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Musicians

Vanessa Amorosi Vanessa Joy AmorosiSharon Verghis"Back on track" ''The Sun-Herald'', 18 October 2009, Archived fro''the original''on 6 March 2016. (born 8 August 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist. Her combined album and single sales ...

– singer, entertainer *

Tina Arena Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwid ...

– singer, entertainer *

Christian Argenti Christian Argenti (born 3 January 1975 in Fitzroy, Australia), is an Australian singer and radio presenter. Invertigo Argenti rose to prominence as lead singer of Australian band Invertigo who had the Australian ARIA chart hits "Desensitize ...

– singer *

Anthony Callea Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of '' Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocel ...

– singer, entertainer *

Emmanuel Carella Emmanuel "Manni" Carella (born 15 July 1982) is an Australian pop singer who has released an album, ''Emmanuel'' (April 2005). He has issued three Top 40 singles with "Don't Say a Word" reaching No. 7 in August 2003. He was voted ''TV ...

– singer *

Nic Cester NIC may refer to: Banking and insurance companies * National Insurance Corporation, Uganda * NIC Bank, a commercial bank in Kenya Politics, government and economics * National Ice Center, an agency that provides worldwide navigational ice a ...

– singer-songwriter *

Gabriella Cilmi Gabriella Lucia Cilmi ( ; ; born 10 October 1991) is an Australian pop singer. A contralto, Cilmi is known for her distinctive raspy singing voice. Her debut album, ''Lessons to Be Learned'', was released in March 2008, becoming a moderate int ...

– singer *

Cosima De Vito Cosima De Vito (born 1 November 1976), also known as Cosima, is an Australian pop and R&B singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, she is best known for her cover of the classic Australian hit "When the War Is Over" (200 ...

– singer *

Joe Dolce Joseph Dolce (born October 13, 1947) (, originally ) is an American-Italian singer/songwriter, poet and essayist. Dolce achieved international recognition with his multi-million-selling song, "Shaddap You Face", released worldwide under the n ...

– singer *

Bella Ferraro Bella Ferraro (born 1994) is an Australian singer most notable for finishing fourth on the fourth season of ''The X Factor Australia'' in 2012. Early life Ferraro was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She began singing as a child. At age f ...

– singer * Anthony Field – songwriter, producer *

Natalie Gauci Natalie Rose Gauci (born 26 November 1981) is an Australian musician, producer and teacher. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music tea ...

– singer *

Laura Imbruglia Laura Imbruglia (born 15 June 1983) is an Australian indie rock singer-songwriter. Early life and family Imbruglia's father is an Italian of Sicilian heritage and her mother Anglo-Australian. She grew up on the Central Coast. Among four da ...

– singer * Natalie Imbruglia – singer, entertainer and actress * Paul Kelly – singer *

Rachael Leahcar Rachael Wendy Bartholomew (born 22 February 1994), known by her stage name Rachael Leahcar, is an Australian singer and songwriter, born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. She participated on the first season of ''The Voice Australia'', ...

– singer *

Raffaele Marcellino Raffaele Marcellino (born 1964) is an Australian composer. Biography Raffaele Marcellino graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with merit in 1985. His teachers included Richard Vella, Richard Toop, Gillian Whitehead, Martin Wesl ...

– composer *

Indiana Massara Indiana Marie Ella Massara (born 23 August 2002), sometimes shortened to just Indiana, is an Australian singer, actress, model, and Internet personality. Massara has been named one of Kiss FM's youngest New Next Up Artists. Early life and educ ...

– singer, model and actress *

Silvie Paladino Silvie Paladino (born 18 August 1971) is an Australian singer. She began singing at the age of nine, learning at an inner-Melbourne music school, and from an early age won several major singing competitions, including the Italian Song Festival and ...

– singer *

Giselle Rosselli Giselle Rosselli (born December 4, 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, sometimes seen mononymously as Giselle. Rosselli provided lead vocals and wrote lyrics for the first original song "Crave You" by in ...

– singer * Reginald Alberto Agrati Stoneham (1879–1942) – composer; veteran of the Boer War * Richard Tognetti – violinist, composer and leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra *

The Veronicas The Veronicas is an Australian pop duo from Brisbane. The group was formed in 2004 by identical twin sisters Lisa and Jessica Origliasso. In 2005, the Veronicas released their debut studio album, titled '' The Secret Life of...'', which peak ...

– singers

Actors and entertainers

Jason Agius Jason Agius is an Australian actor of mixed-Mediterranean descent, best known as Nikos Aristides in '' Newton's Law'', alongside Claudia Karvan, Toby Schmitz and Sean Keenan. Career In 2012, Agius made his television debut in Southern Star ...

(born 1984) – actor * Joe Avati (born 1974) – comedian * Steve Bastoni (born 1966) – actor *

Natasha Liu Bordizzo Natasha Liu Bordizzo (born 25 August 1994) is an Australian actress. She made her debut portraying the character of Snow Vase in Netflix's '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny''. In 2019, she portrayed the character of Helena in ...

(born 1994) – actress *

Richard Brancatisano Richard Peter Brancatisano (born 29 October 1983), also known by his stage name Richie Branco, is an Australian television actor and musician, best known for his roles as List of Power Rangers Mystic Force characters#Xander Bly, Xander Bly, the ...

(born 1983) – actor *

Scott Cam Scott Cam (born 24 November 1962) is an Australian television presenter, a recipient of the Gold Logie appearing on several lifestyle programmes on the Nine Network. He is best known as the host of the hit reality TV renovation show '' The Bl ...

(born 1962) – presenter and actor *

Rachael Carpani Rachael Ann Carpani (born 24 August 1980) is an Australian actress best known as Jodi Fountain in ''McLeod's Daughters''. Biography Carpani grew up on a property near Dural, in Sydney's Hills District. Carpani has twice been nominated at th ...

(born 1980) – actress *

Santo Cilauro Santo Luigi Cilauro (born 25 November 1961) is an Australian comedian, television and feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author and cameraman who is also a co-founder of ''The D-Generation''. Known as the weatherman in ''Frontline'', ...

(born 1962) – comedian *

Diane Cilento Diane Cilento (2 April 1932 – 6 October 2011) was an Australian actress. She is best known for her film roles in '' Tom Jones'' (1963), which earned her an Academy Award nomination, '' Hombre'' (1967) and ''The Wicker Man'' (1973). She also r ...

(1932–2011) – actress *

Salvatore Coco Salvatore Coco (born 22 April 1975) is an Australians, Australian film and television actor of Italian descent. Biography Coco was born in Sydney and is of Sicily#Demographics, Sicilian (from Italy) descent. He performed with the Australian Th ...

(born 1975) – actor * Vince Colosimo (born 1966) – actor *

Claudia Doumit Claudia Doumit is an Australian actress. She portrayed Jiya Marri in the NBC series '' Timeless'' and is best known for her portrayal of Farah Karim from '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'' and Victoria Neuman from the Amazon Prime Video original ...

(born 1992) – actress *

Leila George Leila George D'Onofrio (born March 20 1992) is an Australian actress. Early life George was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to actor and producer Vincent D'Onofrio and actress Greta Scacchi, and raised by her mother in Brighton, Ea ...

(born 1992) – actress *

Isabella Giovinazzo Isabella Giovinazzo is an Australian actress. From 2013 until 2017, she played Phoebe Nicholson in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''. After leaving the serial, she played Jessie Davies in the Network Ten drama series '' Playing for Kee ...

(born 1990) – actress *

Anthony LaPaglia Anthony LaPaglia (, ; born 31 January 1959) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Jack Malone in the television drama ''Without a Trace'' (2002–2009), for which he received a Golden Globe Award in 2004. LaPaglia won a Prim ...

(born 1959) – actor * Jonathan LaPaglia (born 1969) – actor *

Marco Leonardi Marco Leonardi (born 14 November 1971) is an Italian actor. Leonardi was born in Australia to Italian parents. He moved to Italy at the age of four and at 17 starred in the acclaimed Italian film '' Cinema Paradiso'' (1988). He later starred i ...

(born 1971) – actor *

Chas Licciardello Charles John "Chas" Licciardello (born 10 May 1977) is an Australian comedian and member of satirical team The Chaser. He's currently the co-host, with John Barron, of ''Planet America'' on ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC TV. Licciardello has a ...

(born 1977) – political satirist * Paul Mercurio (born 1963) – actor *

Dina Panozzo Dina Panozzo is an Australian-born actress of Italian descent best known for her regular roles in the television series '' Carla Cametti PD'' and '' Bed of Roses''. She has also appeared in a recurring role in ''Packed to the Rafters'' and guest ...

– actress *

Oriana Panozzo ''Sons and Daughters'' is an Australian Logie Award-winning soap opera/drama serial, broadcast by the Seven Network between January 1982 and December 1987 and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation. It was created by executive Reg Watson, a ...

(born 1959) – actress *

Danny Raco Danny Raco (born 24 December 1979) is an Italian Australian actor and director, known for his television work. Raco was born in Rome, Italy. Career He got his start playing Marco Vialli on the teenage soap opera ''Heartbreak High'' from 1998 t ...

(born 1979) – actor and director *

Vince Sorrenti Vince Sorrenti (born 21 March 1961) is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer and television presenter from Punchbowl, New South Wales. He is of Italian descent. Sorrenti performs nationally and internationally. He performs at sports hospitalit ...

(born 1961) – comedian

Arts

* Mario Andreacchio – director *

Felice Arena Felice Arena is an Australian children's author, actor and playwright. He is best known for the bestselling and award-winning football-themed ''Specky Magee'' series; the action-packed bionic hero series ''Andy Roid''; the sports-themed ''Spor ...

– author *

– producer and screenwriter *

Giorgio Mangiamele Giorgio Mangiamele (13 August 192613 May 2001) was an Italian/Australian photographer and filmmaker who made a unique contribution to the production of Australian art cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. His films included ''Il Contratto'' (or ''Th ...

– filmmaker *

Melina Marchetta Carmelina Marchetta (born 25 March 1965) is an Australian writer and teacher. Marchetta is best known as the author of teen novels, '' Looking for Alibrandi'', ''Saving Francesca'' and '' On the Jellicoe Road''. She has twice been awarded the C ...

– author *

Patricia Piccinini Patricia Piccinini (born 1965 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is an Australian artist who works in a variety of media, including painting, video, sound, installation, digital prints, and sculpture. Her works focus on "unexpected consequences", conv ...

– artist *

Pietro Porcelli Pietro Giacomo Porcelli (30 January 1872 – 28 June 1943) was an Italian-born sculptor responsible for many statues in Western Australia, including the Explorers' Monument, and those of C. Y. O'Connor and Alexander Forrest. Biography Born ...

– sculptor * Tahyna Tozzi – director, writer and producer *

Paul Zanetti Paul Zanetti (born 8 September 1961) is a political cartoonist based in Australia. He was the youngest paid political cartoonist on a major metropolitan newspaper in Australia. While still at school, he regularly contributed to '' The Sun'' n ...

– political cartoonist *

Salvatore Zofrea Salvatore Zofrea OAM (born 1946) is an Italo-Australian artist and painter.Marlene Antico Fine Arts'Zofrea ExhibitionAccessed 06-20-2008 Life and work Zofrea was born in Borgia Italy, on the 1st January 1946, and emigrated to Australia in 19 ...

– artist

Journalists

* Emma Alberici – ABC journalist *

– broadcaster *

Mark Beretta Mark Beretta (born 16 June 1966) is an Australian journalist, best known as a sports reporter on Seven Network program ''Sunrise''. In July 2008, Beretta began presenting ''Seven Early News'' sport alongside Natalie Barr at 5.30 am, which le ...

– sports journalist *

Paul Bongiorno Paul Damian Bongiorno (born 1944) is an Australian political journalist and commentator. Personal life Bongiorno grew up in Ballarat, Victoria, and was educated by the Christian Brothers at St Patrick's College, Ballarat, St Patrick's College ...

– political journalist *

Jane Gazzo Jane Gazzo is an Australian television presenter, radio presenter, performance and club DJ, television personality, voice artist, author, and music journalist. Early life and education Gazzo was born and raised in Melbourne and is the daughter ...

– broadcaster and music journalist *

Robert Grasso Robert Grasso is an Australian, Sydney-based Sports Editor/Supervising Producer (Sport) with SBS Television. He also serves as a sports anchor for the network's flagship program, SBS World News. Grasso is one of SBS' longest-serving members, ha ...

– SBS sports journalist *

Steve Pizzati Steve Pizzati is an Australian race driver, driving instructor, television presenter and free-lance motoring journalist. He was born in Melbourne to Italian parents and did not speak English until he was at school. He attended Cathedral Colleg ...

– ''Top Gear'' presenter *

Michelangelo Rucci Michelangelo Rucci (born 10 November 1963) is an Australian sports journalist, and writer. Of Italian descent, Rucci grew up in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, and graduated from Woodville High School. He is a sports writer in ...

– sports writer * Virginia Trioli – journalist

Law

Bernard Bongiorno Bernard Daniel Bongiorno is an Australian professor who is a former Court of Appeal justice at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Australia. He was formerly a justice of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court, where he served between 2000 and 2009 ...

– Victorian Supreme Court Judge

Models

Stefania Ferrario Stefania Ferrario (born Stephanie Denise Kightley; 14 June 1993) is an Australian model and activist. She is known for various efforts to raise awareness on subjects including body positivity, animal cruelty, and veganism. Biography Ferrar ...

– model & activist

Sciences & Health

Raphael Cilento Sir Raphael West Cilento (2 December 189315 April 1985), often known as "Ray",Mark Finnane, ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 17, Melbourne University Press, pp 216-217. was a notable Australian medical practitioner and public healt ...

– medical practitioner & public health administrator

Business people

James del Piano James Andrew del Piano (1916 - 1981) was an Australian businessman and civic leader. Early life He was born Giacomo del Piano on 17 November 1916 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. His parents were Giovanni and Maria (née Mazzina). After prim ...

– immigration, shipping, real estate, timber; president of the Western Australian Italian Club (1947–1965); City of Perth councillor for ten years, including two years as Deputy Lord Mayor

Politics

Anthony Albanese Anthony Norman Albanese ( or ; born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2019 and the member of parlia ...

–

Prime Minister of Australia The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister heads the executive branch of the Australian Government, federal government of Australia and is also accountable to Parliament of A ...

and Leader of the Federal Labor Party, former

Deputy Prime Minister of Australia The deputy prime minister of Australia is the deputy chief executive and the second highest ranking officer of the Australian Government. The office of deputy prime minister was officially created as a ministerial portfolio in 1968, althoug ...

(ALP) *

Franca Arena Franca Arena (; born 23 August 1937) is an Australian politician and activist. She was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1981, first for the Labor Party then as an Independent from 1997 until she left the Council in 19 ...

– former NSW state politician (ALP) *

Lidia Argondizzo Lidia Serafina Argondizzo (born 13 October 1960) is an Australian politician. She was the Labor Party (ALP) member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing Templestowe Province from 2002 to 2006. Argondizzo was born in Italy, but imm ...

– Victorian state politician (ALP) *

John Barilaro Giovanni Domenic "John" Barilaro (born 14 November 1971) is a former Australian politician who served as the 18th deputy premier of New South Wales and the leader of the New South Wales division of the National Party from 2016 to 2021. He wa ...

– former deputy premier of NSW *

Phil Barresi Phillip Anthony Barresi (born 8 August 1955) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2007, representing the Victorian seat of Deakin for the Liberal Party. Prior to entering politics he w ...

– Federal politician (Liberal) * Cory Bernardi – Federal Senator (Liberal) *

Tony Buti Antonio De Paulo "Tony" Buti (born 20 August 1961) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly representing the seat of Armadale since 2 October 2010, when he was elected in a b ...

– Western Australian state politician (ALP) * Raffaello Carboni – honorary membership due to his involvement in the Eureka Stockade 1854 * Carlo Carli – Victorian state politician (ALP) *

Nick Catania Nicholas Mark Catania (born 18 December 1945) is a former Australian politician. Catania served as Mayor of the City of Vincent in inner-city Perth, Western Australia, between 2001 and 2011. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative ...

– WA former state politician (ALP) *

Vince Catania Vincent Alexander Catania (born 23 February 1977) is an Australian former politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2008 to 2022. He was previously a member of the Legislative Council from 2005 to 2008. ...

– WA state politician (ALP) until July 2009, WA Nationals from July 2009 * Vincenzina (Vini) Ciccarello – South Australian state politician (ALP) *

Raff Ciccone Raffaele "Raff" Ciccone (born 1 November 1983) is an Australian politician who is a Senator for Victoria, representing the Australian Labor Party. He was appointed to the Senate on 6 March 2019 following the resignation of Jacinta Collins, becom ...

– Federal Labor Senator for Victoria * David Crisafulli – Queensland state Opposition Leader (Liberal) *

Lily D'Ambrosio Liliana D'Ambrosio (born 30 July 1964, in Melbourne) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2002, representing the electorate of Mill Park. She is presently Minister for Energ ...

– Victorian state politician (ALP) *

Angela D'Amore Angela D'Amore (born 10 October 1971), an Australian former politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the electorate of Drummoyne from 2003 until 2011. Background and early years D'Amore is the daughte ...

– Member of the

New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...

(ALP) *

Richard Di Natale Richard Luigi Di Natale (born 6 June 1970) is a former Australian politician who was a senator for Victoria. He was also the leader of the Australian Greens from 2015 to 2020. Di Natale was elected to the Senate in the 2010 federal election. A ...

– former federal Senator and Leader of the Greens *

John D'Orazio John Biase D'Orazio (5 September 1955 – 11 April 2011) was an Australian politician who served as the member for Ballajura in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 10 February 2001 to 6 September 2008. He was a minister in the go ...

– WA former state politician (ALP) then independent * Concetta Fierravanti-Wells – Federal Senator (Liberal) *

James Gobbo Sir James Augustine Gobbo, (22 March 1931 – 7 November 2021) was an Australian jurist who served as the 25th Governor of Victoria, from 1997 to 2000. Family and early life James Gobbo was born in Carlton, Victoria, on 22 March 1931, to Ital ...

– Governor of Victoria (1997–2000) * Morris Iemma – former

Premier of New South Wales The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster Parliamentary System, with a Parliament of New South Wales acting as the legislature. ...

(ALP) *

Licia Kokocinski Licia Kokocinski (born 8 October 1951) is an Australian politician. She served as a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1988 to 1996, representing Melbourne West Province. She was the first woman from a non-English speak ...

– former Victorian upper house politician (ALP) * Tony Luchetti – former federal politician (ALP) * Nola Marino – Federal politician (Liberal) * James Merlino – 27th Deputy Premier of Victoria (ALP) *

Sandra Nori Sandra Christine Nori (born 16 June 1953 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a former Australian politician and presently a company director and Member of Macquarie University Council. Nori was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly ...

– former NSW state politician (ALP) *

Paul Omodei Paul Domenic Omodei (born 26 May 1950), Australian politician, was the leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia from 24 March 2006 until 17 January 2008. Background Omodei was born in Manjimup, a town in ...

– Western Australian state opposition leader (Liberal) * George Paciullo – former NSW politician (ALP) *

Paul Papalia Paul Papalia CSC (born 12 July 1962) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since February 2007. Originally the member for Peel. He is now the member for Warnbro. A decora ...

– Western Australian state politician (ALP) *

John Pasquarelli John Pasquarelli (born 1937) is an Australian former politician. He served as a member of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea from 1964 to 1968, and as an advisor to One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. Biography Born in 1937, Pasquare ...

– former advisor to the Australian politician and One Nation leader

Pauline Hanson Pauline Lee Hanson (''née'' Seccombe, formerly Zagorski; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian politician who is the founder and leader of One Nation, a right-wing populist political party. Hanson has represented Queensland in the Australian ...

John Pesutto John Pesutto (born 5 September 1970) is an Australian politician and lawyer serving as the leader of the Opposition in Victoria, holding office as the leader of the Victorian Branch of the Liberal Party of Australia. He has been a member of t ...

– Victorian state politician (Liberal) *

Sam Piantadosi Samuel Mathew Piantadosi (April 1946 – 4 March 2010) was an Australian union official and politician. A senior Western Australian union official and the founding chairman of the Ethnic Communities Council in the 1980s, he was elected as a Labo ...

– former Western Australian state politician *

Rita Saffioti Rita Saffioti (born 26 May 1972) is an Australian politician. Representing the Australian Labor Party, she has been the member for the electoral district of West Swan in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parli ...

– Western Australian state politician (ALP) *

B. A. Santamaria Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria, usually known as B. A. Santamaria (14 August 1915 – 25 February 1998), was an Australian Roman Catholic Anti-communism, anti-Communist political activist and journalist. He was a guiding influence in the found ...

– political activist and journalist *

Santo Santoro Santo Santoro (born 27 April 1956) is a former Australian politician and a former deputy leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division), Liberal Party in Queensland. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from ...

– former federal senator (Liberal) *

Frank Sartor Francesco Ernest "Frank" Sartor AO (born 9 November 1951) is a former Australian politician who served as New South Wales Minister for Climate Change and the Environment and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) between 2009 and 2 ...

– NSW state politician (ALP) * Con Sciacca – Federal politician (ALP) *

Giovanni Sgro Giovanni Antonio Sgro (16 February 1931 – 18 March 2019) was an Italian-born Australian politician who served as a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Labor Party for Melbourne North Province from July 1979 until his r ...

– Victorian politician (ALP) *

John Sidoti Anthony John Sidoti is an independent Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Drummoyne since 2011. He was a member of the Liberal Party, but moved to the crossbench as an independent in M ...

– Member of the

(LIB) *

Joe Tripodi Joseph Guerino Tripodi (born 25 November 1967), a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Fairfield for the Labor Party between 1995 and 2011. He was Minister for ...

– NSW politician (ALP) *

Tony Vallelonga Domenicantonio Cosimo "Tony" Vallelonga JP (born 28 November 1946 in Nardodipace, Calabria, Italy City of Stirling The City of Stirling is a local government area in the northern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about north of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and has a population of over 223,000, makin ...

in Western Australia

Religion

Filippo Bernardini Filippo Bernardini (11 November 1884 – 26 August 1954) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He spent almost his entire career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and was given the rank of archbishop in 1933. He was Apostolic Dele ...

– Apostolic Delegate *

Bonaventura Cerretti Bonaventura Cerretti (17 June 1872 – 8 May 1933) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura from 1931 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in ...

– Apostolic Delegate *

Paolo Marella Paolo Marella (25 January 1895 – 15 October 1984) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served in the Roman Curia following a career as a delegate of the Holy See, and was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope John XXIII ...

– Apostolic Delegate * Giovanni Panico – Apostolic Delegate * Anthony Randazzo – Catholic bishop * Louisa Angelina Santospirito – Catholic laywoman, welfare worker * Elzear Torreggiani – Catholic bishop

Sport

Australian rules football

Steven Alessio Steven Alessio (born 8 November 1971), is a former Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club. He played 184 games for Essendon between 1992 and 2003. Of Italian descent and named in the VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century in 2 ...

* Mark Arceri *

Ron Barassi Ronald Dale Barassi Jr. (born 27 February 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer, coach and media personality. Regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the game, Barassi was the first player to be inaugurated into ...

Ron Barassi Sr. Ronald James Barassi (24 October 1913 – 31 July 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His grandfather came from Italy, and Ron was the father of Hall of Famer Ron Barassi J ...

* Peter Bevilaqua *

Marcus Bontempelli Marcus Bontempelli (born 24 November 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has served as Western Bulldogs captain since the 2020 season, and was previ ...

Scott Camporeale Scott Camporeale (born 11 August 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Essendon in the Australian Football League, and coached the Adelaide Football Club in an interim capacity of caretaker senior coach foll ...

Blake Caracella Blake Caracella (born 15 March 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is currently serving as an assistant coach with the Essendon Football Club. He is the brother of Craig Carace ...

Andrew Carrazzo Andrew Carrazzo (born 15 December 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Junior career Carrazzo played junior football with the St Simons Foo ...

Domenic Cassisi Domenic Cassisi (born 22 September 1982) is a former premiership winning Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club, and was the club's 62nd captain from 2009 to 2012. He was recruited in the 2000 AFL Draft with pick 50, ...

Vin Catoggio Vincenzo "Vin" Catoggio (born 13 May 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He was noted for his outrageous afro haircut and because of this was considered one of the real characters of the game. He is o ...

Reece Conca Reece Conca (born 12 August 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club and the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Drafted by the Tigers with the sixth over ...

Stephen Coniglio Stephen Coniglio ( ; born 15 December 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer and the captain of the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Drafted with the second pick in the 2011 AFL national draft ...

Stewart Crameri Stewart Crameri (born 10 August 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon, Western Bulldogs and Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Crameri was selected by Essendon with the f ...

Frank Curcio Francis Eduardo Curcio (25 November 1912 – 11 November 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played his entire 249 game career for the Fitzroy Lions in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He captained the club for four seasons, from ...

Nick Dal Santo Nick Dal Santo (born 22 February 1984) is the senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL Women's competition and a retired Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AF ...

Brett Deledio Brett Edward Deledio (born 18 April 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played 243 games over 12 seasons with the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and a further 32 matches over three ...

* Paul Dimattina * Robert DiPierdomenico – Brownlow Medallist *

Alec Epis Alessandro Angelo Epis (born 27 August 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s and 1960s. Early life and career Epis was born and raised in the Western Australian g ...

Orazio Fantasia Orazio Maurice Fantasia ( or ; born 14 September 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the 55th ...

Brendan Fevola Brendan Fevola (born 20 January 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Fevola is regarded as one of the most effective ...

Aaron Fiora Aaron Fiora (born 19 April 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and in the Australian Football League (AFL). Richmond career Originally from Naracoorte, South Australia, Fiora played his junior football with Port Ade ...

Michael Firrito Michael "Spud" Firrito (born 27 November 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his AFL debut in round 12, 2003. Although he w ...

Anthony Franchina Anthony Franchina (born 11 October 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Debuting in 1997, Franchina became a regular first-team midfielder at the Carlton Football Club. He was originally from Newlan ...

Daniel Giansiracusa Daniel Giansiracusa (born 11 March 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He had been used in various positions such as the midfield, half back flanks and ha ...

Brent Guerra Brent Guerra (born 29 May 1982) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Port Adelaide Football Club, St Kilda Football Club, and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. Career Port Adelaide Begin ...

* Josh Kelly * Anthony Koutoufides *

Andrew Leoncelli Andrew Leoncelli (born 17 July 1974) is a former Italian-Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Leoncelli was recruited by Carlton Football Club, Carlton in the 1993 AFL Dra ...

Tom Liberatore Thomas Francis Liberatore (born 16 May 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the in the Australian Football League (AFL). At and , he plays as a contested ball-winning midfielder who applies high amounts of pressure. He is the ...

Tony Liberatore Anthony Liberatore (born 11 February 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented the in the Australian Football League (AFL). Liberatore is the only player to have won league best-and-fairest medals in all three grades of V ...

– Brownlow Medallist *

Paul Licuria Paul Licuria (born 4 January 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Sydney Swans Licuria was drafted to in ...

Peter Matera Peter Matera (born 3 April 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hailing from the West Australian country town of Wagin, Matera was born of an Italian fat ...

Mark Mercuri Mark Mercuri (born 21 February 1974) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. He played in the 1993 premiership winning team which defeated Carlto ...

Joe Misiti Joe Misiti (born 9 November 1974) is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Keilor Park and of Italian descent, he made his AFL debut in 1992 ...

Leigh Montagna Leigh “Joey” Montagna (; born 2 November 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A two time All-Australian, Montagna finished his career 7 ...

* Angelo Petraglia *

Marc Pittonet Marc Pittonet (born 3 June 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 2015 to 2019. AFL career Pittonet was ...

Simon Prestigiacomo Simon 'Presti' Prestigiacomo (born 31 January 1978) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League. Playing career Early career: forward line As a tall youngster that w ...

Paul Puopolo Paul Puopolo (born 2 December 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A man small in stature, he is known to jump into packs and take marks against much ...

Peter Riccardi Peter Riccardi (born 17 December 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Career Early career Of Italian and Argentine descent, Riccardi made his debut for Geelon ...

* Mark Ricciuto – Brownlow Medallist *

Guy Rigoni Guy Damien Rigoni (born 27 July 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL). Rigoni was initially drafted by Hawthorn in 1993 and spend 2 seasons in the ...

Michael Rischitelli Michael Rischitelli (born 8 January 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Brisbane Lions. AFL career Brisbane Lions (2004–2010 ...

Anthony Rocca Anthony Rocca (born 15 August 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who has played with the Sydney Swans and Collingwood in the Australian Football League. Rocca is currently serving as North Melbourne's development coach. Sydney ...

* Saverio Rocca *

Jack Silvagni Jack Silvagni (born 17 December 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who represents in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a third-generation Carlton footballer; both his father, Stephen, and paternal grandfather, Sergio, played f ...

Sergio Silvagni Sergio Valentino Silvagni (28 June 1938 – 15 July 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL), mostly as a Australian rules football posi ...

Stephen Silvagni Stephen Silvagni (born 31 May 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). As the second member of three generations of Silvagnis to represent the Blues, he is ...

– AFL Team of the Century *

Tim Taranto Tim Taranto (born 28 January 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been initially drafted to as pick 2 in the 2016 AFL draft. Early life He p ...

Andrew Tranquilli Andrew Tranquilli (born 21 April 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s. Tranquilli, a half forward, was picked up by Collingwood in the 1993 Pre-Seas ...

Soccer

* Paul Agostino – soccer * John Aloisi – soccer *

Melissa Barbieri Melissa Anne Barbieri (born 20 February 1980) is an Australian international football goalkeeper who plays for Melbourne City in the A-League Women. She earned over 86 caps with the Australia women's national soccer team and competed at four ...

– soccer *

Daniel Beltrame Daniel Beltrame (born 28 December 1975 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) is a former Australian goalkeeper. Club career His first senior semi-professional that he played for was Campbelltown City SC in the South Australia Super League u ...

– soccer *

Arno Bertogna Arno Bertogna (born 9 April 1959 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian former association football player. Playing career Club career Bertogna began his senior career with Azzurri in the WA State League, winning the league and cup i ...

– soccer * Peter Bevilaqua – soccer *

Mark Birighitti Mark Romano Birighitti (born 17 April 1991) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership side Dundee United. Born in Perth, Birighitti played youth football at the Australian Institute of Sport be ...

– soccer *

Brandon Borrello Brandon Joel Gaetano Borrello (born 25 July 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a right winger for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers. Borrello moved to Brisbane in 2011 where he played for Brisbane Roar, for whom ...

– soccer *

Raphael Bove Raphael Bove (born 5 March 1977) is an Italian Australian former professional football (soccer) player who represented Australia at international level. Career Bove was born in Cassino, Italy, and moved to Australia at a young age. He played hi ...

– soccer *

Mark Bresciano Mark Bresciano ( ; ; born 11 February 1980) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Born in Melbourne, Bresciano played youth football for Bulleen Lions, before moving into the National Soccer League with ...

– soccer *

Joshua Brillante Joshua Brillante (born 25 March 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Australian A-league club Melbourne Victory. He was named captain of Melbourne Victory ahead of the 2021/22 season. Brillante ...

– soccer * John Buonavoglia – soccer * Joe Caletti – soccer *

Alvin Ceccoli Alvin Ceccoli (; born 5 August 1974) is an Australian footballer who played for three A-League clubs (Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners and Adelaide United) and was capped internationally for Australia. Club career Alvin Ceccoli is of Sammarine ...

– soccer *

Joel Chianese Joel Joseph Chianese (born 15 February 1990) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward. Career Sydney FC Chianese made his senior debut in the first game of the 2011 Asian Champions League as a sub ...

– soccer *

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 Fir ...

– soccer * Steve Corica – Sydney FC *

Angelo Costanzo Angelo Francesco Antonio Costanzo (born 9 May 1976 in Adelaide) is a retired Australian soccer player. He was voted into the Adelaide United Team of the Decade. He is currently married to his wife, Helen and is the father of his two children; ...

– Adelaide City *

Fausto De Amicis Fausto De Amicis (born 26 June 1968) is an Australian former soccer player. He was a member of the Australian national team that scored a record 31 goals against American Samoa in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. Overall, De Amicis was involved in ...

– soccer * Lisa De Vanna – soccer *

Anthony Di Pietro Anthony Di Pietro (born 15 February 1969) is a businessman from Melbourne, Australia. Di Pietro is most known for his current and longest standing chairmanship of Melbourne Victory FC. Alongside sport, Di Pietro is also the Chief Executive Offic ...

– soccer Chairman of Melbourne Victory FC * Andrew Durante – soccer * Frank Farina – soccer *

Adam Federici Adam Jay Federici (born 31 January 1985) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Federici began his senior career at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2003, but was only there briefly and soon switched to Torres. Af ...

– Reading England *

Matthew Foschini Matthew Foschini (born 19 October 1990) is an Australian footballer who plays as a defender for Oakleigh Cannons. Club career Early career Foschini began his football career at Glen Waverley Junior Soccer Club. Melbourne Victory On 18 Augus ...

– soccer,

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory e ...

Ben Garuccio Benjamin Garuccio (born 15 June 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left back for Western United in the A-league. Born in Adelaide, Garuccio played youth football at the Australian Institute of Sport before making h ...

– soccer *

Vince Grella Vince is a given name, it is the anglicisation and shortened form of the name Vincent, as well as a surname. It may refer to: Given name People * Vince Agnew (born 1987), American football player * Vince Cable (born 1943), British politici ...

– soccer *

Patrick Kisnorbo Patrick Fabio Maxime Kisnorbo (born 24 March 1981) is an Australian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of club Troyes. He is also known by his nicknames Paddy and PK. As a player, Kisnorbo was a primar ...

- soccer * Paul Kohler – soccer * Jacob Italiano – soccer *

Paul Izzo Paul David Izzo (born 6 January 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a des ...

– soccer *

Vince Lia Vince Lia (born 18 March 1985) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays for Altona Magic in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. Born in Shepparton, Lia played youth football in Victoria before making his senior deb ...

– Wellington Phoenix *

Massimo Luongo Massimo Corey Luongo ( ; born 25 September 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Middlesbrough and the Australia national team. Born in Sydney, Luongo played youth football for APIA Leichhardt Tiger ...

– footballer, Swindon Town * Michael Marrone – soccer *

Sergio Melta Sergio Melta (born 16 March 1954), is a former Australian footballer, who had an extensive career in Australia's National Soccer League, spent entirely with Adelaide City. Playing career Club Melta won the NSL's player of the year award in 1984 ...

– Adelaide City *

Paul Okon Paul Michael Okon (born 5 April 1972) is a former Australian soccer player. He has Belgian citizenship. He previously captained the Australian National Team and has represented Australia Olympic Football Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Ba ...

– Marconi *

Sebastian Pasquali Sebastian Pasquali is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays for Western United in the A-League. A versatile midfielder, Pasquali can play as a box-to-box, holding or attacking midfielder, and has also played at centre- ...

– Melbourne Victory *

John Perin John Perin (born 10 June 1948) is an Australian former football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the b ...

– Adelaide City * Tony Pignata – soccer CEO of Sydney FC *

Hayley Raso Hayley Emma Raso (born 5 September 1994) is an Australian soccer player, who plays as a winger for Manchester City in the in the FA Women's Super League and the Australian national team. Her previous team was Everton, from whom she was rel ...

– soccer *Christian Signorelli – soccer * Lou Sticca – FIFA player and match agent * Danny Tiatto – soccer *

Paul Trimboli Paolo "Paul" Vincenzo Trimboli (born 25 February 1969) is a former Australian international football (soccer) player. Trimboli is of Italian ancestry and attended Xavier College, where he was a member of the First XI, and was captained by his ...

– soccer *

James Troisi James Troisi ( ; born 3 July 1988) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Western United. Early life Troisi was born in Rose Park, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, to Greek parent ...

– soccer *

Carl Valeri Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

– soccer *

Roberto Venturato Roberto Venturato (born 14 April 1963) is an Australian-born Italian football coach and former player, most recently in charge as manager of Serie B club SPAL. Playing career Venturato was born in Australia to Italian immigrants who moved back ...

– coach of

A.S. Cittadella Associazione Sportiva Cittadella, commonly known as Cittadella, is an Italian professional football club based in the city of Cittadella, Veneto, currently playing in . The team was founded in 1973 and play their home games at the Stadio Pier ...

* Aurelio Vidmar – Adelaide City * Tony Vidmar – Adelaide city * Max Vieri – soccer *

Robert Zabica Robert Zabica (born 9 April 1964 in Spearwood, Western Australia) is an Australian former goalkeeper. Zabica represented the Australian national team 28 times in 'A' international matches and also represented Western Australia. Playing career ...

– soccer *

Andrew Zinni Andrew Zinni (born 6 March 1965) is an Australian former international soccer player who most notably played for Brunswick Juventus and Preston Macedonia in the National Soccer League (NSL). Zinni played 17 times for the Australia national ...

– Brunswick Juventus *

Michael Zullo Michael Zullo (born 11 September 1988) is an Australian professional footballer who last played as a left-back for Sydney FC of the A-League. Club career After being signed by the former Brisbane Roar coach Frank Farina on a two-year contract, ...

– soccer

Rugby league

* Tas Baitieri – Australian

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer *

Martin Bella Martin Bella (born 26 March 1964), nicknamed Munster, is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A , he represented Queensland and Australia, and played his club football for a number of clubs in Australi ...

– Australian

footballer *

Terry Campese Terry Campese (born 4 August 1984) is a former professional rugby league footballer. A former Australia, Italy and New South Wales State of Origin representative , he is also the nephew of rugby union player David Campese. He previously played ...

– Australian

footballer * Willie Carne – Australian

footballer * Cameron Ciraldo – Australian

footballer * Jake Clifford – Australian

footballer *

Mark Corvo Mark Corvo (born 17 June 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop-forward for the Canberra Raiders, Adelaide Rams and the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. Background Corvo was born in Canberra, ACT, ...

– Australian

footballer *

Luke Davico Luke Davico (born 16 May 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of Italian descent. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders (where he was named the club's rookie of the year in 1995) and the Newcastle Knights. ...

– Australian

footballer * Paul Dezolt – Australian

footballer *

Shannon Donato Shannon Donato (born 3 April 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Penrith Panthers. He also played for Italy. His position of choice ...

– Australian

footballer *

Greg Florimo Greg Florimo (born 17 May 1967) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and current rugby league administrator known for his lifelong association with the North Sydney Bears both as a player and CEO. Early life Florimo beg ...

– Australian

footballer *

Paul Franze Paul Franze () (born 3 March 1982) is a former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Penrith Panthers in the NRL, and for the Castleford Tigers ( Heritage № 856) in the S ...

– Australian

footballer *

Craig Gower Craig Gower (born 29 April 1978) is an Italian-Australian former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He is a dual-code rugby international, having played rugby league for Australia and ...

– Australian

footballer *

Tony Grimaldi Tony Grimaldi (born 21 November 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. Grimaldi's career spanned over 12 seasons primaril ...

– Australian

footballer * Aiden Guerra – Australian

footballer *

Anthony Laffranchi Anthony Laffranchi (born 16 November 1980) is a former professional rugby league footballer. An Australia and Italy international, and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played in the National Rugby League for the Wests ...

– Australian

footballer * Joshua Mantellato – Australian

footballer *

Ciriaco Mescia Ciriaco Mescia, nicknamed "Cherry," is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s for the Western Suburbs Magpies and Wests Tigers. He played primarily at hooker. Playing career Mescia played ju ...

– Australian

footballer * Anthony Minichiello – Australian

footballer *

Mark Minichiello Markus Antonio "Mark" Minichiello (born 30 January 1982) is a former Italy international rugby league footballer who played as a forward. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL ...

– Australian

footballer *

Chris Nero Chris Nero (born 14 February 1981) is an Australians, Australian/Italian people, Italian former professional rugby league footballer. He last played in the Super League for Salford Red Devils, Salford City Reds. His usual position was at , alth ...

– Australian

footballer *

Shane Rigon Shane Rigon, (born 6 January 1977) and educated at Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham, is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Playing career Rigon made his début in the top grade ...

– Australian

footballer *

Grant Rovelli Grant Rovelli (born 3 September 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. From 2006 to 2010 he played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the New Zealand Warriors and the North Queensland Cowboys. He is of Italian d ...

– Australian

footballer *

Craig Salvatori Craig Salvatori (born 22 January 1966) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He spent most of his career at the Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs club. His position of choice was in the R ...

– Australian

footballer *

Dean Schifilliti Dean Schifilliti (born 30 March 1968) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Primarily a , Schifilliti played for the Illawarra Steelers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, North Queensland C ...

– Australian

footballer *

Kade Snowden Kade Snowden (born 31 December 1986) is a former professional rugby league footballer of the Biddabah nation, who played as a in the 2000s and 2010s. He began his career at the Newcastle Knights and made his first grade debut in 2005 in the o ...

– Australian

footballer *

Laurie Spina Laurie Joseph Spina (born 21 May 1963) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and rugby league commentator. In 1995, Spina was the inaugural captain of the North Queensland Cowboys. Background Born in Ingham, Queensland, ...

– Australian

footballer *

James Tedesco James Tedesco (born 8 January 1993), nicknamed "Teddy", is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and captains the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, New South Wales rugby league team and Australia. He previously played for the Wests ...

– Australian

footballer *

Paul Vaughan Paul William Vaughan (24 October 1925 – 14 November 2014) was a British journalist, radio presenter (of art and science programmes) throughout the 1970s and 1990s, semi-professional jazz and classical musician and a narrator of many BBC Telev ...

– Australian

footballer *

Nick Zisti Nicolas Zisti (born 2 August 1972) is an Italian Australian former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club level rugby league (RL) for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the St. George Dra ...

– Australian

Rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer

Rugby union

* David Campese – Australian rugby union player *

Paul Carozza Paul Carozza (born 14 April 1966, Brisbane, Queensland)is a retired former international rugby player for Australia. Carozza career lasted from 1990 to 1993 in which he played in the position of winger. He was injured for the 1991 World Cup but ...

– Australian rugby union player * Matt Carraro – Australian rugby union player * John Eales – Australian rugby union team captain (Italian-Australian mother) *

Scott Fava Scott Fava (born 19 January 1976 in Kiama, Australia) is an Australian retired rugby union footballer. Super 14 Scott Fava began his Super Rugby career with the Queensland Reds in 1999, playing for three seasons before moving on to the ACT Bru ...

– Australian rugby union player *

Luke McLean Luke McLean (born 29 June 1987) is a former professional rugby union footballer who played as a fullback. Born in Australia to an Italian mother, he won 89 caps for the Italy national team. Personal life McLean was born in Townsville, Queensl ...

– rugby union player for the Italian national team (Italian-Australian mother) *

Matt Pini Matthew James Pini, also known as Matt Pini (born 21 March 1969 in Canberra), is an Australian-born Italian naturalized rugby union player. He played as a fullback. Pini played for Wests Bulldogs, from 1990/91 to 1995/96. He moved to Richmond, ...

– Australian rugby union player *

Julian Salvi Julian Salvi (born 9 October 1985), is an Australian rugby union player and coach, who currently works for Exeter Chiefs. Playing career The Canberra junior and former Australian Schools and Under 21s captain enhanced his standing as a noted ...

– Australian rugby union player * Rudi Vedelago – Australian rugby union player

Cricket

Don Bradman Sir Donald George Bradman, (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has bee ...

* Joe Burns *

Michael Dimattina Michael Dimattina (born 11 May 1965) is an Australian former cricketer. He played 69 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1984 and 1990. See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketers This is a list of Victoria first-class cri ...

Michael Di Venuto Michael James Di Venuto (born 12 December 1973) is an Australian cricket coach and former first-class cricketer who represented both Australia (in One Day Internationals) and Italy. The bulk of his first-class cricket career was spent playing ...

* Phillip Hughes *

Olivia Magno Olivia Magno (born 4 November 1972 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales) is an Australian former cricket player. She played in the Women's National Cricket League for the New South Wales women's cricket team in the 1996/1997 season and for the Sout ...

Sharon Millanta Sharon Millanta (born 28 May 1980) is an Australian cricketer. She played six One Day Internationals and four Twenty20 Internationals for the Australia national women's cricket team. Cricket career Millanta began playing cricket for the New Sou ...

Luke Ronchi Luke Ronchi ( ; born 23 April 1981) is a New Zealand-Australian cricket coach and a former cricketer. He represented both the Australia national cricket team and New Zealand national cricket team in international cricket. Ronchi is the only play ...

Joe Scuderi Joseph Charles Scuderi (born 24 December 1968) is a professional cricketer. From a young age through school he showed much potential to become a great cricketing prospect as a much respected all-rounder, later being inducted into the Australi ...

Mike Veletta Michael Robert John Veletta (born 30 October 1963) is a former Australian cricketer. He played in eight Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals between 1987 and 1990. He played 127 first-class matches including 114 Sheffield Shield matche ...

Elyse Villani Elyse Jayne Villani (born 6 October 1989) is an Australian cricketer who played for the Australia national women's team from 2009 to 2019. She has also played domestic cricket for various teams in both the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) ...

Adam Zampa Adam Zampa (born 31 March 1992) is an Australian international cricketer who represents Australian cricket team in limited-overs cricket. Youth career As a child, Zampa bowled medium pace, but Cricket Australia had placed restrictions on how m ...

Other sports

Claire Bevilacqua Claire Bevilacqua (born 29 January 1983) (nickname "Bevo") is a professional surfer from Perth, Western Australia. She joined the World Championship Tour in 2004. She has won many competitions including the 2009 Pipeline Pro Hawaii. Early lif ...

– surfer *

Tully Bevilaqua Tully Louise Bevilaqua (née Crook on 19 July 1972) is an Australian professional women's basketball player. She formerly played for the San Antonio Stars in the WNBA and the Perth Lynx in Australia's WNBL. The 5'7" Bevilaqua's play style is ...

– basketball player *

Dean Capobianco Dean Capobianco (born 11 May 1970) is a former Australian athlete, known best as a Sprint (running), sprinter. He won the 1990 Stawell Gift and represented Australia in the 200 metres at the Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 me ...

– runner *

Martin Cattalini Martin Peter Cattalini (born 4 October 1973) is a retired Australian professional basketball player who won championships with both the Perth Wildcats and the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL. Career Cattalini began his NBL career for the Wildcats in ...

– basketball player * Al Costello – professional wrestler *

Casey Dellacqua Casey Dellacqua ( ; born 11 February 1985) is a retired Australian professional tennis player and current commentator. Her best singles results on the WTA Tour have been semifinal appearances at the 2012 Texas Tennis Open and 2014 Birmingham ...

– tennis player *

Matthew Dellavedova Matthew William Dellavedova (born 8 September 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Saint Mary's College. In 2016, he won ...

– NBA basketballer * Tommaso D'Orsogna – swimmer *

Rocky Gattellari Rocco Gattellari (6 September 1941 – 23 June 2023) was an Italian-Australian boxer, Olympian, political candidate and businessman. He was the 2010 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Veterans category. Olympic Games Gatt ...

– boxer *

Frank Giorgi Frank Sebastian Giorgi (born 22 September 1981) is an Australian-Italian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Known for his boxing skills, Giorgi made a name for himself domestically by becoming a two-time Australian c ...

– kickboxer *

Chris Guccione Chris Guccione may refer to: * Chris Guccione (tennis) (born 1985), Australian tennis player * Chris Guccione (umpire) Christopher Gene Guccione (born June 24, 1974) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball. He wears number 68. Umpiring ca ...

– tennis player *

Rocky Mattioli Rocky Mattioli (born Rocco Mattioli, 20 September 1953) an Italian Australians, Italian-born Australian former boxer at junior middleweight, and former world champion. Rocky was the 2004 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame ...

– boxer *

Mario Milano Mario Bulfone (15 May 1935 – 9 December 2016), better known by his ring name Mario Milano, was a professional wrestler. Milano got his start in wrestling in Venezuela and later competed in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Mex ...

– professional wrestler *

Mark Occhilupo Marco Jay Luciano "Mark" Occhilupo (born 16 June 1966) is an Australian surfer and winner of the 1999 ASP World title. Occhilupo, also known as "Occy", began his professional career in the World Championship Tour (WCT) at the age of 17. In S ...

– world surfing champion * Vic Patrick - Victor Patrick Lucca – boxer *

Mark Philippoussis Mark Anthony Philippoussis ( ; born 7 November 1976) is an Australian former professional tennis player of Greek and Italian descent. Philippoussis' greatest achievements are winning two Davis Cup titles with Australia in 1999 and 2003, winni ...

– tennis playerATP Basic Facts about Mark Philippoussis
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Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Joseph Ricciardo ( "Ricardo", ; born 1 July 1989) is an Italian-Australian racing driver who last raced in Formula One driving for McLaren, under the Australian flag. He made his debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix with the HRT ...

– racing * Massimiliano Rosolino – swimmer

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