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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 the United Kingdom and Italy is shown in parentheses.
Administration
Prime ministers
Secretaries of state and ministers
- A. J. Mundella
- John Profumo
- John Sperni Mayor of St Pancras, 1937-1938
Arts
Cartoonists
Circus performers
Composers
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[citation needed]
- 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
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- Perry Bamonte
- Richard Barbieri
- John Barbirolli
- Anthony Bassano
- Nicola Benedetti
- Anna Calvi
- Junior Campbell
- Jim Capaldi
- Paul Coletti
- Maria Cosway
- Robert Del Naja
- Mike Di Scala
- Sophia Dussek
- Lita Ford
- Felice Giardini
- Tony Iommi
- Brian Johnson
- Remo Lauricella
- Nicolas Mori
- Vincent Novello
- Paolo Nutini
- Pino Palladino
- Antonio Pappano
- Anthony Pini
- Sergio Pizzorno
- Andrea Prodan
- Chris Rea
- Andrew Ridgely
- Atticus Ross
- Liberty Ross
- Francis Rossi
- Semprini
Painters
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Photographers
Poets
Scriptwriters
Sculptors
Singers
Opera singers
Translators
Writers
Crime
Fraudsters
Mobsters
- Messina Brothers
- Bert 'Battles' Rossi
- Charles 'Darby' Sabini
- Albert Dimes
- The Cortesi brothers
- Tony Mella 'The king of Soho' during the 1950s.[2]
Economics
Entrepreneurs
- Charles Forte, Italian emigré[3]
- Alex Polizzi, hotelier
Food and drink
Celebrity chefs
Media and performing arts
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Actors
- Philip Arditti
- Peter Capaldi
- Hugh Carson
- Daniel Caltagirone
- Enzo Cilenti
- Jason Connery
- Tom Conti
- Michael Costa
- Sean Cronin
- Cameron Cuffe
- Timothy Dalton
- Fabien Frankel
- Michael Greco
- Jack Huston
- Marla Landi
- Lupino Lane
- Christopher Lee
- Ray Lovelock
- John Lynch
- Michael Malarkey
- Max Minghella
- Nico Mirallegro
- Alfred Molina
- Ruaridh Mollica
- Vincenzo Nicoli
- Cliff Parisi
- Luke Pasqualino
- Adrian Paul
- Nigel Pivaro
- Robert Rietti
- George Rossi
- Carlo Rota
- Fabrizio Santino
- Victor Spinetti
- Enzo Squillino Jnr
- Ken Stott
- Mark Strong
- Joe Tracini
Actresses
- Ronni Ancona
- Marina Berti
- Esmé Bianco
- Emily Bruni
- Eliza Butterworth
- Alessandra Celi
- Pearl Chanda
- Raffiella Chapman
- Flaminia Cinque
- Camille Coduri
- Nina Conti
- Frankie Corio
- Adrienne Corri
- Sophia Di Martino
- Paola Dionisotti
- Giovanna Fletcher
- Claire Forlani
- Anna Francolini
- Holliday Grainger
- Louise Lombard
- Montserrat Lombard
- Cherie Lunghi
- Nathalie Lunghi
- Ida Lupino
- Linda Lusardi
- Susan Lynch
- Silvana Mangano
- Daniela Nardini
- Tamzin Outhwaite
- Isabella Pappas
- Gloria Paul
- Liberty Ross
- Camilla and Rebecca Rosso
- Greta Scacchi
- Gia Scala
- Kaya Scodelario
- Sarah Seggari
- Indira Varma
- Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
- Rachel Weisz
- Thaila Zucchi
Comedians
Conductors
Dancers and choreographers
Directors
Journalists and broadcasters
TV personalities
Internet personalities
Military
Soldiers
Nobility
People linked to royalty
Politics and law
Legal professionals
Police
Politicians
Religion
Ecclesial figures
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Science and engineering
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Engineers
Inventors
Scientists
Sport
Athletics
Basketballers
Boxers
Cricketers
Cyclists - road-racing
Divers
Footballers
- Marco Adaggio
- Joe Bacuzzi
- Ryan Baldacchino
- Marcus Bettinelli
- Peter Bonetti
- Martin Buglione
- Danny Cadamarteri
- Alex Campana
- John Capaldi
- Tony Capaldi
- Tony Cascarino
- Mike Cecere
- Mark DeBolla
- Danny Dichio
- Tony Dorigo
- Mark Falco
- Joe Fascione
- Lil Fuccillo
- Marco Gabbiadini
- Giulio Giuricich
- Dario Gradi
- Giuliano Grazioli
- Lou Macari
- Giuliano Maiorana
- Tony Marchi
- Peter Marinello
- Dominic Matteo
- Piero Mingoia
- Giovanni Moscardini
- Daniel Nardiello
- Danilo Orsi-Dadomo
- Tom Parrinello
- Simone Perrotta
- Danny Racchi
- Adriano Rigoglioso
- Robert Rosario
- Alessia Russo
- Antoni Šarčević
- Carlo Sartori
- Ricky Sbragia
- Riccardo Scimeca
- Tom Sermanni
- Harry Toffolo
- Paolo Vernazza
- Peter Vincenti
- Giuseppe Wilson
Gymnastics
Motor racing drivers
Racehorse jockeys
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Rugby players
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Snooker
Others
- Thomas John Barnardo
- Julian Baggini
- Lucy Evangelista
- Peter Falconio
- Elizabeth Maria Molteno
- Richard Rogers
- Alessandra "Alex" Spendolini - Frederic "Fred" Sirieix's ex wife
See also
- Immigration to the United Kingdom
- Italian Briton
- Italian diaspora
- Italian people
- List of Italian Americans
References
- ^ a b Owen, Richard (4 August 2009). "Italian homecoming for Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti". The Times. London, UK. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ Bert Battles Rossi. The national Crime Syndicate. ISBN 9780995654808.
- ^ "Obituary: Lord Forte". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 28 February 2007.
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