List of British Italians
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Giovanni Florio, 1611. Engraving by William Hole from the 2nd edition of Florio's dictionary
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Contents
Administration
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The late John Profumo at the War Office.
Librarians
Prime Ministers
Secretaries of State & Ministers
Arts
Cartoonists
Circus performers
Composers
- Muzio Clementi
- Maria Cosway
- Gerald Finzi
- Felice Giardini
- Remo Lauricella
- John Marcangelo
- Ivor Novello
Designers
Film Directors
Hairdressers
- John Florio (1553–1625), known in Italian as "Giovanni Florio", was a linguist and lexicographer of Anglo-Italian origin. He referred to himself as "an Englishman in Italiano" who was a royal language tutor at the Court of James I and a friend with huge influence on William Shakespeare.
- Michelangelo Florio (1515–1572), Italian humanist, a Franciscan friar before converting to Protestantism. He was a pastor in England and Switzerland, and father of the renaissance polymath John Florio.
Musicians
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A US singer of Italian descent, Gwen Stefani lives in the UK.
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Musician Nicola Benedetti, MBE playing at Albert Hall.
- Perry Bamonte
- John Barbirolli
- Anthony Bassano
- Nicola Benedetti
- Jim Capaldi
- Paul Coletti
- Maria Cosway
- Robert Del Naja
- Sophia Dussek
- Felice Giardini
- Tony Iommi
- Remo Lauricella
- Nicolas Mori
- Vincent Novello
- Paolo Nutini
- Pino Palladino
- Antonio Pappano
- Anthony Pini
- Sergio Pizzorno
- Suzi Quatro
- Francis Rossi
- Semprini
- Barry Wallace
Painters
- Giovanni Battista Cipriani
- Emilio Coia
- Maria Cosway
- John Marcangelo
- Alberto Morrocco
- Eduardo Paolozzi
- Carlo Pellegrini
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Alexander Rossi
- Jack Vettriano
- Andrew Vicari
Photographers
Poets
Scriptwriters
Singers
- Lisa Maffia
- Frankie Cocozza
- Sophia Dussek
- Brian Johnson
- Luciana
- Paolo Nutini
- Suzi Quatro
- Chris Rea
- Francis Rossi
- Sharleen Spiteri
- Gwen Stefani
- Lena Zavaroni
- Thaila Zucchi
- Luciana Caporaso
- Linda Martin
Translators
Writers
- Harold Acton
- Isaac D'Israeli
- John William Polidori
- David Profumo
- Christina Georgina Rossetti
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Maria Francesca Rossetti
- William Michael Rossetti
- Rafael Sabatini
- Alexander Trocchi
- Giustiniana Wynne
- Jani Allan
- Armando Iannucci
Crime
Fraudsters
Mobsters
Economics
Entrepreneurs
- Carlo Di Stefano (Born in Sicily, owner of the restaurant's chain "San Carlo", with leading restaurants in Manchester, Bristol, Leicester, Liverpool, Leeds and London.)
- Charles Forte (Emigrated from Italy)[2]
- Rocco Forte (English but father arrived from Italy)[clarification needed]
- Livia Giuggioli (founder of Eco-Age, a shop and consultancy firm that promotes ecologically-friendly products).
- Alex Polizzi, hotelier
- Anita Roddick (born in an Italian immigrant community)[3][clarification needed]
Food & Drink
Celebrity Chefs
- Antonio Carluccio
- Gennaro Contaldo
- Gino D'Acampo
- Anna Del Conte
- Angela Hartnett
- Marco Pierre White
- Giorgio Locatelli
- Filippo Mazzei
- Aldo Zilli
Media and Performing Arts
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Actress Claire Forlani.
19th-century actress Lucia Elizabeth Vestris.
Italian-Scottish director Peter Capaldi.
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Paul Gambaccini, American-British radio presenter of Italian origin.
Actors
- Philip Arditti
- Enzo Cilenti
- Peter Capaldi
- Tom Conti
- Michael Costa
- Christopher Lee
- Michael Greco
- John Hannah
- Ray Lovelock (actor)
- Max Minghella
- Nico Mirallegro
- Alfred Molina
- Franco Nero
- Cliff Parisi
- Adrian Paul
- Robert Rietti
- George Rossi
- Carlo Rota
- Victor Spinetti
- Stephen Storace
- Ken Stott
- Mark Strong
- Joe Swash
- Joe Tracini
Actresses
- Ronnie Ancona
- Esmé Bianco
- Emily Bruni
- Nina Conti
- Paola Dionisotti
- Claire Forlani
- Louise Lombard
- Montserrat Lombard
- Cherie Lunghi
- Nathalie Lunghi
- Ida Lupino
- Linda Lusardi
- Silvana Mangano
- Daniela Nardini
- Tamzin Outhwaite
- Gloria Paul
- Suzi Quatro
- Greta Scacchi
- Gia Scala
- Kaya Scodelario
- Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
- Rachel Weisz
- Thaila Zucchi
Comedians
Conductors
Dancers and choreographers
Directors
Opera singers
TV personalities
TV presenters
- Luisa Baldini
- Katie Boyle
- Victoria Cabello
- Paul Coia
- Chris Crudelli
- Gino D'Acampo
- Romana D'Annunzio
- Karin Giannone
- Thalia Pellegrini
- Carla Romano
- Louis Theroux
Radio presenters
Military
Soldiers
Nobility
People linked to royalty
Politics and Law
Legal Professionals
Politicians
- David Bellotti
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Linda Fabiani
- Ernesto Nathan
- Gloria de Piero
- John Profumo
- James Tennant Molteno
- John Charles Molteno
Religion
Ecclesial figures
Anselm of Canterbury, Most important Christian thinker of 11th century's Europe.
Moses Montefiore, one of the 19th century's most famous Jews.
- Charles Januarius Acton
- Anselm of Canterbury
- Augustine of Canterbury
- John Marco Allegro
- Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Mario Conti
- Moses Montefiore
- Philip Tartaglia
Science and Engineering
Engineer Guglielmo Marconi.
Engineers
Inventors
Scientists
Sports
Basketballers
Boxers
Cricketers
Footballers
- Giuseppe Wilson
- Marco Adaggio
- Joe Bacuzzi
- Ryan Baldacchino
- Marcus Bettinelli
- Peter Bonetti
- Martin Buglione
- Alex Campana
- John Capaldi
- Tony Capaldi
- Tony Cascarino
- Mike Cecere
- Mark DeBolla
- Danny Dichio
- Mark Falco
- Joe Fascione
- Lil Fuccillo
- Marco Gabbiadini
- Dario Gradi
- Giuliano Grazioli
- Lou Macari
- Giuliano Maiorana
- Tony Marchi
- Peter Marinello
- Dominic Matteo
- Giovanni Moscardini
- Daniel Nardiello
- Tom Parrinello
- Simone Perrotta
- Danny Racchi
- Adriano Rigoglioso
- Robert Rosario
- Ricky Sbragia
- Riccardo Scimeca
- Tom Sermanni
- Paolo Vernazza
- Gianluca Vialli (lives in London)
- Giulio Giuricich
- Tony Cascarino
Motor racing drivers
Racehorse jockeys
Racehorse jockey Frankie Dettori.
Road-racing cyclists
Rugby players
Rugby Union player Lawrence Dallaglio.
- Tommaso Allan
- George Biagi
- Danny Cipriani
- Alex Corbisiero
- Lawrence Dallaglio
- Simon Danielli
- Nick De Luca
- Chris Fusaro
- Marcus Di Rollo
- Peter Sidoli
- Robert Sidoli
- Warren Spragg
- Marko Stanojevic
Others
See also
- Italian Briton
- Immigration to the United Kingdom
- Accademia Apulia UK
- Italian diaspora
- List of Italian Americans
- Italian people
Notes
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- ↑ BBC obituary
- ↑ The Vancouver Sun, op. cit., p.A5
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