Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter G

A retired Italian football striker and manager. He is one of the only six Italian footballers to hav

A retired Italian football striker and manager. He is one of the only six Italian footballers to have won the three main European club competitions.Vialli's career started in 1980 when, signing for local club Cremonese. After scoring ten goals for the club in the 1983-84 season, he was transferred to Sampdoria. At Sampdoria he formed a prolific strike partnership with team mate and childhood friend Roberto Mancini, earning the nickname The Goal Twins. With Vialli at his best, Sampdoria had the most successful era in its history. They won their first ever Serie A championship in the 1990-91 season, in which Vialli was league top scorer with 19 goals,

An Italian footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently playing for italian Serie C2 team C

An Italian footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently playing for italian Serie C2 team Cisco Roma.

Is an Italian footballer. His speed allows him to play either as a full-back defender, or as a winge

Is an Italian footballer. His speed allows him to play either as a full-back defender, or as a winger for both club and country. He is regarded as one of the world's best full-backs.Zambrotta started his career with his hometown team Como Calcio at the age of 17 in 1994. In his first season with Como in Serie B he played only one game. In 1995, Como were relegated to the Serie C1 and Zambrotta started to play more regularly for the first team. In the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons, he made 47 appearances and scored 6 goals for Como.

Is an Italian FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Juventu

Is an Italian FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Juventus F.C. and the Italian national team. He and Peter Schmeichel share the number-one spot on the IFFHS' list of the world's best goalkeepers of the past twenty years, which was released on January 15, 2008.[3] At the age of just 17, Buffon made his Serie A debut for Parma A.C. in a 0-0 home draw against A.C. Milan on November 19, 1995. In his fourth season with the club, he won the UEFA Cup. He transferred from Parma to Juventus F.C. in 2001, for a world-record goalkeeper's fee of Ç52 million. In 2003, he received the UEFA Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper awards, and was named by PelT as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.

A former Italian international winger who once held the distinction of being the world's most expens

A former Italian international winger who once held the distinction of being the world's most expensive footballer, when he moved from Torino to AC Milan for £13 million in 1992. He was a very talented midfielder/winger with electrifying on and off the ball speed, creativity, superb crosses and short passes, top dribbling, top shot and superb technique.

Is an Italian Olympic fencer.

Is an Italian Olympic fencer.

Is a retired Italian basketball player, one of the best European playmaker of all times, with an all

Is a retired Italian basketball player, one of the best European playmaker of all times, with an all-around offensive talent.

N Italian footballer. he plays for Pistoiese.He played his last Serie A match at the age of &0000000

N Italian footballer. he plays for Pistoiese.He played his last Serie A match at the age of &0000000000000038.00000038 years, &0000000000000134.000000134 days, on 22 May 2005 against Juventus F.C..

In 1947, at the Miss Italia beauty contest, won by Lucia Bosè, she placed second. Canale received p

In 1947, at the Miss Italia beauty contest, won by Lucia Bosè, she placed second. Canale received publicity in many Italian magazines after this. Her looks were compared to those of Ava Gardner. Riccardo Freda offered her a role in a movie, and, after they fell in love, they got married in Brazil, where they shot two films. Canale however was not used to living in South America and they came back to Italy, where, always directed by her husband, she starred in many peplum films, as well as Italian horror and adventure films. I vampiri was her last film with Freda. She retired from the movie industry in 1964.

An Italian female singer-songwriter and rock musician.Her first hit was in 1979 with the single "Ame

An Italian female singer-songwriter and rock musician.Her first hit was in 1979 with the single "America" and the album California, which became a success in several European countries. The rise to fame in Italy started in 1984 with the release of her six

Was an Italian mezzo-soprano.Pederzini studied in Naples with Fernando de Lucia, and made her stage

Was an Italian mezzo-soprano.Pederzini studied in Naples with Fernando de Lucia, and made her stage debut in Messina, as Preziosilla, in 1923. She sang widely in Italy, notably as Mignon and Carmen, and made her debut at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, as

Is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.Bugno's performance in the Grand Tours, howeve

Is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.Bugno's performance in the Grand Tours, however, was over-shadowed by Miguel Indurain. Bugno's victory in the Giro d'Italia in 1990 is considered one of the most dominating performances in that race -

Is an Italian tennis commentator and journalist, and a former tennis player. Clerici is known for hi

Is an Italian tennis commentator and journalist, and a former tennis player. Clerici is known for his often off-topic banter with partner Rino Tommasi. As a tennis player one highlight of his career was being part of the main draw at Wimbledon in 1953.

Is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Liquigas.On Wednesday, March 11, 2009,

Is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Liquigas.On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, da Ros was arrested by Italian police investigating the trafficking of banned doping products. He has been suspended from his team and is to be questioned

An Italian football coach and former player.De Biasi, a midfielder, started his professional playing

An Italian football coach and former player.De Biasi, a midfielder, started his professional playing career for Inter Milan; he was part of the first team squad but, despite this, never played for the nerazzurri and was then loaned to Serie C team Reggiana in 1975 and newly-promoted Serie A club Pescara Calcio one year later. He was sold to Brescia in 1977 as partial compensation for the signing of Evaristo Beccalossi by Inter. De Biasi played in Brescia for five seasons

Is an Italian politician.His political experience starts with the Italian Socialist Party where he g

Is an Italian politician.His political experience starts with the Italian Socialist Party where he get elected to the council of Venice. He got elected for the first time to the Italian Parliament in 1976 and was successfully elected again in 1979, 1983,

Is an Italian former road bicycle racer. He was a professional cyclist from 1988 to 2004.

Is an Italian former road bicycle racer. He was a professional cyclist from 1988 to 2004.

Was a road racing cyclist from Italy, who won the silver medal in the men's team road race, alongsid

Was a road racing cyclist from Italy, who won the silver medal in the men's team road race, alongside Dino Bruni and Vincenzo Zucconelli. Italy's fourth rider Bruno Monti also crossed the line, but didn't receive a medal because just the first three count

Is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympic

Is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.Four years later he finished fourth with the Italian team in the water polo competition at the Tokyo Games. He played si

An Italian footballer presently playing with U.S. Lecce on loan from U.S. Città di Palermo.He signe

An Italian footballer presently playing with U.S. Lecce on loan from U.S. Città di Palermo.He signed for Palermo at the start of the 2006/2007 season after a promising year at Hellas Verona, where he scored 4 goals in 38 games. In January 2007 he moved to Serie B side U.S. Lecce on loan. The move was made official on July 4, 2007.

Is a retired professional tennis player from Italy. Ocleppo won one ATP Tour singles title and two

Is a retired professional tennis player from Italy. Ocleppo won one ATP Tour singles title and two doubles titles in his career. He played for Italy in the final of the 1980 Davis Cup, losing in a dead rubber to Ivan Lendl. Ocleppo reached a career high

Was an Italian tenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.Borin in Piacenza, Poggi st

Was an Italian tenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.Borin in Piacenza, Poggi studied first with Valeria Manna, and later in Milan with Emilio Ghirardini. He made his debut in Palermo, as Rodolfo, in 1947. He first sang at La Scala in 1948 and appeared there until 1965, his roles included: Enzo, Fernando, Edgardo, Duca di Mantua, Alfredo, Cavaradossi, etc.

Was an Italian fashion designer and founder of Gianni Versace S.p.A., an international fashion house

Was an Italian fashion designer and founder of Gianni Versace S.p.A., an international fashion house, which produces accessories, fragrances, makeup and home furnishings as well as clothes

Was an Italian operatic soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.After studies in

Was an Italian operatic soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.After studies in Naples with B. Carelli, she made her debut in Rome in 1920, singing for three years mezzo-soprano roles. After further studies with Adelina Stehle and Pol