This is a list of notable Italian Americans.
Anarchists Luigi Galleani (1861–1931) Arturo Giovannitti (1884–1959) - union leader and poet Nicola Sacco (1891–1927) - defendant in Sacco and Vanzetti case Bartolomeo Vanzetti (1888–1927) - defendant in Sacco and Vanzetti case Carlo Tresca (1879–1943) - newspaper editor, orator, and labor organizer. Leader of the Industrial Workers of the World during the 1910s.
Architects Vito Acconci Pietro Belluschi Giorgio Cavaglieri Mario J. Ciampi Neil Denari Eugene De Rosa Romaldo Giurgola Michael Manfredi Rosaria Piomelli George Ranalli Mario Salvadori Lawrence Scarpa Ricardo Scofidio Paolo Soleri Robert Venturi Peter Marino
Artists
Comic artists, cartoonists, illustrators Brian Azzarello - comic book writer Joseph Barbera (1911–2006) - animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera Timothy D. Bellavia (born 1971) - children's illustrator, author and founder of the We Are All The Same Inside - Sage doll-making workshop Ivan Brunetti (born 1967) - cartoonist and comics author Joe Pesci - Italian American actor and musician John Buscema (1927–2002) - comic-book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics during its 1960s and 1970s ascendancy into an industry leader and its subsequent expansion to a major pop culture conglomerate Greg Capullo (born 1962) - comic book artist Anthony Flamini (born 1978) - comic book writer Frank Frazetta (1928–2010) - one of the world's most influential fantasy and science fiction artists Dick Giordano (1932–2010) - comic book artist and editor Frank Giacoia (1925–1989) - comic book artist Carmine Infantino (1925–2013) - comic book artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age of Comic Books Walter Lantz (1900–1994) - cartoonist and animator, founded the Walter Lantz Studio, created Woody Woodpecker Bob Montana (1920–1975) - comic strip artist who created the characters that launched Archie comics Joe Orlando (1927–1998) - illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist Jimmy Palmiotti - writer and artist of various comics, games and film Leo Politi (1908–1996) - artist and author who wrote and illustrated some 20 children's books Don Rico (1912–1985) - comic book writer-artist, paperback novelist, screenwriter and wood engraver; co-created the Marvel Comics character Black Widow with Stan Lee John Romita Jr. (born 1956) - comic artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s John Romita, Sr. (born 1930) - comic book artist known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man Don Rosa (born 1951) - comic book artist for Disney comics Eric Stefani (born 1967) - pop musician, former Simpsons animator, and Grammy-nominated composer and writer Jim Valentino (born 1952) - writer, penciler and editor of comic books Gerard Way (born 1977) - comic book writer; frontman of the American rock band My Chemical Romance
Digital artists and illustrators Ashley Biden (born 1981) - founder of the fashion company Livelihood, daughter of Joe and Jill Biden Louise Fili (born 1951) - graphic designer, 2014 American Institute of Graphic Arts Medalist Fred Marcellino (1939–2001) - illustrator
Painters John Balossi (1931–2007) - painter and sculptor Edward E. Boccia (1921-2012) - painter, teacher and poet Alfred D. Crimi (1900–1994) - muralist and painter Ettore (Ted) DeGrazia (1909–1982) - painter, best known for American Southwest subjects Robert De Niro, Sr. (1922–1993) - abstract expressionist, father of actor Robert De Niro, Jr. Sheila Giolitti (born 1957) - painter and art dealer Robert Longo Nicola Monachesi (1795–1851) painter believed to have painted the earliest frescos in America Carla Carli Mazzucato (born 1935) - modern expressionist painter Tony Sisti (1901–1983) - painter and boxer Frank Stella (born 1936) - painter and printmaker Joseph Stella (1877–1946) - futurist painter known for his depictions of industrial America
Photographers Lynsey Addario (born 1973) - photojournalist known for her coverage of women in war-torn countries Severo Antonelli (1907–1995) - legendary figure in Philadelphia Italian American history and the subject of one of the largest ever one-man shows at the Smithsonian Institution Franco A. "Frank" Barsotti (1937–2012) - photographer and professor emeritus from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Justin Guariglia (born 1974) - photographer and contributing editor to National Geographic Traveler, and a regular contributor to the Smithsonian magazine Isa Leshko (born 1971) - artist/photographer and author of Allowed to Grow Old: Portraits of Elderly Animals from Farm Sanctuaries published by the University of Chicago Press in 2019 Luis Marden (1913–2003) - photographer, explorer, writer, filmmaker, diver, navigator, and linguist who worked for National Geographic magazine Nick Saglimbeni - 3D photographer Francesco Scavullo (1921–2004) - fashion photographer known for his work on the covers of Cosmopolitan magazine and his celebrity portraits Mario Sorrenti (born 1971) - fashion photographer
Sculptors Vincent Cavallaro Mario Dal Fabbro Jasper D'Ambrosi John DeAndrea Joe De Santis Arturo Di Modica Mark Di Suvero Virginio Ferrari Thomas Gaetano LoMedico Costantino Nivola Corrado Parducci Piccirilli Brothers Italo Scanga - neo-Dadaist
Business
Josh D'Amaro (born on 1971) - chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Company since 2026* * * * * William Amelio, president and CEO of Lenovo Group Limited Daniela Amodei co-founded Anthropic Dario Amodei co-founder of Anthropic. Former vice president of safety and policy at OpenAI Edward J. DeBartolo Sr.- businessman Giuseppe Mario Bellanca (1886–1960)- aviation pioneer, airplane designer and builder Paul Busti (1749–1824) - Holland Land Company Agent General (C.O.O.) Jack Dorsey - co-founder of Twitter, Inc. and Block, Inc. Roger Enrico (1944–2016) - an entrepreneur best known for his lengthy tenure as CEO of PepsiCo Fortune Gallo(1878–1970) - opera impresario Amadeo Giannini (1870–1949) - Bank of America president Lee Iacocca (1924–2019) - As Ford Motor Company executive developed the Ford Mustang in the 1960s, and then revived the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s Orra E. Monnette (1873–1936) - Bank of America, Los Angeles founder Tony Roma (1923-2003) - founder of Tony Roma's restaurants Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli (born on 1947), computer engineer and co-founder of Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys
Criminals
Salvatore Briguglio - former mobster, one of the prime suspects in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa Al Capone, "Scarface" - famous mobster Michael Franzese - former mobster Santino William Legan - perpetrator of the Gilroy Garlic festival shooting Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. – serial rapist and serial killer Angelo Buono Jr., "Hillside Strangler" – serial killer Kenneth Bianchi, "Hillside Strangler" – serial killer
Entertainers
Actors
Food Emilio Baglioni- chef Mario Batali - chef Joe Bastianich - chef and television personality Lidia Bastianich - chef and television personality Hector Boyardee - famous for his Chef Boyardee brand of food products Caesar Cardini - creator of the Caesar salad Michael Chiarello - celebrity chef specializing in Italian-influenced California cuisine Tom Colicchio - chef, restaurateur, political activist, and head judge on Bravo's Emmy Award winning Top Chef Giada De Laurentiis - host of the Food Network program Everyday Italian Dom DeLuise - actor and celebrity chef who wrote several cookbooks and videos on his family's Italian-influenced cuisine Guy Fieri - chef and host of the Food Network program "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" Nick DiGiovanni - chef and Internet personality who has set multiple food-related Guinness World Records Gina Keatley - chef and television personality; influenced charities in New York City Sirio Maccioni - restaurateur and author Rosanna Pansino - chef and youtuber personality Rachael Ray - Food Network chef and Emmy-winning television personality Nick Stellino - chef and television personality Carlo Vaccarezza - restaurateur Buddy Valastro - baker, reality television personality, and businessman
Inventors Anthony Adducci (1937–2006) - pioneer of the medical device industry in Minnesota; best known for founding Guidant Corp. precursor Cardiac Pacemakers, inc., now part of Boston Scientific, the company that manufactured the world's first lithium battery-powered artificial pacemaker Giuseppe Mario Bellanca - designer of the first monoplane in the United States with an enclosed cabin Enea Bossi Lorenzo Del Riccio - inventor of fotofinish camera Daniel DiLorenzo - medical device entrepreneur and physician-scientist. He is the inventor of several technologies for the treatment of neurological disease Federico Faggin (born 1941) - physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur; best known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004 Gerard J. Foschini The Jacuzzi family - developed the deep well water pump that led to the famous whirlpool bath Antonio Meucci (1808–1889) - credited by the Congress of the United States with the invention of the telephone Antonio Pasin (1897–1990) - inventor of the Radio Flyer stamped steel toy wagoni Sam Porcello (1935–2012) - food scientist who worked at Nabisco on the modern Oreo cookie in particular, was the inventor of the white Oreo cookie creme-filling. His work earned him the nickname, "Mr. Oreo." Lorenzo Ponza - inventor of the modern baseball pitching machine Francis Rogallo - engineer at NASA, designed the Rogallo wing, which found its greatest success in hang gliders and kites Andrea Rossi (born 1950), entrepreneur who claims to have invented the cold fusion device E-Cat Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli (born on 1947), computer engineer. Professor at University of California, Berkeley. Co-founded Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys Andrew Toti (1915-2005), inventor with more than 500 U.S. patents. in 1995 Toti was honored by the Edison Society Andrew Viterbi (born 1935) - engineer, billionaire, cofounder of Qualcomm, inventor of the Viterbi algorithm Frank Zamboni - inventor of the modern ice resurfacer
Jurists Judges Samuel Alito - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (2006–present) Antonin Scalia (1936–2016) - Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States William Nardini - Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2019–present) Frank Caprio - Chief Judge of the Municipal Court of Providence (1985–2023)
Lawyers
Bill Bufalino - American attorney who represented the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1947 until 1971. Joe Tacopina (born 1966) - lawyer who has represented Alex Rodriguez, ASAP Rocky, Michael Jackson, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Meek Mill, and most notably Donald Trump.
Law enforcement figures Joseph Arpaio (born 1932 in Springfield, Massachusetts) - law enforcement officer, most notably as the Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona; the child of immigrants from Lacedonia Michael D'Andrea - officer of the Central Intelligence Agency, appointed to head the Agency's Iran Mission Center Pete DeFazio Cate Edwards - daughter of former United States Senator John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards Gil Garcetti (born 1941) - Los Angeles County's 40th district attorney Joseph D. Pistone - undercover FBI agent who went undercover as Donnie Brasco and infiltrated the Bonanno crime family Louis Freeh (born 1950 in Jersey City, New Jersey) - Director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 1993–2001 Rudolph Giuliani - early career was a US attorney in S.D.N.Y., prosecuting high-profile cases, including Cosa Nostra cases Dan Mitrione - Italian-born American police officer and U. S. government advisor in Latin America Frank Rizzo Frank Serpico