Albanese is an Italian surname. In some cases it means " Albanian", in reference to the Arbëreshë people (Italo-Albanians) of southern Italy or someone of Albanian origin.Treccani.it - Albanese
/ref> The surname is common in southern Italy but more rare elsewhere in the country. "Albanése, -i : dall'etnico Albanése o, nel Sud, 'appartenente alle colonie albanesi' (in Abruzzo, Puglie, Campania, Calabria e Sicilia)." Notable people with the surname include: * Albano Albanese (1921–2010), Italian hurdler and high jumper * Alessandro Albanese (born 2000), Belgian professional footballer * Antonio Albanese (1937–2013), Italian fencer * Anthony Albanese (born 1963), Australian politician and current prime minister of Australia * Antonio Albanese (born 1964), Italian comedian, actor, director, and writer * Catherine L. Albanese (born 1940), American religious studies scholar, professor, lecturer, and author * Charles Albanese (1937–1995), American serial killer * Diego Albanese (born 1973), Argentine rugby union player * Donald J. Albanese (born 1937), American politician * Enrico Albanese (1834–1889), Italian surgeon, a member of the

Expedition of the Thousand The Expedition of the Thousand ( it, Spedizione dei Mille) was an event of the Italian Risorgimento that took place in 1860. A corps of volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi sailed from Quarto, near Genoa (now Quarto dei Mille) and landed in Mars ...

and close friend of Garibaldi * Francesco Albanese (1912–2005), Italian tenor * Frank Albanese (1931–2015), American actor * Giacomo Albanese (1890–1947), Italian mathematician **

Albanese variety In mathematics, the Albanese variety A(V), named for Giacomo Albanese, is a generalization of the Jacobian variety of a curve. Precise statement The Albanese variety is the abelian variety A generated by a variety V taking a given point of V to ...

, construction of algebraic geometry, named for Giacomo Albanese *

Giuseppe Albanese Giuseppe Albanese (born in Reggio Calabria; 11 May 1979) is an Italian pianist. Early years Albanese studied at Imola International Piano Academy and at Messina University, where he was awarded a Magna cum laude Doctorate in Philosophy, writ ...

(born 1979), Italian pianist * Joe Albanese (1933–2000), American professional baseball player *

Laura Albanese Laura Albanese Politi (born September 11, 1957) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2018 who represented the Toronto riding of York South—Weston. She served ...

(born 1957), Canadian news anchor and politician *

Lauren Albanese Lauren Albanese (born October 1, 1989, in Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United ...

(born 1989), American professional tennis player * Lewis Albanese (1946–1966), US soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor *

Licia Albanese Licia Albanese (July 22, 1909 – August 15, 2014) was an Italian-born American operatic soprano. Noted especially for her portrayals of the lyric heroines of Verdi and Puccini, Albanese was a leading artist with the Metropolitan Opera from 1940 ...

(1909–2014), Italian soprano *

Pellegrino Albanese Pellegrino Albanese (born 4 February 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie D side F.C. Matese. Club career Born in Avellino, Campania, Albanese started his career at Basilicata team Anastasio Salvatore (in Pignola). ...

(born 1991), Italian footballer * Roberto Albanese (born 1950), Italian politician and environmentalist *

Rory Albanese Rory Scot Albanese (born May 29, 1977) is an American comedian, comedy writer and television producer. He was a showrunner, executive producer and writer for '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', which he joined in 1999 and was with until Octob ...

(born 1977), American executive producer and writer for ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' *

Sal Albanese Sal F. Albanese (born August 29, 1949) is a politician from New York City. He served as a New York City Council member, and ran unsuccessfully for several other public offices including New York State Assembly, United States Congress, and Mayor ...

(born 1949), American politician * Silvano Albanese better known by his stage name Coez (born 1983), Italian singer, rapper * Thomas Albanese (born 1988), Italian footballer * Tina Albanese, American television producer and television writer *

Tom Albanese Tom Albanese (born ) was the former chief executive officer of the Vedanta Resources and was the former chief executive officer and a board member of the Rio Tinto Group. He was asked to resign from Rio Tinto on January 17, 2013 and was replaced ...

(born 1957), CEO, Rio Tinto mining company * Valentina Albanese (born 1974), Italian racing driver * Vannie Albanese (1912–1984), American football player *

Vincenzo Albanese Vincenzo Albanese (born 12 November 1996 in Oliveto Citra) is an Italian cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2014 : 2nd Trofeo San Rocco : 6th Trofeo Buffoni ...

(born 1996), Italian cyclist * Vito Albanese (1918-1998), American union leader and politician

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{{surname Italian-language surnames Ethonymic surnames Italian toponymic surnames fr:Albanese

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