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List of British Italians

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This is a list of notable British people of Italian ancestry and of Italians established in the UK. The citizenship and connection to the United Kingdom 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=

  • 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{{Citation needed|date=April 2017}}
  • 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=

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=Painters=

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=Photographers=

=Poets=

  • Emilia Lanier
  • Mario Petrucci
  • Christina Rossetti{{Cite web|last=Owen|first=Richard|title=Italian homecoming for Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article4669453.ece|work=The Times|location=London, UK|date=4 August 2009|access-date=5 September 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Dante Gabriel Rossetti

=Scriptwriters=

=Sculptors=

=Singers=

==Opera singers==

=Translators=

=Writers=

Crime

=Fraudsters=

=Mobsters=

Economics

=Entrepreneurs=

  • Charles Forte, Italian emigré{{Cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6404417.stm|title=Obituary: Lord Forte|date=28 February 2007|publisher=BBC News|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}
  • Alex Polizzi, hotelier

Food and drink

=Celebrity chefs=

=Food writers=

Media and performing arts

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=Actors=

=Actresses=

=Comedians=

=Conductors=

=Dancers and choreographers=

=Directors=

=Journalists and broadcasters=

=TV personalities=

=Internet personalities=

Military

=Soldiers=

Nobility

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=People linked to royalty=

Politics and law

=Civil servants=

=Legal professionals=

=Police=

=Politicians=

Religion

=Ecclesial figures=

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Science and engineering

File:De Ferranti, Sebastian Pietro Innocenzo Adhemar Ziani (1864-1930) Electrical Engineer.jpeg|alt=]]

File:Guglielmo Marconi.jpg|alt=]]

=Engineers=

=Inventors=

=Scientists=

Sport

=Athletics=

=Basketballers=

=Boxers=

=Cricketers=

=Cyclists - road-racing=

=Divers=

=Footballers=

=Gymnastics=

=Martial arts=

=Motor racing drivers=

=Racehorse jockeys=

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=Rugby players=

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=Snooker=

=Tennis=

Others

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.accademiapulia.org/en/news/a-great-night-out-for-the-members-of-accademia-apulia-uk-245.html Accademia Apulia UK]

Italian

Italian Britons