The following is an uncompleted list of Italians who contributed to America: I didnt even touch on wine.Joe , thats your job. Im sure some names are familiar (sorry so long, but...) Amerigo Vespucci Italian navigator Christopher Columbus (Cristoforo Colombo)(explorer) Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) Italian explorer. He sailed W from Bristol in 1497, and touched the North American coast.English claims in NORTH AMERICA were based on his discovery. Marco Polo- Explorer Giovanni Verrazano, Italian navigator and explorer. May have been the first to reach the N.Y. bay Umberto Nobile- Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer who designed several airships, including the semi rigid dirigible Norge in which he flew over the North Pole with Roald Amundsen (1926). Medici Italian noble family that produced three popes (Leo X, Clement VII, and Leo XI) and two queens of France (Catherine de Médicis and Marie de Médicis). Cosimo the Elder (1389-1464) was the first of the family to rule Florence. Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492) was an outstanding patron of learning and the arts, whose clients included Michelangelo and Botticelli. Leonardo Da Vinci (painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, and scientist ). His versatility and creative power, as well as the richness and originality expressed in his notebooks, drawings, and paintings, mark him as one of the great minds of all time. Raphael Santi Italian painter whose works, including religious subjects, portraits, and frescoes, exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance. Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian sculptor, painter, poet (Sistine Chapel Donatello Italian sculptor renowned as a pioneer of the Renaissance style with his natural, lifelike figures and movement Sandro Botticelli Italian painter whose flowing draftsmanship is evident in his masterpieces, Primavera (c. 1477) and Birth of Venus (c. 1485) Dante Alighieri Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy Giovanni Cassini He discovered four of Saturns moons and noted that Saturns Rings are split into two parts. Enrico Fermi Physicist. Hydogen bomb,Atomic bomb, first controlled nuclear chain reaction, Nobel Prize-1942 Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci Italian mathematician, The Fibonacci SEQUENCE 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, … , in which each term is the sum of the two preceding terms, occurs in higher mathematics in various connections. Galileo Galilei (Science-mathematics, physics and astronomy) constructed the first astronomical,telescope, hydrostatic balance Alessandra Giuseppi Antonio Anastasio Volta (science-Electrochemistry) Italian physicist who invented the first electric battery (1800). The volt is named in his honor. Guglielmo Marconi (Science-Inventor/pioneer-electromagnetic waves) wireless telegraphy (radio) shared nobel prize1909 Antonio Meucci Science-Invented the Telephone Applied for caveat (formal notice) before Bell,but couldnt afford to pursue. Luciano Pavarotti Italian tenor Enrico Caruso Italian tenor Giacomo Puccini Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi Italian composer Frank Sinatra- Singer Dean Crocetti (Martin)- Singer Frankie Castellucio (Valli)- Singer Tony Benedetto(Bennet)- Singer Liza Minelli- Singer Steven Tallarico (Tyler-Aerosmith)- Singer Pierino Como (Perry)- Singer SalvatoreQuasimodo Italian poet He won the Nobel Prize for literature 1950 Luigi Pirandello Italian writer he won the Nobel Prize for literature 1934 Andretti Family (Mario, Michael & John)- Family of racing champions Enzo Ferrari- Racing champion and designer of the Ferrari Alberto Tomba (sports-skiing) 2 time olympic gold medalist in Giant slalom Deborah Compagnoni ( sports-skiing) only Alpine skier to win gold in three consecutive Winter Olympics. Joe Dimaggio (sports-baseball) Yogi Berra (sports-baseball) Dan Marino (football) Rocky Graziano(boxing)Thomas Rocco Barbella Jake La Motta(boxing) Rocky Marciano(boxing)Rocco Francis Marchegiano. A powerful puncher, he won 43 of his 49 professional bouts by knockouts. He retired in 1956 as the only heavyweight champion who never lost a professional bout. Vince Lombardi - Football hall of famer in 1971 Sports-Football Hank Luisetti - invented the one-handed layup in basketball . Andy Varipapa - one of the worlds best bowlers (1948 bowler of the year) Fabio Lanzoni- Model Linda Evangelista- Model Rudolph Valentino- Actor (famous screen lover) Julius Caesar Roman ruler Nicolo Machiavelli (Politics-Government 1500s) Rudolph W. Giuliani (Politics-NYC Mayor) Geraldine Ferraro (Politics-ran for VP of U.S.A.) Mario Cuomo (Politics-Governer of NY) Joseph Barbera (The Jetsons, Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound etc.) Francis Ford Coppola (film) Martin Scorsese (film) Al Pacino actor Robert DeNiro actor Joe Pesci- Actor Marlon Brando- Actor Nicholas Coppola (Cage)- Actor Sophia Loren- Actress Frank Langella,Ray Liotta,Gina LollabrigidaArmand Assante,Alyssa Milano,Sylvestor Stallone,Roberto Bennigni,Chazz Palminteri- Actors Susan Tomaling (Sarandon)-Actress Bob Guccione Sr (Hustler) Jr (Gear)-magazine founders and publishers Lee Iacocca(Chrystler)- Buissiness man William Paca & Caesar Rodney (Two of the signers of the Declaration of Independence ) Giuseppe Garibaldi (Politics-Revolutionary) Italian patriot and soldier, a leading figure in the RISORGIMENTO, a period of cultural nationalism and political activism in the 19th cent. that led to the unification of Italy. Filippo Mazzei (Politics-Declaration of Independence) Angelo Charlie Siringo,The man who captured Billy the Kid was a famous Pinkerton detective who also pursued Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Edward J. DeBartoloThe man who invented the suburban shopping mall was , the son of Italian immigrants, who worked his way up from construction jobs when he was 13 years old in 1922 to become a successful real estate developer who built the first American shopping plazas in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. John BasiloneThe only man in U.S. history to win the countrys two highest military honors -- the Navy Cross and the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor During the Civil War, the 39th New York Infantry consisted of 830 Italian Americans, known as the Garibaldi Guard, who fought in the Union Army from Bull Run to Appomattox. Two Italian Americans also were Union generals: Brigadier General Francis Spinola and General Luigi Palma di Cesnola. Chattanooga Choo-choo, Shuffle Off to Buffalo, Lullaby of Broadway, and An Affair to Remember were written by Harry Warren, a Brooklyn-born composer whose real name was Salvatore Guaragna. Mother Frances Cabrini The first American to be named a saint was the Italian American nun, , who was canonized in 1946. Rosie Bonavita. (Rosie the Riveter, who became a symbol of American women who took their mens places in factories during World War II The ice cream cone was invented in 1896 by Italo Marcioni in New Jersey. NY Gov. George Pataki, and Bruce Springsteen are Italian American. Roy Campanella and Franco Harris are Italian American. Two Italian Americans were with Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn: John Martini, a trumpeter, and Lieutenant Charles C. De Rudio. Both survived the massacre. Maria Montessori (educator) Italy and was the first woman to attend medical school in Italy. Achieved a doctor of medicine and surgery in 1896. Rita Levi-Montalcini (medicine), born in 1909 in Turin, Italy. Won the nobel prize 1986 in Physiology/Medicine for her work with tumor and nerve-cell growth research. Ella Tambussi Grasso (Politician - D) was elected as Governor in 1974 and re-elected in 1978. Grasso defeated her House colleague, Representative Robert Steele to win the gubernatorial race and become the first woman in the nation to do so. Madonna Louise Ciccone (Music), b. August 16, 1958, in Michigan Anne Attura Paolucci, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry and is the Cuny board chairman Obviously there are many, many more to list.This is a great amount of names that NO OTHER NATIONALITY CAN COME CLOSE TO MATCHING, but the one name that means the most to me is my father: Salvatore E.Muscaglione (10/31-2/92),
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 08:21:22 +0000
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