Battaglia () is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Adolfo Battaglia
Adolfo Battaglia (born 10 February 1930) is an Italian journalist who served as the minister of industry, commerce and craftsmanship between 1987 and 1991 in three successive cabinets. He was a long-term member of the Chamber of Deputies.
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(born 1930), Italian journalist and politician
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Anthony J. Battaglia (born 1949), American jurist
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Aurelius Battaglia
Aurelius Battaglia (January 16, 1910 – May 29, 1984) was an American illustrator, muralist, writer, and director.
Early life
Battaglia was born in Washington, D.C., in 1910. He was the son of Giuseppe and Concetta Battaglia, who had emigrated ...
(1910–1984), American illustrator
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Bates Battaglia
Jonathan "Bates" Battaglia (born December 13, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals and the Toronto Mapl ...
(born 1975), American ice hockey player
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Bryan B. Battaglia
Bryan B. Battaglia is a retired United States Marine who served as Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sworn into office on 30 September 2011. He held this position until December 11, 2015.
Early life
Battaglia ...
(born 1961), American military advisor
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Carlo Battaglia
Carlo Battaglia (28 January 1933 – 17 January 2005) was an Italian artist born from Sardinia.
Born in La Maddalena, Battaglia grew up in Genoa until 1943, but returned to La Maddalena until 1947. He studied stage design at the Accademia di B ...
(1933–2005), Italian designer
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Daniele Battaglia
Daniele Battaglia (born 21 July 1981) is an Italian singer and television personality. In 2011 Battaglia participated in and won the seventh season of the RAI 2
Rai 2 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-ow ...
(born 1981), Italian singer and television personality
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David Peter Battaglia (1931–2017), American politician
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Dino Battaglia
Dino Battaglia (1 August 1923 – 4 October 1983) was an Italian comic artist, noted for a distinctive and expressive style, best known for his visual adaptations of classic novels.
In 1946 Dino Battaglia became part of the so-called Group of Ven ...
(1923–1983), Italian comic artist
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Domenico Battaglia
Domenico Battaglia (Naples, 1842 – Naples, 1904) was an Italian painter, mainly of interior vedute.
Biography
He was a member of the Neapolitan School of Posillipo. He studied at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, and later became an ...
(1842–1904), Italian painter, mainly of interior vedute
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Domenico Battaglia (bishop)
Domenico Battaglia, known as Mimmo Battaglia (born 20 January 1963) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti since 2016. He is currently the Archbishop of Naples.
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(born 1963), Italian Archbishop-elect of Naples
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Elio Battaglia
Elio Battaglia (born 3 November 1933 in Palermo), is an Italian baritone, singing teacher, and author and lecturer in music. He was the founder and director of the course entitled, ''Il Lied Tedesco'' ("German Song"), which ran in Acquasparta, ...
, Italian baritone and singing teacher
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Francine Battaglia, American aerospace engineer
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Frank Battaglia
Frank Battaglia is a former Baltimore Police Department officer who was commissioner of the Department between 1981 and 1984.
Biography
Battaglia was the only Italian-American police commissioner of Baltimore, controlling a police department pr ...
, the only Italian-American police commissioner of Baltimore
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Giuseppe Battaglia
Giuseppe Battaglia (died December 1669) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montemarano (1657–1669). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 9 July 1657, during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII, the appointment of Giuseppe Battaglia as Bi ...
(died 1669), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montemarano
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Faith and Liberty Battaglia, murder victims
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Fern Battaglia
Fern Gertrude Battaglia (January 6, 1931March 15, 2001) was an infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 4", 120 lb., she batted and threw right handed.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, the diminuti ...
(1931–2001), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
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Frank Battaglia
Frank Battaglia is a former Baltimore Police Department officer who was commissioner of the Department between 1981 and 1984.
Biography
Battaglia was the only Italian-American police commissioner of Baltimore, controlling a police department pr ...
, American police officer and commissioner
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Frank Battaglia (boxer)
Frank Battaglia (September 13, 1910 – December 17, 1971) was a Canadian boxer. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
As a young teenager, Battaglia was attracted to boxin ...
(1910–1973), Canadian boxer
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Frank "Frankie" Battaglia (1910–1971) Boxer, Olympian
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Francesco Battaglia (footballer), Italian footballer
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Georginna Battaglia Benitez (born 1995), Paraguayan handball player in the Paraguay national team
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Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert (born 1979), Italian fashion editor and Creative Director
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Giovanni Battaglia
Giovanni "Gianni" Battaglia (born 1893 in Luino) was an Italian racing driver. He drove 12 races between 1931 and 1938, all in an Alfa Romeo, including five times the Mille Miglia
The Mille Miglia (, ''Thousand Miles'') was an open-road, motor ...
Pergolesi (born 1893), Italian racing driver.
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Guillermo Battaglia
Guillermo Battaglia (December 7, 1899September 26, 1988) was a prolific Argentine film actor of the classic era of Argentine cinema.
Born in Buenos Aires, he began his film career in 1937 in ''Melodías porteñas''. Battaglia starred in over 1 ...
(1899–1988), Argentine film actor
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John Battaglia
John David Battaglia Jr.Pence, / ISBN 9780786032372 (2012 edition), Chapter 2, Google Booksbr>PT20(first page of chapter).See Google Books search query, "His Grandfather Battaglia, an Italian immigrant, lived in Brooklyn, New York .. (August 2, ...
, murderer
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Jorge Battaglia (born 1960), Paraguayan football goalkeeper
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Juan Manuel Battaglia
Juan Manuel Battaglia (born 11 June 1957) is a former football midfielder and forward.
Battaglia started his career in 1977, in Paraguayan side Nacional before moving to Cerro Porteño
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan foo ...
(born 1957), Paraguayan football midfielder
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Kaci Battaglia
Kaci Lyn Battaglia ( ; born October 3, 1987, in Clearwater, Florida), also known as Kaci, is an American former singer, songwriter and dancer. Kaci gained fame in 2001 with her hit single "Paradise".
Early life
Kaci Battaglia was born and rais ...
(born 1987), American singer
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Letizia Battaglia
Letizia Battaglia (; 5 March 1935 – 13 April 2022) was an Italian photographer and photojournalist. Although her photos document a wide spectrum of Sicilian life, she is best known for her work on the Mafia.
A documentary film based on her lif ...
(1935–2022), Italian photographer, journalist and editor
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Lynne A. Battaglia, American lawyer and jurist
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Marco Battaglia
Marco Antonio Battaglia (born January 25, 1973) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League who played for five different teams. Battaglia played college football at Rutgers University and was recognized as an All-A ...
(born 1973), National Football League player
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Matt Battaglia
Matteo Martin "Matt" Battaglia (born September 25, 1965) is an American producer, actor and former American football linebacker.
Football career
Battaglia played college football at the University of Louisville. Battaglia played at Louisville a ...
(born 1965), American actor and producer
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Miguel Battaglia, Italian-Brazilian tailor and football chairman
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Mike Battaglia
Mike Battaglia is an American horse racing analyst, race caller and television broadcaster. He is most closely associated with Churchill Downs, the Kentucky Derby and as the on-air talent for Keeneland Racecourse with Katie Gensler.
Battaglia ...
, American horse racing analyst
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Rik Battaglia
Rik Battaglia (byname of Caterino Bertaglia; 18 February 1927 – 27 March 2015) was an Italian film actor. He was born at Corbola, near Rovigo, Veneto.
He mainly used the stage name of Rik Battaglia although alternate names he used for his fi ...
(1927–2015), Italian actor
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Roberto Battaglia (1909–1965), Italian fencer
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Rodrigo Battaglia
Rodrigo Andrés Battaglia (; ; born 12 July 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.
Club career
Battaglia was born in Argentina and is of Italian descent. He spent time in th ...
(born 1991), Argentine football midfielder
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Ryan Battaglia
Ryan John Battaglia (born 29 June 1992), nicknamed Boof, is an Australian professional baseball player who plays catcher for the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League.
Career
Ryan was reassigned from the Bandits 22-man roster for t ...
(born 1992), Australian baseball player
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Salvatore Battaglia
Salvatore Battaglia (born 7 November 1973 in Syracuse, Italy) is a professional light-welterweight boxer. He has a boxing record of 22 wins with 5 defeats.
Salvatore is the former Italian light-welterweight champion. He won the title in 2002 whe ...
(born 1975), Italian boxer
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Sam Battaglia
Salvatore Joseph "Sam" Battaglia (November 5, 1908 – September 7, 1973) was an American mobster and high-level member of the Chicago Outfit criminal organization.
Early career
Battaglia was born in Chicago, Illinois. At age 16, Battaglia joined ...
(1908–1973), American mobster
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Sara Battaglia (born 1994), Italian fashion designer and the founder of the Sara Battaglia fashion label
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Sebastián Battaglia
Sebastián Alejandro Battaglia (born 8 November 1980) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder and manager.
He spent most of his career with Argentine club Boca Juniors, but also had a brief spell with Spanish side Villar ...
(born 1980), Argentine professional footballer
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Skip Battaglia, American filmmaker and animator
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Stefano Battaglia
Stefano Battaglia (born 1965 in Milan) is an Italian classical and jazz pianist.
He performed as a soloist with the European Youth Orchestra in Barcelona (1981). He won the J.S. Bach Festival award in Düsseldorf for best new pianist of the yea ...
(born 1965), Italian classical and jazz pianist
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Italian-language surnames