Famous People with Name Antonino

Antonino Bernardini            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Antonino Bernardini: an Italian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Vicenza.

Antonino D'Agostino            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Antonino D'Agostino: an Italian football (soccer) midfielder. He currently plays for Treviso.He started his career at CND team Lascaris, and joined Serie C2 team U.S. Pro Vercelli Calcio in 1998.e was spotted by Serie B team Treviso F.B.C. 1993 in January 2003 on co-ownership deal, and Treviso obtain full ownership a year later.

Antonino Zichichi            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Antonino Zichichi: an Italian physicist who has worked in the field of nuclear physics.He has been president of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare from 1977 up to 1982 and in 1980 he strongly backed the creation of the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. Currently, he is an emeritus professor of physics at the University of Bologna. He is president of the World Federation of Scientists, an organization concerned with the fight against planetary emergencies.[1]Zichichi was at the center of a diplomatic incident during the elections for director of CERN: a letter from the Ministry of Research nominated him for the post, since there was an informal rotation of seats taking place. But the pressure brought to bear on the part of Italy in favor of Zichichi caused a sharp break at CERN between Italy and the supporters of other candidates. The candidacy of Zichichi was rejected by 12 votes and a German, Herwig F. Schopper, was elected in his place. The Italian government threatened to retaliate by cutting its funding of CERN, passing to the status of non-contributing observer nation.

Antonino Rocca            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Antonino Rocca: was an Italian-born Argentine professional wrestler. Rocca was a popular "good guy" with both Italian-American and Hispanic audiences.He had a love for opera and was described as having an excellent - if untrained - singing voice. Maestro Arturo Toscanini, a rabid wrestling fan, was good friends with Rocca.[citation needed]As a former national champ rugby and overall tremendous athlete, Rocca was known for his unique wrestling style wowing audiences with his dazzling aerial maneuvers. He was responsible for the revival of the New York territory in the late 1940s, which would eventually become the modern day World Wrestling Entertainment. Rocca became one of the most well-known wrestlers during the golden age of television. He also had a successful tag team career, forming a popular tandem with Miguel Pérez. The two would draw large crowds to Madison Square Garden on a regular basis.

Antonino Barges            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Antonino Barges: was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in Venice and Treviso. While known as a composer of light popular secular forms such as the villotta, he also wrote motets and a Requiem. He was a friend and probably a student of Adrian Willaert, the founder of the Venetian School, and was listed as a witness to Willaert's last will and testament.[1]

Darlene Magnolia Antonino-Custodio            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Darlene Magnolia Antonino-Custodio: is a Representative of the first district of South Cotabato and Gen. Santos City. She gained national fame for defeating her challenger Manny Pacquiao in the 2007 elections.She belongs to the NPC-AIM party and served as the House Deputy Minority Leader in the 13th Congress of the Philippines.

Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino-Custodio            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino-Custodio: is a Representative of the first district of South Cotabato and General Santos City. She is a daughter of Adelbert Antonino (former mayor of General Santos City) and Luwalhati Antonino (former South Cotabato representative). She is a member of the NPC/AIM party and served as the House Deputy Minority Leader in the 13th Congress of the Philippines. She is married to Benjamin Custodio.