Messina is an
Italian
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surname, originating from the city of
Messina. Notable people with the surname include:
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Messina Brothers, English crime gang
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Alessandro Messina (cyclist) (born 1941), Canadian cyclist from the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
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Alessandro Messina (born 1969), Italian economist
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Antonello da Messina
Antonello da Messina, properly Antonello di Giovanni di Antonio, but also called Antonello degli Antoni and Anglicized as Anthony of Messina ( 1430February 1479), was an Italian painter from Messina, active during the Early Italian Renaissance. ...
(c.1430–1479), Sicilian renaissance painter
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Charles Messina
Charles Messina (born October 21, 1971 in Greenwich Village, New York) is an American playwright, screenwriter, director, and co-founder of NahNotOutsideMyHouse! Productions. He is of Italian-American descent. He attended Xavier High School an ...
(born 1971), American playwright, screenwriter and director
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Chris Messina
Christopher Messina (born August 11, 1974)Hochberg, Mina.Chris Messina stars in 'Ruby Sparks'. ''Newsday'' (Long Island, New York). August 8, 2012: “...the actor, who turns 38 Saturday ugust 11, 2012 After graduating from Northport ew Yor ...
(born 1974), American actor and film director
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Chris Messina (open source advocate)
Christopher Reaves Messina (born January 7, 1981) is an American blogger, product consultant and speaker who is the inventor of the hashtag as it is currently used on social media platforms. In a 2007 tweet, Messina proposed vertical/associati ...
(born 1981), American technology evangelist
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Daniele Messina (born 1992), Italian footballer
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David Messina (born 1974), Italian comics artist
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Domenico Messina (born 1962),
Italian Football
Football ( it, calcio ) is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italy national football team is considered to be one of the best national teams in the world. They have won the FIFA World Cup four times (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), trailing only ...
referee
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Ettore Messina
Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded a ...
(born 1959), Italian basketball coach
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Francesco Messina (1900–1995), Italian sculptor
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Frank Messina
Frank Messina (born ) is an American poet, author and performance artist.
Among his four published works, Messina is the author of ''Full Count: The Book of Mets Poetry'', a 2009 work that focused on baseball fanaticism. His 2002 book, ''Disorder ...
(born 1968), American poet, author and performance artist
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Gaspare Messina (1879–1957), founder of the
Patriarca crime family
The Patriarca crime family (, ), also known as the New England Mafia, the Boston Mafia, the Providence Mafia, or The Office is an Italian-American American Mafia, Mafia crime family, family in New England. It has two distinct factions, one based ...
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Geofforoy Messina (born 1982),
French rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
footballer
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Gerlandino Messina (born 1972),
Sicilian Mafia member
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Gina Messina Dysert (born 1975), American activist
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Giuseppe Messina (born 1993), Italian footballer
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Guido Messina
Guido Messina (4 January 1931 – 10 January 2020) was an Italian road and track cyclist.
He was born in Monreale, Italy, on 4 January 1931. On track he won five world titles in the individual 4000 m pursuit between 1948 and 1956, and a gold ...
(1931–2020), Italian road bicycle and track cyclist
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Ignazio Messina (born 1964), Italian politician
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Jack Messina
Jack Messina (born February 2008) is an American teen actor, best known for his role as Cal Stone in the NBC/Netflix sci-fi drama ''Manifest''.
Early life
Messina started acting at the age of seven, attending classes at the Actors Garage in Ma ...
(born 2007), American actor
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Jim Messina (musician)
James Messina (born December 5, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer and record producer. He was a member of the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield, a founding member of the pioneering country rock b ...
(born 1947), American rock musician and producer
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Jim Messina (political staffer)
Jim Messina (born October 29, 1969) is an American political adviser who was the White House deputy chief of staff for operations under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011 and served as the campaign manager for Obama's successful 2012 re- ...
(born 1969), American political adviser
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Jo Dee Messina (born 1970), American country music artist
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Joe Messina
Joseph Lucian Messina (December 13, 1928 – April 4, 2022) was an American guitarist. Dubbed the "white brother with soul", he was one of the most prolific guitarists in Motown Records' in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers.
Early life
Mes ...
(1928–2022), American guitarist
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Leonardo Messina Leonardo "Narduzzo" Messina (born San Cataldo, September 22, 1955) is a Sicilian former mafioso who became a government informant or "pentito" in 1992. His testimony led to the arrest of over 200 mafiosi during the so-called "Operation Leopard" ( ...
(born 1955), member of the
Sicilian Mafia turned government informant
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Maria Messina (1887–1944), Italian writer
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Matteo Messina Denaro
Matteo Messina Denaro (; born 26 April 1962), also known as ''Diabolik'', is a Sicilian Mafia boss. He got his nickname from the Italian comic book character of the same name. He is considered to be one of the new leaders of Cosa Nostra after t ...
(born 1962),
Sicilian Mafia member and fugitive
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Sal Messina
Salvatore "Red Light" Messina (born March 19, 1939) is an American sportscaster who was a color commentator for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2005 and is a member of the media s ...
(born 1939), American ice hockey commentator
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Tony Messina, American chef
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Italian-language surnames