List of British Italians
This is a list of notable British people of Italian ancestry and of Italians established in the UK. The citizenship and connection to Britain and Italy is shown in parentheses.
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Administration
Prime ministers
Secretaries of state and ministers
Arts
Cartoonists
Circus performers
- Emilia Arata
- Charlie Cairoli
- Joseph Grimaldi
Designers
Education
Film directors
Hairdressers
Librarians
Literature
- John Florio (1553–1625), known in Italian as "Giovanni Florio"; linguist and lexicographer of Anglo-Italian origin; referred to himself as "an Englishman in Italiano"; royal language tutor at the Court of James I; a friend with huge influence on William Shakespeare
- Michelangelo Florio (1515–1572), Italian humanist; Franciscan friar before converting to Protestantism; pastor in England and Switzerland; father of the renaissance polymath John Florio
Musicians
Musician Nicola Benedetti, MBE playing at Albert Hall
- Chris Rea
- Perry Bamonte
- Richard Barbieri
- John Barbirolli
- Anthony Bassano
- Nicola Benedetti
- Anna Calvi
- Junior Campbell
- Jim Capaldi
- Paul Coletti
- Maria Cosway
- Robert Del Naja
- Sophia Dussek
- Lita Ford
- Felice Giardini
- Tony Iommi
- Remo Lauricella
- Nicolas Mori
- Vincent Novello
- Paolo Nutini
- Pino Palladino
- Antonio Pappano
- Anthony Pini
- Sergio Pizzorno
- Andrea Prodan
- Francis Rossi
- Semprini
- Tom Zanetti
Painters
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, painter in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Photographers
Scriptwriters
Sculptors
Singers
Opera singers
Translators
Economics
Entrepreneurs
- Charles Forte, emigrated from Italy[2]
- Alex Polizzi, hotelier
Food and drink
Celebrity chefs
Media and performing arts
Actress Esmé Bianco
Actress Claire Forlani
19th-century actress Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
Italian-Scottish director Peter Capaldi
Paul Gambaccini, American-British radio presenter of Italian origin
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Actress Felicity Jones
Actors
- Philip Arditti
- Peter Capaldi
- Hugh Carson
- Daniel Caltagirone
- Enzo Cilenti
- Tom Conti
- Michael Costa
- Sean Cronin
- Michael Greco
- Jack Huston
- Lupino Lane
- Christopher Lee
- Ray Lovelock
- Max Minghella
- Nico Mirallegro
- Alfred Molina
- Vincenzo Nicoli
- Cliff Parisi
- Adrian Paul
- Robert Rietti
- Nigel Pivaro
- George Rossi
- Carlo Rota
- Victor Spinetti
- Stephen Storace
- Ken Stott
- Mark Strong
- Joe Swash
- Joe Tracini
- Luke Pasqualino
Actresses
- Ronni Ancona
- Marina Berti
- Esmé Bianco
- Emily Bruni
- Flaminia Cinque
- Nina Conti
- Adrienne Corri
- Paola Dionisotti
- Claire Forlani
- Anna Francolini
- Holliday Grainger
- Felicity Jones
- Louise Lombard
- Montserrat Lombard
- Cherie Lunghi
- Nathalie Lunghi
- Ida Lupino
- Linda Lusardi
- Silvana Mangano
- Daniela Nardini
- Tamzin Outhwaite
- Gloria Paul
- Camilla and Rebecca Rosso
- Greta Scacchi
- Gia Scala
- Kaya Scodelario
- Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
- Thaila Zucchi
Conductors
Dancers and choreographers
Directors
TV personalities
TV presenters
Radio presenters
Internet Personalities
Military
Soldiers
Nobility
People linked to royalty
Politics and law
Legal professionals
Police
Religion
Ecclesial figures
Anselm of Canterbury, important Christian thinker of 11th-century Europe
Moses Montefiore, one of the 19th century's most famous Jews
- Charles Januarius Acton
- Anselm of Canterbury
- Augustine of Canterbury
- John Marco Allegro
- Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Mario Conti
- Moses Montefiore
- Philip Tartaglia
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Sports
Athletics
Basketballers
Cricketers
Footballers
- Marco Adaggio
- Joe Bacuzzi
- Ryan Baldacchino
- Marcus Bettinelli
- Peter Bonetti
- Piero Mingoia
- Martin Buglione
- Danny Cadamarteri
- Alex Campana
- John Capaldi
- Tony Capaldi
- Tony Cascarino
- Mike Cecere
- Mark DeBolla
- Danny Dichio
- Mark Falco
- Joe Fascione
- Lil Fuccillo
- Marco Gabbiadini
- Giulio Giuricich
- Dario Gradi
- Giuliano Grazioli
- Lou Macari
- Giuliano Maiorana
- Tony Marchi
- Peter Marinello
- Dominic Matteo
- Giovanni Moscardini
- Daniel Nardiello
- Tom Parrinello
- Simone Perrotta
- Danny Racchi
- Adriano Rigoglioso
- Robert Rosario
- Alessia Russo
- Ricky Sbragia
- Riccardo Scimeca
- Tom Sermanni
- Paolo Vernazza
- Peter Vincenti
- Giuseppe Wilson
Gymnastics
Motor racing drivers
Road-racing cyclists
Rugby players
Rugby union player Lawrence Dallaglio
Others
- Thomas John Barnardo
- Julian Baggini
- Lucy Evangelista
- Peter Falconio
- Elizabeth Maria Molteno
- Richard Rogers
See also
- Immigration to the United Kingdom
- Italian Briton
- Italian diaspora
- Italian people
- List of Italian Americans
External links
References
- Owen, Richard (4 August 2009). "Italian homecoming for Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti". The Times. London, UK. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- "Obituary: Lord Forte". 28 February 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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