List of British Italians
This is a list of notable British people of Italian ancestry and of Italians established in the UK. The citizenship and connection to the United Kingdom and Italy is shown in parentheses.
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Administration
Prime ministers
Secretaries of state and ministers
- A. J. Mundella
- John Profumo
- John Sperni Mayor of St Pancras, 1937-1938
Arts
Cartoonists
Circus performers
Designers
Education
Film directors
Hairdressers
Journalists
Librarians
Literature
- John Florio (1553–1625), known in Italian as Giovanni Florio; linguist and lexicographer of Anglo-Italian origin; referred to himself as 'an Englishman in Italiano'; royal language tutor at the Court of James I; a friend with huge influence on William Shakespeare
- Michelangelo Florio (1515–1572), Italian humanist; Franciscan friar before converting to Protestantism; pastor in England and Switzerland; father of the renaissance polymath John Florio
Musicians
Musician Nicola Benedetti, MBE playing at Albert Hall
- Perry Bamonte
- Richard Barbieri
- John Barbirolli
- Anthony Bassano
- Nicola Benedetti
- Anna Calvi
- Junior Campbell
- Jim Capaldi
- Paul Coletti
- Maria Cosway
- Robert Del Naja
- Mike Di Scala
- Sophia Dussek
- Lita Ford
- Felice Giardini
- Tony Iommi
- Remo Lauricella
- Nicolas Mori
- Vincent Novello
- Paolo Nutini
- Pino Palladino
- Antonio Pappano
- Anthony Pini
- Sergio Pizzorno
- Andrea Prodan
- Chris Rea
- Andrew Ridgely
- Atticus Ross
- Liberty Ross
- Francis Rossi
- Semprini
Painters
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, painter in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Photographers
Scriptwriters
Sculptors
Singers
Opera singers
Translators
Crime
Fraudsters
Mobsters
- Messina Brothers
- Bert 'Battles' Rossi
- Charles 'Darby' Sabini
- Albert Dimes
- The Cortesi brothers
- Tony Mella 'The king of Soho' during the 1950s.[2]
Economics
Entrepreneurs
- Charles Forte, Italian emigré[3]
- Alex Polizzi, hotelier
Food and drink
Media and performing arts
19th-century actress Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
Italian-Scottish director Peter Capaldi
Paul Gambaccini, American-British radio presenter of Italian origin
Actors
- Philip Arditti
- Peter Capaldi
- Hugh Carson
- Daniel Caltagirone
- Enzo Cilenti
- Jason Connery
- Tom Conti
- Michael Costa
- Sean Cronin
- Cameron Cuffe
- Timothy Dalton
- Fabien Frankel
- Michael Greco
- Jack Huston
- Lupino Lane
- Christopher Lee
- Ray Lovelock
- John Lynch
- Michael Malarkey
- Max Minghella
- Nico Mirallegro
- Alfred Molina
- Vincenzo Nicoli
- Cliff Parisi
- Luke Pasqualino
- Adrian Paul
- Nigel Pivaro
- Robert Rietti
- George Rossi
- Carlo Rota
- Victor Spinetti
- Enzo Squillino Jnr
- Ken Stott
- Mark Strong
- Joe Tracini
Actresses
- Ronni Ancona
- Marina Berti
- Esmé Bianco
- Emily Bruni
- Eliza Butterworth
- Alessandra Celi
- Raffiella Chapman
- Flaminia Cinque
- Camille Coduri
- Nina Conti
- Adrienne Corri
- Sophia Di Martino
- Paola Dionisotti
- Giovanna Fletcher
- Claire Forlani
- Anna Francolini
- Holliday Grainger
- Louise Lombard
- Montserrat Lombard
- Cherie Lunghi
- Nathalie Lunghi
- Ida Lupino
- Linda Lusardi
- Susan Lynch
- Silvana Mangano
- Daniela Nardini
- Tamzin Outhwaite
- Isabella Pappas
- Gloria Paul
- Liberty Ross
- Camilla and Rebecca Rosso
- Greta Scacchi
- Gia Scala
- Kaya Scodelario
- Indira Varma
- Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
- Rachel Weisz
- Thaila Zucchi
Conductors
Dancers and choreographers
Directors
TV personalities
- Mario Falcone
- Ricci Guarnaccio
- Katie Price
- Paul Torrisi
TV presenters
Radio presenters
Internet personalities
Military
Soldiers
Nobility
People linked to royalty
Politics and law
Legal professionals
Police
Religion
Ecclesial figures
Anselm of Canterbury, important Christian thinker of 11th-century Europe
Moses Montefiore, one of the 19th century's most famous Jews
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Sport
Athletics
Basketballers
Cricketers
Cyclists - road-racing
Divers
Footballers
- Marco Adaggio
- Joe Bacuzzi
- Ryan Baldacchino
- Marcus Bettinelli
- Peter Bonetti
- Martin Buglione
- Danny Cadamarteri
- Alex Campana
- John Capaldi
- Tony Capaldi
- Tony Cascarino
- Mike Cecere
- Mark DeBolla
- Danny Dichio
- Tony Dorigo
- Mark Falco
- Joe Fascione
- Lil Fuccillo
- Marco Gabbiadini
- Giulio Giuricich
- Dario Gradi
- Giuliano Grazioli
- Lou Macari
- Giuliano Maiorana
- Tony Marchi
- Peter Marinello
- Dominic Matteo
- Piero Mingoia
- Giovanni Moscardini
- Daniel Nardiello
- Danilo Orsi-Dadomo
- Tom Parrinello
- Simone Perrotta
- Danny Racchi
- Adriano Rigoglioso
- Robert Rosario
- Alessia Russo
- Antoni Šarčević
- Carlo Sartori
- Ricky Sbragia
- Riccardo Scimeca
- Tom Sermanni
- Harry Toffolo
- Paolo Vernazza
- Peter Vincenti
- Giuseppe Wilson
Gymnastics
Motor racing drivers
Rugby players
Rugby union player Lawrence Dallaglio
Others
See also
References
- Owen, Richard (4 August 2009). "Italian homecoming for Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti". The Times. London, UK. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- Bert Battles Rossi. The national Crime Syndicate. ISBN 9780995654808.
- "Obituary: Lord Forte". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 28 February 2007.
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