Fishing for Italian Notables

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Hail,

I'm working on a special project for the Italian Roots project. But, I need some help. I need the combined powers of Wikitree to help me find and link me Italian notables. I plan on making a space page showcasing everyone and I could use a hand locating them all.

This is part of a special project we in the Italy Roots project are making. What is it? Well....that's a surprise. =)

Okay, here's who I have so far:
 

Mussolini: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mussolini-1

Catalano: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Catalano-277

Pavarotti: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pavarotti-1

Leonardo da Vinci: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Vinci-33

Donatello: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Di_beto_bardi-1

(Make a Raphael de Sanzio page to complete the Ninja turtles....)

Michelangelo: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Buonarroti_Simoni-1

Dante Aligheri: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Alighieri-1

Looking up others including Al Capone and a few other notable Italians. I hope you guys, the Wikipeeps, can help me out!

Edit: Just got Amerigo Vespucci.
in The Tree House by Chris Ferraiolo G2G6 Pilot (756k points)
edited by Isabelle Martin
You got a good start on your fishing trip, Chris … you have opened quite a can of worms.
That's okay. This is all for the benefit of the Italian Roots project and Wikitree itself if you think about it.

Think of it as a.....

Wait for it.....

Renaissance

I'll see myself out. =)

On the Italian Wikipedia, there's a further list of Italians who might be of interest, separated by region. Would be neat if we could specify which town, province, et cetera, Italian notables were from!

Dante Alighieri, commonly known as Dante, was born around mid-June 1265 in Florence, Italy, and died in Ravenna on September 14, 1321, at about 56 years old. He was a famous Italian poet, prose writer, political thinker and philosopher. He is best known for his epic poem, La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy), which is regarded as a masterpiece of world literature. Dante, Giovanni Boccaccio and Francesco Petrarca (known as Petrarch) are known as the Three Fountains, and Dante, among them, is known as ‘Il Somo Poeta’[The Supreme Poet]. Dante was exiled many times and died in Ravenna, far from the place which he dearly loved. In 1829, a memorial was built in his honor in Florence in the basilica of Santa Croce.

Amedeo Carlo Avogadro, commonly known as Avogadro, was born in Turnin, Italy, in 1776, as Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro di Quaregna e di Cerreto. He died in Turin, Italy, on July 9, 1856, at the age of 79. Amedeo Carlo Avogadro is known as the founder of the Atomic Molecular Theory, including the Avogadro’s Law, which states that, ‘at the same temperature and pressure, equal volumes of all gases contain the same number of molecules, hence the molar volume of all gases at 0 centigrade and at 1 atmospheric pressure is 22.4 Liters’.

 Giovanni Boccaccio was born in Certaldo, Italy, in 1313 and died in Certaldo, Italy, on December 21, 1375, at the age of 62. He was a renowned Italian poet, author, Renaissance humanist and a friend of Petrarch. He is best known for his great works: Decameron, On Famous Women and Poetry, in Italian Vernacular. His Dialogue is seen as surpassing all the contemporary works. In 1930, he fell in love with the married daughter of Robert the Wise, King Robert of Naples. Inspired by her, he created the eternal character of ‘Fiammetta’ in his prose romances, particularly in Il Filocolo. His notable works include Filostrato, Tesedia (the source for Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde), The Knight’s Tale, Filoco, La Caccia di Diana and Interza rima.

 Mario Lanza & Marco Polo

Fra Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli, sometimes known as Paciolo, was born in Sansepolcro, Tuscany, Italy, in 1447, and died in Sansepolcro in 1517, at the age of about 70. He was an Italian Mathematician, Franciscan Friar and collaborator of Leonardo da Vinci.

 

Julius Caesar [100BC-44 BC]

 Grazia Deledda was born in Nuoro, Italy, on September 27, 1871, and died in Rome, Italy, in August of 1936, at the age of 64. She published Elias Portulu in 1903, which brought her success as a writer.

 Guglielmo Marconi, commonly known as Marconi, was born in Palazzo, Marescalchi, and Bologna, Italy, on April 25, 1874, and died in Rome, Italy, on July 20, 1937, when he was 63 years old. Marconi exploited the ideas of others, such as Hertz, Maxwell, Faraday, Popoy, Lodghe, Fessenden, Stone and Telsa. The fact that he was result-oriented and continued working toward his goal helped him to finally succeed in commercializing radio transmission. Therefore, he is credited as the inventor of radio. He shared, with Karl Ferdinand Braun, the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics ‘in recognition of their contribution to the development of wireless telegraphy’

 Maria Montessori was born in Chiravalle, Ancona, Italy, on August 31, 1870, and died in Noordwijk, Netherlands, on May 6, 1952, at the age of 81. Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, best known for her philosophy of education, which is synonymous with her last name.

Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia was born to Giovanni Battista Cornaro Piscopia and his wife, Zanetta Boni, in Venice on June 5, 1646. She died of tuberculosis at Padua in 1684. She was the first woman in the world to receive a degree from Padua University in 1678. She started learning Latin and Greek languages under the guidance of the era’s great scholars, at the age of 7. Later on, she mastered Hebrew, French, Spanish and Arabic languages and earned the title of ‘Oracular Septilingue.’ Her higher studies included mathematics, philosophy and theology.

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Thanks. Wikitree has a page for Dante. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Alighieri-1

And I don't think we can make pages for Caesar.

Can we?
Here is a website that has a long list of famous Italians:

https://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/italians.html
You're right, Chris - BC profiles are absolute no-no's here.
Didn't think so. Thanks, Gaile! =D
There's also a profile for Maria Montessori. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montessori-2

Marconi: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Marconi-13
Nice! I actually went to a Montessori school. =)

18 Answers

+16 votes
by G. Borrero G2G6 Pilot (124k points)
Thank you!!!!!!!!!
And the Borgias? Carol (Baldwin-3428)
Chris, another: Enrico Fermi https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fermi-2 creator of the first nuclear reactor.
Technically the Borgias (Borjas) are Spanish. :)

Speaking of them, has anyone tracked down Niccolo Machiavelli's family? I believe there might even be descendants?
+14 votes
by Isabelle Martin G2G6 Pilot (560k points)
And here's the Al Capone you're looking for: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Capone-1
Thanks, Isabelle! =D
Got him! Thanks!

Marcello Mastroianni's profile was absolutely... pathetic, so I improved it a little. I'll have to work on Comencini too (both in my watchlist).

+11 votes

Here is https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ciampi-15 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, a former Italian President

by Jelena Eckstädt G2G Astronaut (1.4m points)
Thanks!
+11 votes
by Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz G2G6 Pilot (821k points)
Grazie, Lucy. You're gonna have mail in a sec. I wanna show ya something.
+12 votes
If they were born before March 17, 1861 they we not born in "Italy" as Italy as a country did not exist.
by Jim Tareco G2G6 Mach 3 (36.4k points)
I know, Jim. It was just a general question. Don't worry about it. Oh and you're gonna get a message from me too. =)
+11 votes

Hi Chris,

Well not sure if this would count - My great great uncle - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/D'Andrea-11 was a rather interesting character. I have not really had a chance to get his profile fully done yet but his Wikipedia page will let you know about him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_D%27Andrea

by Mike Guzzetta G2G6 Mach 4 (45.9k points)
Thanks!
+9 votes
by I. Caruso G2G6 Mach 8 (86.8k points)
Thanks!
+8 votes

My husband's uncle, Leo Buscaglia https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Buscaglia-12

by Karen Macagno G2G6 Mach 1 (11.3k points)
Wow! That is awesome! Thank you! =D
Thanks, Chris. I did a little work on his profile today. :-)
He! I loved his books!
I love Leo Buscaglia's books, also. -NGP
+7 votes
I am sending to your personal email a list of all the noted Murano glass and crystal makers.  

The list is annotated by time period, have first and last names, source and additional sources listed.   I have the primary book that was used for the source so can do look ups for you or scans.
by Laura Bozzay G2G6 Pilot (823k points)
Thanks, Laura!
+6 votes

Chris, I've done a little on Sir Raphael Cilento (Gellento) and his family, but am now rather leaning on a brick wall: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cilento-2.

by Kenneth Evans G2G6 Pilot (245k points)
Thanks!
+6 votes
Added Carlo Pedersoli known as Bud Spencer: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pedersoli-2

Please feel free to add and correct. Specially I'm not sure if I entered the alias-name correct.
by I. Caruso G2G6 Mach 8 (86.8k points)
Changes made!
+6 votes
I am working on Maria Montessori (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montessori-2) and her ancestors. I have done what I can without being able to read or speak Italian nor with any knowledge of how to access information in Italian archives which doesn't come up instantly on a Family Search search. Apparently Maria Montessori was a grand niece of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Stoppani, but I cannot find anything that either proves or disproves that.  Any help will be much appreciated.
by Sharon Caldwell G2G6 Mach 2 (22.0k points)
Okay. But, I am going to have to make some corrections. Her mother would have just her maiden name since she was born and lived in Italy. Italian women do not change their maiden names when they get married.
+4 votes

A few days ago I created a basic profile for the former Prime Minister Marco Minghetti. If the Project wants to take it, just tell me.

by Jelena Eckstädt G2G Astronaut (1.4m points)
Yes. That would be great! Grazie!
+4 votes

You might find her interesting.  A not so distant cousin of mine :)

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Spencer-24420

by Chet Spencer G2G2 (2.4k points)
Thanks!
+6 votes
by Roberto Valtancoli G2G Crew (950 points)
Thanks!
+5 votes
does 25% Italian count?
Charles Edward Stuart  Stuart-33
aka Bonnie Prince Charles was 25% 1/4 Italian
via his grandmother D'Este 1
Maria Beatrice of Moderna D'Este who was Italian
and Laura Martinozzi hid Great grandmother
and Medici above them
(I have 5% Italian) both women my 7th and 8th gr grandmothers
by Jackie Stoddard G2G6 Mach 1 (11.1k points)
I'm not sure... Since he was a pretender of the Scottish and English thrones he most probably didn't consider himself a subject of another State. He could be tagged with Italian Roots, though.
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Alessandro Volta - discovered the electric battery

Giovanni Cassini - discovered Saturn's rings

Evangelista Torricelli - the barometer

Rita Levi-Montalcini, scientist, nobel laureate, senator

Carlo Lorenzini aka Carlo Collodi the father of Pinocchio

Edmondo De Amicis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmondo_De_Amicis

Umberto Eco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_Eco

Oriana Fallaci https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriana_Fallaci

Dario Fo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Fo

Primo Levi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primo_Levi

Pier Paolo Pasolini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Paolo_Pasolini

Luigi Pirandello https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Pirandello

Vittorio Gassman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Gassman

Alberto Sordi has not and italian_Roots sticker!

Giulietta Massina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulietta_Masina

Vincenzo Lancia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Lancia

Alfieri Maserati https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfieri_Maserati

Camillo Olivetti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillo_Olivetti

Antonio Meucci needs an Italian_Roots sticker

And there's a loooong list of musicians and painters too.

by Cristina Corbellani G2G6 Mach 7 (75.3k points)
Thanks, Cristina!
+3 votes
I am a manager for an Italian Roots notable! Croce-22

Singer-Songwriter Jim Croce!

(My name is not on there, but I did the profile. The lady won’t even answer me even though I did a lot of the work.)
by Alexander Perez G2G3 (3.9k points)
Thanks!

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