List of Italian Australians

This is a list of notable Italian Australians.

Musicians

Natalie Imbruglia

• Vanessa Amorosi – singer, entertainer
• Tina Arena – singer, entertainer
• Christian Argenti – singer
• Anthony Callea – singer, entertainer
• Emmanuel Carella – singer
• Nic Cester - singer, songwriter
• Gabriella Cilmi – singer
• Gisella Cozzo – singer, songwriter
• Cosima De Vito – singer
• Joe Dolce – singer
• Anthony Field – songwriter, producer
• Natalie Gauci – singer
• Laura Imbruglia – singer
• Natalie Imbruglia – singer, entertainer and actress
• Paul Kelly – singer
• Rachael Leahcar – singer
• Raffaele Marcellino – composer
• Silvie Paladino – singer
• Giselle Rosselli – singer
• Reginald Alberto Agrati Stoneham (1879–1942) – composer; veteran of the Boer War

Actors and entertainers

• Jason Agius – actor
• Joe Avati – comedian
• Steve Bastoni – actor
• Rachael Carpani – actress
• Santo Cilauro – comedian
• Salvatore Coco – actor
• Vince Colosimo – actor
• Isabella Giovinazzo – actress
• Anthony LaPaglia – actor
• Jonathan LaPaglia – actor
• Marco Leonardi – actor
• Chas Licciardello – political satirist
• James Liotta – actor and comedian
• Paul Mercurio – actor
• Dina Panozzo – actress
• Oriana Panozzo – actress
• Danny Raco – actor and director
• Roland Rocchiccioli – actor and writer
• Vince Sorrenti – comedian

Arts

• Mario Andreacchio – director
• Felice Arena – author
• Santo Cilauro – producer and screenwriter
• Franco di Chiera – filmmaker
• Giorgio Mangiamele – filmmaker
• Melina Marchetta – author
• Patricia Piccinini – artist
• Pietro Porcelli – sculptor
• Paul Zanetti – political cartoonist
• Salvatore Zofrea – artist

Journalists

• Emma Alberici – ABC journalist
• Christian Argenti – broadcaster
• Mark Beretta – sports journalist
• Paul Bongiorno – political journalist
• Jane Gazzo – broadcaster and music journalist
• Robert Grasso – SBS sports journalist
• Steve Pizzati – Top Gear presenter
• Michelangelo Rucci – sports writer
• Virginia Trioli – journalist

Law

• Bernard Bongiorno – Victorian Supreme Court Judge

Politics

• Anthony Albanese – Federal politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (ALP)
• Franca Arena – former NSW state politician (ALP)
• Lidia Argondizzo – Victorian state politician (ALP)
• Phillip Barresi – Federal politician (Liberal)
• Cory Bernardi – Federal Senator (Liberal)
• Raffaello Carboni – honorary membership due to his involvement in the Eureka Stockade 1854
• Carlo Carli – Victorian state politician (ALP)
• Nick Catania – WA former state politician (ALP)
• Vince Catania – WA state politician (ALP) until July 2009, then WA nationals since July 2009
• Vincenzina (Vini) Ciccarello – South Australian state politician (ALP)
• Lily D'Ambrosio – Victorian state politician (ALP)
• Angela D'Amore – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (ALP)
• Richard Di Natale – Federal Senator and Leader of the Greens
• John D'Orazio – WA former state politician (ALP) then independent
• Concetta Fierravanti-Wells – Federal Senator (Liberal)
• James Gobbo – Governor of Victoria (1997–2000)
• Morris Iemma – former Premier of New South Wales (ALP)
• Licia Kokocinski – former Victorian upper house politician (ALP)
• Tony Luchetti – former federal politician (ALP)
• Sandra Nori – former NSW state politician (ALP)
• Paul Omodei – Western Australian state Opposition Leader (Liberal)
• George Paciullo – former NSW politician (ALP)
• John Pasquarelli – former advisor to the Australian politician and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson
• Sam Piantadosi – former Western Australian state politician
• B.A. Santamaria – political activist and journalist
• Santo Santoro – former federal senator (Liberal)
• Frank Sartor – NSW state politician (ALP)
• Con Sciacca – Federal politician (ALP)
• Giovanni Sgro – Victorian politician (ALP)
• John Sidoti – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (LIB)
• Joe Tripodi – NSW politician (ALP)

Religion

• Filippo Bernardini – Apostolic Delegate
• Bonaventura Cerretti – Apostolic Delegate
• Paolo Marella – Apostolic Delegate
• Giovanni Panico, Apostolic Delegate
• Anthony Randazzo – Catholic bishop
• Elzear Torreggiani – Catholic bishop

Sport

Soccer

Mark Bresciano

• John Aloisi – soccer
• Melissa Barbieri – soccer
• Daniel Beltrame – soccer
• Arno Bertogna – soccer
• Peter Bevilaqua – soccer
• Mark Birighitti – soccer
• Raphael Bove – soccer
• Mark Bresciano – soccer
• Joshua Brillante – soccer
• John Buonavoglia – soccer
• Alvin Ceccoli – soccer
• Simon Colosimo – soccer
• Steve Corica – Sydney FC
• Angelo Costanzo – Adelaide City
• Fausto De Amicis – soccer
• Lisa De Vanna – soccer
• Anthony Di Pietro – soccer Chairman of Melbourne Victory FC
• Andrew Durante – soccer
• Frank Farina – soccer
• Adam Federici – Reading England
• Matthew Foschini – soccer, Melbourne Victory
• Ben Garuccio – soccer
• Vincenzo Grella – soccer
• Paul Kohler – soccer
• Paul Izzo – soccer
• Vince Lia – Wellington Phoenix
• Massimo Luongo – footballer, Swindon Town
• Michael Marrone – soccer
• Sergio Melta – Adelaide City
• Paul Okon – Marconi
• Sebastian Pasquali – Melbourne Victory
• John Perin – Adelaide City
• Tony Pignata – soccer CEO of Sydney FC
• Hayley Raso – soccer
• Lou Sticca – FIFA player and match agent
• Danny Tiatto – soccer
• Paul Trimboli – soccer
• James Troisi – soccer
• Carl Valeri – Sassuolo Italy
• Aurelio Vidmar – Adelaide City
• Tony Vidmar – Adelaide city
• Max Vieri – soccer
• Robert Zabica – Adelaide City
• Andrew Zinni – Brunswick Juventus

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