Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter L

An Italian football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for Hellas Verona.

An Italian football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for Hellas Verona.

An Italian retired football player.Club He started his career with Minnesota in 1983-84 in Serie C2,

An Italian retired football player.Club He started his career with Minnesota in 1983-84 in Serie C2, without ever get off the field in the first team to advance to Pistoiese within two years, where he debuted in professional football.

Is an Italian former racing cyclist. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he and teammates Marino Vigna, Mar

Is an Italian former racing cyclist. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he and teammates Marino Vigna, Mario Vallotto and Franco Testa won an Olympic gold medal in the team pursuit, with a time of 4:30.90.

Was a Italian footballer and manager from Casale Monferrato in the region of Piedmont. He was a one

Was a Italian footballer and manager from Casale Monferrato in the region of Piedmont. He was a one club man in the truest sense of the term, spending his eight playing seasons at his home town club Casale, helping them to win their one and only Italian Football Championship title.Barbesino represented Italy at international level, he is the first youngest international player for Italy ever, making his debut against Sweden at 18 years 3 months 1 day.[1] He represented his country in football at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

An Italian soccer player from Bassano del Grappa in Vicenza, Veneto in Italy.Beghetto is 184cm tall

An Italian soccer player from Bassano del Grappa in Vicenza, Veneto in Italy.Beghetto is 184cm tall and weighs 81 kg. Beghetto has spent all of his career in Italy and has played up front as a striker for many teams, Beghetto currently plays with Treviso wearing the No. 9 jersey.

Was an Italian football (soccer) midfielder. Born in Busalla, province of Genoa, he played in the 19

Was an Italian football (soccer) midfielder. Born in Busalla, province of Genoa, he played in the 1920s for Savona, Alessandria and Juventus. He played 135 matches for Juventus, scoring five goals, helping the team to win four Serie A tournaments. For the Italy national football team he made his debut in 1929, and won the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

Was an Italian football defender and manager from Garlasco. He spent the largest majority of his pla

Was an Italian football defender and manager from Garlasco. He spent the largest majority of his playing career at Torino and Roma (where he played over 150 games), before going on to management, taking over at clubs such as Roma.

Was an Italian football midfielder and manager from Genoa. He played all of his career in his hometo

Was an Italian football midfielder and manager from Genoa. He played all of his career in his hometown, starting off with Doria before spending a decade with Genoa.On the international level, Burlando most notably represented Italy at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.

Was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.

Was an Italian astronomer.In his early career he worked as Max Wolf's assistant at Heidelberg, Germa

Was an Italian astronomer.In his early career he worked as Max Wolf's assistant at Heidelberg, Germany and discovered a number of asteroids. He worked in Germany, Italy and Argentina before returning to Italy for good in 1908.He was director of Trieste Observatory starting in 1919; Trieste had just been annexed to Italy following World War I. He then became director of Capodimonte Observatory in Naples starting in 1932 and until his retirement in 1950. In 1943 during World War II, the observatory was temporarily occupied by American and British troops in order to install a radar station.

Is an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Is an Italian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. Competing in two Wint

Was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.

Was an Italian football player.Cevenini was born in Milan. He played 190 times for Internazionale an

Was an Italian football player.Cevenini was born in Milan. He played 190 times for Internazionale and scored 156 goals. For Italy, he scored 11 goals in 29 matches between 1915 and 1929.

Was an Italian footballer.He was a striker in Serie A for USC Triestina, Juventus and Vicenza, in Se

Was an Italian footballer.He was a striker in Serie A for USC Triestina, Juventus and Vicenza, in Serie B with Padova, and world champion for Italy. At the 1938 FIFA World Cup, he scored a goal in Italy's quarterfinal and semifinal victories, and two in the final, for a total of four goals.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian composer known for his lyrical twelve-tone compositions.Unlike many composers born in

Was an Italian composer known for his lyrical twelve-tone compositions.Unlike many composers born into highly musical environments, his early musical career was irregular at best. Political disputes over his birthplace of Istria, then part of the Austrian empire, led to instability and frequent moves. His father was headmaster of an Italian-language school – the only one in the city – which was shut down at the start of World War I. The family, considered politically subversive, was placed in internment at Graz, Austria, where the budding composer hadn't even access to a piano, though he did attend performances at the local opera house, which cemented his desire to pursue composition as a career. Once back to his hometown Pisino after the war, he travelled frequently.

Is an Italian basketball player currently signed with Lottomatica Roma.At 202 cm, he plays the small

Is an Italian basketball player currently signed with Lottomatica Roma.At 202 cm, he plays the small forward position.

An Italian former football defender, who represented the Italian national football team at Euro 1988

An Italian former football defender, who represented the Italian national football team at Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.De Agostini was born in Udine. His professional career began with his hometown club, Udinese, where he rarely played, forcing him to move to Serie C1 for Trento for a year. He was immediately back in the Serie A next year, however this time for Catanzaro before he moved back to Udinese, this time much more prominent. In 1986, he was signed on for Hellas Verona, though it was the year after that before he found his greatest success, while signed with Juventus.

Was an Italian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

An Italian football (soccer) defensive midfielder, who last played for Ascoli Calcio 1898 (2006-07).

An Italian football (soccer) defensive midfielder, who last played for Ascoli Calcio 1898 (2006-07).Prior to join Ascoli, Di Biagio played for Lazio (1988-89), Monza (1989-92), Foggia (1992-95), AS Roma (1995-99), Internazionale (1999-2003), and Brescia Calcio (2003-2006). He was capped 31 times for Italy, scoring two goals. He played for his country in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as Euro 2000, when he did connect in a penalty shootout against the Netherlands. It was the first penalty he shot after the infamous miss during 1998 World Cup which eliminated Italy from the competition.

Was an Italian politician and economist. He served as the President of the Italian Republic between

Was an Italian politician and economist. He served as the President of the Italian Republic between 1948 and 1955.From the early 20th century Einaudi moved increasingly towards a more conservative stance. In 1919 he was named Senator of the Kingdom of Ita

Was an Italian football manager and former player from Turin. As a player he spent time with some of

Was an Italian football manager and former player from Turin. As a player he spent time with some of the top clubs in his country such as Juventus, Inter and others.[

Was an Italian physician and physicist who lived and died in Bologna. In 1771, he discovered that th

Was an Italian physician and physicist who lived and died in Bologna. In 1771, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs twitched when struck by a spark.[1] He was a pioneer in modern obstetrics, and discovered that muscle and nerve cells produce elect

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

Was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the first Giro d'Italia, held in 1909.He was born in Induno Olona, near Varese, in Lombardy.

Is a former amateur boxer from Italy. He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1987 Euro

Is a former amateur boxer from Italy. He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1987 European Championships in Turin, Italy in the Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg) division. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Sou