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Business & Entrepreneurship
Rocco B. Commisso
1949–2026Marina di Gioiosa Ionica, ItalyFirst-generation immigrantHistoric
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Why Included
Calabrian immigrant who built Mediacom into a leading U.S. cable provider and purchased Italian football club Fiorentina.
Notable For
- Founder and CEO of Mediacom Communications (1995)
- Owner of ACF Fiorentina (Italian football)
Honors & Recognition
- NIAF Tree of Life Award
Sources
- Mediacom Company Overviewbiography
- NIAF Wall of Honorfoundation
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Business & Entrepreneurship
- Years
- 1949–2026
- Birth Place
- Marina di Gioiosa Ionica, Italy
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Publication Status
- Published
- Ancestry Verification
- Confirmed
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