Messina, Italy
1. Adolfo Celi (1922)
Actor
Actor and director who played Emilio Largay in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball.
2. Fausto Puglisi (1976)
Fashion Designer
Fashion designer who is known best for his Fausto Puglisi label. He made costumes for Nicki Minaj at Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show.
3. Maria Grazia Cucinotta (1968)
Italian Actor And Model
Italian actress, screenwriter, producer and former model who played the Bond Girl in The World Is Not Enough.
4. Stefano Germanotta (1993)
YouTube Star
Italian singer, songwriter and music producer whose sound is a cross between rap, pop and reggaeton. He has earned 410,000 subscribers on YouTube thanks to hit tracks like "Calma" and "El...
5. Marco de Vincenzo (1970)
Fashion Designer
Designer known for his contradictory simple designs paired with more extreme embellishments and colors. He's also worked as the Leathergoods Head Designer for Fendi since 1999.
6. Alberto Urso (1997)
Pop Singer
Pop singer best known for appearing on the 18th season of the Italian reality show Amici. He has accumulated over 500,000 followers on his albertourso_official Instagram account.
7. Andrea Marcaccini (1988)
Model
Internationally represented model with agencies worldwide notable for his rugged, heavily-tattooed look. His lifestyle and moments from his career are on display on a self-titled Instagram account that has 100,000...
8. Chiara Monteleone (1988)
YouTube Star
Italian social media star who has gained fame for her self-titled YouTube channel. She has risen to more than 4.3 million views for her brand of beauty, fashion, and lifestyle...
9. Vincenzo Nibali (1984)
Road Racing Cyclist
Italian road bicyclist who won the Giro d'Italia in 2013.
10. Carlo Morici (1974)
Italian Landscape Designer And B
Carlo Morici lives since 1995 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife Canary Islands He is a biologist specialized in Palms also known for his landscaping projects. He develops his research within...
11. Vincenzo Palumbo (1939)
German Footballer
Vincenzo Palumbo is a German footballer of Italian descent who plays as a striker for Virtus Casarano. Over the course of his career he has played mostly in Italy but...
12. Massimo Giacoppo (1983)
Water Polo Player
Massimo Giacoppo is an Italian Water Polo player.
13. Anna Kanakis (1962)
Italian Actor
Anna Kanakis to a Greek father and an Italian mother is an Italian actress and model. She was Miss Italy in 1977. She has acted in many Italian television...
14. Francesco Paolo Fulci (1931)
Italian Diplomat
sco Paolo Fulci is a retired Italian diplomat currently serving as President of Ferrero SpA.
15. Nicola Petrina (1861)
Leader Of The Fasci Siciliani.
Nicola Petrina was a Sicilian socialist and politician. He was one of the national leaders of the Fasci Siciliani a popular movement of democratic and socialist inspiration in 1891-1894. Together...
16. Marco Crimi (1990)
Italian Footballer
Marco Crimi is an Italian football Midfielder who currently plays for Latina on loan from Grosseto.
17. Antonino Ragusa (1990)
Italian Footballer
Antonino Ragusa is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie B club Pescara.
18. Giuseppe La Farina (1815)
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Giuseppe La Farina was an influential leader of the Italian Risorgimento. Minister of Cavour was highly involved in Garibaldi's departure for Sicily. Ostensibly sent by Cavour to dissuade Garibaldi from...
19. Giacomo La Rosa (1946)
Italian Footballer
Giacomo La Rosa is a retired Italian professional football player. He played for 5 seasons in the Serie A for A. S. Roma S. S. Lazio and Delfino Pescara 1936.
20. Valerio Vermiglio (1976)
Italian Volleyball Player
Valerio Vermiglio is an Italian volleyball player who was a member of the Italian men's national team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece.
21. Nino Frassica (1950)
Italian Actor
Antonio Nino Frassica is an Italian actor. Born in Messina he debuted for Italian television with Renzo Arbore's Quelli della notte in which he played a semi-illiterate friar. Later again...
22. Giovanni Scalzo (1959)
Fencer
Giovanni Scalzo is an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
23. Massimo Sigala (1951)
Italian Racing Driver
Massimo Sigala is an Italian former racing driver.
24. Domenico Fisichella (1935)
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Domenico Fisichella is an Italian academic and politician who served as culture minister in the first cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi from 1994 to 1995.
25. Guido Basile (1893)
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Guido Basile was an Italian politician. He represented the Labour Democratic Party in the Constituent Assembly of Italy and the Italian Liberal Party in the Chamber of Deputies from 1953...
26. Umberto Fiore (1896)
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Umberto Fiore was an Italian politician. He represented the Italian Communist Party in the Constituent Assembly of Italy from 1947 to 1948.
27. Gaetano Saya (1970)
Italian Politician - Military
General Gaetano Saya is a far right Italian politician former leader of the National Right a ultranationalist far-right party. General Saya has claimed he was a former member of Gladio...
28. Gaetano Martino (1900)
Italian Politician
Gaetano Martino was an Italian politician physician and university teacher. A native of Messina Sicily he was a member of Italian Liberal Party. Gaetano Martino was one of the participants...
29. Donatella Maiorca (1957)
Director
30. Lucia Aliberti (1963)
Italian Opera Singer
Lucia Aliberti is a Sicilian soprano opera singer. She performed the bel canto roles of Bellini Gioacchino Rossini Donizetti Giuseppe Verdi Giacomo Puccini Vivaldi Mercadante etc. A dramatic soprano Lucia...
31. Giovanni Casale (1980)
Italian Judoka
Giovanni Casale is an Italian judoka. He competed in the 60-66kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
32. Lorenzo Crespi (1971)
Actor
33. Agostino Scilla (1639)
Italian Painter And Scientist
Agostino Scilla was an Italian painter paleontologist geologist and pioneer in the study of fossils. The son of a government official in Messina Sicily Scilla studied under Andrea Sacchi in...
34. Elpide (Unknow)
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35. Pietro Gori (1865)
Italian Writer Lawyer And Intell
Pietro Gori was an Italian lawyer journalist intellectual and anarchist poet. He is known for his political activities and as author of some of the most famous anarchist songs of...
36. Luca Calapai (1993)
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Luca Calapai is an Italian footballer who plays for Modena F. C. in the Italian Serie B
37. Domenico Zampaglione (1986)
Italian Footballer
Domenico Zampaglione is an Italian footballer who plays for Lamezia.
38. Andrea Di Giovanni y Centellés (1742)
Lieutenant Of The Knights Hospit
Andrea Di Giovanni y Centellés was an Italian nobleman and lieutenant of the Order of Saint John from 1814 until his death.
39. Joe Cambria (1890)
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Joseph Carl Joe Cambria also known as Papa Joe was an American professional baseball scout and executive who was a pioneer in recruiting Latin American players. From 1929 through 1940...
40. Maria Cristina Correnti (1972)
Italian Basketball Player
Maria Cristina Correnti is an Italian former basketball player.
41. Tullio Lanese (1947)
Italian Football Referee
Tullio Lanese is a former football referee from Italy. He refereed three matches in the 1990 World Cup in Italy. He also refereed the European Cup final in 1991 and...
42. Daniela Schaechter (1972)
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Italian-born jazz pianist and vocalist Diana Schaechter has recorded twelve albums. She resides in New York City where she is a professor of Voice.
43. Silvia Bosurgi (1979)
Water Polo Player
Silvia Bosurgi is a female water polo forward from Italy who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece.
44. Giovanni Calabrese (1966)
Rower
Giovanni Calabrese is an Italian rower. He won a bronze medal in the double sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with teammate Nicola Sartori.