List of British Italians

Giovanni Florio, 1611. Engraving by William Hole from the 2nd edition of Florio's dictionary

This is a list of notable British people of Italian ancestry and Italians in the United Kingdom. The citizenship and connection to Britain and Italy is shown in parentheses.

Writers

Poet, painter and translator Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Literature-related

Business people

Inventors and researchers

Cartoonists

Librarians

Poets

Scriptwriters

Writer and scholar Isaac D'Israeli.

Translators

Soldiers

Law

Media

Actors

Actor Alfred Molina.

Actresses

Actress and singer Minnie Driver.
Actress Claire Forlani.
19th-century actress Lucia Elizabeth Vestris.

Comedians

Dancers and choreographers

Directors

TV personalities

TV presenters

Mobsters

People linked to royalty

Politicians

Religious figures

Moses Montefiore, one of the 19th century's most famous Jews.

Sport

World Cup-winning footballer Simone Perrotta.

Boxers

Cricketers

Footballers

Motor racing drivers

Racehorse jockeys

Racehorse jockey Frankie Dettori.

Road-racing cyclists

Rugby players

Rugby Union player Lawrence Dallaglio.

Arts

Artists

Circus performers

Composers

Conductors

Designers

Musicians

A US singer of Italian descent, Gwen Stefani lives in the UK.
Tony Iommi guitarist of Heavy metal band Black Sabbath is of Italian descent.

Opera singers

Photographers

Singers

Others

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ BBC obituary
  2. ↑ The Vancouver Sun, op. cit., p.A5
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Owen, Richard (4 August 2009). "Italian homecoming for Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti". The Times. London. Retrieved 5 September 2009.