Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was an influential Italian photographer. Born in Scandiano, Ghirri began taking photographs in 1970,

Was an influential Italian photographer. Born in Scandiano, Ghirri began taking photographs in 1970, mostly working in a milieu of conceptual artists. From 1983 he focussed primarily on photographing architecture and the Italian landscape. Ghirri also was notable for organising such exhibitions as Iconicittà (1980), Viaggio in Italia (1984), and Esplorazioni sull via Emilia (1986). He worked for the Architectural Section of the third Venice Biennale of Architecture (1985), which was directed by Aldo Rossi, and the Milan Triennale (1988). Ghirri's books include Paesaggio italiano/Italian Landscape (1989) and Il profilo delle nuvole (1989).

Was an Italian professional cyclist, who raced from 1926 to 1937.He was born in Bosco Marengo, Piedm

Was an Italian professional cyclist, who raced from 1926 to 1937.He was born in Bosco Marengo, Piedmont. He won the Tre Valli Varesine in 1931 and a stage in the 1931 Giro d'Italia. At the Giro, he was second overall in 1930 and 1931. He took part to thre

Was an Italian football (soccer) player. A Friulian from Monfalcone, Guido Gratton found eternal glo

Was an Italian football (soccer) player. A Friulian from Monfalcone, Guido Gratton found eternal glory in Florence in the fifties when with Julinho, Virgili, and Montuori made up the most potent attack in Fiorentina's history. The 'Viola' won one championship, 4 consecutive 2nd place finishes and one Champions Cup final lost to Real Madrid. A solid and potent midfielder, Gratton was a symbol for Fiorentina. A vital component that drove the machine of a team that in the 1958-59 season established the record for goals scored in an 18-team league (95, nearly 3 goals per game).

Was an Italian footballer. Nicknamed "Saracinesca", he was goalkeeper for Vigevano, Fiorentina, Tori

Was an Italian footballer. Nicknamed "Saracinesca", he was goalkeeper for Vigevano, Fiorentina, Torino, Venezia in 1930s and 1940s. He earned two caps for the Italy national football team in 1942.

Is an Italian judoka.

Is an Italian judoka.

An Italian footballer. Luigi Lavecchia is a midfielder for Bologna F.C. 1909.He was born in Turin an

An Italian footballer. Luigi Lavecchia is a midfielder for Bologna F.C. 1909.He was born in Turin and started out as a youth player with home-town club Juventus. He found opportunities hard to come by at Juve and moved on to play for Brescello in Serie C1 for the 2000/1 season. Lavecchia then had spells in Serie B with four different clubs - Crotone, Ascoli, Messina and Arezzo - before signing a loan deal with French Ligue 1 club Le Mans. After just one league appearance in France,

An Italian actor born October 20, 1967 in Palermo.He won David di Donatello for Best actor for his s

An Italian actor born October 20, 1967 in Palermo.He won David di Donatello for Best actor for his starring role in I cento passi.

An Italian football manager from Lograto in the Province of Brescia. Over the course of his career h

An Italian football manager from Lograto in the Province of Brescia. Over the course of his career he has managed at several clubs such as Bologna, Brescia and others, though he is most noted for his short spell with Juventus.

Is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olym

Is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he was a member of the Italian water polo team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played one match.

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the secon

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Alfredo Copello.

A flamboyant Italian naturalist and explorer who in 1876 became the first person to chart the Fly Ri

A flamboyant Italian naturalist and explorer who in 1876 became the first person to chart the Fly River in Papua New Guinea. He took eight weeks to steam some 580 miles up the Fly River in an Australian launch, the Neva. On board as engineer was young Lawrence Hargrave, later to become an aviation pioneer.

An Italian footballer who plays for Serie C1 team Hellas Verona in the role of defender.

An Italian footballer who plays for Serie C1 team Hellas Verona in the role of defender.

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.

Is an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 Summer

Is an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Was an engineer and railroad pioneer in Austria, Italy and Switzerland.He was born in Fiera di Primi

Was an engineer and railroad pioneer in Austria, Italy and Switzerland.He was born in Fiera di Primiero, in Trentino (then part of the Austrian Empire), and studied in Feltre and Padua. After beginning his career in the province of Tyrol, he lived for som

Was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music and intellectual, one of the most important c

Was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music and intellectual, one of the most important composers of the 20th century.It was Scherchen who presented Nono's first acknowledged work, the Variazione canoniche sulla serie dell'op. 41 di A. Schönberg in 1950, at the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt—a centre for the rediscovery of modern music after the devastation of dictatorship and war. The Variazioni canoniche, based on the twelve-tone series of Arnold Schoenberg's Op 41, marked Nono as a committed composer of anti-fascist political orientation (Annibaldi 1980). Nono had been a member of the Italian Resistance during the Second World War (Nono 1993). In fact Nono's striking political commitment, while allying him with some of his contemporaries at Darmstadt such as Henri Pousseur and in the earlier days Hans Werner Henze, distinguished him from others, including Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Nevertheless, it was with Boulez and Stockhausen that Nono became one of the leaders of the New Music during the 1950s.

Was an Italian physicist and meteorologist.Palmieri received a degree in architecture from the Unive

Was an Italian physicist and meteorologist.Palmieri received a degree in architecture from the University of Naples. In 1845, Palmieri was the professor of physics at the Royal Naval School at Naples. In 1847, Palmieri was the chair of physics at the university. In 1848, he began working at the Vesuvius Observatory. By 1854, Palmieri was the observatory director. Using a seismometer for the detection and measurement of ground tremors, Palmieri was able to detect very slight movements and to predict the eruption of volcanos.

Was an Italian military officer and skier. Perenni was born in Kiens and grew up in Innichen. As a s

Was an Italian military officer and skier. Perenni was born in Kiens and grew up in Innichen. As a soldier of the Italian Army he placed 3rd in the 18 km cross-country skiing event of the Italian mastership of 1933. In 1934 he was transferred to the new f

Was an Italian football defender. He played 341 matches at AC Milan.

Was an Italian football defender. He played 341 matches at AC Milan.

An Italian football player. He currently plays for Triestina.He was a key player for Cesena at Serie

An Italian football player. He currently plays for Triestina.He was a key player for Cesena at Serie B. After Cesena relegated, he joined Lecce, which newly promoted to Serie A.In January 2004, he was signed by Fiorentina.

Italian dramatist, novelist, and short story writer awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1934.

Italian dramatist, novelist, and short story writer awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1934.

Notable for having constructed a highly sensitive spectrograph, with which he studied the infrared a

Notable for having constructed a highly sensitive spectrograph, with which he studied the infrared absorption of many compounds and attempted to correlate the spectra with molecular structure. He studied the emission spectra of metals and halogens and proposed measuring the wavelength of x-rays by using a diffraction grating at large angles of incidence.

Was an Italian poet best known for his Morgante, an epic story of a giant who is converted to Christ

Was an Italian poet best known for his Morgante, an epic story of a giant who is converted to Christianity and follows the knight Orlando.He was born in Florence; his patrons were the Medicis, especially Lorenzo Medici, who sent Pulci on diplomatic missio

A former Italian footballer, the all-time leading scorer for the Italian national team. He was one o

A former Italian footballer, the all-time leading scorer for the Italian national team. He was one of the best forwards of his time and had a fantastic scoring record for Cagliari thanks to his great heading ability, fantastic left foot and composure in front of goal.His career started in 1962 when he joined Legnano. He was acquired by Cagliari the next season and was to stay there for the rest of his career, despite the attention of Brentford F.C. He made his league debut for Cagliari on September 13, 1964, when the team lost 12-1 against Roma. He was Serie A top-scorer one time with Cagliari, in 1970. His only Serie A title came in 1970.

An Italian linguist.Rizzi is currently a full professor at the University of Siena in Italy. He stud

An Italian linguist.Rizzi is currently a full professor at the University of Siena in Italy. He studied at the Scuola Normale Superiore, the University of Pisa and the University of Paris VIII. Before moving to Siena, Rizzi was a full professor at the University of Geneva.Rizzi is co-director of the journal Rivista di grammatica generativa and European editor of Linguistic Inquiry. His research is mainly concerned with the theory of syntax and language acquisition, and he has made a notable contribution to the theory of locality, parametric comparative syntax and the cartography of syntactic structures.