Domenico Modugno was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. He is considered the first Italian cantautore.
Palmiro Michele Nicola Togliatti was an Italian politician and leader of Italy's Communist party for nearly forty years, from 1927 until his death. Born into a middle-class family, Togliatti received an education in law at the University of Turin, later served as an officer and was wounded in World War I, and became a tutor. Described as "severe in approach but extremely popular among the Communist base" and "a hero of his time, capable of courageous personal feats", his supporters gave him the nickname il Migliore. In 1930, Togliatti renounced Italian citizenship, and he became a citizen of the Soviet Union. Upon his death, Togliatti had a Soviet city named after him. Considered one of the founding fathers of the Italian Republic, he led Italy's Communist party from a few thousand members in 1943 to two million members in 1946.
Alfredo Foni was an Italian footballer in the 1930s and later on a coach, who played as a defender. He is one of only four players to have won both an Olympic gold medal and the FIFA World Cup with the Italy national football team.
Adriano Panatta is a former professional tennis player from Italy. He won the French Open in 1976, and was the only player ever to defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, doing so on two occasions. He is also the only Italian man to win a men's singles Grand Slam title in the Open Era.
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Portogruaro Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Portogruaro, Veneto. Currently, it plays in Serie D.
Società Sportiva Maceratese S.r.l. was an Italian football club located in Macerata in the Marche region. The club folded in 2017. Since 2018, another club, S.S. Maceratese 1922, became a successor, which use the same logo and color.
S.S. Turris Calcio, commonly known as Turris, is an Italian football club based in Torre del Greco, Campania. The club was founded in 1944 as F.C. Turris 1944 and refounded in 2004 and then 2012. The nicknames of the team are Torresi and Corallini.
Massimo Margiotta is an Italian-Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as a forward, currently working as youth system chief of Hellas Verona.
Renzo De Vecchi was an Italian football player and coach who played as a defender. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics with Italy, and is officially the youngest player to have ever played a match for the Italy national side. Regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever players, he was known for his excellent technique, dribbling skills, and his accuracy from penalty kicks, despite being a defender. As a ball-winning full-back, he was known for his strength, tackling ability, anticipation, and his organisational skills on the left flank, and was also capable of playing in the centre or in midfield.
Andrea Sottil is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played as a defender. He is the currently the head coach of Udinese.
Emmanuel Cascione is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. He was most recently the manager of Serie D club Pistoiese.
Ottavio Barbieri was an Italian association football midfielder and manager. He won campionato Alta Italia 1944.
Giuseppe "Gipo" Viani was an Italian football player and manager from the Province of Treviso who played as a midfielder.
Valerio Di Cesare is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Bari.
Felice Evacuo is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward.
Ivan Loseto is an Italian footballer.
Alessandro Cesarini is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Livorno. Cesarini is called "Il Mago" by his fans because he is a very technical and skiller player.
Petar Juzvisen Kostadinović is a Croatian footballer who plays for AC Trento.
Didio or DiDio is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Palmiro is a male Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: