Vittorio De Sica was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Francesco Cilea was an Italian composer. Today he is particularly known for his operas L'arlesiana and Adriana Lecouvreur.
Vincenzo Montella is an Italian retired footballer and current manager, who played as a striker. He is current manager of Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor.
Alberto Gilardino is an Italian professional football manager and a former player who played as a striker.
Fabio Liverani is an Italian football manager and former midfielder, who is currently in charge of Cagliari.
Francesco Maselli or Citto Maselli is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 38 films since 1949.
Vincenzo Pucitta was a nineteenth-century Italian composer. Born in Civitavecchia, he wrote more than 20 operas during his career. One of his works, La Vestale, after its premiere in London (1810), was also sung in Lisbon (1816), Milan (1816) and Rio de Janeiro (1817). He died in Milan.
Osvaldo Valenti was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1928 and 1945. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey to a Sicilian carpet trader and a wealthy Lebanese woman of Greek descent. He and his lover, Luisa Ferida, were executed by partisans in Milan, Italy, due to their links with Fascism. Their story was portrayed in the 2008 film Wild Blood.
Renato Chiantoni was an Italian actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1978.
Carlo Vanzina was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter.
Giandomenico Martoretta was an Italian Renaissance composer. Little is known of his life, but the style of the dedication of the "master of theology" Giovanfrancesco di Chara in the second book indicates that Martoretta may have been minor gentry or member of an academy. But the preface to the third book of madrigals reveals that he had made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and stayed in Cyprus as guest of a certain noble cavaliere, Piero Singlitico. His first book of madrigals was written in the rapid note nere, black note, style introduced by Constanzo Festa. Theodor Kroyer (1902) believed that Martoretta's madrigals demonstrated chromatic keys.
Luca Tramontin is an Italian former rugby union footballer, and television sports personality. He is the creator and co-writer of the TV Series "Sport Crime". He has played for Italy, Switzerland, and Hungary. He has also played Australian rules football, Ice hockey and Gaelic football He has appeared on Eurosport's programs, including Total Rugby. He created and anchored a web show sports program called the Oval Bin, which he hosted with Daniela Scalia.
The 70th annual Venice International Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy from 28 August to 7 September 2013. American film director William Friedkin was presented with a lifetime achievement award. Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci was the President of the Jury. He was previously the President of the Jury at the 40th edition in 1983. Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, was the opening film of the festival. Italian actress Eva Riccobono hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.
Vincenzo Grifo is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Italy national team. Born in Germany to Italian parents, Grifo has represented Italy at the senior level since 2018.
Il caso Pisciotta is a 1972 Italian historical drama film written and directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is based on actual events involving Gaspare Pisciotta, lieutenant of the bandit Salvatore Giuliano, and his death by poisoning in jail in 1954.
Lorenzo Richelmy is an Italian actor, best known to audiences outside of Italy for his performance as the title character in the Netflix original series Marco Polo. Prior to being cast in the series, he appeared in several Italian television shows and films.
Vincenzo Pipino, also known as Encio, is an Italian thief from Venice whose exploits earned him the nickname "the gentleman thief". He is the first person to successfully steal from the Doge's Palace, and has been responsible for some of the most sensational art thefts in the city.
The following list shows the chronological progression of the most expensive transfer in the history of the Serie A. All the buying teams are Italian.
Paolo Garbisi is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a fly-half and he currently plays for French team Montpellier in the Top14.
Enrico Mauthe Von Degerfeld is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sambenedettese, on loan from Palermo.
