Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is an Albanian footballer. He plays in the midfield position for Partizani Tirana.

Is an Albanian footballer. He plays in the midfield position for Partizani Tirana.

Is a female volleyball player, who claimed the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2002

Is a female volleyball player, who claimed the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2002 World Championship in Germany. She played as a wing-spiker, wearing the number #15 jersey. She made her international debut on 1996-05-17 in a match again

An Italian film and television actress.Cervi was born in Rome, Italy. She is the daughter of directo

An Italian film and television actress.Cervi was born in Rome, Italy. She is the daughter of director Tonino Cervi and granddaughter of the famous Italian actor Gino Cervi. Cervi started her acting career at age ten (in Carlo Cotti's 1986 Portami la luna). She also played an English-language role in Jane Campion's 1996 The Portrait of a Lady.One of her most acclaimed roles was the 1997 film Artemisia, directed by Agnès Merlet and starring Valentina Cervi. It was loosely based on the painter Artemisia Gentileschi's[1] life, but controversially portrayed the relationship between Agostino Tassi (played by Miki Manojlovic) and Artemisia as a passionate affair rather than as rape.[1

An Italian actress.In her US career she starred in The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) directed by Ro

An Italian actress.In her US career she starred in The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) directed by Robert Wise, and costarring Richard Basehart and William Lundigan. Cortese married Basehart in 1951, and had one son with him before they divorced in 1960.

Actress in theatre with Luca Ronconi, Stanislas Nordey, Thierry Salmon, Denis Marleau among many oth

Actress in theatre with Luca Ronconi, Stanislas Nordey, Thierry Salmon, Denis Marleau among many others. She acts also in cinema in Pontormo - un amore eretico (direction: Giovanni Fago) and in il ponte (direction: Stefano Missio). She lives in Paris where she teaches theatrical practice.

Is an Italian volleyball player. She was born in Dolo, Veneto.

Is an Italian volleyball player. She was born in Dolo, Veneto.

Is an Italian figure skater. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was fifth at the 2007 Eur

Is an Italian figure skater. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was fifth at the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships. As of April 2010[update], she was ranked 34th in the world by the International Skating Union (ISU).

Is an Italian diver. She was born in Bolzano. She finished 23rd in the 3 metre springboard event of

Is an Italian diver. She was born in Bolzano. She finished 23rd in the 3 metre springboard event of the 2004 Olympic Games, 32nd in the 10 metre platform event of the 2004 Olympic Games and fifteenth in the 10 metre platform event of the 2008 Olympic Game

Is an Italian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 345, which she reached

Is an Italian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 345, which she reached on October 24, 2005. Her career high in doubles is 199, which she reached on October 31, 2005.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an Italian football (soccer) player in goalkeeper role.He played 176 matches in Serie A Inter Mi

Was an Italian football (soccer) player in goalkeeper role.He played 176 matches in Serie A Inter Milan from 1924 to 1937, won one title in 1929-30 season. For Italy national football team he won bronze medal at 1928 Summer Olympics. He died at 69 years old.

Is a cyclist from Italy.He competed for in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the

Is a cyclist from Italy.He competed for in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the team pursuit, 4000 metres event where the Italian team finished in first place. He retuned to the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the individu

Is an Italian racing cyclist and olympic champion in track cycling.

Is an Italian racing cyclist and olympic champion in track cycling.

Was an Italian footballer and captain of the legendary Grande Torino side killed in the Superga air

Was an Italian footballer and captain of the legendary Grande Torino side killed in the Superga air disaster. He is considered one of the best football players of all time and perhaps the first modern all-around footballer, as he was an attacking midfielder who could score, tackle, defend and lead his teamates to victory with his charismatic presence (Mazzola was famous for raising his shirt's sleeves when his team was not playing good and this was the signal to his teamates and the fans that it was time to go back to business, a gesture that most times resulted in winning the match).

Is an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is one of the mos

Is an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with 7 Grand Prix World Championships to his name. According to Sports Illustrated, Valentino Rossi is one of the highest earning sports personalities in the world, having earned an estimated $34 million in 2007.[2] Following his father, Graziano Rossi, Rossi started racing in Grand Prix in 1996 for Aprilia in the 125cc category and won his first World Championship the following year. From there, he moved up to the 250 cc category, again with Aprilia, and won the World Championship in 1999

Was an Italian actress who appeared both in movies and on stage.Valeria was born in Jesi, in the Mar

Was an Italian actress who appeared both in movies and on stage.Valeria was born in Jesi, in the Marche region of central Italy. Her earliest work was as a stage actress[1]. She was very young when she acted in an art company, but the success came with the movies Gli Italiani si voltano and La Spiaggia. She won the Golden Grolla award for Le soldatesse. She performed on stage in many theatrical plays at Arlecchino Theater (now Flaiano), from Girotondo of Schnitzler and Per un amore a Roma of Patti to Arialda of Testori and directed by Visconti.

Is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two Summer Olym

Is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 2000.

An Italian-Greek[1] film and television actress. She is perhaps best known to U.S. audiences for the

An Italian-Greek[1] film and television actress. She is perhaps best known to U.S. audiences for the Academy Award-winning film Rain Man, and has won the David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, and Coppa Volpi awards.Golino obtained her first starring role in 1985's Little Fires and won the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival for Storia d'amore in 1986. She began to work in Hollywood in 1988 with the movie Big Top Pee-wee and received roles in prominent films such as Rain Man, as the love interest of Tom Cruise, and the comedy films Hot Shots! and Hot Shots! Part Deux co-starring with Charlie Sheen. She had also been considered for the starring role in Pretty Woman, but the role went to Julia Roberts because Golino still had a prominent Italian accent.

An important Italian actress from theatre, cinema and television.

An important Italian actress from theatre, cinema and television.

Is an Italian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Liquigas.

Is an Italian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Liquigas.

Was an Italian football goalkeeper from Vado Ligure, Savona. He started his career off withhome prov

Was an Italian football goalkeeper from Vado Ligure, Savona. He started his career off withhome province side Savona. After a brief spell at Genoa he moved to Torino where he won Serie A four times in a row.Bacigalupo came from a footballing family as his older brother Manlio Bacigalupo also played. Valerio earned a call up to the Italian national football team five times. He died in the Superga air disaster with most of the Il Grande Torino line-up.

An Italian footballer, who plays as a defender for A.C. Siena of Serie A..He started his professiona

An Italian footballer, who plays as a defender for A.C. Siena of Serie A..He started his professional career in season 1990-1991 for Alessandria of Italian Serie C2. He joined Udinese in 1993, quickly becoming a historical masterpiece for the team, of which he will be a player until 2010. He is the Udinese player with the highest number of matches played for the team ever. He moved to Siena in July 2006.

Is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 1999. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin

Is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 1999. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Checchi finished 18th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event and 36th in the 15 km event. Checchi's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championsh

Is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who primarily competes in open water swimming.

Is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who primarily competes in open water swimming.

An Italian football defender, currently on the books of Mantova.Di Cesare moved his first footsteps

An Italian football defender, currently on the books of Mantova.Di Cesare moved his first footsteps into Lazio's youth system. During the summer of 2001 he accepted an offer from English side Chelsea, initially joining the blues' reserve team.[1] He however failed to break into the first team, and left England on January 2004 without to make a single league appearance