Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

An Italian football manager and former midfielder. He is the current manager of Serie C1 team Folign

An Italian football manager and former midfielder. He is the current manager of Serie C1 team Foligno.Bisoli started his professional career in 1984 with Pistoiese, where he spent a total of three seasons. He then played for a handful of minor teams before to join Cagliari in 1991, becoming a mainstay for the Sardinians. He spent six seasons for the rossoblu, marking a total of 167 appearances and also taking part in the club's 1994–95 UEFA Cup stint. In 1997 he moved to newly-promoted Serie A team Empoli, where he played for two seasons. He then played for Perugia, Brescia and Pistoiese before to retire in 2003 after a season with amateur hometown club Porretta.

Is an Italian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Su

Is an Italian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-1 event with a gold in 1992 and a bronze in 2000.

Was an Italian officer who served under the French explorer Cadillac and helped establish the first

Was an Italian officer who served under the French explorer Cadillac and helped establish the first European settlement at Detroit, Michigan, Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit on the Detroit River in 1701. Several months later, both Cadillac and Tonty brought

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Vittoriosa Stars, whe

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Vittoriosa Stars, where he plays as a defender.On August 30, 2008, Maltese First Division side Vittoriosa Stars announced the signing of Pierre Aquilina, the defender who had p

An Italian footballer, who currently plays in Serie A with U.C. Sampdoria. His usual position is lef

An Italian footballer, who currently plays in Serie A with U.C. Sampdoria. His usual position is left defender.

Was an Italian former footballer, playing in the striker role.Anastasi was born in Catania, Sicily.

Was an Italian former footballer, playing in the striker role.Anastasi was born in Catania, Sicily. During his career (1964–1982) he played for Massiminiana, Varese, Juventus, Inter and Ascoli. In the Serie A, he played 338 matches and scored 105 goals (For Juventus, he played 205 games and scored 78 goals).With the Italy national football team, he was in the team that won the 1968 UEFA European Football Championship, where he scored one goal in final match against Yugoslavia. He also participated at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal against Haiti. In total, he played 25 international matches and scored 8 goals.

Was an Italian astronomer. He was Director of the Observatory at the Pontifical Gregorian University

Was an Italian astronomer. He was Director of the Observatory at the Pontifical Gregorian University (then called the Roman College) for 28 years. He was a pioneer in astronomical spectroscopy, and was one of the first scientists to state authoritatively that the Sun is a star.where he studied at the Jesuit gymnasium. At the age of 16, he entered the Jesuit Order in Rome. He continued his studies at the Roman College, and demonstrated great scientific ability. In 1839, he was appointed tutor of mathematics and physics at the College. In 1841, he became Professor of Physics at the Jesuit College in Loreto. In 1844 he began theological studies in Rome, and was ordained a priest on 12 September 1847. In 1848, due to the Roman Revolution, the Jesuits had to leave Rome. Fr. Secchi spent the next two years in Britain and the United States,

Was an Italian portrait and fresco painter, who was famed for his portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, an

Was an Italian portrait and fresco painter, who was famed for his portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, and an artist who uniquely contrasted in the mid-late 20th century art world dominated by Modernist and Post-Modernist art movements.He was famed for his romantic portrayal of the young Queen Elizabeth II in 1954. His painting enamoured many and paved the way for subsequent studies of other prominent people, including Pope John XXIII, Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, the Shah and Empress of Iran and several other members of the British royal family.[2] Other dignitaries around the world that Annigoni painted include the famed shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo, Florentine author Luigi Ugolini, ballet legend Margot Fonteyn, and the Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur.

Was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti.Met

Was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti.Metastasio was born in Rome, where his father, Felice Trapassi, a native of Assisi, had taken service in the Corsican regiment of the papal forces. Felice mar

Was an Italian architect.He was born in Carona, Ticino, and apprenticed under his father Guiniforte

Was an Italian architect.He was born in Carona, Ticino, and apprenticed under his father Guiniforte Solari, himself an architect and sculptor. In 1476, he was hired to continue the construction of the Duomo di Milano. Later on, he was in charge of several

An Italian football player.He moved his first football footsteps into Sampdoria's youth ranks, and m

An Italian football player.He moved his first football footsteps into Sampdoria's youth ranks, and made his Serie A debut as a substitute against Calcio Catania on 20 May 2007, which is also his only first team appearance so far.

Is a retired male boxer from Italy. Nicknamed The Killer he represented his native country at the 19

Is a retired male boxer from Italy. Nicknamed The Killer he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by Kazakhstan's eventual

Was an Italian scholar, poet, literary theorist, and cardinal. He was an influential figure in the d

Was an Italian scholar, poet, literary theorist, and cardinal. He was an influential figure in the development of the Italian language, specifically Tuscan, as a literary medium, and his writings assisted in the 16th-century revival of interest in the wor

Was an Italian sculptor. He was the father of the more famous sculptor, Gian Lorenzo Bernini.Bernini

Was an Italian sculptor. He was the father of the more famous sculptor, Gian Lorenzo Bernini.Bernini was born in Sesto Fiorentino, Tuscany. He moved to Naples to work on the Certosa di San Martino there, and Gian Lorenzo was born in Naples in 1598. In 160

Was an Italian football (soccer) player in midfielder role.In career he played 33 Serie A matches wi

Was an Italian football (soccer) player in midfielder role.In career he played 33 Serie A matches with Inter Milan, won two Italian title ("scudetto") in 1953 and 1954. He played also with Sanremese and Spal Ferrara. He died at 78 years old.

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal,

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was eliminated in the repechages of the C-1 500 m and eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m events.

Was an Italian sculptor of international repute, painter, opera composer, professor of arts and sena

Was an Italian sculptor of international repute, painter, opera composer, professor of arts and senator for life.He was born in Moncalieri, a town in the Province of Turin, northern Italy. His long and prestigious artistic career started at an early age w

Is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. Caucchioli rides for Lampre N.G.C. cycling team on t

Is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. Caucchioli rides for Lampre N.G.C. cycling team on the UCI ProTour, but is under suspension since June 2009 following abnormal testing results within the Union Cycliste Internationale's biological passport s

Was one of Italy's leading postwar sculptors. Consagra was born in Mazara del Vallo, a town in weste

Was one of Italy's leading postwar sculptors. Consagra was born in Mazara del Vallo, a town in western Sicily, on October 4th. His father, a traveling salesman, did not register his birth until October 6th. Consagra attended the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Palermo. He moved to Rome in 1944, where he studied with the social realist painter Renato Guttuso. Influenced by a trip to Paris, where he saw the studios of Brancusi, Picasso, and Giacometti, he became a founder of the "Forma I" group in 1947. This group championed abstract art at the expense of the dogmatically heroic canvases and sculpture approved by Marxists such as Guttuso. Consagra wrote an essay called "La Necessità della Scultura" (or "The Need for Sculpture") in 1952. It defended the importance of sculpture as a response to the accusation of the artist Arturo Martini that the medium was now a "dead language".

Was an Italian artist and architect of High Baroque. He is best known for painting fresco ceilings,

Was an Italian artist and architect of High Baroque. He is best known for painting fresco ceilings, a pursuit in which he had ample competition in the Rome of his day, but he was equally adept and masterful with architectural design. While an influential

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to Charles Albert.

Was an Italian football player.He was a striker for Ambrosiana-Inter and eventual world champions It

Was an Italian football player.He was a striker for Ambrosiana-Inter and eventual world champions Italy at the 1938 FIFA World Cup, he scored a goal in their first round match against Norway. He also played for Pro Vercelli, S.S.C. Napoli, Torino F.C. and Novara Calcio. In total, he scored 123 goals in 469 appearances in Serie A. [1]

Is an Italian politician, was the national secretary of the Democrats of the Left (DS).In 1975 he wa

Is an Italian politician, was the national secretary of the Democrats of the Left (DS).In 1975 he was elected as Member of the City Council of the Piedmont regional capital, a position he remained in for ten years. From 1985 to 1990 he held a position as

Is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 198

Is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He ended his career in 1994 at a club in Padova. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall and played as a center.