Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is an Italian former cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. His best known victory was

Is an Italian former cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. He also won three medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albe

Was an Italian painter and architect, who is today famous for his biographies of Italian artists, co

Was an Italian painter and architect, who is today famous for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.In 1529 he visited Rome and studied the works of Raphael and others of the Roman High Renaissance. Vasari's own Mannerist paintings were more admired in his lifetime than afterwards. He was consistently employed by patrons in the Medici family in Florence and Rome, and he worked in Naples, Arezzo and other places. Many of his pictures still exist, the most important being the wall and ceiling paintings in the great Sala di Cosimo I of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, where he and his assistants were at work from 1555, and his uncompleted frescoes inside the vast cupola of the Duomo, completed by Federico Zuccari and with the help of Giovanni Balducci. He also helped organize the decoration of the Studiolo, now reassembled in the Palazzo Vecchio.

An Italian former football midfielder.Venturin started his playing career in the Torino youth system

An Italian former football midfielder.Venturin started his playing career in the Torino youth system, being then loaned for a season at Serie B side Cosenza in 1988, He returned to Torino in 1989 playing 28 matches with a single goal. After a single season at Napoli, he returned once again in Turin and played three season campaigns with the granata. During his stay with Torino, he received his one and only cap with the Italian team in 1992. On 1994 he moved at Lazio,

The familiar name of Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco, an Italian painter, a seminal artist of the

The familiar name of Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco, an Italian painter, a seminal artist of the High Renaissance in Venice. Giorgione is known for the elusive poetic quality of his work, though only about six surviving paintings are known for certain to be his work. The resulting uncertainty about the identity and meaning of his art has made Giorgione one of the most mysterious figures in European painting.

Was an Italian painter and architect from Florence. He is generally considered the first in a line o

Was an Italian painter and architect from Florence. He is generally considered the first in a line of great artists who contributed to the Italian Renaissance.Giotto's contemporary Giovanni Villani wrote that Giotto was "the most sovereign master of painting in his time, who drew all his figures and their postures according to nature. And he was given a salary by the commune [of Florence] in virtue of his talent and excellence."[1]

Born to rich parents, Amati had a colourful childhood, including being kidnapped for ransom, and buy

Born to rich parents, Amati had a colourful childhood, including being kidnapped for ransom, and buying a Honda motorcycle when she was 15, managing to hide it from her parents for two years. She began racing professionally in 1981, winning several times

Is an Italian theater and film actress. Mezzogiorno was born in Rome, the daughter of actors Vittori

Is an Italian theater and film actress. Mezzogiorno was born in Rome, the daughter of actors Vittorio Mezzogiorno and Cecilia Sacchi.[1][2] After her studies in actor practice, she worked for two years in Paris in Peter Brook's theater laboratory. Her career began in 1995, in Brook's Qui est là, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, as Ofelia.

An Italian actress. She was born in Rome, March 26, 1935 . She won one Nastro d'Argento for her supp

An Italian actress. She was born in Rome, March 26, 1935 . She won one Nastro d'Argento for her supporting role in C'eravamo tanto amati.

Is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion (3 times in the team event, 1 time indiv

Is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion (3 times in the team event, 1 time individual) and she won an additional silver and 3 bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions.

Was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4

Was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GNP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce, and 16.5% of its industrial investment in research.

Better known as Gianni Agnelli, was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As t

Better known as Gianni Agnelli, was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GNP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce, and 16.5% of its industrial investment in research.

Was a Venetian artist famous for his landscapes, or vedute, of Venice. He was also an important prin

Was a Venetian artist famous for his landscapes, or vedute, of Venice. He was also an important printmaker in etching.He was born in Venice on October 28, 1697, as the son of the painter Bernardo Canal, hence his mononym Canaletto ("little Canal"), and Artemisia Barbieri. His nephew and pupil Bernardo Bellotto was also an accomplished landscape painter, with a similar painting style, and sometimes used the name "Canaletto" to advance his own career, particularly in countries—Germany and Poland—where his uncle was not active.

Also known as Fra Montorsoli, as Michele Agnolo and as Angelo di Michele d' Angelo da Poggibonsi, wa

Also known as Fra Montorsoli, as Michele Agnolo and as Angelo di Michele d' Angelo da Poggibonsi, was an Italian sculptor.Born in Florence, he was employed from 1521 to 1534 as one of Michelangelo Buonarroti's assistants at the Medici Chapel (Sacrestia Nu

Was an Italian botanist who was a native of Firenze.In 1862 he earned his degree in natural sciences

Was an Italian botanist who was a native of Firenze.In 1862 he earned his degree in natural sciences from the University of Pisa, where he later became an instructor and professor. In 1880 he was a professor of botany at the University of Turin, and in 18

Was an Italian geologist who is known as the "Father of Italian Geology".Arduino was born at Caprino

Was an Italian geologist who is known as the "Father of Italian Geology".Arduino was born at Caprino Veronese, Veneto. He was a mining specialist who developed possibly the first classification of geological time, based on study of the geology of northern

An Italian footballer. As of 2007 plays for Monza.A youth product of Fiorentina, he made his Serie A

An Italian footballer. As of 2007 plays for Monza.A youth product of Fiorentina, he made his Serie A debut losing to S.S. Lazio in 0-3, away legs 10 June 2001.

Is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in t

Is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1981 Giro d'Italia. He also won the 1981 Vuelta a España.The 1973 Giro d'Italia that began in Verviers in Belgium and was Battaglin’s debut in a grand t

Was an Italian philosopher, rhetorician, historian, and jurist. A critic of modern rationalism and a

Was an Italian philosopher, rhetorician, historian, and jurist. A critic of modern rationalism and apologist of classical antiquity, Vico's magnum opus is titled "Principles/Origins of [re]New[ed] Science about the Common Nature of Nations" (Principi di S

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Was an Italian sculptor from Florence, who worked in a classicising style in the later phase of Mann

Was an Italian sculptor from Florence, who worked in a classicising style in the later phase of Mannerism. He was born at Montopoli in Val d'Arno between Florence and Pisa; his training was with the sculptor-architect Giovanni Antonio Dosio, known for his

Was an Italian artist and important Neapolitan follower of Caravaggio.Caracciolo was born in Naples.

Was an Italian artist and important Neapolitan follower of Caravaggio.Caracciolo was born in Naples. His initial training was with Francesco Imparato. Caravaggio arrived there in late 1606 after killing a man in a brawl in Rome. His stay in the city laste

Was an Italian historical painter.Born in Gandino near Bergamo, he is ordinarily termed Il Bergamasc

Was an Italian historical painter.Born in Gandino near Bergamo, he is ordinarily termed Il Bergamasco to distinguish him from the other painter (of miniatures) with the identical name from school of Genoa. His best-known works are the paintings on the vau

Was an Italian astronomer.Donati graduated at the university in his native city Pisa and afterwards

Was an Italian astronomer.Donati graduated at the university in his native city Pisa and afterwards he joined the staff of the Observatory of Florence in 1852 and was appointed director in 1864. Donati was the first to obtain and analyze the spectrum of comets. Between 1854 and 1864 he discovered six new comets, including the spectacular Comet Donati (C/1858 L1), found in 1858. He also pioneered spectroscopy of comets to determine their physical composition, discovering that the spectrum changed when a comet approached the Sun and heating caused it to emit its own light rather than reflected sunlight, concluding that the composition of comets is, at least in part, gaseous.

Was an Italian sculptor active in Florence, renowned mainly for small bronze statuary.Born in Floren

Was an Italian sculptor active in Florence, renowned mainly for small bronze statuary.Born in Florence, the young Foggini was sent to Rome by the Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany to join the so-called Accademia Fiorentina, and apprentice in the Roman sculptur

Was an Italian luthier, regarded as one of the finest craftsman of string instruments in history. Hi

Was an Italian luthier, regarded as one of the finest craftsman of string instruments in history. His violins are often referred to as "poor man's Strads"[citation needed] which alludes to the work of Antonio Stradivari, who is generally considered to be