Messina (name)

Messina is an

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surname, originating from the city of

Messina Messina ( , ; ; ; ) is a harbour city and the capital city, capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of 216,918 inhabitants ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Messina Brothers, English crime gang * Alessandro Messina (cyclist) (1941–2022), Canadian cyclist from the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

* Alessandro Messina (born 1969), Italian economist *

Antonello da Messina Antonello da Messina (; 1425–1430February 1479), properly Antonello di Giovanni di Antonio, but also called Antonello degli Antoni and Anglicized as Anthony of Messina, was an Italian painter from Messina, active during the Italian Early Ren ...

(c.1430–1479), Sicilian renaissance painter *

Cedric Messina Cedric Messina (14 December 1920 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa — 30 April 1993 in London) was a South-African born British television producer and director who worked for the BBC and is best remembered for his involvement in television pro ...

(c.1920-1993), British television producer and director *

Charles Messina Charles Messina (born October 21, 1971, in Greenwich Village, New York) is an American playwright, screenwriter, director, and co-founder of NahNotOutsideMyHouse! Productions. He is of Italian-American descent. He attended Xavier High School a ...

(born 1971), American playwright, screenwriter and director *

Chris Messina Chris Messina (born August 11, 1974)Hochberg, Mina.Chris Messina stars in 'Ruby Sparks'. ''Newsday'' (Long Island, New York). August 8, 2012: "...the actor, who turns 38 Saturday ugust 11, 2012 After graduating from Northport ew YorkHigh Scho ...

(born 1974), American actor and film director *

Chris Messina (open source advocate) Christopher Reaves Messina (born January 7, 1981) is an American blogger, product consultant and speaker who proposed the usage of the hashtag as it is currently used on social media platforms. In a 2007 tweet, Messina proposed vertical/associa ...

(born 1981), American technology evangelist * Daniele Messina (born 1992), Italian footballer *

David Messina David Messina (born 1974) is an Italian comics artist. Early life David Messina was born in 1974 in Rome Italy. He graduated from the Scuola Internazionale di Comics (International School of Comics) in Rome.Domenico Messina (born 1962),

Italian Football Football ( ) is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italy national football team have won the FIFA World Cup four times (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), trailing only Brazil (with five), runners-up in two finals both against Brazil, (1970, 1994) and ...

referee *

Ettore Messina Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded a ...

(born 1959), Italian basketball coach * Francesco Messina (1900–1995), Italian sculptor * Frank Messina (born 1968), American poet, author and performance artist * Gaspare Messina (1879–1957), founder of the

Patriarca crime family The Patriarca crime family (, ), also known as the New England Mafia, the Boston Mafia, the Providence Mafia, the Boston–Providence Mafia,

* Geofforoy Messina (born 1982), French

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

footballer * Gerlandino Messina (born 1972),

Sicilian Mafia The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra (, ; "our thing"), also referred to as simply Mafia, is a secret society, criminal society and criminal organization originating on the island of Sicily and dates back to the mid-19th century. Emerging as a form of ...

member * Gina Messina Dysert (born 1975), American activist * Giuseppe Messina (born 1993), Italian footballer * Guido Messina (1931–2020), Italian road bicycle and track cyclist *

Ignazio Messina Ignazio Messina (born 24 July 1964) is an Italian lawyer and politician. He is the current leader of Italy of Values. Biography Ignazio Messina was born in Palermo on 24 July 1964, from a family of magistrates and University professors. In 199 ...

(born 1964), Italian politician * Jack Messina (born 2007), American actor *

Jim Messina (musician) James Messina (born December 5, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer, and record producer. He was a member of the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield, a founding member of the pioneering country rock ...

(born 1947), American rock musician and producer *

Jim Messina (political staffer) Jim Messina (born October 29, 1969) is an American political adviser who was the White House deputy chief of staff for operations under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011 and served as the campaign manager for Obama's successful 2012 re- ...

(born 1969), American political adviser *

Jo Dee Messina Jo Dee Marie Messina (born August 25, 1970) is an American country music artist. She has charted six number-one singles on the ''Billboard charts, Billboard'' country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association and the ...

(born 1970), American country music artist *

Joe Messina Joseph Lucian Messina (December 13, 1928 – April 4, 2022) was an American guitarist. Dubbed the "white brother with soul", he was one of the most prolific guitarists in Motown Records' in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers. Early life Mes ...

(1928–2022), American guitarist *

Leonardo Messina Leonardo "Narduzzo" Messina (born San Cataldo, September 22, 1955) is a Sicilian former mafioso who became a government informant or "pentito" in 1992. His testimony led to the arrest of over 200 mafiosi during the so-called "Operation Leopard" ( ...

(born 1955), member of the

turned government informant * Maria Messina (1887–1944), Italian writer * Matteo Messina Denaro (born 1962),

member and fugitive * Michelangelo Messina, founder and artistic director of the Ischia Film Festival * Sal Messina (born 1939), American ice hockey commentator * Tony Messina, American chef {{surname, Messina Italian-language surnames Italian toponymic surnames