Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer.

Was an Italian professional footballer.He is the third goalscorer in A.S. Roma's history, having sco

Was an Italian professional footballer.He is the third goalscorer in A.S. Roma's history, having scored 103 goals in over 150 appearances.He played a non-official match with Fiorentina under the fake surname of Bolteni, this was due to the fact the he was serving the military service and couldn't do any onther activity.

Is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. He finished 36th in the 50 km event a

Is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. He finished 36th in the 50 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Clara's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fourth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Liberec in 2009

Is an Italian snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. He

Is an Italian snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. He is set to compete for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Men's Parallel Giant Slalom.

Is a former alpine ski racer from northern Italy. Roland Thöni was born in Trafoi, a frazione of St

Is a former alpine ski racer from northern Italy. Roland Thöni was born in Trafoi, a frazione of Stelvio (Bolzano-Bozen). His World Cup debut was on February 7, 1971 was a top ten finish; he took seventh place in the slalom at Mürren, Switzerland. He did

An Italian footballer, currently playing for Torino F.C.. His position is centre forward. He is wide

An Italian footballer, currently playing for Torino F.C.. His position is centre forward. He is widely considered as one of the brightest promises of Italian football, notably scoring 19 goals in the 2006–2007 season playing with Calabrian club Reggina.Bianchi began his career in 2000 with Atalanta. He played twenty games for the first team, without scoring, despite being a prolific scorer in the youth ranks. He was loaned to Serie B team Cagliari in January 2004, where he played 14 matches and scored 2 goals helping them gain promotion to Serie A. The 2004–05 was a poor one for the forward, and saw him score only 2 goals in 25 matches.

A Filipino ex-boxer who won the WBC Super featherweight title from Cornelius Boza Edwards in Italy i

A Filipino ex-boxer who won the WBC Super featherweight title from Cornelius Boza Edwards in Italy in 1981. He later defended it against Choi Chung-Il of Korea, but eventually lost the title to Rafael Bazooka Limon.

A former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for a number of British clubs. Ugolini moved to Scot

A former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for a number of British clubs. Ugolini moved to Scotland at the age of three and began his career with Celtic, before spending nine years with Middlesbrough. Spells at Wrexham and Dundee United followed by a final game with Berwick Rangers.

Is a retired water polo player from Italy, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his

Is a retired water polo player from Italy, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1972.Simeoni was a member of the Men's National Team, that claimed the silver medal at the Montréal Olympics. During his caree

Is an Italian freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The pool which hosted the

Is an Italian freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The pool which hosted the European SC Championships 2005 in Trieste is named after her.

Is an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s.

Is an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s.

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the quart

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Ted Morgan.

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Torino F.C., Bologna F.C. 1909, A.

A retired Italian footballer.During his club career he played for Torino F.C., Bologna F.C. 1909, A.C. Milan, and Calcio Catania. He earned 13 caps for the Italy national football team from 1958 to 1967, and participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.After retiring from playing he became a manager, including a stint at Bologna in 1993.

An Italian football player. He currently plays for the Italian Serie B side A.S. Livorno Calcio.

An Italian football player. He currently plays for the Italian Serie B side A.S. Livorno Calcio.

Is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime mi

Is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) of Italy twice, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008. He was also President of the European Commission from 1999

Is a female Albanian weightlifter, who represented Albania at the 2008 European Weightlifting Champi

Is a female Albanian weightlifter, who represented Albania at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships where she took home the silver medal. She also represented Albania at 2008 Olympic Games in China where she got the 6th position overall.

A former Italian footballer.The central midfielder started his career in 1968 with Juventus. However

A former Italian footballer.The central midfielder started his career in 1968 with Juventus. However, he joined Sampdoria on loan for one season. His breakthrough came in the 1970/1971 Serie A season, when he joined A.C. Milan. In 1971 he made his debut for Italy.

Was an Italian football player.In 1938 he was sold to Fiorentina, where he played for three seasons

Was an Italian football player.In 1938 he was sold to Fiorentina, where he played for three seasons before moving to Torino FC. His abilities became evident also with national team, for which he received 5 caps with 7 goals.Menti played for the then almost unbeatable Torino FC (dubbed Grande Torino, "Great Torino") until his death, with the exception of the 1945-46 season, when he played again for Fiorentina. Menti died in 1949 with almost his entire team in the Superga air disaster, after scoring the last goal of "Grande Torino" in Lisboa.

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. On the club level he played for the Italian teams Fernet Tonic Bologna (1976-1979, also known as Amaro Harrys Bologna, in Seri

Was an Italian soprano who had a prolific opera career in Italy during the 1870s and 1880s. She sang

Was an Italian soprano who had a prolific opera career in Italy during the 1870s and 1880s. She sang a wide repertoire that encompassed bel canto roles, Italian and French grand opera, verismo operas, and the German operas of Richard Wagner. She became pa

An American-born Italian singer and actress.After her parents divorced in 1956 her mother Linda Chri

An American-born Italian singer and actress.After her parents divorced in 1956 her mother Linda Christian took her and her sister Taryn to live all around the world but mainly in Mexico and Italy where she and her sister spent much of their childhood, although Romina attended college in England.[1]Her interest in music was evoked in her childhood by American musicals from the 1950s, Mexican Mariachi bands and Italian music from the 1960s. In her early teens Power discovered The Beatles and Bob Dylan, which inspired her to compose music. After receiving a guitar as a birthday gift, she learned chords and wrote her first songs.[1]

An Italian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2005 and has been ranked as

An Italian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2005 and has been ranked as high as 46 in the world (September 25, 2006). She first came to prominence in the top tier of women's tennis when she reached the quarter-finals of a WTA Tier I event in Rome as a qualifier, barely missing out on a place in the semi-finals with a loss to Svetlana Kuznetsova 4–6 7–5 6–7. She has since made appearances at Wimbledon and the US Open, losing in the first round of each to difficult opponents in Fransesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova once again

In 1960, she appeared in two films set in the Ancient world. The first was Il Sepolcro dei Re (The T

In 1960, she appeared in two films set in the Ancient world. The first was Il Sepolcro dei Re (The Tomb of the King). This film tells the story of Nemorat, an Egyptian pharaoh who was instrumental in the creation of the pyramids of Giza due to the intrigues surrounding his death and entombment.The second was Mario Bava's Esther and the King, starring Joan Collins as the Biblical Jewish Queen. Rosalba played Keresh and was assassinated by someone who mistook her for the Queen. Because of her dark, sultry beauty, Rosalba was often a natural fit to play certain legendary characters. She was Ramses’ intended bride in the Hercules Adventure, Il Leone de Thebe (The Lion of Thebes) in 1966. She was also in Ercole contro i figli del sole (Hercules against the Sons of the Sun) in 1964. She played Delilah, the Biblical beauty who was the downfall of the Old Testament hero, Samson, in I Grandi Condottieri (The Great Guides).

An Italian actress. She played Satan in the movie The Passion of the Christ (2004). The most recent

An Italian actress. She played Satan in the movie The Passion of the Christ (2004). The most recent film she played in was Der Todestunnel. She is the daughter of Adriano Celentano.

Was an Italian soprano primarily active in the 1950s through the mid-1960s.Rosanna Carteri was born

Was an Italian soprano primarily active in the 1950s through the mid-1960s.Rosanna Carteri was born in Verona and studied with Cusinati and started singing in concert at the age of twelve. She won a RAI singing contest in 1948 which led to her operatic de