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British Italians
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.
Those with profiles in Geni should be marked in bold.
Administration
Librarians
- Anthony Panizzi
Prime ministers
Secretaries of state and ministers
Arts
Cartoonists
- Edward Ardizzone
- Barry Fantoni
- Hugo Pratt
Circus performers
- Emilia Arata
- Victor Arata
- Charlie Cairoli
- Joseph Grimaldi
Composers
- Muzio Clementi
- Maria Cosway
- Gerald Finzi
- Felice Giardini
- Remo Lauricella
- John Marcangelo
- Ivor Novello
Designers
- John Amabile
Film directors
- Ginevra Elkann
Hairdressers
- Lino Carbosiero
- Anthony Mascolo
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
- Perry Bamonte
- John Barbirolli
- Anthony Bassano
- Nicola Benedetti
- Jim Capaldi
- Paul Coletti
- Maria Cosway
- Robert Del Naja
- Sophia Dussek
- Felice Giardini
- Tony Iommi
- Remo Lauricella
- Nicolas Mori
- Vincent Novello
- Paolo Nutini
- Pino Palladino
- Antonio Pappano
- Anthony Pini
- Sergio Pizzorno
- Suzi Quatro
- Francis Rossi
- Semprini
- Barry Wallace
Painters
- Giovanni Battista Cipriani
- Emilio Coia
- Maria Cosway
- John Marcangelo
- Alberto Morrocco
- Eduardo Paolozzi
- Carlo Pellegrini
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Alexander Rossi
- Jack Vettriano
- Andrew Vicari
Photographers
- Alexander Bassano
- Felice Beato
- Oscar Marzaroli
- Mario Testino
Poets
- Emilia Lanier
- Christina Rossetti
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Scriptwriters
- Dominic Minghella
Singers
- Luciana Caporaso
- Frankie Cocozza
- Sophia Dussek
- Brian Johnson
- Luciana
- Lisa Maffia
- Linda Martin
- Paolo Nutini
- Suzi Quatro
- Chris Rea
- Francis Rossi
- Sharleen Spiteri
- Gwen Stefani
- Lena Zavaroni
- Thaila Zucchi
Opera singers
- Louisa Bassano
- Domenico Crivelli
- Clara Novello
- Nancy Storace
Translator
Writers
- Harold Acton
- Jani Allan
- Isaac D'Israeli
- Armando Iannucci
- John William Polidori
- David Profumo
- Christina Georgina Rossetti
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Maria Francesca Rossetti
- William Michael Rossetti
- Rafael Sabatini
- Alexander Trocchi
- Giustiniana Wynne
Crime
Fraudsters
- Giovanni di Stefano
Mobsters
- Messina Brothers
- Charles Sabini
Economics
Entrepreneurs
- Carlo Di Stefano, born in Sicily; owner of the restaurant chain San Carlo", with leading restaurants in Manchester, Bristol, Leicester, Liverpool, Leeds and London
- Charles Forte, emigrated from Italy
- Rocco Forte, English but father arrived from Italy
- Livia Giuggioli, founder of Eco-Age, a shop and consultancy firm that promotes ecologically-friendly products
- Alex Polizzi, hotelier
- Anita Roddick, born in an Italian immigrant community
Food and drink
Celebrity chefs
- Antonio Carluccio
- Gennaro Contaldo
- Gino D'Acampo
- Anna Del Conte
- Angela Hartnett
- Giorgio Locatelli
- Filippo Mazzei
- Marco Pierre White
- Aldo Zilli
Media and performing arts
Actors
- Philip Arditti
- Peter Capaldi
- Enzo Cilenti
- Tom Conti
- Michael Costa
- Michael Greco
- John Hannah
- Christopher Lee
- Ray Lovelock
- Max Minghella
- Nico Mirallegro
- Alfred Molina
- Franco Nero
- Cliff Parisi
- Adrian Paul
- Robert Rietti
- George Rossi
- Carlo Rota
- Victor Spinetti
- Stephen Storace
- Ken Stott
- Mark Strong
- Joe Swash
- Joe Tracini
Actresses
- Ronnie Ancona
- Esmé Bianco
- Emily Bruni
- Nina Conti
- Paola Dionisotti
- Claire Forlani
- Louise Lombard
- Montserrat Lombard
- Cherie Lunghi
- Nathalie Lunghi
- Ida Lupino
- Linda Lusardi
- Silvana Mangano
- Daniela Nardini
- Tamzin Outhwaite
- Gloria Paul
- Suzi Quatro
- Greta Scacchi
- Gia Scala
- Kaya Scodelario
- Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
- Rachel Weisz
- Thaila Zucchi
Comedians
- Ronni Ancona
- Nina Conti
- Armando Iannucci
- Joe Pasquale
- Victor Spinetti
Conductors
- John Barbirolli
- Mantovani
- Nicolas Mori
- Antonio Pappano
Dancers and choreographers
- Flavia Cacace
- Vincent Simone
- Bruno Tonioli
Directors
- Josh Appignanesi
- Peter Capaldi
- Peter Cattaneo
- Ida Lupino
- Anthony Minghella
- Carlo Gabriel Nero
TV personalities
- Mario Falcone
- Ricci Guarnaccio
- Paul Torrisi
TV presenters
- Luisa Baldini
- Katie Boyle
- Victoria Cabello
- Paul Coia
- Chris Crudelli
- Gino D'Acampo
- Romana D'Annunzio
- Karin Giannone
- Thalia Pellegrini
- Carla Romano
- Louis Theroux
Radio presenters
- Paul Gambaccini
Military
Soldiers
- Dennis Donnini
Nobility
People linked to royalty
- John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
- Peter II, Count of Savoy
- David Rizzio
Politics and law
Legal professionals
- Joseph Beltrami
- Albert Profumo
- John Woodcock
Politicians
- David Bellotti
- Gloria de Piero
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Linda Fabiani
- Ernesto Nathan
- James Tennant Molteno
- John Charles Molteno
- John Profumo
Religion
Ecclesial figures
- Charles Januarius Acton
- Anselm of Canterbury
- Augustine of Canterbury
- John Marco Allegro
- Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Mario Conti
- Moses Montefiore
- Philip Tartaglia
Science and engineering
Engineers
- Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti
- Guglielmo Marconi
Inventors
- Nick D'Aloisio
- Dino Dini
- Guglielmo Marconi
Scientists
- Gino Miele
- Joseph Whitaker
Sports
Basketballers
- Carlton Myers
Boxers
- Enzo Calzaghe
- Joe Calzaghe
- Anthony Crolla
- Enzo Maccarinelli
Cricketers
- Damian Crowley
- Tony Palladino
Footballers
- Marco Adaggio
- Joe Bacuzzi
- Ryan Baldacchino
- Marcus Bettinelli
- Peter Bonetti
- Martin Buglione
- 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
- Ricky Sbragia
- Riccardo Scimeca
- Tom Sermanni
- Paolo Vernazza
- Gianluca Vialli (lives in London)
- Giuseppe Wilson
Motor racing drivers
- Paul di Resta
- Dario Franchitti
- Marino Franchitti
- Dario Resta
- Roy Salvadori
- Dino Zamparelli
Racehorse jockeys
- Frankie Dettori
Road-racing cyclists
- Dario Cioni
- Max Sciandri
Rugby players
- Tommaso Allan
- George Biagi
- Danny Cipriani
- Alex Corbisiero
- Lawrence Dallaglio
- Simon Danielli
- Nick De Luca
- Marcus Di Rollo
- Chris Fusaro
- Peter Sidoli
- Robert Sidoli
- Warren Spragg
- Marko Stanojevic
Others
- Thomas John Barnardo
- Lucy Evangelista
- Peter Falconio
- Elizabeth Maria Molteno
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