List of Canadians of Italian descent
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This is a list of notable Canadians of Italian descent:
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- Dominic Agostino (1959–2004) — Ontario politician
- Maria Augimeri — Toronto city councillor
[edit] B
- Marisa Ferretti Barth — Senator
- Rick Bartolucci — Ontario politician
- Paul Beraldo — ice hockey player
- Lorenzo Berardinetti — Ontario politician
- Mario Bernardi — conductor and pianist
- Todd Bertuzzi — ice hockey player
- Maurizio Bevilacqua —federal politician
- Dave Bidini — musician and writer
- Angelo Branca — British Columbian judge
- Adolfo Bresciano (aka Dino Bravo) (1949 – 1993) — wrestler
[edit] C
- Charles Caccia — former politician
- Leone Caetani — Prince of Teano, politician, Islamacist, author, linguist, world traveller
- Pietro Calendino — British Columbia politician
- Mike Cammalleri — ice hockey player
- Rick Campanelli — television personality
- Chris Campoli — ice hockey player
- Luigi Giovanni Vitale Capello (1843 – 1902) — painter
- Alfonso Caruana — criminal drug dealer
- Deanna Casaluce (1986 - ) television actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[1]
- Anna-Marie Castrilli — Ontario politician
- Carlo Onorato Catelli (1849 – 1937) — businessman & founder of Catelli (1867)
- Cosimo Cavallaro — artist, filmmaker and sculptor
- Fulvio Cecere — actor
- Bob Chiarelli — (b.1941), mayor of Ottawa, Ontario.
- Peter Chiarelli — Boston Bruins general manager
- Rick Chiarelli — Ottawa city councillor
- Rita Chiarelli — blues singer
- Jason Chimera — ice hockey player
- Hayden Christensen — actor (Italian maternal grandmother)
- Dino Ciccarelli — retired ice hockey player
- Enrico Ciccone — retired ice hockey player; hockey player agent
- Carlo Colaiacovo — ice hockey player
- Enrico Colantoni — actor
- Mike Colle — Ontario politician
- Joe Comuzzi — politician
- Joseph Cordiano — Ontario politician
- Paulo Costanzo — actor
- Bobby Curtola — musician
- William Cusano — Quebec politician
[edit] D
- Scott D'Amore — professional wrestler
- Yvonne De Carlo — actress
- Anne Marie DeCicco-Best — mayor of London, Ontario
- Pierre-Charles de Liette (1697 – 1749) — Colonial army officer in New France and Louisiana
- Giuseppe DeNatale — kickboxer
- Alex Delvecchio — ice hockey player
- Thomas Delvecchio (1758 – 1826) — businessman
- Leo Del Zotto — President of Tridel
- Daniel DeSanto — actor
- Caroline Di Cocco — Ontario politician
- Larry Di Ianni — mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
- Elio Di Iorio — Ontario municipal politician
- Rob DiMaio — ice hockey player
- Mary di Michele — poet and writer
- Consiglio Di Nino — Senator
- Odoardo Di Santo — Ontario politician
- Melissa DiMarco — actress
- Nick Discepola — politician
- John Anthony Donegani (1798 – 1868) — businessman and seigneur
- James DiSalvio — musician (Bran Van 3000)
[edit] E
- Angelo Esposito, young ice hockey player.
- Phil Esposito — (b.1942), Ice hockey player, top NHL goalscorer of the 1960s and 1970s.
- Tony Esposito — (b.1943), a professional ice hockey goaltender.
- Linda Evangelista — supermodel
[edit] F
- Lara Fabian — singer
- Julian Fantino — former Toronto police chief and current Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner
- Gerome Fassio (1789 – 1851) — artist
- Rico Fata — ice hockey player
- Ray Ferraro — ice hockey player
- Joe Fontana — politician
- John Forzani — former Canadian Football League player and businessman
- Joe Fratesi — former mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- Freeway Frank — Canadian Radio Personality
- Liza Frulla — politician
[edit] G
- Philip Gaglardi (1913 – 1995) — British Columbia politician
- Arturo Gatti (born April 15, 1972) Professional Boxer
- Alfonso Gagliano — ex-politician involved in the Sponsorship scandal
- Ken Georgetti — labour leader
- Bruno Gerussi (1928 – 1995) — actor
- Adam Giambrone — Toronto city councillor & New Democratic Party activist
- Mark Giordano — ice hockey player
- Giuseppe Gori — Ontario politician
- Jessica Grassia — musician, The Golden Dogs
- Albina Guarnieri — politician
- Garry Guzzo — Ontario politician
[edit] I
- Frank Iacobucci — former Supreme Court of Canada justice
- Tony Ianno — politician
[edit] J
- Alessandro Juliani — voice actor
[edit] L
- Filumena Lassandro — last woman to be exectued in Alberta
- Bob Lenarduzzi — soccer player and coach
- Laureano Leone — former Ontario politician
- Peter Li Preti — Toronto city councillor
- Johnny Lombardi — broadcasting executive
- Matthew Lombardi — ice hockey player
- Carmen Lombardo (1903 – 1971) — musician
- Guy Lombardo (1902 – 1977) — musician and band leader
- Roberto Luongo — ice hockey goalie
[edit] M
- Travis MacRae — musician
- Raine Maida — musician (Our Lady Peace)
- Giorgio Mammoliti — Ontario politician
- Mark Mancari (1985 - ) ice hockey right wing[2]
- Nick Mancuso — actor
- Anthony S. Manera — former CBC president
- Rosario Marchese — Ontario politician
- Sergio Marchi — politician
- Pat Mastroianni — actor
- Bill Mauro — Ontario politician
- Diego G. Mazzone — Sales Management Professional, Physical Therapist, Businessman
- Mary Melfi novelist, poet, playwright
- Sam Merulla is a city councillor in Hamilton, Ontario
- Maria Minna — politician
- Misstress Barbara — disc jockey
- Guido Molinari (1933 – 21 February 2004) — artist
- Sergio Momesso — ice hockey player
- Joe Morselli — Quebec businessman involved in the Sponsorship scandal
[edit] N
- Guido Nincheri (1885 – 1973) — artist
- Frances Nunziata — Toronto city councillor
- John Nunziata — politician
[edit] O
- Alexandra Orlando (1987 - ) — rhythmic gymnast[3]
[edit] P
- Massimo Pacetti — politician
- Matthew Palleschi — professional soccer player
- Al Palladini (1943 – 2001) — politician
- Joe Pantalone — Toronto city councillor
- Sarina Paris — singer
- Michael Peca — ice hockey player
- Anthony Perruzza — Ontario politician
- Joe Peschisolido — politician
- Paul Peschisolido — professional soccer player
- Angelo Pienovi (1773-1845) — painter
- Frank Pietrangelo — ice hockey player
- Fernando Pisani — ice hockey player
- Claudio Polsinelli — former Ontario politician
- Carly Pope — actress
- Monica Proietti (1939 – 1967) (aka Machine Gun Molly) — bank robber
- Carmen Provenzano (1942 – 2005) — politician
- Dina Pugliese — Toronto television personality
- Sandra Pupatello — Ontario politician
- Ida Pusateri — Toronto high end grocery store owner
[edit] R
- Domenic Racco — mobster
- Mike Racco — mobster
- Rick Ravanello — Actor
- Mark Recchi — ice hockey player
- Karen Redman — politician
- Mike Ricci — ice hockey player
- Nino Ricci — writer
- Michele Rigali (1841 – 1910) — sculptor
- Tony Rizzo — Ontario politician
- Pietro Rizzuto (1934 – 1997) — businessman and Senator
- Vito Rizzuto — mobster
- David Rocco — actor & producer
- Anthony Rota — politician
- Carlo Rota — Actor
[edit] S
- Ivana Santilli — singer
- Lino Saputo — businessman and billionaire
- Will Sasso — actor and comedian
- Ray Scapinello — ice hockey player
- Francis Scarpaleggia — politician
- Mario Sergio — Ontario politician
- Tony Silipo — former Ontario politician
- Greg Sorbara — Ontario politician
- Martina Sorbara — singer-songwriter
- Jean-Fernand Spagniolini (1704 – 1764) — physician in New France
- Jason Spezza — ice hockey player
- Paul Stalteri — soccer player (Italian father)
[edit] T
- Martin Tielli — musician and artist
- Rick Tocchet — ice hockey player
- Sylvana Palma Tomaselli
- Henri de Tonti (1649 – 1704) — explorer in New France
- Alphonse de Tonty (1659 – 1727) — explorer in New France
- Anna Maria Tremonti — journalist and CBC radio announcer
- Domenic Troiano (1946 – 2005) — musician
- Marty Turco — ice hockey goaltender
[edit] V
- Michael Vadacchino — politician
- Tony Valeri — politician
- Gino Vannelli — musician
- Joe Volpe — politician
[edit] Z
[edit] References
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ [1] "What keeps you down to earth? My very big, tough-loving Italian family."
- ^ [2] ""Being Italian, you're close to everyone in your family," he said. "Grandparents are probably the closest. You have your parents, but your grandparents are like a set of parents. They do everything for you.""
- ^ [3] ""I'm Italian," she said. "My family loves to dance and everyone's very passionate about everything that we do. We're very loud and we talk with our hands.""
