Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter O

An Italian football (soccer) player. He currently plays for Potenza, after being released by Juventu

An Italian football (soccer) player. He currently plays for Potenza, after being released by Juventus.

Is an Italian actress. She was born in Rome as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan father and

Is an Italian actress. She was born in Rome as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan father and Estonian mother. She has an older sister, Claudia (1951).

An Italian actress. She was born in Rome as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan father and Est

An Italian actress. She was born in Rome as Francesca Romana Rivelli, to a Neapolitan father and Estonian mother. She has an older sister, Claudia (1951).Muti modeled as a teenager and made her film debut in 1970 in La Moglie più bella (aka The Most Beautiful Wife).She has primarily worked in Italian films but she made her UK film debut in 1980 in Flash Gordon. American movies she appeared in include Oscar (1991) and Once Upon A Crime (1992). She is mostly known to the French for appearing in a TV commercial of Giovanni Panzani pasta.Muti has been married twice, to Alessio Orano (her fellow actor in the film "The Most Beautiful Wife", 1975-1981), and Federico Facchinetti (1988-1996).

Is one of the most credited Italian traditional pop singers.[1]She started her artistic career in 19

Is one of the most credited Italian traditional pop singers.[1]She started her artistic career in 1960 as a theatrical actress of Bertolt Brecht works under the direction of Giorgio Strehler. At the same time, she started singing, recording for a high-cla

Was an Italian zoologist. At first a physician he taught zoology at the University of Naples. He wro

Was an Italian zoologist. At first a physician he taught zoology at the University of Naples. He wrote 126 papers on various subjects but principally on entomology . His two sons, Achille Costa (1823-1899) et Giuseppe Costa, were both well known zoologists.

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Football League side Floriana, where he p

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Football League side Floriana, where he plays as a striker.

An Italian professional footballer, currently playing for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Como, wher

An Italian professional footballer, currently playing for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Como, where he plays as a defender.

Is an Italian racing cyclist with UCI Professional Continental team ISD–NERI.

Is an Italian racing cyclist with UCI Professional Continental team ISD–NERI.

Is an Italian politician and magistrate, member of the Christian Democracy, President of the Italian

Is an Italian politician and magistrate, member of the Christian Democracy, President of the Italian Republic from 1992 to 1999, and currently a senator for life. He currently belongs to the centre-left Democratic party.

Italian-Brazilian nuclear physicist and important scientific leader, Emeritus Professor of the Insti

Italian-Brazilian nuclear physicist and important scientific leader, Emeritus Professor of the Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo.Sala graduated in physics in 1943, at the then recently created University of São Paulo, in São Paulo, Brazil. The Department of Physics of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters was started with two imminent Italian physicists, Gleb Wataghin and Giuseppe Occhialini, who specialized in researching cosmic radiation. He was contemporary with a brilliant generation of young Brazilian physicians, such as César Lattes, José Leite Lopes, Mário Schenberg, Roberto Salmeron, Marcelo Damy de Souza Santos and Jayme Tiomno. While still a student, Oscar Sala started research work with the group. In 1945, Sala published with Wataghin an important paper on showers of penetrating nuclear particles

A former Italian football coach.During his long and illustrious career, he is best remembered for be

A former Italian football coach.During his long and illustrious career, he is best remembered for being the coach which led the underdogs Verona to its first (and so far the only) Serie A title in the 1984-85 season.

Was an Italian football (soccer) player. Osvaldo Fattori was one of the major figures in the player

Was an Italian football (soccer) player. Osvaldo Fattori was one of the major figures in the player transfer market after the second world war. After having been the backbone of Audace San Michele, which later gave rise to Mariolino Corso, Fattori went to Vicenza making his Serie A debut as the starting defensive midfielder. In 1946 he went to Sampdoria which acquired him (along with Bassetto) for a record 10 million lira (in 1942 during the war Valentino Mazzola was acquired by Torino for one million) after exhaustive bargaining with Inter.

Was an Italian football midfielder and manager from Genoa. As a player he was a one club man and spe

Was an Italian football midfielder and manager from Genoa. As a player he was a one club man and spent his entire career at hometown side Genoa. As a manager, in 1933/1934 season he leaded L'Aquila Calcio, winning 1st Division Championship and bringing the team in serie B for the 1st time. Then, Barbieri worked with Atalanta in serie B since 1936 to 1938, before coming back to Genoa in 1939.

An Italian former football player and coach.During his playing days, he has won two caps for Italy,

An Italian former football player and coach.During his playing days, he has won two caps for Italy, and played for a number of teams, including Brescia, Napoli, Atalanta, Milan and Cagliari.He is best remembered for being the coach of Napoli from 1985 to 1989, a team consisting of great players such as Diego Maradona and Careca, which won its first of two Serie A titles in the 1986-87 season. He also led the team to the Coppa Italia title in 1987, and the UEFA Cup title in 1989.

Was an Italian cyclist and the first Italian winner of the Tour de France. He was found dead by the

Was an Italian cyclist and the first Italian winner of the Tour de France. He was found dead by the roadside; the reason remains a mystery.His 5th place finish in the 1923 Giro d'Italia, the leading 'isolate' (rider without a team) attracted the leading F

A former Italian football player from Lentate sul Seveso in the Province of Milan. He played club fo

A former Italian football player from Lentate sul Seveso in the Province of Milan. He played club football for Napoli and Inter; while at Napoli he played himself into the appearance records books at the club, today he is seventh in the clubs all-time appearance records for the league.[3]

Is President of the International Skating Union and a member of the International Olympic Committee.

Is President of the International Skating Union and a member of the International Olympic Committee. He has held the ISU position since 1994 and the IOC position since 1996. Prior to becoming ISU President, he was one of the members of its Technical Commi

Was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 36th in the 18 km event at

Was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 36th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He is the brother of the skiers Aristide and Severino Compagnoni.

Was an Italian poet, courtier, and opera librettist at the end of the Renaissance and beginning of t

Was an Italian poet, courtier, and opera librettist at the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. In collaborating with Jacopo Peri to produce the first opera, Dafne, in 1597, he became the first opera librettist.