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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
Secretaries of state and ministers
Arts
Cartoonists
Circus performers
Composers
- Muzio Clementi
- Maria Cosway
- Gerald Finzi
- Felice Giardini
- Remo Lauricella
- John Marcangelo
- Ivor Novello
Designers
Education
Film directors
Hairdressers
Librarians
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
- 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
- Perry Bamonte
- John Barbirolli
- Anthony Bassano
- Nicola Benedetti
- Jim Capaldi
- Paul Coletti
- Maria Cosway
- Robert Del Naja
- Sophia Dussek
- Felice Giardini
- Tony Iommi
- Remo Lauricella
- Nicolas Mori
- Vincent Novello
- Paolo Nutini
- Pino Palladino
- Antonio Pappano
- Anthony Pini
- Sergio Pizzorno
- Francis Rossi
- Semprini
- Tom Zanetti
Painters
- Giovanni Battista Cipriani
- Emilio Coia
- Maria Cosway
- John Marcangelo
- Alberto Morrocco
- Eduardo Paolozzi
- Carlo Pellegrini
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Alexander Rossi
- Jack Vettriano
- Andrew Vicari
Photographers
Poets
Scriptwriters
Sculptors
Singers
- Luciana Caporaso
- Frankie Cocozza
- Sophia Dussek
- Brian Johnson
- Luciana
- Lisa Maffia
- Linda Martin
- Paolo Nutini
- Suzi Quatro
- Chris Rea
- Francis Rossi
- Sharleen Spiteri
- Lena Zavaroni
- Thaila Zucchi
Opera singers
Translators
Writers
- Harold Acton
- Jani Allan
- Isaac D'Israeli
- Armando Iannucci
- 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
Mobsters
Economics
Entrepreneurs
- Charles Forte, emigrated from Italy[2]
- Alex Polizzi, hotelier
Food and drink
Celebrity chefs
- Antonio Carluccio
- Gennaro Contaldo
- Gino D'Acampo
- Anna Del Conte
- Angela Hartnett
- Giorgio Locatelli
- Filippo Mazzei
- Marco Pierre White
- Aldo Zilli
Media and performing arts
Actors
- Philip Arditti
- Peter Capaldi
- Hugh Carson
- Enzo Cilenti
- Tom Conti
- Michael Costa
- Michael Greco
- Lupino Lane
- Christopher Lee
- Ray Lovelock
- Max Minghella
- Nico Mirallegro
- Alfred Molina
- Franco Nero
- Cliff Parisi
- Adrian Paul
- Robert Rietti
- George Rossi
- Carlo Rota
- Victor Spinetti
- Stephen Storace
- Ken Stott
- Mark Strong
- Joe Swash
- Joe Tracini
Actresses
- Ronnie Ancona
- Esmé Bianco
- Emily Bruni
- Nina Conti
- Adrienne Corri
- Paola Dionisotti
- Claire Forlani
- Louise Lombard
- Montserrat Lombard
- Cherie Lunghi
- Nathalie Lunghi
- Ida Lupino
- Linda Lusardi
- Silvana Mangano
- Daniela Nardini
- Tamzin Outhwaite
- Gloria Paul
- Camilla and Rebecca Rosso
- Greta Scacchi
- Gia Scala
- Kaya Scodelario
- Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
- Thaila Zucchi
Comedians
Conductors
Dancers and choreographers
Directors
TV personalities
TV presenters
- Luisa Baldini
- Katie Boyle
- Victoria Cabello
- Paul Coia
- Chris Crudelli
- Gino D'Acampo
- Romana D'Annunzio
- Karin Giannone
- Thalia Pellegrini
- Carla Romano
- Louis Theroux
Radio presenters
Military
Soldiers
Nobility
People linked to royalty
Politics and law
Legal professionals
Politicians
- David Bellotti
- Roger Casale
- Gloria de Piero
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Linda Fabiani
- Ernesto Nathan
- James Tennant Molteno
- John Charles Molteno
- John Profumo
- Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft
Religion
Ecclesial figures
- 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
Engineers
Inventors
Scientists
Sports
Basketballers
Boxers
Cricketers
Footballers
- Marco Adaggio
- Joe Bacuzzi
- Ryan Baldacchino
- Marcus Bettinelli
- Peter Bonetti
- Martin Buglione
- Alex Campana
- John Capaldi
- Tony Capaldi
- Tony Cascarino
- Mike Cecere
- Mark DeBolla
- Danny Dichio
- Mark Falco
- Joe Fascione
- Lil Fuccillo
- Marco Gabbiadini
- Giulio Giuricich
- Dario Gradi
- Giuliano Grazioli
- Lou Macari
- Giuliano Maiorana
- Tony Marchi
- Peter Marinello
- Dominic Matteo
- Giovanni Moscardini
- Daniel Nardiello
- Tom Parrinello
- Simone Perrotta
- Danny Racchi
- Adriano Rigoglioso
- Robert Rosario
- Ricky Sbragia
- Riccardo Scimeca
- Tom Sermanni
- Paolo Vernazza
- Giuseppe Wilson
Motor racing drivers
Racehorse jockeys
Road-racing cyclists
Rugby players
- Tommaso Allan
- George Biagi
- Danny Cipriani
- Alex Corbisiero
- Lawrence Dallaglio
- Simon Danielli
- Nick De Luca
- Marcus Di Rollo
- Chris Fusaro
- Peter Sidoli
- Robert Sidoli
- Warren Spragg
- Marko Stanojevic
Others
See also
- Immigration to the United Kingdom
- Italian Briton
- Italian diaspora
- Italian people
- List of Italian Americans
External links
References
- 1 2 Owen, Richard (4 August 2009). "Italian homecoming for Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti". The Times. London, UK. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ↑ BBC obituary
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