List of British Italians

Giovanni Florio, 1611; engraving by William Hole from the 2nd edition of Florio's dictionary

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.

Administration

Prime ministers

Secretaries of state and ministers

Arts

Cartoonists

Circus performers

Composers

Designers

Education

Film directors

Hairdressers

Librarians

Literature

Musicians

An American singer of Italian descent, Gwen Stefani lives in the UK.
Musician Nicola Benedetti, MBE playing at Albert Hall

Painters

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, painter in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Photographers

Poets

Scriptwriters

Sculptors

Singers

Opera singers

Translators

Writers

Crime

Fraudsters

Mobsters

Economics

Entrepreneurs

Food and drink

Celebrity chefs

Media and performing arts

Actor Alfred Molina
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

Actors

Actresses

Comedians

Conductors

Dancers and choreographers

Directors

TV personalities

TV presenters

Radio presenters

Military

Soldiers

Nobility

People linked to royalty

Politics and law

Legal professionals

Politicians

Religion

Ecclesial figures

Anselm of Canterbury, important Christian thinker of 11th-century Europe
Moses Montefiore, one of the 19th century's most famous Jews

Science and engineering

Engineer Sebastian Pietro Innocenzo Adhemar Ziani de Ferranti
Engineer Guglielmo Marconi

Engineers

Inventors

Scientists

Sports

Basketballers

Boxers

Cricketers

Footballers

Motor racing drivers

Racehorse jockeys

Racehorse jockey Frankie Dettori

Road-racing cyclists

Rugby players

Rugby union player Lawrence Dallaglio

Others

See also

External links

References

  1. 1 2 Owen, Richard (4 August 2009). "Italian homecoming for Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti". The Times. London, UK. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  2. ↑ BBC obituary
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