Editing Lists of Italian Americans

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==Anarchists==
*[[Luigi Galleani]] (1861–1931)
*[[Arturo Giovannitti]] (1884–1959) - union leader and poet
*[[Sacco and Vanzetti|Nicola Sacco]] (1891–1927) - defendant in Sacco and Vanzetti case
* [[Sacco and Vanzetti|Bartolomeo Vanzetti]] (1888–1927) - defendant in Sacco and Vanzetti case 
*[[Carlo Tresca]] (1879–1943)

==Architects==
*[[Vito Acconci]]
*[[Pietro Belluschi]]
*[[Giorgio Cavaglieri]]
*[[Mario J. Ciampi]]
*[[Neil Denari]]
*[[Romaldo Giurgola]]
*[[Weiss/Manfredi|Michael Manfredi]]
*[[Rosaria Piomelli]]
* [[George Ranalli]]
*[[Mario Salvadori]]
*[[Lawrence Scarpa]]
*[[Diller Scofidio + Renfro|Ricardo Scofidio]]
*[[Paolo Soleri]]
*[[Robert Venturi]]
*[[Peter Marino]]

==Artists==
{{main|List of Italian American entertainers}}

===Comic artists, cartoonists, illustrators===
*[[Brian Azzarello]] - comic book writer
*[[Joseph Barbera]] (1911–2006) - animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera
*[[Timothy D. Bellavia]] (born 1971) - children's illustrator, author and founder of the ''We Are All The Same Inside'' - Sage doll-making workshop
*[[Ivan Brunetti]] (born 1967) - cartoonist and comics author
*[[Joe Pesci]] - Italian American actor and musician
*[[John Buscema]] (1927–2002) - comic-book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics during its 1960s and 1970s ascendancy into an industry leader and its subsequent expansion to a major pop culture conglomerate
*[[Greg Capullo]] (born 1962) - comic book artist
*[[Anthony Flamini]] (born 1978) - comic book writer
*[[Frank Frazetta]] (1928–2010) - one of the world's most influential fantasy and science fiction artists
*[[Dick Giordano]] (1932–2010) - comic book artist and editor
*[[Frank Giacoia]] (1925–1989) - comic book artist
*[[Carmine Infantino]] (1925–2013) - comic book artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age of Comic Books
*[[Walter Lantz]] (1900–1994) - cartoonist and animator, founded the Walter Lantz Studio, created Woody Woodpecker
*[[Bob Montana]] (1920–1975) - comic strip artist who created the characters that launched ''Archie'' comics
*[[Joe Orlando]] (1927–1998) - illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist
*[[Jimmy Palmiotti]] - writer and artist of various comics, games and film
*[[Leo Politi]] (1908–1996) - artist and author who wrote and illustrated some 20 children's books
* [[Don Rico]] (1912–1985) - comic book writer-artist, paperback novelist, screenwriter and wood engraver; co-created the Marvel Comics character Black Widow with Stan Lee
*[[John Romita Jr.]] (born 1956) - comic artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s
*[[John Romita, Sr.]] (born 1930) - comic book artist known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''The Amazing Spider-Man''
*[[Don Rosa]] (born 1951) - comic book artist for [[Disney comics]]
*[[Eric Stefani]] (born 1967) - pop musician, former ''Simpsons'' animator, and Grammy-nominated composer and writer
*[[Jim Valentino]] (born 1952) - writer, penciler and editor of comic books
*[[Gerard Way]] (born 1977) - comic book writer; frontman of the American rock band [[My Chemical Romance]]

===Digital artists and illustrators===
*[[Ashley Biden]] (born 1981) - founder of the fashion company Livelihood, daughter of Joe and Jill Biden
*[[Louise Fili]] (born 1951) - graphic designer, 2014 American Institute of Graphic Arts Medalist<ref>{{cite web|last1=Danzico|first1=Elizabeth|title=AIGA: Louise Fili|url=http://www.aiga.org/medalist-louise-fili/|website=aiga.org|publisher=American Institute of Graphic Arts|access-date=September 16, 2014|quote=Fili, who grew up in an Italian-American household in New Jersey, remembers carving letterforms into the wall above her bed at age three or four: Even then, she simply loved making letters.|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808235938/https://www.aiga.org/medalist-louise-fili|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Fred Marcellino]] (1939–2001) - illustrator

===Painters===
*[[John Balossi]] (1931–2007) - painter and sculptor
*[[Edward E. Boccia]] (1921-2012) - painter, teacher and poet
*[[Alfred D. Crimi]] (1900–1994) - muralist and painter
*[[Ettore DeGrazia|Ettore (Ted) DeGrazia]] (1909–1982) - painter, best known for American Southwest subjects
*[[Robert De Niro, Sr.]] (1922–1993) - abstract expressionist, father of actor [[Robert De Niro|Robert De Niro, Jr.]]
*[[Sheila Giolitti]] (born 1957) - painter and art dealer
*[[Robert Longo]]
*[[Nicola Monachesi]] (1795–1851) painter believed to have painted the earliest frescos in America
*[[Carla Carli Mazzucato]] (born 1935) - modern expressionist painter
*[[Tony Sisti]] (1901–1983) - painter and boxer
*[[Frank Stella]] (born 1936) - painter and printmaker
*[[Joseph Stella]] (1877–1946) - futurist painter known for his depictions of industrial America

===Photographers===
*[[Lynsey Addario]] (born 1973) - photojournalist known for her coverage of women in war-torn countries
*[[Severo Antonelli]] (1907–1995) - legendary figure in Philadelphia Italian American history and the subject of one of the largest ever one-man shows at the [[Smithsonian Institution]]
*[[Frank Barsotti|Franco A. "Frank" Barsotti]] (1937–2012) - photographer and professor emeritus from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
*[[Justin Guariglia]] (born 1974) - photographer and contributing editor to ''[[National Geographic Traveler]]'', and a regular contributor to ''[[Smithsonian Magazine]]''
*[[Isa Leshko]] (born 1971) - artist/photographer and author of ''Allowed to Grow Old: Portraits of Elderly Animals from Farm Sanctuaries'' published by the [[University of Chicago Press]] in 2019
*[[Luis Marden]] (1913–2003) - photographer, explorer, writer, filmmaker, diver, navigator, and linguist who worked for ''National Geographic'' magazine
*[[Nick Saglimbeni]] - 3D photographer
*[[Francesco Scavullo]] (1921–2004) - fashion photographer known for his work on the covers of ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine and his celebrity portraits
*[[Mario Sorrenti]] (born 1971) - fashion photographer

===Sculptors===
*[[Vincent Cavallaro]]
*[[Mario Dal Fabbro]]
*[[Jasper D'Ambrosi]]
*[[John DeAndrea]]
*[[Joe De Santis]]
*[[Arturo Di Modica]]
*[[Mark Di Suvero]]
*[[Virginio Ferrari (artist)|Virginio Ferrari]]
*[[Thomas Gaetano LoMedico]] 
*[[Costantino Nivola]]
*[[Corrado Parducci]]
*[[Piccirilli Brothers]]
*[[Italo Scanga]] - neo-Dadaist

==Business==
{{main|List of Italian American business people}}
* [[Paul Busti]] (1749–1824) - Holland Land Company ''Agent General'' (C.O.O.)
* [[Amadeo Giannini]] (1870–1949) - Bank of America president
*[[Lee Iacocca]] (1924–2019) - As Ford Motor Company executive developed the Ford Mustang in the 1960s, and then revived the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s
* [[Orra E. Monnette]] (1873–1936) - Bank of America, Los Angeles founder
* [[Jack Dorsey]] - co-founder of [[Twitter, Inc.]] and [[Block, Inc.]]

==Criminals==
{{main|List of Italian American mobsters}}
*[[Salvatore Briguglio]] - former mobster, one of the prime suspects in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa
*[[Al Capone]], "Scarface" - famous mobster
*[[Michael Franzese]] - former mobster
*[[Santino William Legan]] - perpetrator of the Gilroy Garlic festival shooting

==Entertainers==
{{main|List of Italian American entertainers}}

===Actors===
{{main|List of Italian American actors}}

==Food==
*[[Mario Batali]] - chef
*[[Joe Bastianich]] - chef and television personality 
*[[Lidia Bastianich]] - chef and television personality 
*[[Hector Boyardee]] - famous for his [[Chef Boyardee]] brand of food products
*[[Caesar Cardini]] - creator of the [[Caesar salad]]
*[[Michael Chiarello]] - celebrity chef specializing in Italian-influenced [[Cuisine of California|California cuisine]]
*[[Tom Colicchio]] - chef, restaurateur, political activist, and head judge on Bravo's Emmy Award winning [[Top Chef]]
*[[Giada De Laurentiis]] - host of the Food Network program ''[[Everyday Italian]]''
*[[Dom DeLuise]] - actor and celebrity chef who wrote several cookbooks and videos on his family's Italian-influenced cuisine
*[[Guy Fieri]] - chef and host of the Food Network program "[[Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives]]"
*[[Nick DiGiovanni]] - chef and Internet personality who has set multiple food-related [[Guinness world records]]
*[[Gina Keatley]] - chef and television personality; influenced charities in New York City 
* [[Sirio Maccioni]] - restaurateur and author
*[[Rosanna Pansino]] - chef and youtuber personality
*[[Rachael Ray]] - [[Food Network]] chef and Emmy-winning television personality
*[[Nick Stellino]] - chef and television personality 
*[[Little Mike|Carlo Vaccarezza]] - restaurateur
*[[Buddy Valastro]] -  baker, reality television personality, and businessman

==Inventors==
*[[Anthony Adducci]] (1937–2006) - pioneer of the medical device industry in Minnesota; best known for founding Guidant Corp. precursor Cardiac Pacemakers, inc., now part of Boston Scientific, the company that manufactured the world's first lithium battery-powered artificial pacemaker<ref>{{cite web|title=Pioneers of the Medical Device Industry|url=http://www.mnhs.org/collections/medTech/org_cardiac_pacemakers.php|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society}}</ref>
*[[Giuseppe Mario Bellanca]] - designer of the first [[monoplane]] in the United States with an enclosed cabin
*[[Enea Bossi, Sr.|Enea Bossi]]
*[[Photo finish|Lorenzo Del Riccio]] - inventor of fotofinish camera
*[[Daniel DiLorenzo]] - medical device entrepreneur and physician-scientist. He is the inventor of several technologies for the treatment of neurological disease
*[[Federico Faggin]] (born 1941) - physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur; best known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the [[Intel 4004]]
*[[Gerard J. Foschini]]
*The [[Jacuzzi]] family - developed the deep well water pump that led to the famous [[whirlpool]] bath
*[[Antonio Meucci]] (1808–1889) - credited by the [[Congress of the United States]] with the invention of the telephone
*[[Antonio Pasin]] (1897–1990) - inventor of the [[Radio Flyer]] stamped steel toy wagoni
*[[Sam Porcello]] (1935–2012) - food scientist who worked at Nabisco on the modern Oreo cookie in particular, was the inventor of the white Oreo cookie creme-filling. His work earned him the nickname, "Mr. Oreo."
*[[Lorenzo Ponza]] - inventor of the modern baseball pitching machine
*[[Francis Rogallo]] - engineer at [[NASA]], designed the [[Rogallo wing]], which found its greatest success in hang gliders and kites
* [[Andrea Rossi (entrepreneur)|Andrea Rossi]] (born 1950) - entrepreneur who claims to have invented the cold fusion device E-Cat
*[[Andrew Toti]]
*[[Andrew Viterbi]] (born 1935) - engineer, billionaire, cofounder of [[Qualcomm]], inventor of the [[Viterbi algorithm]]
*[[Frank Zamboni]] - inventor of the modern ice resurfacer

==Jurists==
===Judges===
*[[Samuel Alito]] - Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] (2006–present)
*[[Antonin Scalia]] (1936–2016) - Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
*[[William J. Nardini|William Nardini]] - Judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] (2019–present)
*[[Frank Caprio]] - Chief Judge of the Municipal Court of [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] (1985–2023)

===Lawyers===
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* [[Bill Bufalino]] - American attorney who represented the [[Teamsters|International Brotherhood of Teamsters]] from 1947 until 1971.

==Law enforcement figures==
*[[Joseph Arpaio]] (born 1932 in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]) - law enforcement officer, most notably as the Sheriff of [[Maricopa County, Arizona]]; the child of immigrants from [[Lacedonia]]
*[[Michael D'Andrea]] - officer of the Central Intelligence Agency, appointed to head the Agency's [[Iran Mission Center]]
*Pete DeFazio
*[[Cate Edwards]] - daughter of former United States Senator John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards
*[[Gil Garcetti]] (born 1941) - Los Angeles County's 40th district attorney 
*[[Joseph D. Pistone]] - undercover [[FBI agent]] who went undercover as Donnie Brasco and infiltrated the [[Bonanno crime family]]
*[[Louis Freeh]] (born 1950 in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]) - Director of the U.S. [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) 1993–2001
*[[Rudolph Giuliani]] - early career was a US attorney in [[S.D.N.Y.]], prosecuting high-profile cases, including [[Cosa Nostra]] cases
*[[Dan Mitrione]] - Italian-born American police officer and U. S. government advisor in Latin America
*[[Frank Rizzo]]
*[[Frank Serpico]]
*[[Joe Petrosino]] - [[NYPD|NYCPD]] lieutenant in charge of the Italian Squad, an elite corps of Italian-American detectives formed to fight the [[American Mafia|Mafia]]
*[[Charles Joseph Bonaparte]] - member of Theodore Roosevelt's [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] and founder of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI)

==Journalism (print and multimedia)==
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*[[Melissa Anelli]] - resident of [[Staten Island]], journalist at ''[[Staten Island Advance]]'' and [[webmaster]] of [[The Leaky Cauldron (website)|The Leaky Cauldron]]
*[[Charly Arnolt]] - sports journalist ([[ESPN]], [[OutKick]], [[WWE]])
*[[Carlo Barsotti]] - emigrated from Italy to New York City in 1872. In 1879, he founded the ''[[Il Progresso Italo-Americano]]'' newspaper in New York City
*[[Maria Bartiromo]] - financial journalist and television host
*[[Joe Benigno]] - WFAN sports radio personality
*[[David Brancaccio]] - journalist
*[[Harry Caray]] (1914–1998) - born Harry Christopher Carabina, sports broadcaster, did play-by-play for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], [[Chicago White Sox]], and most famously the [[Chicago Cubs]]; ''Cubs win! Cubs win!''
*[[Tucker Carlson]] - television host and conservative political commentator 
*[[Matt Casamassina]] - video game journalist working for IGN
*[[Danny Casolaro]] - freelance journalist
*[[Igor Cassini]] - journalist 
*[[Chris Cimino]] - co-host of ''[[Today in New York]]'' on [[WNBC]], the NBC affiliate in New York City
*[[Kellyanne Conway]] - president and CEO of The Polling Company Inc./Woman Trend, and has been a political commentator on [[CNN]], [[Fox News]], and [[Fox Business]]
*[[Anthony Cumia]] - "Anthony" of the ''Opie and Anthony'' show
*[[Chris Cuomo]] - television journalist anchor at [[NewsNation]]
*[[Rick Francona]] - NBC military analyst
*[[Michael Gargiulo (journalist)|Michael Gargiulo]] - co-host of ''[[Today in New York]]'' on [[WNBC]], the NBC affiliate in New York City
*[[John Iadarola]] - progressive political commentator for [[The Young Turks]]
*[[Megyn Kelly]] - Fox News Channel political commentator and former corporate defense attorney
*[[Charlotte Laws]] - author, columnist, political commentator, former politician, [[animal rights]] advocate, anti-[[revenge porn]] activist (known as the "Erin Brockovich of revenge porn")
*[[Anthony Fantano]] - music critic and founder of The Needle Drop, a music related video blog
*[[Al Giordano]] - political commentator, and former [[Anti-nuclear movement in the United States|anti-nuclear]] and environmental activist
*[[Steve Lopez]] - journalist; a columnist for the ''Los Angeles Times'' since 2001; the son of Spanish and Italian immigrants
*[[Rob Marciano]] - journalist and meteorologist
*[[Ann Nocenti]] - journalist, writer and editor, known for her work on comic books and magazines
*[[Alexandra Pelosi]] - journalist, documentary filmmaker, and writer; daughter of [[Nancy Pelosi]] and [[Paul Pelosi]]
*[[Dana Perino]] - political commentator and author who served as the 26th [[White House Press Secretary]], serving under [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]]
*[[Generoso Pope Jr.]] (1927–1988) - founder of the ''National Enquirer''
*[[Tony Rizzo]] - sports anchor with [[WJW-TV]], the Fox affiliate in Cleveland
*[[Allison Rosati]] - [[WMAQ-TV]] nightly anchor, maternal Italian ancestry
*[[Rick Santelli]] (born 1956) - editor for the [[CNBC]] Business News network
*[[Peter Santenello]] (born 1977) - videomaker, traveler, and entrepreneur who produces videos about travel and human stories
*[[Lauren Scala]] - co-host of ''[[Today in New York]]'' on [[WNBC]], the NBC affiliate in New York City
*[[Elaine Sciolino]] - [[Paris, France|Paris]] bureau chief of ''[[The New York Times]]''
*[[Karley Sciortino]] - writer, television host, and producer
*[[Carla Sinclair]] - editor-in-chief at ''[[Craft (American magazine)|Craft]]'' magazine for [[O'Reilly Media]]

==Military==
{{see also|List of Italian American Medal of Honor recipients}}
*Sgt. [[John Basilone]] - [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient of [[World War II]]
*Major [[John Belli]] - Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army 1792–1794
*Corporal [[Anthony Casamento]] - [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]], Medal of Honor recipient of World War II
*[[Christopher G. Cavoli]] - commander of [[United States European Command]] and [[Supreme Allied Commander Europe]]
*[[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] [[Peter W. Chiarelli]]
* Lieutenant General [[United States Southern Command|Joseph P. DiSalvo]] - Military Deputy Commander of [[United States Southern Command]]
* General [[Curtis Scaparrotti]], Commander of United States European Command
*Col. [[Luigi Palma di Cesnola]] - [[American Civil War|Civil War]] Union [[Cavalry]] officer, and [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
*Lt Col [[Rick Francona]] - [[United States Air Force|U S Air Force]] officer
*[[Major (United States)|Major]] [[Don Gentile]] (Dominic Salvatore Gentile) (1920–1951) - [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] officer
*[[Bancroft Gherardi]]	- rear admiral of the US Navy, who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. The first Italian-American admiral in the US Navy.
*[[Edmund P. Giambastiani]] - [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]
*[[Giovanni Martini]] - trumpeter; only member of Custer's army to leave the site of the [[Battle of the Little Big Horn]] alive
*[[General (United States)|General]] [[Raymond T. Odierno]] - incumbent [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]]
*[[Peter Pace]] - [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]], [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]
*[[Antonio Pierro]] - lived to be one of the oldest [[surviving veterans of World War I]]
*[[Joseph L. Romano]]
*[[William B. Taliaferro]] - Confederate general, of Anglo-Italian descent. Though his ancestors came from England to the colonies, his Taliaferro ancestors were originally from Italy.
*[[Vito Trause]] - World War II [[prisoner of war]]
* [[Walter Schirra]] - naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury
*Maj. Gen. [[Francis D. Vavala]] - Adjutant General, [[Delaware Army National Guard]]
*[[Humbert Roque Versace]] - [[United States Army]] officer and [[POW]] in Vietnam
*Gen. [[Anthony Zinni]] - [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]], former Commander in Chief of [[United States Central Command|U.S. Central Command]] (CENTCOM)

==Politicians==
{{main|List of Italian American politicians by state}}

===Founding Fathers of the United States===
*[[Caesar Rodney]] - signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], and [[List of governors of Delaware|President of Delaware]] was 1/64th Italian
*[[William Paca]] - often  listed as an Italian American, but based on erroneous speculation about the Paca surname

===Members of Congress===
*[[Mark Amodei]] - American lawyer and politician serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[Nevada's 2nd congressional district]] (2011–present)
*[[John Baldacci]] - American politician. As Democrat, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. Also served as the 73rd Governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011.
*[[John Barrasso]] - American physician and politician serving as the senior [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from Wyoming (2007–present)
*[[ Mario Biaggi]] - American politician a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York from 1969 to 1988.
*[[David Cicilline]] - American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district (2011–present)
*[[Catherine Cortez Masto]] - American lawyer and politician serving as the senior [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from Nevada (2017–present)
*[[Ted Cruz]] - [[United States Senate|United States senator]] for [[Texas]] is of mixed Cuban, Irish and Italian ancestry (2013–present)
*[[Emilio Q. Daddario]] - American Democratic politician from Connecticut. He served as a member of the 86th through 91st United States Congress. (1959–1971)
*[[Rosa DeLauro]] - American Democratic politician from Connecticut representing [[Connecticut]]'s 3rd Congressional District (1991-present)
*[[John Ensign]] - [[Member of Congress|Congressman]] and [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from Nevada (1995–2011)
*[[James Joseph Lanzetta]] - American engineer and lawyer member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (1933–1935) and 1937–1939)
*[[Kevin McCarthy]] - American businessman and former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] in the United States House of Representatives (2007–present)
*[[Joe Manchin]] - American politician serving as the senior [[United States Senate|United States senator]] from [[West Virginia]] (2010–present)
*[[Nancy Pelosi]] - [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (2007–2011, 2019–2023)
*[[Steve Scalise]] - [[United States House of Representatives Minority Whip|United States House of Representatives minority whip]] and representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district (2008–present)
*[[Tom Suozzi]] - Member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New York (state)|New York]]'s 3rd congressional district (2017–present)

===Minister===
*[[Leon Panetta]] - [[U.S. Secretary of Defense]] 2011–2013
*[[Mike Pompeo]] - [[U.S. Secretary of State]] 2018–2021

===Diplomats===
*[[Peter F. Secchia]] - U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1989–1993
*[[John J. Maresca]] - U.S. Ambassador, United States Delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1992–1994
*[[Dick Celeste|Richard F. Celeste]] - U.S. Ambassador to India, 1997–2001
*[[Thomas M. Foglietta]] - U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1997–2001
*[[Paul Cellucci]] - U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 2001–2005
*[[Paul A. Trivelli]] - U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 2005–2008
*[[Joseph A. Mussomeli]] - U.S. Ambassador to the [[Philippines]]; Ambassador to [[Cambodia]], 2005–2008; 
*[[Ronald P. Spogli]] - U.S. Ambassador to Italy and first U.S. Ambassador to [[San Marino]], 2005–2009
*[[Peter Cianchette]] - U.S. Ambassador to [[Costa Rica]], 2008–2009
*[[Luigi R. Einaudi]] - acting [[Secretary General]] of the [[Organization of American States]] (OAS) 
*[[Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr.]] - U.S. Ambassador to the [[Philippines]] and [[Republic of Palau]], 2002–2005; Ambassador to [[Egypt]], 2005–2008; and Deputy Ambassador to [[Afghanistan]], 2009–2010
*[[Linda Swartz Taglialatela|Linda S. Taglialatela]] - U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the OECS since 2016
*[[Claire A. Pierangelo]] - U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros since 2022

===Governors and former governors===

*[[John Baldacci]] - former governor of [[Maine]] (2003–2011)
*[[Donald Carcieri]] - former governor of [[Rhode Island]] (2003–2011)
*[[Dick Celeste]] - former governor of [[Ohio]] (1983–1991)
*[[Paul Cellucci|Argeo Paul Cellucci]] - former governor of [[Massachusetts]] (1997–2001)
*[[Chris Christie]] - former governor of [[New Jersey]] (2010–2018)
*[[Andrew Cuomo]] - former governor of New York (2011–2021)
*[[Mario Cuomo]] - former governor of New York (1983–1994)
*[[Ron DeSantis]] - governor of [[Florida]]
*[[Edward D. DiPrete]] - former governor of [[Rhode Island]] (1985–1991)
*[[Michael DiSalle]] - former governor of Ohio (1959–1963)
*[[James Florio]] - former governor of New Jersey (1990–1994)
*[[Foster Furcolo]] - former governor of [[Massachusetts]] (1957–1961)
*[[Ella T. Grasso]] - former governor of [[Connecticut]] (1975–1980); first woman to be elected governor without following a husband
*[[Andrew H. Longino]] - former governor of [[Mississippi]] (1900–1904)
*[[Janet Napolitano]] - former governor of [[Arizona]] (2003–2009)
*[[William Paca]] - signer of the [[American Declaration of Independence]], member of the [[Continental Congress]], governor of [[Maryland]], [[Federal District Judge]]
*[[John Orlando Pastore]] - former governor of Rhode Island (1945–1950)
*[[George Pataki]] - former governor of New York (1995–2006)
*[[Gina Raimondo]] - former governor of Rhode Island (2015–2021)
*[[Albert Rosellini]] - former governor of Washington State (1957–1965)
*[[Al Smith]] - former governor of New York (1919–1921; 1923–1929)
*[[John A. Volpe]] - former governor of Massachusetts (1961–1963; 1965–1969)

===Mayors and former mayors===
*[[Hugh Joseph Addonizio|Hugh Addonizio]] (1914–1981) - Mayor of [[Newark, New Jersey]], 1962–1970
*[[Joseph Alioto]] (1916–1998) - Mayor of San Francisco, 1968–1976
*[[Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro, Jr.]] (1903–1987) - Mayor of [[Baltimore]], Maryland, 1947–1959; prior to being mayor, he was a representative from Maryland's 3rd congressional district (1939–47); father of U.S. Representative [[Nancy Pelosi]]
* [[:es: Luigi Boria|Luigi Boria]] (born 1958) - Mayor of [[Doral, Florida]], 2012–2016
*[[Richard Caliguiri]] (1931–1988) - Mayor of [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, 1978–1988
*[[Anthony Celebrezze]] (1910–1998) - Mayor of [[Cleveland, Ohio]], 1953–1962
*[[Vincent Cianci, Jr]] (1941–2016) - Mayor of [[Providence, Rhode Island]], 1975–1984 and 1991–2002
*[[David Cicilline]] (born 1961) - Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, 2003–2011; Jewish mother 
*[[Bill de Blasio]] (born 1961) - Mayor of [[New York City]], 2014–2022
*[[John DeStefano, Jr.]] (born 1955) - Mayor of [[New Haven, Connecticut]], 1994–2014
*[[Frank Fasi]] (1920–2010) - [[Mayor of Honolulu]], Hawaii, 1969–1981 and 1984–1994
*[[Eric Garcetti]] (born 1971) - Mayor of [[Los Angeles, California]], 2013–2022
* [[Philip Giordano]] (born 1963) - Mayor of [[Waterbury]], Connecticut, 1995–2001 when was arrested for municipal corruption and convicted of sex offender. 
*[[Rudolph Giuliani]] (born 1944) - [[Mayor of New York City]], 1994–2001<ref>[https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/rudy-giuliani]"A grandson of Italian immigrants".</ref>
*[[Dick A. Greco]] (born 1933) - Mayor of [[Tampa]], Florida, 1967–1974 and 1995–2003
*[[Pam Iorio]] (born 1959) - [[Mayor of Tampa, Florida]], 2003–2011
*[[Vincent R. Impellitteri]] (1900–1987) - Mayor of New York City, 1950–1953
*[[Fiorello La Guardia]] (1882–1947) - Mayor of New York City, 1934–1945; both parents Italian-born; father lapsed Catholic; mother Jewish
*[[Mitch Landrieu]] (born 1960) - [[Mayor of New Orleans]], 2010–2018
*[[Anthony M. Masiello]] (born 1947) - Mayor of [[Buffalo, New York]], 1994–2005
*[[Thomas Menino]] (1942–2014) - [[Mayor of Boston]], Massachusetts, 1993–2014
*[[Robert Maestri]] (1899–1974) - [[Mayor of New Orleans]], Louisiana, 1936–1946
*[[George Moscone]] (1929–1978) - Mayor of San Francisco, 1976–1978
*[[Joseph R. Paolino Jr.]] (born 1955) - 33rd Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
*[[Frank Rizzo]] (1920–1991) - Mayor of [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, 1972–1980
*[[Angelo Joseph Rossi|Angelo Rossi]] (1878–1948) - Mayor of San Francisco, 1931–1944
*[[Victor Schiro]] (1904–1992) - Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1961–1970
*[[Frank A. Sedita]] (1907–1975) - [[Mayor of Buffalo, New York]], 1958–1961, 1966–1973
*[[Reed Gusciora]] (born 1960) - [[List of mayors of Trenton, New Jersey|Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey]], since 2018

===Other===
*[[Alessandra Biaggi]] (born 1986) - [[New York State Senator]]
*[[Jill Biden]] (born 1951) - American educator and the current [[first lady]] of the United States, wife of President [[Joe Biden]]. She was previously the second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
*[[Paul D'Ortona]] (1903–1992) - Democratic politician from Philadelphia who served as President of Philadelphia's City Council.
*[[Andrew Giuliani]] (born 1986) - [[Executive Office of the President of the United States#Organization|Special Assistant to the President]] and associate director of the [[Office of Public Liaison]] for President [[Donald Trump]]
*[[Jim Messina (political staffer)|Jim Messina]] (born 1969) - political adviser, [[White House Deputy Chief of Staff]] for Operations under President [[Barack Obama]] 2009–2011
*[[Peter Navarro]] (born 1949) - economist, director of the new [[Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy]] and the [[Counselor to the President|senior counselor for trade and manufacturing]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Navarro |first=Peter |date=May 14, 1998 |title=Peter Navarro runs for Congress and tells all |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1998/may/14/cover-zen-art-of-running-for-congress/ |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=San Diego Reader |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Mike Pellicciotti]] (born 1978) - Washington State Treasurer
*[[Joe Tacopina]] (born 1966) - lawyer who has represented [[Alex Rodriguez]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Kimberly Guilfoyle]], [[Meek Mill]], and most notably [[Donald Trump]].

==Prelates==
*[[Msgr. Geno Baroni]] (1930–1984) - Catholic Coordinator for the [[March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom]]
* Raggio dell'Raggio (born 1963) - New York Italian parish president of Our Lady of Knee Clubbing Most Holy Divine Red Sauce Catholic Church
*[[Francis X. DiLorenzo]] (1942–2017) - twelfth bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond|Diocese of Richmond]] in [[Virginia]]
*[[John Favalora|John Clement Favalora]] - Archbishop of the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami|Archdiocese of Miami]]
*[[Fr. Stan Fortuna]] - Roman Catholic priest
*[[James Groppi]] - [[Roman Catholic]] priest and noted [[civil rights]] activist
*[[Francis Mugavero]] - first Italian-American Bishop of Brooklyn, 1968–1990
*[[Anthony M. Pilla]] - bishop of the [[Cleveland Catholic Diocese]], 1979–2006
*[[Joseph Rosati]] - first Bishop of the [[Archdiocese of Saint Louis|Diocese of Saint Louis]]
* [[Robert Sirico]]

===Cardinals===
*[[Joseph Louis Bernardin]] (1928–1996) - Archbishop of Cincinnati, Archbishop of Chicago
*[[Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua]] (1923–2012) - served as [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Bishop of Pittsburgh]] and [[Roman Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia|Archbishop of Philadelphia]]
*[[Daniel Nicholas DiNardo]] (born 1949) - [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston|Archbishop of Galveston-Houston]]
*[[Justin Francis Rigali]] (born 1935) - [[Roman Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia|Archbishop of Philadelphia]]

===Popes===
*[[Pope Leo XIV]] (born 1955) - [[Pope]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] since 2025, first Pope from the United States.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pope-leo-xiv-born-in-chicago-grew-up-dolton-illinois/#textCardinal20Robert20Prevost20was20bornLouis20Martin20and20John20Joseph Pope Leo XIV grew up in Dolton, Illinois, studied and taught in Chicago area]</ref>

==Scientists==
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*[[Aristides Agramonte]] - bacteriologist
*[[Janis Amatuzio]] (born 1950) - forensic pathologist
*[[John T. Cacioppo]] - neuroscientist
*[[Eugenio Calabi]] (1923–2023) - Italian-born American mathematician  specializing in differential geometry, partial differential equations and their applications
*[[Mario Capecchi]] (born 1941) - Nobel Prize 2007 winner for medicine
*[[Nicholas R. Cozzarelli]]
*[[Charles DeLisi]] 
*[[Renato Dulbecco]] - Nobel Prize 1975 winner for medicine
*[[Federico Faggin]] - widely known for designing the first commercial microprocessor
*[[Robert Fano]] (1917–2016) - computer scientist
*[[Ugo Fano]] (1912–2001) - physicist
*[[Anthony Fauci]] - [[Immunology|immunologist]] contributing to research in the areas of AIDS and other immunodeficiencies
*[[Enrico Fermi]] (1901–1954) - physicist; Nobel Prize 1938
*[[Robert Gallo]] - virologist
*[[Albert Ghiorso]] - nuclear scientist who helped discover several chemical elements on the periodic table
*[[Riccardo Giacconi]] (1931–2018) - astrophysicist; Nobel Prize 2002
*[[Edward J. Giorgianni]] - imaging scientist 
*[[Louis Ignarro]] - Nobel Prize 1998 winner for medicine
*[[Robert Lanza]]
*[[Paul J. Lioy]] - exposure science
*[[Mariangela Lisanti]] - theoretical physicist
*[[Salvador Luria]] - microbiologist; Nobel Prize 1969 for medicine
* [[Mike Massimino]] - astronaut
*[[Fulvio Melia]] - physicist, astrophysicist, and author
*[[Antonio Meucci]] - telephone inventor
*[[Franco Modigliani]] - economist; Nobel Prize 1985
*[[Rita Levi-Montalcini]] - neurobiologist; Nobel Prize 2009
*[[Lisa Marie Nowak]] - born Lisa Marie Caputo; astronaut
*[[William Daniel Phillips]] - physicist; shared the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1997, with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
* [[Sam Potolicchio]] - psychologist specializing in government
*[[Bruno Rossi]] (1905–1993) - major contributions to particle physics and the study of cosmic rays
*[[Gian-Carlo Rota]]
*[[Jack Sarfatti]]
*[[Piero Scaruffi]] (born 1955) - cognitive scientist
*[[Walter Schirra]] - astronaut
*[[Emilio Segrè]] - Nobel Prize 1959-winning physicist and academic
*[[Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza]] (1922–2018) - geneticist
*[[Giuliana Tesoro]] (1921–2002) - organic chemist 
*[[Michael Viscardi]] - mathematician
*[[Andrew Viterbi]]
*[[Philip Zimbardo]]

===Academics===
*[[Mario Capecchi]] - [[University of Utah]]
*[[John D. Caputo]]
*[[James Carafano]] 
*[[Frank A. Cipriani]]
*[[Thomas A. DeFanti]]
*[[John J. DeGioia]] - President of [[Georgetown University]]
*[[Frank J. Fabozzi]]
*[[Eugene Fama]] - [[University of Chicago]] professor of finance and winner of the 2013 [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics]]
*[[A. Bartlett Giamatti]] (1938–1989) - President of [[Yale University]], later [[Major League Baseball]] commissioner; Italian father 
*[[Robert Gallucci]] - Dean of the [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]] at [[Georgetown University]]
*[[Lino Graglia]] - [[University of Texas]] in Austin
*[[Paul J. Lioy]] - [[University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey]], [[Robert Wood Johnson Medical School]]
*[[Robert Magliola]] - academic specialist in hermeneutics, philosophy, and religious studies 
*[[Mariana Mazzucato]]
*[[Silvio Micali]] - professor of computer science at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], distinguished for his work on [[cryptography]]
*[[Fulvio Melia]] - professor of physics and astronomy at the [[University of Arizona]] in Tucson
*[[Franco Modigliani]] - [[MIT]] economics professor and winner of the 1985 [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics]]
*[[L. Jay Oliva]] - former President of [[New York University]] (NYU) and author of many books on European and Russian history
*[[Camille Paglia]] - professor of humanities at the [[University of the Arts (Philadelphia)|University of the Arts]]
*[[Michael Parenti]] - political scientist, [[Marxist]] activist
*[[P. M. Pasinetti]] - professor of comparative literature and Italian at [[UCLA]]
*[[Walter Piston]] - professor of music at [[Harvard University]] 1926–1960; Pulitzer Prize winner 1948 and 1961

==Sports==
{{main|List of Italian American sportspeople}}

==Writers==
*[[Kim Addonizio]] - poet and novelist
*[[Vince Aletti]] (born 1945)- writer, curator, and photography critic
*[[Maria Arena Bell]] - novelist, television and freelance writer
*[[Paul Attanasio]] - screenwriter
*[[Ken Auletta]] - writer/journalist and media critic for ''[[The New Yorker]]''
*[[David Baldacci]] (born 1960) - best-selling novelist; a distant cousin of [[John Baldacci]], former governor of [[Maine]]
*[[Andrew Berardini]] - art critic and fiction writer
*[[Greg Berlanti]] - television writer and producer
*[[Giannina Braschi]] - poet and novelist
*[[Leo Buscaglia]] (1924–1998) - author and motivational speaker
*[[Christopher Castellani]] - novelist
*[[Nick Cafardo]] (1956–2019) - sportswriter
*[[Duane Capizzi]] - screenwriter
*[[Lorenzo Carcaterra]] - novelist and screenwriter
*[[Christopher Carosa]] (born 1960) - author, journalist, and investment adviser
*[[John Ciardi]] - poet and etymologist
*[[Diablo Cody]] - screenwriter, producer, author, journalist, memoirist, stripper and exotic dancer
*[[Bob Colacello]] - writer
*[[Angelo F. Coniglio]] - civil engineer, genealogist and author
*[[Gregory Corso]] - poet
*[[Wendy Corsi Staub]] - novelist
*[[John Corvino]] - philosopher
*[[Lorenzo Da Ponte]] - poet, writer, librettist 
*[[William L. DeAndrea]] - mystery writer
*[[Keith R. A. DeCandido]]
*[[Frank De Felitta]] - author
*[[Don DeLillo]] (born 1936) - author
*[[Guy Anthony De Marco]] - author
*[[Tomie dePaola]] - author
*[[Louise DeSalvo]] - writer, editor, professor, and lecturer
*[[Pietro Di Donato]] - writer
*[[Janine di Giovanni]] - author, journalist and war correspondent
*[[John Fante]] - novelist and screenwriter
*[[Lawrence Ferlinghetti]] - poet, essayist and painter
*[[David Franzoni]] - screenwriter of ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'' and ''[[King Arthur (2004 film)|King Arthur]]''
*[[John Fusco]] - novelist (Paradise Salvage) and screenwriter of ''Young Guns, Hidalgo, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron''
*[[Paul Gallico]] - Italian father
*[[Daniela Gioseffi]] (born 1941) - poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, performer, social justice activist
*[[Arturo Giovannitti]] - poet, political activist
*[[Barbara Grizzuti Harrison]] (1934–2002) - writer
*[[Evan Hunter]] - aka Ed MacBain, born Salvatore Lombino
*[[Philip Lamantia]]
*[[Teresa de Lauretis]]
*[[Luis Marden]] - born Annibale Luis Paragallo, writer for ''[[National Geographic Magazine|National Geographic]]''
*[[Fulvio Melia]] - author of several popular science books, including ''The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy''
*[[Charles Messina]] - writer/director of the play ''[[Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God]]'', the film ''Merging'', and co-author the book ''My Father, My Don''
* [[Henry Samuel Morais]] - writer, rabbi
*[[Diana Ossana]] - Academy Award-winning screenwriter
*[[Camille Paglia]] - post-feminist literary and cultural critic
*[[Christopher Paolini]] - writer. he is best known for ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]'' 
*[[Michael Parenti]]
*[[P.M. Pasinetti]] - novelist, playwright, journalist, professor
*[[Mario Pei]]
*[[Tom Perrotta]] - novelist and screenwriter best known for the novels ''Election'' (1998) and ''Little Children'' (2004)<ref name="tgu">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/feb/21/tom-perrotta-interview |title=A life in writing: Tom Perrotta |last=Crace |first=John |date=February 21, 2009 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=September 29, 2013 |quote=He was born in 1961 in Newark, where he spent his entire childhood. His father was an Italian immigrant postal worker, his mother an Albanian-Italian – "that made her a second-class Italian" – secretary.}}</ref><ref name="motoko">Rich, Motoko. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/books/14rich.html "A Writer's Search for the Sex in Abstinence"], [[The New York Times]], 2007-10-14. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vogue.it/en/uomo-vogue/people-stars/2012/03/tom-perrotta |title=Tom Perrotta at the end of real life in the new novel of a cult author |last=Fiamma |first=Florinda |date=March 1, 2012 |website=[[Vogue Italia|L'Uomo Vogue]] |access-date=September 29, 2013 |quote=My paternal grandparents were Italian immigrants from a village near Avellino. I grew up hearing them and my dad talk Italian. My mother's relatives were Albanians, but they, too, lived in Italy before emigrating to the States.}}</ref><ref name="globe">Shanahan, Mark. [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/10/18/adaptation/ "Adaptation: Tom Perrotta is growing accustomed to seeing his books on the big screen"], [[The Boston Globe]], 2006-10-18. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.</ref> 
*[[Nicholas Pileggi]] (born 1933) - writer, producer and screenwriter. He wrote the non-fiction book Wiseguy and co-wrote the screenplay for ''[[Goodfellas]]''
*[[Joseph D. Pistone]]
*[[Diane di Prima]] - poet of the Beat generation
*[[Mario Puzo]] (1920–1999) - writer/screenwriter and best-selling author of ''[[The Godfather (novel)|The Godfather]]'' 
*[[Marco Rafalà]] - first-generation descendant of immigrants from [[Melilli]], Sicily. He is the author of the novel, [[How Fires End]], a work of historical fiction set in [[World War II]] Sicily and 1980s [[America]]. 
*[[Terry Rossio]] - screenwriter
*[[Shane Salerno]] - screenwriter
*[[R.A. Salvatore]] (born 1959) - born Robert Anthony Salvatore, science fiction and [[fantasy]] author, best known for his ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' and ''[[Star Wars]]'' novels
*[[Leslie Scalapino]] - poet
*[[Piero Scaruffi]] - poet, historian, scientist
*[[Dom (Domenico) Serafini]] - TV trade magazine editor
*[[Michelangelo Signorile]] - journalist, columnist, [[talk radio]] host and gay activist
*[[Michael Smerconish]] - radio host and television presenter, newspaper columnist, author, and lawyer
*[[Gay Talese]]
*[[Adriana Trigiani]]
*[[Jessica Valenti]] - blogger and feminist writer
*[[Mark Valenti]] - screenwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0884131/|title=Mark Valenti|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-05-18}}</ref>
*[[Tom Verducci]] - sportswriter
*[[Luisa Weiss]] - food writer
*[[Rebecca Zanetti]] - bestselling author of paranormal romance, contemporary romance, and romantic suspense

==Italian Americans who were first in their field of achievement==
*[[Giuseppe Mario Bellanca]] - designer of the first [[monoplane]] in the United States with an enclosed cabin
*[[Frank Borzage]] - first person to win the [[Academy Award for Directing]], for ''[[Seventh Heaven (1927 film)|Seventh Heaven]]'' (1927)
*[[Enea Bossi, Sr.|Enea Bossi]] - designer of the [[Budd BB-1 Pioneer|first stainless steel aircraft]] and designer of the disputed first fully [[Pedaliante|human-powered plane]]
*[[Anthony Celebrezze]] (1910–1998) - first non-native to be appointed to the U.S. Cabinet
*[[Geraldine Ferraro]] (1935–2011) - first woman in U.S. history to be nominated for the vice presidency of the United States from a major political party
*[[Ella T. Grasso]] (1919–1981) - born Ella Rose Tambussi Grasso, first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state without succeeding her husband
*[[Giuseppina Morlacchi]] (1846–1886) - [[ballerina]] and dancer, introduced the [[can-can]] to the American stage
*[[Nancy Pelosi]] - first woman in [[History of the United States|U.S. history]] to hold the office of [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]]
*Frank Posillico - [[Dry January]] inventor
*[[Dennis Tito]] - world's first [[space tourist]]
*[[Joe Valachi]] (1904–1971) - first member of [[Italian-American Mafia|the Mafia]] to testify to the Senate about organized crime

==Italian Americans not otherwise categorized==
*[[Emile Ardolino]] - dancer and choreographer 
*[[Donald P. Bellisario]] - director, former civil uniform service
*[[Betty Broderick|Elizabeth Anne Bisceglia]] - American murderer; father was of Italian ancestry
*[[Marella Agnelli]] - furniture designer
*[[Luigi Antonini]] - labor leader
*[[Chris Avellone]] - video game designer
*[[Frances Xavier Cabrini]] - Catholic religious sister, first U.S. citizen to be canonized a saint by the Catholic Church
*[[Alyssa Campanella]] - fashion blogger, model, and beauty pageant titleholder
*[[Oleg Cassini]] - Russian-Italian-American fashion designer
*[[Andrew Cunanan]] - mass murderer; mother is of Italian background
*[[Charli D'Amelio]] - TikTok personality
*[[Dixie D'Amelio]] - TikTok personality
*[[Emily DiDonato]] - model of Italian, Irish, and Native American ancestry<ref name=Stylecaster>{{cite web|last=Wohlrab |first=Spencer |url=http://news.stylecaster.com/maybellines-new-face-emily-didonato |title=Maybelline's New Face: Emily DiDonato |publisher=Stylecaster.com |date=February 17, 2012 |access-date=2012-02-21}}</ref>
*[[Ralph DiGia]] - pacifist and social justice activist
*[[Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo|Tabitha D'umo]] - choreographer and creative director
*[[Angelo Dundee]] - trainer of several boxing champions
*[[Elizabeth Edwards]] - born Anania, wife of John Edwards, former U.S. Senator from North Carolina
*[[Anthony Fantano]] - music critic and internet personality of Sicilian descent
*[[Vincenzo Ferdinandi]] - fashion stylist
*[[Vanessa Hessler]] - model and actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=Susan |title=Vanessa Hessler |url=https://www.mymovies.it/biografia/?a=60825 |website=www.mymovies.it |access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>
*[[Ernest Ingenito]] - mass shooter
*[[Olivia Jade]] - social media celebrity and YouTuber
*[[Stacy London]] - stylist and fashion consultant
*[[Luigi Mangione]] - a suspect in the [[killing of Brian Thompson]], the CEO of [[United Healthcare]]
*[[Jay Manuel]] - make-up artist
*[[Sabato Morais]] - rabbi leader of Mikveh Israel Synagogue, pioneer of Italian Jewish Studies in America, and founder of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City 
*[[Bruno Pauletto]] - physiologist, shot putter, businessman, coach, author
*[[Bucky Pizzarelli]] - jazz guitarist. He was the father of guitarist [[John Pizzarelli]] and double bassist [[Martin Pizzarelli]].
*[[Mike Pompeo]] - politician, former [[Central Intelligence Agency]] director and 70th [[United States Secretary of State]]
*[[Charles Ponzi]] (1882–1949) - one of the greatest [[swindler]]s in American history; inventor of the [[Ponzi scheme]] 
*[[Carrie Prejean]] - model, author, former Miss California USA 2009 and Miss USA 2009 first runner-up<ref name="officialmissca">{{cite web |url=http://misscaliforniausa.com/halloffame/09_carrie/carrie.html |title=Miss California USA: Official Website / Celebrating the Beauty of California |access-date=2009-11-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714102343/http://misscaliforniausa.com/halloffame/09_carrie/carrie.html |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*[[Angela Carlozzi Rossi]] - executive secretary of the [[Italian Welfare League]]
*[[John Scarne]] - born Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia, gambling expert and [[sleight-of-hand]] card performer
*[[Mary Schiavo]] - former Inspector General of the United States Department of Transportation
*[[Michael Schiavo]] - ex-husband of [[Terri Schiavo]], the woman whose comatose state and subsequent court case garnered much media attention
*[[Christian Siriano]] - fashion designer from New York
*[[Milton Sirotta]] - at age nine coined the term [[googol]]
*[[Michael Smerconish]] - CNN journalist
*[[Carmela Teoli]] - 14-year-old mill worker whose Congressional testimony helped end the [[1912 Lawrence textile strike]]
*[[Jack Valenti]] - of Sicilian heritage, president of the [[Motion Picture Association of America]] from 1966 to 2007
*[[Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann]] - fashion model, and socialite<ref name="www.fashionrat.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.fashionrat.com/elettra-rossellini-wiedemann-lancome/ |title=Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann lancome - Fashion |access-date=2014-04-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140428200659/http://www.fashionrat.com/elettra-rossellini-wiedemann-lancome/ |archive-date=April 28, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*[[Louis Zamperini]] - athlete and army officer who was a Prisoner of war<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-02 |title=Louis Zamperini - Movie, Athlete & WWII |url=https://www.biography.com/military-figures/louis-zamperini |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Biography |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also== 
*[[List of people from Italy|List of Italians]]
*[[List of Sicilian Americans]]
*[[List of Italian Britons]]
*[[List of Italian-American television characters]]
*[[List of Italian-American women writers]]

==References==
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