The Florio family is a prominent entrepreneurial Italian family who started many lucrative activities in Sicily involving above all the exportation of Sicilian products in the nineteenth century, in some ways redeeming Sicily from feudal immobility. The family extended its interests to shipping, shipbuilding, fisheries, mining, metallurgy and ceramics.
Vincenzo Florio Jr. was an Italian entrepreneur, heir of the rich Florio entrepreneurial dynasty, one of the wealthiest Italian families during the late 19th century. An automobile enthusiast, he is best known as the founder of the Targa Florio.
Ferraro is an occupational surname of Italian origin meaning blacksmith in Italian. Notable people with this surname include:
Celli is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Palumbo is a surname of Italian origin, derived from Palombo literally meaning "Ring Dove" or Palombella meaning "Wood Pigeon" in the dialects of Southern Italy. The Palumbo family crest depicts a Dove with an olive branch in its beak. Due to this many consider the meaning of Palumbo to be "Dove of Peace". It could refer to:
Lupo is a surname of Italian origin, meaning "wolf", which is derived from the Latin lupus. Its Spanish equivalent is López, its Portuguese equivalent is Lopes, its French equivalent is Loup, and its Romanian equivalent is Lupu or Lupescu.
Fiorillo is an Italian surname, and may refer to:
Viviani is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Zappalà is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cosentino is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
DeLuca, also spelled Deluca or De Luca, is an Italian-language surname.
Guerini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ouwehand is a Dutch surname. It translates to "old hand", but is thought to derive from Ouwehan, akin to Ouwejans and Jongejans, or have been a misreading of Ouweland. People with the surname include:
Franca Florio, born Francesca Paola Jacona della Motta dei baroni di San Giuliano and commonly called Donna Franca, was an Italian noblewoman, socialite and a prominent protagonist of the Belle Époque. Descendant of a Sicilian noble family, she married the entrepreneur Ignazio Florio Jr., member of the wealthy Florio family. She was nicknamed "Queen of Palermo".
Ignazio Florio Jr. was an Italian entrepreneur, heir of the rich Florio economic dynasty, one of the wealthiest Italian families during the late 19th century.
Ignazio Florio Sr. was an Italian entrepreneur and politician, member of the rich Florio economic dynasty, one of the wealthiest Italian families during the late 19th century.
Vincenzo Florio Sr. was an Italian entrepreneur and politician, member of the rich Florio economic dynasty, one of the wealthiest Sicilian families during the late 19th century.
Guzzo is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Danti is an Italian surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Tommasini is a surname of the following people:
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