574 Entries
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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Jack PalanceFilm & Television · 1919–2006 · Shane
Tony PalermoMusic · 1905–1990 · New Orleans Sicilian-American drummer
Frank PallonePolitics & Governance · b. 1951 · NJ Congressman since 1988
Brian De PalmaFilm & Television · b. 1940 · Scarface
Chazz PalminteriFilm & Television · b. 1952 · A Bronx Tale (one-man show and film)
Leon PanettaPolitics & Governance · b. 1938 · Former CIA director, Secretary of Defense, and White House Chief of Staff — one of the broadest federal executive careers in modern Italian American history.
Joe PantolianoFilm & Television · b. 1951 · Ralph Cifaretto in The Sopranos
Babe ParilliSports · b. 1930 · Boston Patriots AFL QB
Jay PariniArts & Literature · b. 1948 · Novelist, biographer, and poet
Robert ParrishFilm & Television · 1916–1995 · Film editor who won Academy Award
Bill PascrellPolitics & Governance · 1937–2024 · NJ Congressman 1997-2024
Joe PassMusic · 1929–1994 · Virtuoso jazz guitarist; solo guitar innovations; born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua
John O. PastorePolitics & Governance · 1907–2000 · U.S. senator and first Italian American to serve as a state governor, remembered for pioneering public broadcasting legislation.
Vincent PastoreFilm & Television · b. 1946 · Big Pussy in The Sopranos
George PatakiPolitics & Governance · b. 1945 · NY Governor 1995-2006
Joe PaternoSports · 1926–2012 · Penn State coach for 46 years
Jeno PaulucciBusiness & Entrepreneurship · 1918–2011 · Founded Chun King (largest US Chinese food company)
Vinnie PazienzaSports · b. 1962 · The Pazmanian Devil
Nancy PelosiPolitics & Governance · b. 1940 · Congressional leader and former Speaker of the House — the first woman to hold the office — and daughter of Italian American mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.
Willie PepSports · 1922–2006 · Will o' the Wisp
Joe PepitoneSports · b. 1940 · Yankees 1B/OF
Tony PerezSports · b. 1942 · Cincinnati Reds 1B
Nicholas PerilloLabor & Activism · 1911–1995 · ILGWU labor organizer; Brooklyn Sicilian immigrant family; organized women's garment workers in New York
Carl PerkinsMusic · 1932–1998 · Blue Suede Shoes
Joe PesciFilm & Television · b. 1943 · Goodfellas
Roberta PetersMusic · 1930–2017 · Metropolitan Opera soprano for 35 years
Rick PetrocelliSports · b. 1943 · See Rico Petrocelli (id 150) — same person
Rico PetrocelliSports · b. 1943 · Red Sox SS/3B
Billy PetrolleSports · 1905–1983 · The Fargo Express
Mike PiazzaSports · b. 1968 · Greatest hitting catcher in baseball history
Jim PiersallSports · 1929–2017 · Red Sox CF
Nick PietrosanteSports · 1937–2011 · Detroit Lions fullback
Lou PiniellaSports · b. 1943 · Sweet Lou
Ezio PinzaMusic · 1892–1957 · Metropolitan Opera bass for 22 years
Bucky PizzarelliMusic · 1926–2020 · 7-string jazz guitar pioneer; recorded with Sinatra, Benny Goodman, and Stephane Grappelli
John PizzarelliMusic · b. 1960 · Jazz guitarist-vocalist; son of Bucky Pizzarelli; jazz ambassador and radio host
Jim PlunkettSports · b. 1947 · Oakland Raiders QB
Anthony PomplianoScience & Technology · b. 1987 · Bitcoin/crypto investor and influencer
Frankie PotenzaFilm & Television · b. 1950 · Character actor in NYC Italian-American tradition
Diane di PrimaArts & Literature · 1934–2020 · Major Beat poet
Louis PrimaMusic · 1910–1978 · Just a Gigolo; voiced King Louie in The Jungle Book; New Orleans swing king
Mario PuzoArts & Literature · 1920–1999 · The Godfather
Joe QuesadaArts & Literature · b. 1962 · Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief
Gene QuintanoFilm & Television · b. 1940 · Wrote Police Academy 3, 4, 5
Sam RaimiFilm & Television · b. 1959 · Evil Dead; Spider-Man trilogy; Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness; Michigan Jewish-Italian heritage
Gina RaimondoPolitics & Governance · b. 1971 · Governor of Rhode Island and U.S. Secretary of Commerce, central to recent U.S. semiconductor and industrial policy.
Gordon RamsayCulinary Arts · b. 1966 · Hell's Kitchen; Kitchen Nightmares; MasterChef; trained in Italy; mother of Italian descent via family research; global culinary media empire
Tony RandallFilm & Television · 1920–2004 · Felix Unger in The Odd Couple
Anthony RappFilm & Television · b. 1971 · Original Mark Cohen in Rent on Broadway (1996)
Vic RaschiSports · 1919–1988 · The Springfield Rifle