List of people from Sicily
Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean as well as the largest region by area in Italy with a population of over five million and has contributed many famous names to all areas of work.
Philosophers and scientists
Archimedes of Syracuse
- Empedocles (c. 490 – 430 BC), scientist and philosopher
- Gorgias (c. 483 – 375 BC), philosopher
- Archimedes (c. 287 – 212 BC), engineer and mathematician
- Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100–1166 AD), geographer and author of Tabula Rogeriana
- Constantine the African (c. 1020 – 1087), physician and translator
- Giovanni Aurispa (1376–1459), anthropologist
- Francesco Maurolico (1494–1575), mathematician
- Giuseppe Piazzi (1746–1826), astronomer, discovered the minor planet Ceres
- Niccolò Cacciatore (1780–1841), astronomer
- Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826–1910), chemist
- Giuseppe Sergi (1841–1936), anthropologist
- Gaetano Mosca (1858-1941), political scientist
- Giovanni Gentile (1875–1944), philosopher
- Ettore Majorana (1906 – ?), physicist
- Antonino Zichichi (1929), physicist
Religious figures
- Saint Agatha (231 – 351AD), martyr
- Saint Vito (c. 290 – c. 290AD), martyr
- Saint Lucy (283 – 304AD), martyr
- Pope Leo II, Pope from 682 to 683
- Saint Albert (1240-1307)
Writers
- Timaeus (c. 345 – 250 BC), historian
- Theocritus (c. 310 – 250 BC), poet
- Diodorus Siculus (c. 90 – 30 BC), historian
- Cielo d'Alcamo (13th century), poet
- Giacomo da Lentini (1210–1260), poet
- Guido Delle Colonne (1215–1290), poet
- Giovanni Luca Barberi (1452–1520), historian
- Tommaso Fazello (1498–1570), historian
- Antonio Veneziano (1543–1593), poet
- Giovanni Meli (1740–1815), poet
- Luigi Capuana (1839–1915), writer
- Giovanni Verga (1840–1922), novelist
- Giuseppe Pitrè (1841–1916), historian
- Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936), dramatist, Nobel laureate
- Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896–1957), writer, poet
- Julius Evola (1898–1974), political philosopher
- Ignazio Buttitta (1899–1997), poet
- Salvatore Quasimodo (1901–1968), poet, Nobel laureate
- Vitaliano Brancati (1907–1954), writer
- Elio Vittorini (1908–1966), writer
- Gesualdo Bufalino (1920–1996), writer
- Leonardo Sciascia (1921–1989), writer and politician
- Andrea Camilleri (born 1925), novelist
- Vincenzo Consolo (1933-2012), novelist
- Dacia Maraini (1936), novelist
- Gaetano Cipolla (born 1937), Sicilian-to-English translator, author, publisher of the journal Arba Sicula
Journalists
- Mauro De Mauro (1921-1970), investigative journalist
- Giuseppe Fava (1925–1984), writer and dramatist
- Candido Cannavò (1930-2009) sportive journalist
- Santi Visalli (1932), photojournalist
Politicians
- Dion of Syracuse (408 – 354 BC), politician and friend of Plato
- Hassan al-Kalbi (r. 948 – 964 AD), founder of the Emirate of Sicily
- Maio of Bari (died 1160), emir and admiral
- Giuseppe La Farina (1815–1863), politician
- Francesco Crispi (1819–1901), politician
- Ruggero Settimo (1776–1863), politician
- Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860–1952), politician
- Ugo La Malfa (1903–1979), politician
- Giorgio La Pira (1904–1977), politician
- Giovanni Falcone (1939–1992), judge
- Paolo Borsellino (1940–1992), judge
- Luigi Sturzo (1871–1959), politician
- Rocco Chinnici (1925–1983), judge
- Peppino Impastato (1948–1978), journalist and political activist
- Piersanti Mattarella (1935–1980), politician
- Sergio Mattarella (1941), judge and politician, current president of Italy
- Pietro Grasso (1945), judge and politician
Painters, sculptors and architects
- Antonello da Messina (1430–1479), painter
- Antonello Gagini (1478–1536), sculptor
- Angelo Italia (1628–1700), Jesuit architect
- Filippo Juvarra (1678–1736), architect
- Giovanni Battista Vaccarini (1702–1768), architect
- Pietro Novelli (1603–1647), painter
- Giacomo Serpotta (1656–1732), sculptor
- Renato Guttuso (1912–1987), painter
- Ernesto Basile (1857–1932), architect
- Giorgio de Chirico (1888–1978), painter
- Manfredi Beninati (1970), visual artist
- Emanuele Viscuso (1952), sculptor
Musicians
- Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835), opera composer
- Sigismondo d'India (1582–1629), composer
- Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725), composer
- Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), singer-songwriter
- Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921–2008), operatic tenor
- Roberto Pregadio (1928–2010), composer, conductor, TV personality
- Pippo Caruso (born 1935), composer, conductor
- Umberto Balsamo (born 1942), singer-songwriter
- Salvatore Adamo (born 1943), singer
- Nico Tirone (1944–2012), singer
- Aldo Stellita (1944–1998), composer, musician, member of Matia Bazar
- Salvatore Sciarrino (born 1947), composer
- Franco Battiato (born 1945), musician, filmmaker
- Gianni Bella (born 1945), singer-songwriter, composer
- Frédéric François (born 1950), singer
- Giuni Russo (1951–2004), singer-songwriter
- Marcella Bella (born 1952), singer
- Vincenzo Spampinato (born 1953), singer-songwriter
- Lucia Aliberti (born 1963), operatic soprano
- Rosario Di Bella (born 1963), singer-songwriter
- Gerardina Trovato (born 1967), singer
- Salvatore Di Vittorio (born 1967), composer
- Francesca Alotta (born 1968), singer
- Roy Paci (born 1969), trumpeter, singer-songwriter
- Paolo Buonvino (born 1970), composer, conductor, music arranger
- Mario Biondi (born 1971), singer
- Carmen Consoli (born 1974), singer-songwriter
- Silvia Salemi (born 1978), singer-songwriter
- Marracash (born 1979), rapper
- Giusy Ferreri (born 1979), singer
- Romina Arena (born 1980), singer
- Cristina Scuccia (born 1988), singer
- La Bionda, composers, record producers
- Piero Barone (born 1993), singer, member of Il Volo
Actors, directors and producers
- Henry Armetta (1888–1945), actor
- Frank Capra (1897–1991), actor, director
- Salvo Randone (1906–1991), actor
- Turi Ferro (1921–2001), actor
- Adolfo Celi (1922–1986), actor
- Ciccio Ingrassia (1922–2003), actor, director
- Nino Terzo (1923–2005), actor
- Carlo Sposito (1924–1984), actor
- Franco Franchi (1928–1992), actor
- Massimo Mollica (1929–2013), actor, theatre director
- Franco Indovina (1932–1972), director, screenwriter
- Michele Lupo (1932–1989), director
- Pino Caruso (born 1934), actor, author, TV personality
- Tuccio Musumeci (born 1934), actor
- Robert Hundar (1935–2008), actor
- Daniela Rocca (1937–1995), actress, model
- Lando Buzzanca (born 1938), actor
- Michele Gammino (born 1941), actor
- Elio Zamuto (born 1941), actor
- Luigi Maria Burruano (born 1945), actor
- Leo Gullotta (born 1946), actor
- Nino Frassica (born 1950), actor
- Antonio Catania (born 1952), actor
- Lucia Sardo (born 1952), actress
- Riccardo Schicchi (1953–2012), director, producer
- Tony Sperandeo (born 1953), actor
- Giuseppe Tornatore (born 1956), director
- Aurelio Grimaldi (born 1957), director
- Anna Kanakis (born 1962), model, actress
- Enrico Lo Verso (born 1964), actor
- Luigi Lo Cascio (born 1967), actor
- Francesco Benigno (born 1967), actor
- Salvatore Termini (born 1968), actor
- Giuseppe Fiorello (born 1969), actor
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta (born 1969), actress
- Ficarra e Picone (born 1971), actors, comedians
- Paolo Briguglia (born 1974), actor
- Daniele Gangemi (born 1980), director
- Nicole Grimaudo (born 1980), actress
- Isabella Ragonese (born 1981), actress
- Margareth Madè (born 1982), actress
- Valeria Bilello (born 1982), actress, model
Others
- Laura Lanza, Baroness of Carini (1529–1563), noblewoman
- Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (1743–1795), traveller, occultist
- Maria Paternò Arezzo (1869–1908), noblewoman and philanthropist
- Josephine Terranova (1889–1981), accused murderess
- Lucky Luciano (born 1897), gangster
- Nunzio Filogamo (1902–2002), television and radio presenter
- Nicolò Carosio (1907–1984), sport journalist
- Salvatore Giuliano (1922–1950), bandit
- Nuccio Costa (1925–1991), television presenter
- Nino Vaccarella (born 1933), racecar driver
- Pippo Baudo (born 1936), television presenter
- Pietro Anastasi (born 1948), footballer
- Giucas Casella (born 1949), hypnotist
- Domenico Dolce (born 1958), fashion designer
- Rosario Fiorello (born 1960), singer, television personality
- Angelo d'Arrigo (1961–2006), aviator
- Salvatore Antibo (born 1962), runner
- Salvatore Schillaci (born 1964), football player
- Fabrizio Corona (born 1974), photographer, actor, television personality
- Eleonora Abbagnato (born 1978), ballet dancer, model
- Giuseppe Gibilisco (born 1979), pole vaulter
- Eva Riccobono (born 1983), model
- Vincenzo Nibali (born 1984), road bicycle racer
- Miriam Leone (born 1985), model, television personality
- Luca Marin (born 1986), medley swimmer
- Damiano Caruso (born 1987), road bicycle racer
See also
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