List of British Italians

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This is a list of notable British people of Italian ancestry and of Italians established in the UK. The citizenship and connection to Britain and Italy is shown in parentheses.

Administration[]

Prime ministers[]

  • Benjamin Disraeli

Secretaries of state and ministers[]

  • A. J. Mundella
  • John Profumo

Arts[]

Cartoonists[]

  • Edward Ardizzone
  • Barry Fantoni

Circus performers[]

Composers[]

  • Muzio Clementi
  • Maria Cosway
  • Gerald Finzi
  • Felice Giardini
  • Remo Lauricella
  • John Marcangelo

Designers[]

Education[]

Film directors[]

  • Ginevra Elkann

Hairdressers[]

Journalists[]

Librarians[]

  • Anthony Panizzi

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[citation needed]
  • 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
  • Atticus Ross
  • Liberty Ross
  • Francis Rossi
  • Semprini
  • Tom Zanetti

Painters[]

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, painter in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Photographers[]

  • Alexander Bassano
  • Felice Beato
  • Oscar Marzaroli
  • Mario Testino
  • Minnie Weisz

Poets[]

  • Emilia Lanier
  • Mario Petrucci
  • Christina Rossetti[1]
  • Dante Gabriel Rossetti[1]

Scriptwriters[]

Sculptors[]

  • Eduardo Paolozzi

Singers[]

  • Lewis Capaldi
  • Frankie Cocozza
  • Sophia Dussek
  • Brian Johnson
  • Leona Lewis
  • Luciana
  • Lisa Maffia
  • Linda Martin
  • Christina Novelli
  • Paolo Nutini
  • Julian Perretta
  • Sergio Pizzorno
  • Andrea Prodan
  • Chris Rea
  • Francis Rossi
  • Jack Savoretti
  • Sharleen Spiteri
  • Lena Zavaroni
  • Thaila Zucchi

Opera singers[]

Translators[]

  • Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Writers[]

  • Harold Acton
  • Jani Allan
  • Isaac D'Israeli
  • Armando Iannucci
  • Nigel Pivaro
  • John William Polidori
  • David Profumo
  • Christina Georgina Rossetti
  • Dante Gabriel Rossetti
  • Maria Francesca Rossetti
  • William Michael Rossetti
  • Rafael Sabatini
  • Alexander Trocchi
  • Giustiniana Wynne

Crime[]

Fraudsters[]

  • Giovanni di Stefano

Mobsters[]

Economics[]

Entrepreneurs[]

  • Charles Forte, emigrated from Italy[2]
  • Alex Polizzi, hotelier

Food and drink[]

Celebrity chefs[]

Media and performing arts[]

Actress Esmé Bianco
Actress Claire Forlani
19th-century actress Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
Italian-Scottish director Peter Capaldi
Paul Gambaccini, American-British radio presenter of Italian origin
Actress Felicity Jones

Actors[]

  • Philip Arditti
  • Peter Capaldi
  • Hugh Carson
  • Daniel Caltagirone
  • Enzo Cilenti
  • Jason Connery
  • Tom Conti
  • Michael Costa
  • Sean Cronin
  • Cameron Cuffe
  • 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
  • Philip Arditti
  • Enzo Squillino Jnr
  • Ken Stott
  • Mark Strong
  • Joe Swash
  • Joe Tracini

Actresses[]

Comedians[]

  • Ronni Ancona
  • Nina Conti
  • Armando Iannucci
  • Joe Pasquale
  • Victor Spinetti

Conductors[]

  • John Barbirolli
  • Mantovani
  • Nicolas Mori
  • Antonio Pappano

Dancers and choreographers[]

Directors[]

  • Josh Appignanesi
  • Peter Capaldi
  • Peter Cattaneo
  • Ida Lupino
  • Anthony Minghella
  • Carlo Gabriel Nero
  • Annalisa Piras

TV personalities[]

TV presenters[]

Radio presenters[]

Internet personalities[]

Military[]

Soldiers[]

Nobility[]

People linked to royalty[]

  • John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
  • Peter II, Count of Savoy
  • David Rizzio
  • Mary of Modena
  • Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Politics and law[]

Legal professionals[]

Police[]

  • Jerome Caminada

Politicians[]

Religion[]

Ecclesial figures[]

Anselm of Canterbury, important Christian thinker of 11th-century 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 Sebastian Pietro Innocenzo Adhemar Ziani de Ferranti
Engineer Guglielmo Marconi

Engineers[]

  • Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti
  • Guglielmo Marconi

Inventors[]

Scientists[]

Sports[]

Athletics[]

Basketballers[]

Boxers[]

Cricketers[]

Footballers[]

Gymnastics[]

Motor racing drivers[]

Racehorse jockeys[]

Racehorse jockey Frankie Dettori
  • Frankie Dettori

Road-racing cyclists[]

Rugby players[]

Rugby union player Lawrence Dallaglio

Others[]

  • Thomas John Barnardo
  • Julian Baggini
  • Lucy Evangelista
  • Peter Falconio
  • Elizabeth Maria Molteno
  • Richard Rogers

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Owen, Richard (4 August 2009). "Italian homecoming for Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti". The Times. London, UK. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Lord Forte". 28 February 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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