List of Canadians of Italian descent
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This is a list of notable Canadians of Italian descent:
A
- Mike Accursi — lacrose player
- Jeremy Adduono — ice hockey player
- Ray Adduono — ice hockey player
- Rick Adduono — ice hoceky player
- Meghan Agosta — ice hockey player
- Dominic Agostino (1959 – 2004) — Ontario politician
- Laura Albanese — politician
- Carlo Alberti — soccer player
- Valerio Alesi — soccer player
- Pietro Amato — musician
- Stella Ambler — politician
- Enza Anderson — journalist, media personality, Ontario politician
- Sandy Annunziata — Canadian football player
- Tom Anselmi — businessman
- William Anselmi — academic and writer
- Salvatore Antonio — actor and playwrite
- Danny Antonucci — animator, director, producer, and writer
- Richard Appignanesi — writer and editor
- Francesco Aquilini — businessman
- Violet Archer — composer, teacher, pianist, organist, and percussionist
- Vincenzo Arciresi — politician
- Susie Arioli — jazz singer
- Robbie Aristodemo — soccer player
- Michelle Arvizu — actress
- Maria Augimeri — Toronto city councillor
B
- Dean Bandiera — former Canadian football player
- Mark Barberio — ice hockey player
- Carmelo Barbieri — soccer player
- Robert Barbieri — professional rugby player
- Marisa Ferretti Barth — Senator
- Rick Bartolucci — Ontario politician
- Francesco Bellini — Business man
- Paul Beraldo — ice hockey player
- Lorenzo Berardinetti — Ontario politician
- Eddy Berdusco — former soccer player
- Mario Bernardi — conductor and pianist
- Massimo Bertocchi, Olympic decathlete
- Reno Bertoia — baseball player
- Jimi Bertucci — Co-founder of Italian Walk of Fame
- Todd Bertuzzi — ice hockey player
- Maurizio Bevilacqua — politician
- Hank Biasatti — former basketball player
- Dave Bidini — musician and writer
- Mauro Biello — former soccer player and current coach
- Dan Biocchi — politician and former Olympic athlete
- Jack Bionda (1933 – 1999) — was a lacrosse and hockey player
- Brandon Bonifacio — soccer player
- Béatrice Bonifassi — vocalist
- Emilio Bottiglieri — soccer player
- Gustavo Bounous — doctor
- Garen Boyajian — actor
- Angelo Branca — British Columbian judge
- Paula Brancati — actress
- Adolfo Bresciano (aka Dino Bravo) (1949 – 1993) — wrestler
- François-Joseph Bressani (1612 – 1672) — Jesuit missionary & map maker
- Mario Brunetta — ice hockey goaltender
- Michael Bublé — Singer and actor
- Wally Buono — coach of British Columbia Lions
- Tommy Burns — boxer
- Silvana Burtini — soccer player
- Rudy Buttignol — television network executive
C
- Charles Caccia — former politician
- Leone Caetani — Prince of Teano, politician, Islamacist, author, linguist, world traveller
- Sveva Caetani — artist
- Paul Calandra — politician
- Pietro Calendino — British Columbia politician
- Jackie Callura — boxer
- Jim Camazzola — ice hockey player
- Tony Camazzola — ice hockey player
- Michael Cammalleri — ice hockey player
- Rick Campanelli — television personality
- Chris Campoli — ice hockey player
- Vittorio Capparelli — politician
- Luca Caputi — ice hockey player
- Alessia Cara — singer, songwriter
- Giulio Caravatta — Canadian football player
- Daniel Carcillo — ice hockey player
- Marco Carducci — soccer player
- Anthony Carelli — Professional wrestler, best known as Santino Marella
- Jesse Carere — actor
- Alfonso Caruana — mobster
- Pat Caruso — field hockey player
- John Cassini — actor
- Micheal Castaldo — singer, songwriter, producer, entrepreneur
- Annamarie Castrilli — former politician
- Carlo Cattarello — corporal with the Canadian Armed Forces
- Cosimo Cavallaro — artist, filmmaker and sculptor
- Paolo Ceccarelli — soccer goalkeeper
- Fulvio Cecere — actor
- Cody Ceci — ice hockey player
- Rick Celebrini — former soccer player
- Rita Celli — journalist and television personality
- Gene Ceppetelli — former soccer player
- Michael Cera — actor
- Erica Cerra — actress
- Bob Chiarelli — (b. 1941), mayor of Ottawa, Ontario.
- Peter Chiarelli — Boston Bruins general manager
- Rick Chiarelli — Ottawa city councillor
- Rita Chiarelli — blues singer
- Jason Chimera — ice hockey player
- Mario Chitaroni — ice hockey player
- Hayden Christensen — actor and producer
- Tove Christensen — actor and producer
- Hayden Christensen — actor (Italian maternal grandmother)
- Frank Ciaccia — former soccer player
- John Ciaccia — cabinet minsiter
- Dino Ciccarelli — retired ice hockey player
- Enrico Ciccone — retired ice hockey player; hockey player agent
- Jerry Ciccoritti — film, television, and theatre director
- Tony Cimellaro — ice hockey player
- Joe Cimino — former politician
- Joe Cirella — retired NHL player
- Vittorio Coco — journalist and politician
- Andrew Cogliano — ice hockey player
- Carlo Colaiacovo — ice hockey player
- Paulo Colaiacovo — ice hockey goaltender
- Enrico Colantoni — actor
- Josh Colle — politician
- Mike Colle — Ontario politician
- Cosimo Commisso — soccer player
- Joe Comuzzi — politician
- Luca Congi — Canadian football player
- Alexander Conti — actor
- Carlo Corazzin — former soccer player
- Joseph Cordiano — Ontario politician
- Steve Corino — wrestler
- Frank Corrado — ice hockey player
- Matthew Corrente — ice hockey player
- Jim Corsi — ice hockey player
- Pat Cortina — ice hockey coach
- Frank Cosentino — Canadian football player
- Paulo Costanzo — actor
- Vincent Crisanti — politician
- Michael Cuccione (1985 – 2001) — was child actor
- James Cunningham — comedian
- Antonio Cupo — actor
- Freddy Curci — vocalist and songwriter
- Bobby Curtola — musician
- William Cusano — Quebec politician
- Joe Cuzzetto — soccer player
D
- Steffi D — singer
- Matt D'Agostini — ice hockey player
- Michael D'Agostino — soccer player
- Dalbello — recording artist
- Jillian D'Alessio — sprint kayaker
- Antonio D'Alfonso — bilingual writer, editor, translator and film-maker
- John D'Amico — ice hockey player
- Scott D'Amore — professional wrestler
- Frank D'Angelo — entrepreneur
- Cindy Daniel — singer
- Michael D'Ascenzo — actor
- Yvonne De Carlo — actress
- Pierre-Charles de Liette (1697 – 1749) — Colonial army officer in New France and Louisiana
- Filippo De Grassi (1793 – 1877) — was a soldier
- Pasquale de Luca — former soccer player
- Nick De Santis — former soccer player
- Rita de Santis — politician
- Sandro DeAngelis — Canadian football player
- Marcel DeBellis — soccer player
- Dante DeCaro — former gutarist
- Anne Marie DeCicco-Best — mayor
- Johnnie Dee — vocalist
- The DeFranco Family — music group
- Tony DeFranco — singer and musician Port Colborne, Ontario
- Michael Del Zotto — ice hockey player
- Mike Del Grande — politician
- Dean Del Mastro — former politician
- Michael Del Zotto — ice hockey player
- Eddie Della Siepe — comedian and actor
- Alex Delvecchio — ice hockey player
- Denny DeMarchi — multi-instrumental musician
- Steve DeMarchi — guitarist
- Ab DeMarco (1916 – 1989) — was an ice hockey player
- John DeSantis — actor
- Daniel DeSanto — actor
- Jim Devellano — businessman
- Caroline Di Cocco — Ontario politician
- Phil Di Giuseppe — ice hockey player
- Larry Di Ianni — mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
- Natalie Di Luccio — international multilingual singer
- Mary di Michele — poet, writer and academic
- Consiglio Di Nino — Senator
- Odoardo Di Santo — Ontario politician
- Sergio Di Zio, — actor
- Anthony Di Biase — soccer player
- Michael Di Biase — politician
- Pier Giorgio Di Cicco — poet, editor and priest
- Joseph Di Chiara — soccer player
- Justin Di Ciano — politician
- Camilla Di Giuseppe — news anchor
- Massimo Di Ioia — former soccer player
- Nicola Di Iorio — politician
- Vincenzo Di Nicola — psychologist
- Enzo Di Pede — former soccer goalkeeper
- Daniel Di Tomasso — actor
- Sergio Di Zio — actor
- Nate DiCasmirro — ice hockey player
- Debra DiGiovanni — comedian
- Rob DiMaio — ice hockey player
- Rosie DiManno — journalist
- Melissa DiMarco — actor and television personality
- Melissa DiMarco — actress
- Cheri DiNovo — politician
- Jim Diodati — politician
- David Diplacido — former soccer player
- Nick Discepola — politician
- Jason DiTullio — former soccer player
- Hnat Domenichelli — former ice hockey player
- Eden Donatelli — Short Track Speedskater
- Marc Donato — actor
E
- Pat Ercoli — former soccer player
- Angelo Esposito — Ice hockey player
- Phil Esposito (b. 1942) — former ice hockey player, top NHL goalscorer of the 1960s and 1970s
- Tony Esposito (b. 1943) — former ice hockey goaltender
- Patrick Esposito Di Napoli (1964 – 1994) — was a musician
- Linda Evangelista — supermodel
- Tony Evangelista — soccer referee
F
- Joe Fabbro — politician
- Lara Fabian — singer
- Peter Fallico — designer and television personality
- Julian Fantino — former Toronto police chief and former Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner
- Alvaro Farinacci — politician
- Rico Fata — ice hockey player
- Victor Fedeli — politician
- Dino Felicetti — former ice hockey plater
- Frank Ferragine — Toronto television personality
- Landon Ferraro — ice hockey player
- Ray Ferraro — ice hockey player, now sports analyst
- Mario Ferri — community organizer
- Pat Fiacco — businessman
- Cosimo Filane — musician and businessperson
- Jonelle Filigno — soccer player
- Fab Filippo — actor
- Serge Fiori — vocalist and guitarist
- Joe Fiorito — journalist and novelist
- Vittorio Fiorucci — poster artist
- Mike Foligno — former ice hockey player
- Nick Foligno — ice hockey player
- Joe Fontana — politician
- Sammy Forcillo — former politician
- John Forzani — former Canadian Football League player and businessman
- Rick Fox — basketball player (Bahamanian father)
- Giuliano Frano — soccer player
- Joe Fratesi — former mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- Matt Frattin — ice hockey player
- David Fronimadis — former soccer player
- Liza Frulla — politician
- Zachary Fucale — ice hockey goaltender
G
- Philip Gaglardi (1913 – 1995) — British Columbia politician
- Alfonso Gagliano — ex-politician involved in the Sponsorship scandal
- Gaetano Gagliano (born 1917) — Business man and Entrepreneur
- Tony Gagliano (born June 13, 1958) — Business man and Arts Mogul
- Steve Galluccio — screenwriter
- Mary Garofalo — television journalist
- Simon Gatti — former soccer player
- Arturo Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) — Professional Boxer
- Ken Georgetti — labour leader
- Dianne Gerace — former track athlete
- Bruno Gerussi (1928 – 1995) — actor
- Roberto Giacomi — soccer player
- Adam Giambrone — Toronto city councillor & New Democratic Party activist
- David Giammarco — actor
- Dan Giancola — Canadian football player
- Stefano Giliati — ice hockey player
- Mark Giordano — ice hockey player
- Nadia Giosia — cooking personality
- Larry Giovando — politician
- Daniel Girardi — ice hockey player
- Gerome Giudice — former ice hockey player
- Gigi Gorgeous — actress and model
- Dakota Goyo — actor
- Sandro Grande — former soccer palyer
- Marco Grazzini — actor
- Sabrina Grdevich — actress
- Phil Lo Greco — professional boxer
- Peter Greco — former soccer palyer
- Peter Guarasci — basketball player
- Albina Guarnieri — politician
- Bep Guidolin — ice hockey player
- Garry Guzzo — Ontario politician
H
- Jacqueline Hennessy — journalist and television personality
- Jill Hennessy — actress and musician
- Linda Hutcheon — (Bortolotti) Toronto academic, literary and opera scholar
I
- Frank Iacobucci — former Supreme Court of Canada justice
- Angelo Iacono — politician
- Lucio Ianiero — former soccer player
- Tony Ianno — politician
- Selenia Iacchelli — soccer player
- Dan Iannuzzi — entrepreneur
- Tony Ianzelo — director and cinematographer
- Robert Iarusci — former soccer player
- Illangelo — musician
- Carmine Isacco — soccer coach
J
- Alessandro Juliani — voice actor
K
- Ethan Kath — singer and songwriter
- Jessica Parker Kennedy — actress
- Vince Kerrio — businessman and politician
L
- Nicholas La Monaca — former soccer goalkeeper
- Alyssa Lagonia — soccer player
- Thomas W. LaSorda — Vice-Chairman & President of Chrysler
- Filumena Lassandro — last woman to be executed in Alberta
- Nicholas Latifi — race car driver
- Bob Lenarduzzi — soccer player and coach
- Sam Lenarduzzi — former soccer player
- Laureano Leone — former Ontario politician
- Peter Li Preti — politician
- Evangeline Lilly — television actress
- Peter Li Preti — Toronto city councillor
- Johnny Lombardi — broadcasting executive
- Matthew Lombardi — ice hockey player
- Andrea Lombardo — soccer player
- Carmen Lombardo (1903 – 1971) — musician
- Guy Lombardo (1902 – 1977) — musician and band leader
- Lebert Lombardo — musician
- Victor Lombardo — musician
- Rocco Luccisano — politician
- Anthony Luciani — ice hockey player
- Roberto Luongo — ice hockey goaltender
M
- François N. Macerola — lawyer and film executive
- Danny Maciocia — Canadian football coach
- Franco Magnifico — businessman and politician
- Raine Maida — musician (Our Lady Peace)
- Ray Maluta — ice hockey player
- Giorgio Mammoliti — Ontario politician
- Mark Mancari — ice hockey right wing[1]
- Nick Mancuso — actor
- Maurizio Mansi — former ice hockey player
- Jay Manuel — make-up artist
- Rosario Marchese — Ontario politician
- Sergio Marchi — politician
- Sergio Marchionne — CEO of Fiat and Chrysler
- Charles Marega — sculptor
- Santino Marella — wrestler
- Carlo Marini — former soccer player
- Frank Marino — guitarist
- Rebecca Marino — former tennis player
- Dan Marouelli — former ice hockey referee
- Medo Martinello — former box lacrosse
- Quinto Martini — politician and real estate broker
- Paul Masotti — former Canadian football player
- Jack Masters — politician
- Pat Mastroianni — actor
- Irene Mathyssen — politician
- Jon Matsumoto — ice hockey player
- Joe Mattacchione — former soccer player
- Arthur Mauro — lawyer and businessman
- Bill Mauro — Ontario politician
- Joe Mazzucco — race car driver
- Tyler Medeiros — singer
- Mary Melfi — novelist, poet, playwright
- Tanya Memme — television presenter and actress in Sell This House.
- Marco Micone — Quebec academic, playwright and translator
- Ramona Milano — actress
- Maria Minna — politician
- Eddie Mio — former ice hockey goaltender
- Giorgio Mitolo — newscaster and reporter
- Domenic Mobilio (1969 – 2004) — was a former soccer player
- Guido Molinari (1933 – 2004) — artist
- Sergio Momesso — ice hockey player
- Richard Monette (1944 – 2008) — was an actor and director
- Angie Moretto — former ice hockey player
- Mike Morreale — former Canadian football player
- Joe Morselli — Quebec businessman involved in the Sponsorship scandal
- Carmelina Moscato — soccer player
- Domenico Moschella — politician
- Anthony S. Manera — former CBC president
N
- Angelina Napolitano — first woman in Canada to use the battered woman defence on a murder charge
- Tony Nappo — actor
- Tony Nardi — bilingual actor
- Silvio Narizzano — film and television director
- Angelo Natale — former trade union leader
- Vincenzo Natali — film director and screenwriter
- Sergio Navarretta — Film director and producer
- Guido Nincheri (1885 – 1973) — artist
- Aldo Nova — musician and vocalist
- Frances Nunziata — Toronto city councillor
- John Nunziata — politician
O
- Peter Oliva — novelist
- Andrew Olivieri — former soccer player
- Giuliano Oliviero — former soccer player
- America Olivo — actress, singer, and model
- David Orazietti — politician
- Alexandra Orlando — rhythmic gymnast[2]
- Gaetano Orlando — ice hockey player
- Marina Orsini — actress
P
- Frank G. Paci — writer, author of The Italians and 12 novels
- Massimo Pacetti — politician
- Pete Palangio (1908 – 2004) — was an ice hockey player
- Al Palladini (1943 – 2001) — politician
- Matthew Palleschi — professional soccer player
- Louie Palu — photographer and filmmaker
- Joe Pantalone — Toronto city councillor
- John Parco — ice hockey coach
- Sarina Paris — singer
- Paul Bonifacio Parkinson — figure skater
- Tony Parsons — Canadian broadcaster
- Tony Parsons — presenter
- Eli Pasquale — former basketball player
- Lui Passaglia — former Canadian football player
- Michael Peca — ice hockey player
- Bob Perani (1942 – 2012) — was an ice hockey goaltender
- Dominic Perri — politician
- Paul Perri — actor
- Sandro Perri — musician
- Anthony Perruzza — Ontario politician
- Angelo Persichilli — journalist
- Joe Peschisolido — politician
- Paul Peschisolido — professional soccer player
- Andi Petrillo — sports anchor
- Penny Petrone (1925 – 2005) — was a writer and educator
- Nina Petronzio — interior designer
- Lauren Phoenix — adult actress
- Joe Piccininni — city councillor
- Alessandra Piccione — screenwriter and producer
- Alex Pietrangelo — ice hockey player
- Frank Pietrangelo — ice hockey player
- Paolo Pietropaolo — radio host and musician
- Vincenzo Pietropaolo — photogrpaher
- Jason Pinizzotto — ice hockey player
- Peter Pinizzotto — soccer coach
- Steve Pinizzotto — ice hockey player
- Roy Piovesana — teacher and historian
- Fernando Pisani — ice hockey player
- Joseph Pivato — writer, literary scholar and academic
- Nevio Pizzolitto — soccer player
- Rocco Placentino — soccer player
- Robert Poëti — politician
- Marco Polo — music producer
- Claudio Polsinelli — former Ontario politician
- Kris Pope — actor
- Carly Pope — actress
- Victor Posa — former National Hockey League player
- Christian Potenza — actor
- Monica Proietti (1939 – 1967) (aka Machine Gun Molly) — bank robber
- Christian Provenzano — politician
- Carmen Provenzano (1942 – 2005) — politician
- Dina Pugliese — Toronto television personality
- Sandra Pupatello — Ontario politician
Q
- Louis Quilico — opera singer
R
- Gianmarco Raimondo — racing driver
- Mauro Ranallo — sportscaster
- Rick Ravanello — actor
- Mark Recchi — ice hockey player
- Gino Reda — television personality
- Marco Reda — soccer player
- Karen Redman — politician
- Italia Ricci — actress
- Mike Ricci — former ice hockey player
- Mike Ricci — fighter
- Italia Ricci — actress
- Nino Ricci — novelist
- Nicola Riopel — ice hockey goaltender
- Marco Rizi — former soccer player
- Tony Rizzo — Ontario politician
- Garth Rizzuto — former ice hockey player
- Pietro Rizzuto (1934 – 1997) — businessman and Senator
- Vito Rizzuto — mobster
- David Rocco — actor, producer, and cooking personality
- Tony Romandini — musician
- Roberto Romano — former ice hockey goaltender
- Rocco Romano — Canadian football player
- Mike Rosati — former ice hockey player
- Carlo Rossi — politician
- Chantal Rossi — politician
- Rocco Rossi — businessman
- Vittorio Rossi — playwright, screenwriter, actor, and director
- Anthony Rota — politician
- Carlo Rota — actor
- Filomena Rotiroti — politician
- Guy Rubino — chef
- Adamo Ruggiero — actor
- Adam Russo — ice hockey goaltender
- Erminia Russo — volleyball player
S
- Laura Sabia — social activist and feminist
- Ted Salci — former mayor
- Alphonse W. Salomone, Jr. (1919 – 1993) — was a hotelier
- Dave Salmoni — animal trainer, entertainer and television producer
- Bobby Sanguinetti — ice hockey player
- Greg Sansone — former sports anchor
- Ivana Santilli — singer
- Mike Santorelli — ice hockey player
- Angelo Santucci — former Canadian football player
- Daniela Sanzone — journalist
- Lino Saputo — businessman and billionaire
- Joey Saputo — businessman (son of Lino Saputo)
- Will Sasso — actor and comedian
- Raymond Sawada — ice hockey player
- Giulio Scandella — ice hockey player
- Ray Scapinello — ice hockey player
- Michele Scarabelli — actress
- Michael Scarola — sprint canoer
- Francis Scarpaleggia — politician
- Frank Scarpitti — mayor
- Joe Schiraldi — former soccer player
- Enio Sclisizzi (1925 – 2012) — was an ice hockey player
- Rob Scuderi — ice hockey player
- Lorraine Segato — singer
- Mario Sergio — Ontario politician
- Tony Silipo — former Ontario politician
- Hannah Simone — television personality
- Gino Soccio — disco record producer
- Francesco Sorbara — politician
- Greg Sorbara — Ontario politician
- Martina Sorbara — singer-songwriter
- Erin Spanevello (1987 – 2008) — was a fashion model
- Jason Spezza — ice hockey player
- Paul Stalteri — soccer player (Italian father)
- Zack Stortini — ice hockey player
- Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews — countess
- Steben Twins — acrobatic performers
T
- Rick Tabaracci — former ice hockey goaltender
- Alex Tagliani — race car driver
- Melissa Tancredi — soccer player
- Jeff Tambellini — ice hockey player
- Steve Tambellini — ice hockey general manager
- Venus Terzo — actress
- Martin Tielli — musician and artist
- Guido Titotto — former soccer player
- Rick Tocchet — ice hockey player
- Christian Tolusso — curler
- Tony Tomassi — politician
- Henri de Tonti (1649 – 1704) — explorer in New France
- Alphonse de Tonty (1659 – 1727) — explorer in New France
- Raffi Torres — ice hockey player
- Anna Maria Tremonti — journalist and CBC radio announcer
- Carter Trevisani — ice hockey player
- Jay Triano — former basketball player
- Ricardo Trogi — actor and filmmaker
- Domenic Troiano (1946 – 2005) — was a musician
- Marty Turco — ice hockey goaltender
V
- Tony Valeri — politician
- Frank Valeriote — politician
- Joseph Valtellini — kickboxer
- Gino Vannelli — musician
- Joe Vannelli — musician
- Frank Venneri — politician
- Ben Viccari — former journalist
- David Visentin — actor
- Joe Volpe — politician
- Joey Votto — Baseball player
- Lisa Vultaggio — actress
X
- Davide Xausa — former soccer player
Z
- Robert Zambito — politician
- Frank Zampino — politician and accountant
- Sol Zanetti — politician
- Chiara Zanni — actress
- Zappacosta — singer and songwriter
- Giuliano Zaccardelli — former Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Dominic Zamprogna — actor
- Bruno Zarrillo — former ice hockey player
- Gianluca Zavarise — soccer player
- Rachel Zeffira — musician
- Katia Zuccarelli — singer
References
- ↑ [1] ""Being Italian, you're close to everyone in your family," he said. "Grandparents are probably the closest. You have your parents, but your grandparents are like a set of parents. They do everything for you.""
- ↑ [2] ""I'm Italian," she said. "My family loves to dance and everyone's very passionate about everything that we do. We're very loud and we talk with our hands.""
