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*[[Joseph Alioto]] (1916–1998) - mayor of San Francisco, 1968–1976
*[[Joseph Alioto]] (1916–1998) - mayor of San Francisco, 1968–1976
*[[Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro, Jr.]] (1903–1987) - mayor of [[Baltimore]], Maryland, 1947–1959; prior to being mayor, he was a representative from Maryland's 3rd congressional district (1939–47); father of U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi
*[[Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro, Jr.]] (1903–1987) - mayor of [[Baltimore]], Maryland, 1947–1959; prior to being mayor, he was a representative from Maryland's 3rd congressional district (1939–47); father of U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi
* [[Doral, Florida|Luigi Boria]] – mayor of [[Doral, Florida]], 2010-
* [[Doral, Florida|Luigi Boria]] – mayor of [[Doral, Florida]], since 2012. He was born in Valencia, Venezuela.
*[[Richard Caliguiri]] (1931–1988) - mayor of [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, 1978–1988
*[[Richard Caliguiri]] (1931–1988) - mayor of [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, 1978–1988
*[[Anthony Celebrezze]] (1910–1998) - mayor of [[Cleveland, Ohio]], 1953–1962
*[[Anthony Celebrezze]] (1910–1998) - mayor of [[Cleveland, Ohio]], 1953–1962
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*[[Frank Fasi]] (b. 1920) - [[Mayor of Honolulu]], Hawaii, 1969–1981 and 1984–1994
*[[Frank Fasi]] (b. 1920) - [[Mayor of Honolulu]], Hawaii, 1969–1981 and 1984–1994
*[[Eric Garcetti]] (b. 1971) - mayor of [[Los Angeles, California]], 2013-
*[[Eric Garcetti]] (b. 1971) - mayor of [[Los Angeles, California]], 2013-
* [[Philip Giordano]] – mayor of [[Waterbury]], Connecticut, 1995–2001 whe was arrested convicted of sex offender. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
* [[Philip Giordano]] – mayor of [[Waterbury]], Connecticut, 1995–2001 when was arrested convicted of sex offender. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
*[[Rudolph Giuliani]] (b. 1944) - [[Mayor of New York]], 1994–2001
*[[Rudolph Giuliani]] (b. 1944) - [[Mayor of New York]], 1994–2001
*[[Dick A. Greco]] (b. 1933) - mayor of [[Tampa]], Florida, 1967–1974 and 1995–2003
*[[Dick A. Greco]] (b. 1933) - mayor of [[Tampa]], Florida, 1967–1974 and 1995–2003

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To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Italian American or must have references showing they are Italian American and are notable.

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Anarchists

Architects

Artists

Main article: List of Italian American entertainers

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
  • 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 (born 1928) - one of the world's most influential fantasy and science fiction artists
  • Bill Gallo (born 1922) - cartoonist and newspaperman
  • Dick Giordano (born 1932) - comic book artist and editor
  • Frank Giacoia (1925–1989) - comic book artist
  • Carmine Infantino (born 1925) - 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
  • 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

  • Rich DiSilvio (born 1957) - illustrator, photographer, fine artist, digital artist, web designer, new media developer, architectural designer and writer
  • Louise Fili (born 1951) - graphic designer, 2014 American Institute of Graphic Arts Medalist[1]
  • Fred Marcellino (1939–2001) - illustrator

Painters

Photographers

Sculptors

Business

Main article: List of Italian American business people

Criminals

Main article: List of Italian American mobsters

Entertainers

Main article: List of Italian American entertainers

Actors

Main article: List of Italian American actors

Food

Inventors

Jurists

Law enforcement figures

Journalism (print and multimedia)

Military

See also: List of Italian American Medal of Honor recipients

Politicians

Main article: List of Italian American politicians by state

Diplomats

Governors and former governors

Mayors and former mayors

Prelates

Cardinals

Scientists

Academics

Sports

Main article: List of Italian Americans in sports

Writers

Italian Americans who were first in their field of achievement

Italian Americans not otherwise categorized

See also

References

  1. ^ Danzico, Elizabeth. "AIGA: Louise Fili". aiga.org. American Institute of Graphic Arts. Retrieved September 16, 2014. Fili, who grew up in an Italian-American household in New Jersey, remembers carving letterforms into the wall above her bed at age three or four: Even then, she simply loved making letters.
  2. ^ "Pioneers of the Medical Device Industry". mnhs.org/collections/medTech/org_cardiac_pacemakers.php Historical Society. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ Crace, John (February 21, 2009). "A life in writing: Tom Perrotta". The Guardian. Retrieved September 29, 2013. He was born in 1961 in Newark, where he spent his entire childhood. His father was an Italian immigrant postal worker, his mother an Albanian-Italian – "that made her a second-class Italian" – secretary.
  4. ^ Rich, Motoko. "A Writer's Search for the Sex in Abstinence", The New York Times, 2007-10-14. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
  5. ^ Fiamma, Florinda (March 1, 2012). "Tom Perrotta at the end of real life in the new novel of a cult author". L'Uomo Vogue. Retrieved September 29, 2013. My paternal grandparents were Italian immigrants from a village near Avellino. I grew up hearing them and my dad talk Italian. My mother's relatives were Albanians, but they, too, lived in Italy before emigrating to the States.
  6. ^ Shanahan, Mark. "Adaptation: Tom Perrotta is growing accustomed to seeing his books on the big screen", The Boston Globe, 2006-10-18. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
  7. ^ Wohlrab, Spencer (February 17, 2012). "Maybelline's New Face: Emily DiDonato". Stylecaster.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  8. ^ http://swimdaily.si.com/2013/04/02/emily-didonato-25-facts-about-me/
  9. ^ http://www.italoamericano.org/story/2015-10-6/chapman-values. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ "dailymail.co.uk".
  11. ^ "Miss California USA: Official Website: Celebrating the Beauty of California".
  12. ^ "www.fashionrat.com".
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