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Notable Italian Americans Directory
Browse the most comprehensive directory of Italian Americans who shaped history in politics, science, business, arts, sports, and more.
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Phil EspositoSports · b. 1942 · Italian-Canadian hockey legend
Tony EspositoSports · 1943–2021 · Tony O
Joseph EttorLabor & Activism · 1885–1948 · IWW organizer
FabianMusic · b. 1943 · Turn Me Loose; Tiger; teen idol at 15; born Fabiano Anthony Forte
FabioArts & Literature · b. 1962 · Iconic romance novel cover model; I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! spokesman; born Luca Lanzoni; Italian immigrant who became American pop culture icon
Peter FacinelliFilm & Television · b. 1973 · Twilight Saga (Carlisle Cullen)
Federico FagginScience & Technology · b. 1941 · Lead designer of the Intel 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor, and co-founder of Zilog.
Edie FalcoFilm & Television · b. 1963 · Carmela Soprano in The Sopranos
Nick FaldoSports · b. 1957 · 6 Major golf championships
John FanteArts & Literature · 1909–1983 · Ask the Dust
James FarentinoFilm & Television · 1938–2012 · Dynasty
Ralph FasanellaArts & Literature · 1914–1997 · Folk/labor artist
Anthony S. FauciMedicine & Public Health · b. 1940 · Physician-scientist whose 38 years as NIAID Director shaped U.S. responses to HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and COVID-19.
Danny FedericiMusic · 1950–2008 · E Street Band keyboardist and accordionist
Jerry Della FeminaBusiness & Entrepreneurship · b. 1936 · One of the most feared names on Madison Avenue
Lawrence FerlinghettiArts & Literature · 1919–2021 · Beat poet
Enrico FermiScience & Technology · 1901–1954 · Nobel laureate and central architect of the nuclear age in the United States, including the first artificial nuclear chain reaction.
Vince FerragamoSports · b. 1954 · Los Angeles Rams QB
Sergio FerraraMedicine & Public Health · 1945–2023 · Co-developed the theory of supergravity (1976); Italian-born physicist at CERN; Dirac Medal winner
Geraldine FerraroPolitics & Governance · 1935–2011 · Congresswoman and the first woman nominated for vice president by a major U.S. party.
Lou FerrignoFilm & Television · b. 1951 · The Incredible Hulk TV series
Guy FieriArts & Literature · b. 1968 · Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Father FlanaganLabor & Activism · 1886–1948 · Founded Boys Town Nebraska
Tom FordFashion & Design · b. 1961 · Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent Creative Director
Joe FortunatoSports · 1930–2020 · Chicago Bears LB
Joe FossMilitary & Service · 1915–2003 · Medal of Honor
Dan FoutsSports · b. 1951 · San Diego Chargers QB
Sergio FranchiMusic · 1926–1990 · Tenor beloved by Italian-American audiences; Non Dimenticar; Ed Sullivan Show regular
Anne FrancisFilm & Television · 1930–2011 · Forbidden Planet
Connie FrancisMusic · b. 1938 · Who's Sorry Now; best-selling female artist of late 1950s-60s; born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero
John FrancoSports · b. 1960 · New York Mets closer
Philip Di FrancoBusiness & Entrepreneurship · 1934–2014 · Film writer and cultural critic; Italian-American publisher and critic in New York media industry
Michael FranzeseBusiness & Entrepreneurship · b. 1951 · Former Colombo crime family capo turned Christian speaker
Mike FratelloSports · b. 1947 · The Czar of the Telestrator
Louis FreehLaw & Jurisprudence · b. 1950 · FBI Director under Clinton
Guido FubiniMedicine & Public Health · 1879–1943 · Fubini's theorem in calculus
Annette FunicelloFilm & Television · 1942–2013 · Walt Disney's favorite Mouseketeer
Samuel FuquaMilitary & Service · 1899–1987 · Medal of Honor for heroism at Pearl Harbor (USS Arizona)
Carl FurilloSports · 1922–1989 · The Reading Rifle
Mario GabelliBusiness & Entrepreneurship · b. 1942 · Value investing pioneer
Lady GagaMusic · b. 1986 · Grammy-winning pop artist and actress of Italian American heritage (Germanotta) who became one of the most commercially successful musicians of the 21st century.
Peter GallagherFilm & Television · b. 1955 · The O.C.
Robert C. GalloMedicine & Public Health · b. 1937 · Virologist central to identifying HIV as the cause of AIDS and developing the first HIV blood test.
Ron GalloMusic · b. 1987 · Philadelphia Italian-American indie rock musician
James GandolfiniFilm & Television · 1961–2013 · Tony Soprano in The Sopranos
Joe GaragiolaSports · 1926–2016 · MLB catcher turned NBC broadcaster
Vincent GardeniaFilm & Television · 1922–1992 · Moonstruck
Jeff GarlinFilm & Television · b. 1962 · Curb Your Enthusiasm
Arturo GattiSports · 1964–2009 · Thunder
Ben GazzaraFilm & Television · 1930–2012 · Anatomy of a Murder