Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is an Italian volleyball player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994

Is an Italian volleyball player who was twice World champion with his national team in 1990 and 1994, and was elected "Volleyball Player of the Century" in 2001.

Is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for LPR Brakes – Farnese Vini. He rose to internatio

Is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for LPR Brakes – Farnese Vini. He rose to international prominence when he won stage 6 of the 2005 Tour de France, when riding for T-Mobile Team.Bernucci admitted to taking the weight control drug and said he

An Italian football goalkeeper who currently plays for AC Bellinzona in the Swiss Super League.

An Italian football goalkeeper who currently plays for AC Bellinzona in the Swiss Super League.

An Italian former football (soccer) goalkeeper. He played 89 times for Internazionale, and also play

An Italian former football (soccer) goalkeeper. He played 89 times for Internazionale, and also played for their city rivals A.C. Milan. He was also capped 16 times for the Italian national team.He is related to Gianluigi Buffon, the current goalkeeper for the Italian national team (he is a cousin of Gianluigi's grandfather).

Was an Italian herpetologist and entomologist.

Was an Italian herpetologist and entomologist.

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He finished ninth the K-2 1000 m event

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He finished ninth the K-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

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

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

An Italian footballer. He plays for Treviso.He is a centre back, and is the captain of A.C. ChievoVe

An Italian footballer. He plays for Treviso.He is a centre back, and is the captain of A.C. ChievoVerona of Serie A, with over 300 matches played for the flying donkeys. He plays for Chievo since 1994.

Was an Venetian librettist and poet.Emanuele Conegliano, a Venetian Jew by birth, was born on March

Was an Venetian librettist and poet.Emanuele Conegliano, a Venetian Jew by birth, was born on March 10, 1749 to Geremia Conegliano and Rachele Pincherle. He had two brothers; Baruch (born in 1752) and Anania (born in 1754). Rachele died giving birth to An

A very promising Italian football defender currently playing for S.S. Lazio.De Silvestri plays as an

A very promising Italian football defender currently playing for S.S. Lazio.De Silvestri plays as an attacking right full back, known in Italian as a terzino destro. His pace is useful for his attacking runs up the wing, and possibly his greatest attribute. Since making his Serie A debut, De Silvestri has continued to improve the technical and tactical aspects of his game under the guidance of manager Delio Rossi, and is becoming a very valuable player. He is widely regarded as one of the most promising talents of his generation.

Was a governor of Gaeta, Italy and a Neapolitan banker. He invented the tontine, a form of life insu

Was a governor of Gaeta, Italy and a Neapolitan banker. He invented the tontine, a form of life insurance.Around 1650, he and his wife, Isabelle di Lietto, gave birth to their first son, the future explorer Henri de Tonti. Shortly afterwards, Tonti was in

Was an Italian artist of the early Renaissance best known for works in sculpture and metalworking.Gh

Was an Italian artist of the early Renaissance best known for works in sculpture and metalworking.Ghiberti was born in Florence. His father was Bartoluccio Ghiberti, a trained artist and goldsmith, who trained his son in the gold trade. Lorenzo Ghiberti t

Was an Italian painter and poet.Born in Florence, he studied painting under Matteo Rosselli. Both Ba

Was an Italian painter and poet.Born in Florence, he studied painting under Matteo Rosselli. Both Baldassare Franceschini and Francesco Furini were also apprenticed with Rosselli. the influence of whose style, and more especially of that of Santi di Tito,

Was an Italian painter and poet.he studied painting under Matteo Rosselli. Both Baldassare Francesch

Was an Italian painter and poet.he studied painting under Matteo Rosselli. Both Baldassare Franceschini and Francesco Furini were also apprenticed with Rosselli. the influence of whose style, and more especially of that of Santi di Tito, is to be traced i

Was a Northern Italian painter draughtsman and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian sch

Was a Northern Italian painter draughtsman and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian school. He painted mainly altarpieces, religious subjects and portraits. While he was active during the High Renaissance, he already constitutes, through his

An Italian former football (soccer) player in defender role.Minotti was born in Cesena, Emilia-Romag

An Italian former football (soccer) player in defender role.Minotti was born in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. He started career his in 1985 with Cesena in Serie B and played in Serie A with Parma, Cagliari, Torino and Treviso. He played 201 matches and scored 19 goals, and won two Coppa Italia, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1993 and one UEFA Cup, a game played at the Wembley Stadium in which he opened the scoring with a glorious volley. Minotti is one of the best players in Parma's history, and was its captain for many years.

was a Florentine painter. He joined the Camaldolese monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Floren

was a Florentine painter. He joined the Camaldolese monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Florence in 1391, but he left monastic life before making a lifetime commitment. Despite this fact, he has traditionally been called "Lawrence the Monk." His wor

An Italian footballer. He palys as a Midfielder. He is currently playing for italian Serie C2 team S

An Italian footballer. He palys as a Midfielder. He is currently playing for italian Serie C2 team San Marino Calcio.Paoli signed his first professional footballing contract with Serie C2 club San Marino Calcio, and made his first appearance in a league match against Gubbio on 7 October 2007.

An Italian footballer. He plays for Ravenna, on loan from Triestina.Rossetti started his career at A

An Italian footballer. He plays for Ravenna, on loan from Triestina.Rossetti started his career at A.C. Milan. After graduated form youth team, he was loaned to Serie C1 clubs. In summer 2003, he was signed by Genoa in co-ownership deal, but he was loaned to Como immediately.

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

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

An Italian goalkeeper.Squizzi started his career at Serie A team Juventus F.C., but has spent most o

An Italian goalkeeper.Squizzi started his career at Serie A team Juventus F.C., but has spent most of his career in the lower divisions.

Is an Italian freestyle sprinter. He achieved many European-level medals in 50 m freestyle, 100 m fr

Is an Italian freestyle sprinter. He achieved many European-level medals in 50 m freestyle, 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay events. He participated for Italy in the Summer Olympic of Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.

Is an Albanian football striker, who currently plays for Serie B team Ascoli, on loan from Palermo.B

Is an Albanian football striker, who currently plays for Serie B team Ascoli, on loan from Palermo.Born in Albania but grown in Città della Pieve, Province of Perugia, he was first noted by a Pescara scout in 2004 and then signed by the biancazzurri. He made his professional debut during the 2006–07 Serie B, making four appearances with Pescara. After playing the first half of the 2007–08 season with Pescara, now in Serie C1, on January 31, 2008 Palermo confirmed to have signed him from Pescara.

Was a road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy, who won the gold medal in the men's 4.000m team pur

Was a road bicycle and track cyclist from Italy, who won the gold medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit at the 1952 Summer Olympics, alongside Marino Morettini, Mino de Rossi and Guido Messina.

is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, h

is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 23rd in th