Famous Italians A-Z #1

Can you name these famous Italians whose last names start with (almost) every letter of the alphabet?
Not all people in this quiz were born in Italy!
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Last updated: June 22, 2023
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Renowned fashion designer
Giorgio Armani
B
Renaissance painter creating The Birth of Venus
Sandro Botticelli
C
Ballon d'Or winning defender of 2006
Fabio Cannavaro
D
Fourth woman to win a Nobel Prize (Literature)
Grazia Deledda
E
Philosopher most famous for writing The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco
F
Motor racer and founder of the most famous Formula One team
Enzo Ferrari
G
Polymath, sometimes called the father of the scientific method
Galileo Galilei
H
Actor starring in Spaghetti Westerns alongside Bud Spencer
Terence Hill
I
Soccer player inducted into the AC Milan Hall of Fame
Filippo Inzaghi
J
Baroque architect designing the Basilica di Superga
Filippo Juvarra
K
Actress starring in Linda and the Brigadier and All Ladies Do It
Claudia Koll
L
Actress winning Best Actress for her role in Two Woman
Sophia Loren
M
Fascist dictator during World War 2
Benito Mussolini
 
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Olympic gold medallist in archery (Team event)
Mauro Nespoli
O
Prime Minister representing Italy in the Paris Peace Conference
Vittorio Orlando
P
Explorer recording his travels through Asia
Marco Polo
Q
Poet winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1959
Salvatore Quasimodo
R
Nine times motorcycle racing World champion
Valentino Rossi
S
Craftsman famous for his violins
Antonio Stradivari
T
Student of Galileo and inventor of the barometer
Evangelista Torricelli
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Painter famous for his pioneering work on visual perspective in art
Paolo Uccello
V
Opera composer whose works include Rigoletto and Otello
Giuseppe Verdi
W
Film director famous for her art house films, such as Seven Beauties
Lina Wertmüller
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Oldest soccer player to win a FIFA World Cup
Dino Zoff
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Level 62
Jun 22, 2023
Grazia Deledda is way too obscure; what about da Vinci?