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Colosimo
Colosimo is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Big Jim Colosimo (1878–1920), Italian organized crime figure * Gaspare Colosimo (1859–1940), Italian jurist and politician * Simon Colosimo (born 1979), Australian soccer player * Vince Colosimo (born 1966), Australian actor See also * Colosimi Colosimi ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Gangster James Colosimo was born here in 1878. History The region is presented as a set of eleven small villages, including t ... {{Surname Surnames of Italian origin Toponymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Jim Colosimo
Vincenzo Colosimo (; February 16, 1878 – May 11, 1920), known as James "Big Jim" Colosimo or as "Diamond Jim", was an Italian-American Mafia crime boss who emigrated from Calabria, Italy, in 1895 and built a criminal empire in Chicago based on prostitution, gambling and racketeering. He gained power through petty crime and by heading a chain of brothels. From about 1902 until his death in 1920, he led a gang that became known after his death as the Chicago Outfit. Colosimo was assassinated on May 11, 1920, and no one was ever charged with his murder. Johnny Torrio, an enforcer whom Colosimo imported in 1909 from New York, seized control of Colosimo's businesses after his death. Al Capone, a close associate of Torrio, has been accused of involvement in Colosimo's murder, but was not yet in Chicago at the time. Early years Colosimo was born on February 16, 1878, to Luigi Colosimo and his second wife Giuseppina Mascaro in the town of Colosimi, Province of Cosenza, Italy. He emigra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Colosimo
Simon Colosimo (born 8 January 1979) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a centre back and defensive midfielder. He spent two years playing in Europe with spells in the Premier League with Manchester City and in the Belgian First Division for Royal Antwerp. Aside a spells with Pahang FA in 2004 and Sivasspor in 2007, the rest of his career was spent in his native Australia notably in the A-League with South Melbourne, Perth Glory, Parramatta Power and Sydney FC. He also played for Carlton SC, Melbourne Heart, Dempo, Goulburn Valley Suns, Werribee City, Dandenong Thunder, Whittlesea Ranges, Bulleen Lions. He was capped 26 times by Australia, scoring 3 goals. Club career NSL years Colosimo completed the Australian Institute of Sport football program in 1997 and signed with new National Soccer League club Carlton for their inaugural year. Interest had been shown from Bayern Munich and Panathinaikos to sign Colosimo, but a knee injury sustained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Colosimo
Vincenzo Colosimo (born 11 November 1966) is an Australian AFI Award winning stage, television and screen actor. He has worked in both Australia and the United States. He is of Italian descent and lives in Melbourne, Australia. He was previously married to Australian actress Jane Hall. Early life Colosimo was born in Melbourne, one of four children of Italian-born parents from Calabria. He grew up in the inner city suburb of Carlton North. Career Film Colosimo has had some success on film, mainly in Australia. He made his film debut in the coming-of-age story '' Moving Out'' in 1983 and featured in 1984's ''Street Hero''. Other credits include the cult movie '' Chopper'' (2000), in which he played Melbourne drug dealer Neville Bartos opposite Eric Bana; '' The Wog Boy'' (2000); ''Lantana'' (2001); ''Walking on Water'' (2002); ''The Nugget'' (2002); ''Take Away'' (2004); and '' Opal Dream'' (2006). In 2008, he starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2008 American film '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaspare Colosimo
Gaspare Colosimo (1859–1940) was an Italian jurist and politician who held various government posts, including minister for posts and telegraphs and minister of colonies. Early life and education Colosimo was born in Colosimi, Cosenza, on 8 April 1859. His parents were Peter Paul, an attorney, and Artemisia Colosimo. He received a law degree. Career Following his graduation Colosimo settled in Naples where he worked as a lawyer. Then he involved in politics and became a councillor and then director of the province. On 6 November 1892 he elected a deputy from the constituency of Serrastretta, province of Catanzaro, and served in the parliament until 1921. Colosimo was the minister for posts and telegraphs from 24 November 1913 to 19 March 1914. Next he was the minister of colonies between 19 June 1916 and 23 June 1919 in the cabinets of Paolo Boselli and then of Vittorio Emanuele Orlando. Colosimo replaced Ferdinando Martini as minister of colonies. When he was in office h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colosimi
Colosimi ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Gangster James Colosimo was born here in 1878. History The region is presented as a set of eleven small villages, including the capital, established in the 17th century. The etymology is related to the Colosimo surname, which is widespread in the area. Colosimi is potentially Greek in origin, being formed from the words 'colosi' (more correctly spelt as 'colossi' and being the plural of "colossus") and 'mi' (meaning 'me'). It is believed that until the early decades of the 7th century Colosimi was inhabited only in summer and that the first permanent inhabitants suffered disasters in the 17th century, such as famines and earthquakes, especially the large earthquake on 27 March 1638. The first Colosimi administrative autonomy (1811) was related to the political strength of the city-owned University of Scigliano. Until 1820, the municipality of Colosimi belonged a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surnames Of Italian Origin
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
