Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter F

An Italian footballer. He plays for Pescara.Virdis started his career at Sampdoria. He was loaned to

An Italian footballer. He plays for Pescara.Virdis started his career at Sampdoria. He was loaned to Montevarchi (Serie C2), then to Chieti (Serie C1).Since 2006, he was loaned to various Serie B clubs, and in January 2008, he returned to Serie C1 for Pescara.

An Italian football player. He currently plays for Livorno.

An Italian football player. He currently plays for Livorno.

Is an Italian manga artist,chef and famous Italian television personality transplanted in Japan. He

Is an Italian manga artist,chef and famous Italian television personality transplanted in Japan. He studied at the Fourth State 'Liceo' specializing in art subjects "Alessandro Caravillani" in Rome. He was the first Italian mangaka to publish his own Italian-style comic series in Japan: "Roma-kun", publisher: NHK (Japan Broadcast Publishing).

Was a Maltese dramatist and novelist. Ebejer studied medicine at the University of Malta between 194

Was a Maltese dramatist and novelist. Ebejer studied medicine at the University of Malta between 1942 and 1943 before abandoning the course to work as an English-Italian interpreter with the 8th Army of the British Forces in Tripolitania, North Africa (19

Was an Argentine-Italian football player and manager who began his playing career in Argentina with

Was an Argentine-Italian football player and manager who began his playing career in Argentina with San Lorenzo, before moving to Italy to play with Vicenza, Fiorentina, AS Roma, Sampdoria, Alessandria and A.C. Legnano. Lojacano finished his career back in Argentina with Gimnasia La Plata. During his playing career he represented both Italy and Argentina at international level.[2] After retiring as a player in 1972, he began a career in coaching that took him to Latina, Castrovillari, Benevento, Livorno, Cavese, Barletta, Casoria, Salernitana, Nocerina and Akragas.

Was an Italian ornithologist, entomologist and collector.Very little is known about the early life o

Was an Italian ornithologist, entomologist and collector.Very little is known about the early life of Bonelli: he was born in Cuneo and was interested from an early age in the fauna which surrounded him, making collecting trips, preparing specimens and noting his observations. He suffered from rickets and measured only 1,37 m.He became a member of the Reale Società Agraria di Torino in 1807 when he presented his first studies relating to the Coleoptera of Piedmont. The high quality of these studies attracted the interest of the naturalists of his time.In April 1810, George Vat was sent to Turin by the French government to reorganize the University of Turin and begin its fusion with the Impériale University founded by Napoleon. Vat was very impressed by Bonelli’s knowledge. Vat encouraged him to further his knowledge by coming to follow courses at the Natural History Museum in Paris.

An Italian former footballer and as of 14 December 2007 he is currently working as the General Manag

An Italian former footballer and as of 14 December 2007 he is currently working as the General Manager under Fabio Capello in the England backroom staff.During his playing career, he played for Bari and Bologna.[1] He became director of football at Roma in 1999, where he lasted until March 2005 when he resigned.[1] He joined Fabio Capello at Real Madrid in 2006.[1] When Capello took over as England manager in December 2007, Baldini became assistant manager.[2

Is a retired Italian road racing cyclist.His greatest exploits as a rider came with his two victorie

Is a retired Italian road racing cyclist.His greatest exploits as a rider came with his two victories in the cycling classic Paris-Roubaix, riding for the Mapei cycling team. In 1993 he was beaten on the line by Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle in an exciting Pari

Is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1960 and 1972. The highlight

Is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1960 and 1972. The highlight of his career was his successive overall wins in the 1962 and 1963 Giro d'Italia.

An Italian youth team coach and former football defender with A.C. Milan, acknowledged as one of the

An Italian youth team coach and former football defender with A.C. Milan, acknowledged as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game. Baresi was colloquially called "piscinin", Milanese dialect for "little one". He is the younger brother of Inter Milan legend Giuseppe Baresi.

Is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also

Is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter.He is considered one of the most original personalities in Italian music from the 1970s to now. Together with Alice, Franco Battiato represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the melody "I treni di Tozeur".

Is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Benedini also finished fourth in

Is an Italian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Benedini also finished fourth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Is an Italian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summ

Is an Italian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.In 1980 he was part of the Italian team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches. Four years later he won the bro

Is an Italian former professional cyclist. He was born in Camaioni di Carmignano.He started as profe

Is an Italian former professional cyclist. He was born in Camaioni di Carmignano.He started as professional in 1961, winning a total of 171 races until 1978. In 1965 he won the Tour de Suisse and the Züri-Metzgete (which he won again in 1968). In 1967 he

Is one of the leading modern Italian philosophers. A very prolific writer with many books to his cre

Is one of the leading modern Italian philosophers. A very prolific writer with many books to his credit, he explores the most advanced areas of evolution in order to connect and enhance different creative worlds. One of the unique aspects of Bolelli’s wri

Was an Italian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a me

Was an Italian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Italian Olympic squad in 1912 and played one match in the main tournament as well as two matches in the consolation tournament. He scored one goal in each tournament.

An Italian footballer who plays for Reggina Calcio in Serie A and also represented Italy at internat

An Italian footballer who plays for Reggina Calcio in Serie A and also represented Italy at international level. He is a left footed forward usually playing on the right wing.In 2005-06, new Palermo boss Luigi Del Neri, who always showed a preference to play a 4-4-2 formation, ruled out a 'free role' for Brienza, who had little space during the first half of the season. After Del Neri's dismissal, Brienza later found more space in the starting lineup with new coach Giuseppe Papadopulo. He scored only one goal in 27 matches, being also featured 13 times in the UEFA Cup, scoring three goals in the continental competition.

An Italian former footballer who played for Juventus for many years in the 1970s and 1980s. He is co

An Italian former footballer who played for Juventus for many years in the 1970s and 1980s. He is considered one of the most talented Italian players of all time.After some years on loan in Serie B (playing in Reggina and Palermo), he returned to Juventus in during 1970. For 11 years he wore number 7 for Juventus, and played with other famous players like Roberto Bettega, Marco Tardelli, Dino Zoff and Beppe Furino, winning 6 scudettos and a UEFA cup.

Is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall wi

Is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1991 Giro d'Italia.

An Italian football coach and former player.Colomba, a midfielder, started his playing career in Bol

An Italian football coach and former player.Colomba, a midfielder, started his playing career in Bologna, making his Serie A debut in 1973/1974. He played for Bologna until 1983, except two loan spells at Serie B teams Modena and Sambenedettese, in 1975 and 1976 respectively. After having left Bologna,

Is an Italian actor, former bodybuilder and World's Strongest Man competitor. Columbu was born in Ol

Is an Italian actor, former bodybuilder and World's Strongest Man competitor. Columbu was born in Ollolai, Sardinia (Italy). Starting out his athletic career as a boxer, Columbu progressed into the sport of Olympic Weightlifting, powerlifting and later bo

Was an Italian tenor active in opera from the 1950s to 1976, particularly associated with heroic rol

Was an Italian tenor active in opera from the 1950s to 1976, particularly associated with heroic roles of the Italian repertory, he was noted for his charismatic stage presence and his thrilling upper register.He reached La Scala in Milan in 1954, as Licinio in Spontini's La Vestale, opposite Maria Callas, whom he would later partner in Fedora, Il Pirata and Poliuto. Important debuts quickly followed at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence and the Verona Arena in 1955, the Vienna State Opera, as Radames, and the Royal Opera House in London, as Cavaradossi, in 1957, the Teatro Nacional Sao Carlos in Lisbon, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the San Francisco Opera in 1958, the Berlin State Opera in 1961.

Was an Italian scientist. Together with Enrico Fermi, discovered key processes leading to nuclear fi

Was an Italian scientist. Together with Enrico Fermi, discovered key processes leading to nuclear fission. Rasetti refused to work on the Manhattan Project, however, on moral grounds.

Is an Italian astronaut. He was the first citizen of Italy to travel to space.After selection in 198

Is an Italian astronaut. He was the first citizen of Italy to travel to space.After selection in 1989 as a Payload Specialist by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and NASA, he became a staff member of ASI and was assigned to the NASA Johnson Space Center, Ho