloria De Piero (born 21 December 1972) is a British broadcaster and former Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire from 2010 to 2019. De Piero began her television career at the BBC a ...

Linda Fabiani Linda Fabiani (born 14 December 1956) HonFRIAS OSSI FCIH is a Scottish politician who served as a Deputy Presiding Officer in the Scottish Parliament from 2016 to 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was the Member of th ...

Jack Lopresti Giacomo "Jack" Lopresti (born 23 August 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Filton and Bradley Stoke from the 2010 general election until 2024. Lopresti was appointed Deputy Chairman of ...

Marco Longhi Marco Andrea Longhi (born 22 April 1967) is a British politician who served as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Dudley North from 2019 to 2024. In January 2025, he defected to Reform UK. Since 2024 he has served as President of T ...

Ernesto Nathan Ernesto Nathan (5 October 1848 – 9 April 1921) was an English-Italian politician who was the mayor of Rome from November 1907 to December 1913. Biography Nathan was born in London in 1845 to Sara Levi, an Italian from Pesaro, and Mayer Moses ...

James Tennant Molteno Sir James Molteno (5 January 1865 – 16 September 1936), was an influential barrister and parliamentarian of South Africa. Rising to prominence as an unconventional anti-imperialist, he was briefly opposition leader, before becoming parliam ...

John Charles Molteno Sir John Charles Molteno (; 5 June 1814 – 1 September 1886) was a politician and businessman who served as the first Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1872 to 1878. Early life Born in London into a large Anglo-Italian family, Molten ...

Manuela Perteghella Manuela Perteghella (born ) is an Italian-born British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stratford-on-Avon since 2024. Early life and education Perteghella was born in Italy. She graduated from the U ...

Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft (12 February 1914 – 7 March 2007) was the wife of Conservative Party politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer Peter Thorneycroft. Lady Thorneycroft helped establish the Venice in Peril Fund and wa ...

Religion

Ecclesial figures

* Charles Januarius Acton *

Anselm of Canterbury Anselm of Canterbury OSB (; 1033/4–1109), also known as (, ) after his birthplace and () after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher, and theologian of the Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Canterb ...

Augustine of Canterbury Augustine of Canterbury (early 6th century in England, 6th century – most likely 26 May 604) was a Christian monk who became the first archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597. He is considered the "Apostle to the English". Augustine ...

John Marco Allegro John Marco Allegro (17 February 1923 – 17 February 1988) was an English archaeologist and Dead Sea Scrolls scholar. He was a populariser of the Dead Sea Scrolls through his books and radio broadcasts. He was the editor of some of the most famo ...

Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury Boniface of Savoy ( – 18 July 1270) was a medieval Bishop of Belley in Savoy and Archbishop of Canterbury in England. He was the son of Thomas, Count of Savoy and owed his initial ecclesiastical posts to his father. Other members of hi ...

* Mario Conti *

Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, (24 October 1784 – 28 July 1885) was a British financier and banker, activist, Philanthropy, philanthropist and Sheriffs of the City of London, Sheriff of London. Born to an History ...

Philip Tartaglia Filippo "Philip" Tartaglia (11 January 1951 – 13 January 2021) was a Scottish prelate who served as a bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow from 2012 until 2021. He previously served as Bishop of Pais ...

Science and engineering

An alliance between the King of England and the King of France, possibly depicting the Treaty of Picquigny

Engineers

Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti Sebastian Pietro Innocenzo Adhemar Ziani de Ferranti (9 April 1864 – 13 January 1930) was a British electrical engineer and inventor who pioneered high-voltage AC power in the UK, patented the Ferranti dynamo and designed Deptford power stat ...

Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess of Marconi ( ; ; 25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian electrical engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based Wireless telegraphy, wireless tel ...

Inventors

* James Chiosso *

Nick D'Aloisio Nicholas D'Aloisio (born 1 November 1995) is a British computer programmer and internet entrepreneur. He is the founder of Summly, a mobile app which automatically summarises news articles and other material, which was acquired by Yahoo for $30M, ...

Dino Dini Dino Dini (born 5 June 1965) is an Italian-British video game developer and creator of the '' Kick Off'' series of football games. He was a lecturer at the NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, teaching game programming. ...

Scientists

Henry Peter Bayon Henry Peter George Bayon (originally ''Enrico Pietro Bayon'') (born Genoa 1876, died Little Shelford 20 October 1952) was an Italian British physician and researcher notable for his role in the study of carcinogens and for his work on the history o ...

* Nicole Soranzo *

Joseph Whitaker Joseph Whitaker may refer to: *Joseph Whitaker (industrialist) (1789–1870), American iron master and landowner * Joseph Whitaker (naturalist) (1850–1932), English naturalist *Joseph Whitaker (ornithologist) Joseph Isaac Spadafora Whitaker ( ...

Sport

Athletics

Toni Minichiello Antonio 'Toni' Minichiello (born 1966) is an athletics commentator and former coach. He was coach to British athletics champion Jessica Ennis-Hill until her retirement. The pair met at the Don Valley athletics stadium when Ennis was at a summer h ...

Andrew Pozzi Andrew William Pozzi (born 15 May 1992) is a retired British hurdling athlete. His greatest success was indoors; Pozzi was the 2017 European champion and the 2018 World Champion indoors at 60 metres hurdles. He was the 2012 UK 60 m and 110 m Cha ...

Basketballers

Carlton Myers Carlton Ettore Francesco Myers (born 30 March 1971) is an Italian former professional basketball player who played in the Italian league and the EuroLeague. Myers was initially raised in the United Kingdom. One of the best European shooting g ...

Boxers

Frank Buglioni Frank Buglioni (born 18 April 1989)Frank Buglioni
", ''Box Nation''. Retrieved 28 March 2016 is a ...

Enzo Calzaghe Pietro Vincenzo "Enzo" Calzaghe (1 January 1949 – 17 September 2018) was an Italian-born Welsh boxing trainer. He was the father of Joe Calzaghe and the head trainer for Team Calzaghe at the Newbridge boxing club. He, along with son Joe, wa ...

Joe Calzaghe Joseph William Calzaghe ( ; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including unified and lineal titles at super-middleweight, and ...

Anthony Crolla Anthony Crolla (born 16 November 1986) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2019.. Retrieved 27 March 2017. He held the WBA lightweight title from 2015 to 2016. Professional career Early career Crolla made his prof ...

Enzo Maccarinelli Enzo Maccarinelli (born 20 August 1980) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2016. He held the World Boxing Organisation (WB0) cruiserweight title from 2006 to 2008. At regional level, he held the European and Briti ...

Cricketers

* Damian Crowley *

Tony Palladino Antonio Paul Palladino (born 29 June 1983), known as Tony Palladino, is an English professional cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played for Essex and Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbysh ...

Cyclists - road-racing

* Dario Cioni *

Max Sciandri Maximilian Sciandri (born 15 February 1967) is a retired Great Britain, British road racing cyclist of Italy, Italian descent. He competed as an Italian national up to February 1995, then took British citizenship. He won the bronze medal in the ...

Divers

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix (; born 11 September 2004) is a British-French professional diver who represents Great Britain and England internationally. In her breakthrough year of 2022, she became a World junior, two-time European senior, two-t ...

Footballers

* Marco Adaggio *

Joe Bacuzzi Giuseppe Luigi David "Joe" Bacuzzi (25 September 1916 – 1 February 1995), was an English footballer and coach who spent most of his career at Fulham. In November 1945, however, he guested for both Chelsea and Arsenal in their prestige friendl ...

Ryan Baldacchino Ryan Lee Baldacchino (born 13 January 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays for Australian club Hume City. He is capable of playing at both defensive midfield, and winger. Previous clubs include Blackburn Rovers, Bolton, Carlis ...

Marcus Bettinelli Marcus Bettinelli (born 24 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Manchester City. Club career Fulham Early life and career Bettinelli was born in Camberwell, Greater London. He started his career wi ...

Peter Bonetti Peter Philip Bonetti (27 September 1941 – 12 April 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Chelsea, the St. Louis Stars, Dundee United and England. He was known for his safe handling, lightning reflexes a ...

* Martin Buglione *

Danny Cadamarteri Daniel Leon Cadamarteri (born 12 October 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for clubs including Everton, Bradford City, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Leicester City and Carlisle United befor ...

* Alex Campana * John Capaldi *

Tony Capaldi Anthony Charles Capaldi (born 12 August 1981) is a former footballer who made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League and is a Northern Ireland former international. Born in Porsgrunn, Norway, Capaldi won 22 caps for Northern Ireland at f ...

Tony Cascarino Anthony Guy Cascarino (born 1 September 1962) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for various British and French clubs and internationally for the Republic of Ireland national team, with whom he competed in UEFA Euro ...

* Mike Cecere * Mark DeBolla *

Danny Dichio Daniele Salvatore Ernest Dichio (; born 19 October 1974) is an English retired professional association football, footballer and the manager of Detroit City FC. Dichio scored the first goal in Toronto FC history against the Chicago Fire S.C., ...

Tony Dorigo Anthony Robert Dorigo (born 31 December 1965) is a former professional footballer, sports pundit and co-commentator. As a player, he was a defender from 1983 to 2001. He had lengthy spells in the old First Division for both Aston Villa and C ...

Mark Falco Mark Peter Falco (born 22 October 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for a number of clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, Watford, Rangers and Queens Park Rangers. Career Falco was born in Bethnal Green, ...

Joe Fascione Joseph Victor Fascione (5 February 1945 – 5 February 2019) was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger. Career A right-sided winger, Fascione started out with Scottish junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy where he won the Scottish Junior ...

Lil Fuccillo Pasquale "Lil" Fuccillo (born 2 May 1956) is a former footballer and football manager. He is currently the chief scout at Crawley Town. Biography Playing career Fuccillo was born in Bedford to Italian parents and joined Luton Town from school. ...

Marco Gabbiadini Marco Gabbiadini (born 20 January 1968) is an English former professional association football, footballer whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. He played for 12 different clubs, scoring a total of 226 league goals. Playing career ...

Giulio Giuricich Giulio Giuricich (born 5 February 1990 in Johannesburg, Gauteng) is a South African footballer, who last played as a left-back for Moroka Swallows in the Premier Soccer League. Career Giuricich left his native South Africa at the age of 18 a ...

Dario Gradi Dario Gradi (born 8 July 1941) is an Italian-English former football player, coach and manager. He was associated for more than 36 years with Crewe Alexandra, where he was variously manager, director of football and director of the Academy, unt ...

Giuliano Grazioli Giuliano Stefano Luigi Grazioli (born 23 March 1975, in Marylebone) is an English former footballer who played as a striker from 1995 until 2009, notably for Barnet FC. As a footballer he also played for Wembley, Yeovil Town, Peterborough U ...

Lou Macari Luigi Macari (born 7 June 1949) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. He began his playing career at Celtic where he was one of the Quality Street Gang, the outstanding reserve team that emerged in the late 1960s that also included Kenn ...

Giuliano Maiorana Giuliano Maiorana (born 18 April 1969), commonly known as Jules Maiorana, is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger. Born in England to Italian parents, Maiorana was spotted and signed by Manchester United while he was play ...

Tony Marchi Anthony Marchi (21 January 1933 – 15 March 2022) was an English football player and manager. Career Marchi played for Tottenham Hotspur in the position of wing half from 1950 until 1965, which was broken up by a two-year spell in Italy with ...

Peter Marinello Peter Marinello (born 20 February 1950) is a Scottish former footballer. Career Hibernian Marinello started his career at Hibernian, and could play either as a centre forward or right winger. He was regarded as being talented enough there that ...

Dominic Matteo Dominic Matteo (born 28 April 1974) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder in a 17-year professional career from 1992 to 2009. He made a total of 366 league and cup appearances, of which 276 were ...

Piero Mingoia Piero Mingoia (born 20 October 1991) is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He began his career with Watford, and spent time on loan at Brentford, Hayes & Yeading United, Accrington Stanley and Boreha ...

Giovanni Moscardini Giovanni Moscardini (; 1897–1985), also known as Johnny Moscardini, was an Italian Scottish footballer who played as a forward for Lucchese, Pisa, Genoa He scored 7 goals in his 9 games for the Italy national team. Born in Falkirk, he was o ...

Daniel Nardiello Daniel Antony Nardiello (born 22 October 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. He began his career with Manchester United and made several first team appearances in the EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League. He went on ...

Danilo Orsi-Dadomo Danilo Harley Orsi-Dadomo (born 19 April 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Burton Albion. Early and personal life Born in London, Orsi was raised in Enfield and Barnet. He is of partial ...

Tom Parrinello Tommaso Salvatore "Tom" Parrinello (born 11 November 1989) is an English former football defender of Italian descent who is currently a full time plasterer for RR Coke plastering services. Career Parrinello made his debut for the Bristol Rover ...

Simone Perrotta Simone Perrotta (; born 17 September 1977) is an Italian-British former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Throughout his career, he stood out for his work-rate, energy, and box-to-box play as a ball-winner in the midfield area ...

Danny Racchi Daniel Craig Racchi (born 22 November 1987) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender or a midfielder. He currently plays for Grantham Town F.C., Grantham Town. Racchi ...

* Adriano Rigoglioso *

Robert Rosario Robert Michael Rosario (born 4 March 1966) is an English football coach and former professional player. He has represented England at youth level internationally. As a player, he was a forward who notably played in the top flight of English ...

Alessia Russo Alessia Mia Teresa Russo (; born 8 February 1999) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal and the England women's n ...

* Antoni Šarčević * Carlo Sartori *

Ricky Sbragia Richard Sbragia (born 26 May 1956) is a Scottish football coach and former player. His playing career, mainly in the English lower leagues began at Birmingham City, Walsall, Blackpool, York City and a loan spell at Darlington. Sbragia had a b ...

Riccardo Scimeca Riccardo Scimeca (born 13 June 1975) is an English football coach and professional footballer. He played as a defender notably in the Premier League for Aston Villa, Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion. He also played in the Football Leag ...

Tom Sermanni Thomas Dorby Sermanni (born 1 July 1954) is a Scottish football manager and former professional player, who mostly works in women's football. He has previously managed the Australia women's national team across three stints (1994–1997, 2005� ...

Harry Toffolo Harry Stefano Toffolo (born 19 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a left-back for club Nottingham Forest. Career Norwich City Toffolo was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, and grew up in Wat ...

Paolo Vernazza Paolo Andrea Pietro Vernazza (born 1 November 1979) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Vernazza started his career at Arsenal but struggled to break into the first team. His development as a player may have been ...

Peter Vincenti Peter Ian Vincenti (born 7 July 1986) is a Jèrriais professional footballer who plays for Jersey Football Combination club St. Peter. He primarily plays as a winger, although he has also been deployed in attacking midfield and as a forward. ...

Giuseppe Wilson Giuseppe Wilson (, born Joseph Wilson, 27 October 1945 – 6 March 2022), also known as Pino Wilson, was an Italian footballer who played as a centre back. Although born in Northern England, he played the majority of his football career in Italy ...

Gymnastics

Claudia Fragapane Claudia Fragapane (born 24 October 1997) is a retired British artistic gymnast. She came to prominence at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where she was the first English woman to win four gold medals in a single Games since 1930. In 2015, Fragapan ...

Martial arts

Margot Ciccarelli Margot Ciccarelli (; born 17 November 1993) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor and coach. Representing Italy, she is a multiple-time World, World Pro, World No-Gi and European Champion in the lower belt divisions. At black belt, Ciccarelli ...

Motor racing drivers

Paul di Resta Paul di Resta (born 16 April 1986) is a British racing driver and broadcaster from Scotland, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot. Di Resta competed in Formula One between and . Born in Uphall and raised in Bathg ...

Dario Franchitti George Dario Marino Franchitti (born 19 May 1973) is a British motorsport commentator and retired motor racing driver from Scotland. Franchitti won the IndyCar Series Drivers' Championship in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the Indianapolis 500 in ...

Marino Franchitti Marino Alessandro Cesare Franchitti (born 7 July 1978) is a British racing driver, and the younger brother of Dario Franchitti. He has spent the majority of his career racing in sports cars and grand tourers, with a career highlight of winning t ...

Dario Resta Dario Raoul Resta (17 August 1882 – 3 September 1924), was a British racing driver. He is best remembered for his successes racing Championship Car, Indy cars in the United States. The 1916 AAA Championship Car season, 1916 American National ...

Roy Salvadori Roy Francesco Salvadori (12 May 1922 – 3 June 2012) was a British racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . In endurance racing (motorsport), endurance racing, Salvadori won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in wit ...

Dino Zamparelli Dino Zamparelli (born 5 October 1992) is a British former auto racing, racing driver, born to English parents and with Italian ancestry. His father Mike was a F1 Powerboat World Championship racer. Career Early career Zamparelli began karting ...

Racehorse jockeys

Frankie Dettori Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori (; born 15 December 1970), is an Italian jockey who was based in England for a career spanning over 35 years. He was British flat racing Champion Jockey three times (1994, 1995 and 2004) and rode the winners of 287 ...

Rugby players

Tommaso Allan Tommaso Allan (Tommy) (; born 26 April 1993) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays fly-half for Perpignan of the French Top 14. He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against ...

George Biagi George Biagi (born 4 October 1985 in Irvine, Scotland) is a retired Italy international rugby union. He represented Italy on 23 occasions. He was born in Scotland to Scots/Italian father and an Italian mother and later went to Italy to study. ...

Danny Cipriani Danny Cipriani (; born 2 November 1987) is an English former professional rugby union player. He most recently played for Premiership Rugby side Bath and previously played for Gloucester, Sale Sharks and Wasps in the Premiership and Melbourn ...

Alex Corbisiero Alexander R. Corbisiero (born 30 August 1988) is an English retired rugby union player who played as a loosehead prop. Early life and education Born 30 August 1988, Alexander Corbisiero is the great-grandson of Riccardo Corbisiero, who emigra ...

Lawrence Dallaglio Lorenzo Bruno Nero Dallaglio (born 10 August 1972) is an English retired rugby union player. He is a former captain of England, and a 2016 inductee of the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Dallaglio played as a flanker or number eight for London ...

* Simon Danielli *

Nick De Luca Nick De Luca (born 1 February 1984) is a Scottish former professional rugby union player who played as a centre. Early years De Luca was born in Dumfries and grew up in Lockerbie. Club rugby De Luca's position of choice is as a Centre. He c ...

Marcus Di Rollo Marcus Di Rollo (born 31 March 1978 in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish rugby union footballer. He played as a centre for Toulouse, Edinburgh, and the Scottish national team. After moving from Edinburgh to Toulouse, Di Rollo endured a difficul ...

* Chris Fusaro *

Richard Lepori Richard Lepori (born 21 October 1991) is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a or er for the Swinton Lions in the Championship. He has previously played for Oldham, Whitehaven and the Rochdale Hornets. Background Rich ...

* Dominic Manfredi *

Kane Palma-Newport Kane Palma-Newport (born 26 October 1990) is an English rugby union player, who plays as a prop for French side US Colomiers in Pro D2. A product of the Bath Rugby academy, Palma-Newport made his Aviva Premiership debut as a substitute against ...

* Jake Polledri *

James Saltonstall James Saltonstall (born 27 September 1993) is an Italian international rugby league footballer who plays on the or as a for Halifax (UK) in the Championship. He represented Italy in the 2013 World Cup. Background Saltonstall was born in H ...

Peter Sidoli Peter Sidoli (born 10 June 1980) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played as a lock. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, he played for Neath, Merthyr and Ebbw Vale, before joining the Newport Gwent Dragons regional side as part of their inaugural squ ...

Robert Sidoli Roberto Andrew Sidoli (born 21 June 1979), commonly anglicised as Robert Sidoli, is a former Welsh international rugby union player. He has won 42 caps for Wales as a lock forward. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, he played for his school, Bishop Hedley ...

Warren Spragg Warren Spragg (born 1 November 1982 in Manchester) is an English-born Italian rugby union international. He is a versatile back and goalkicker. Education Warren Spragg was educated at Audenshaw School, he then went on to Kirkham Grammar Schoo ...

Marko Stanojevic Marko Peter Stanojevic (; born 1 October 1979 in Birmingham, England) is an Italian rugby union footballer. He last played on the wing for Italian Top12 club Rovigo. Before his move to Italy, he had played four seasons with Bristol in England. ...

Snooker

Tony Meo Anthony Christian Meo (born 4 October 1959) is a retired English snooker player. He won the 1989 British Open by defeating Dean Reynolds 13–6 in the final, and was runner-up to Steve Davis at the 1984 Classic. He won four World Doubles C ...

Tennis

Rosamund Colman Rosamund Victoria Colman née; Salusbury (June 1885 – 1950) was a Welsh golf and tennis player and a member of the Salusbury family. She competed at the Wimbledon Championships 1910 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 1910 and 1911 Wi ...

Others

Thomas John Barnardo Thomas John Barnardo (4 July 184519 September 1905) was an Irish, Christian philanthropist and founder and director of homes for poor and deprived children. From the foundation of the first Barnardo's home in 1867 to the date of Barnardo's dea ...

Julian Baggini Julian Baggini ( , ; born 1968) is an English philosopher, journalist and the author of over 20 books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is co-founder of ''The Philosophers' Magazine'', and has written for numerous internationa ...

Lucy Evangelista Lucy Avril Evangelista (born 17 January 1986 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the 2005 Miss Northern Ireland and represented the nation at Miss World 2005. Early life and career ...

Peter Falconio Peter Falconio was a British tourist who disappeared in a remote part of the Stuart Highway near Barrow Creek in the Northern Territory of Australia on the evening of 14 July 2001, while travelling with his girlfriend Joanne Lees. In the aft ...

* Elizabeth Maria Molteno *

Helen Pankhurst Helen Pankhurst (born 1964) is a British women's rights activist, scholar and writer. She is currently CARE International's senior advisor working in the UK and Ethiopia. She is the great-granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and granddau ...

Richard Rogers Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside (23 July 1933 – 18 December 2021) was a British-Italian architect noted for his modernist and constructivist designs in high-tech architecture. He was the founder at Rogers Stirk Harbour + ...

*Alessandra "Alex" Spendolini - Frederic "Fred" Sirieix's ex wife

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