Genovese
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Genovese is an Italian surname meaning someone from Genoa. It may refer to:
- Genovese crime family, one of the "Five Families" of the Mafia
- Vito Genovese (1897-1969), its prominent leader
- Michael James Genovese (1918-2006), alleged Pittsburgh boss
- Thomas Genovese (died 1979), murdered mobster
- Genovese Drug Stores, a pharmacy chain in the NYC area
- Alfredo Genovese (born 1964), Argentine artist
- Bruna Genovese (born 1976), Italian long-distance runner
- Eugene D. Genovese (born 1930), American historian
- Elizabeth Fox-Genovese (1941-2007), his wife, also a historian
- Kitty Genovese (1935-1964), murder victim, whose cries for help were allegedly ignored
- Genovese syndrome, or bystander effect, named for the case
- Richard Genovese (born 1947), American painter
- William Genovese, American computer criminal