Pellegrini () is an

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surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 65.8% of all known bearers of the surname ''Pellegrini'' were residents of

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

(frequency 1:1,381), 10.1% of

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

(1:6,286), 8.5% of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

(1:35,648), 8.4% of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

(1:64,188) and 1.8% of

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

(1:6,918). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,381) in the following regions:Pellegrini surname distribution
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Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

(1:346) * 2.

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol it, Trentino (man) it, Trentina (woman) or it, Altoatesino (man) it, Altoatesina (woman) or it, Sudtirolesegerman: Südtiroler (man)german: Südtirolerin (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official ...

(1:615) * 3.

Umbria it, Umbro (man) it, Umbra (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , ...

(1:674) * 4.

Lazio it, Laziale , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...

(1:820) * 5.

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

(1:880) * 6.

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

(1:1,096) * 7.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia (man), it, Friulana (woman), it, Giuliano (man), it, Giuliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_t ...

(1:1,296) * 8.

Abruzzo Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...

(1:1,353)

People

Ada Pellegrini Grinover Ada Pellegrini Grinover (16 April 1933 – 13 July 2017) was a Brazilian lawyer. She was a full professor at the University of Sao Paulo and attorney for the State of Sao Paulo. Life Grinover was born in 1933 in Naples. Her father, Domenico Pell ...

, Brazilian lawyer *

Alain Pellegrini Alain Pellegrini (born 12 August 1946) is a French general. A former student of the ''École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr'', Pellegrini graduated from general staff schools before being appointed in Africa and the Middle East, and commanding ...

, French general *

Alberto Pellegrini Alberto Pellegrini (born 22 December 1970) is a former Italian paralympic fencer who won six medals at the Summer Paralympics The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where at ...

, former Italian paralympic fencer *

Aldo Pellegrini (general) Aldo Pellegrini (Bologna, 28 August 1888 – Cartosio, 7 December 1940) was an Italian Air Force general during World War II. Biography He was born in Bologna on August 28, 1888, and enlisted in the Royal Italian Navy in 1908, entering the ...

, Italian general * Aldo Pellegrini (poet), Argentine poet, essayist and art critic * Alfred Heinrich Pellegrini, Swiss muralist *

Amalia Pellegrini Amalia Pellegrini (16 June 1873 – 13 September 1958) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1935 to 1958. Selected filmography References External links * 1873 births 1958 deaths Italian film actresses ...

, Italian actress *

Angelo Pellegrini Angelo Pellegrini (1904 – 1991) was a writer of books about the pleasures of growing and making your own food and wine, and about the Italian immigrant experience. He was also a professor of English Literature at the University of Washing ...

, Italian-American food writer * Ann Pellegrini, American professor *

Antonio Snider-Pellegrini Antonio Snider-Pellegrini (1802–1885) was a French geographer and scientist who theorized about the possibility of continental drift, anticipating Wegener's theories concerning Pangaea by several decades. In 1858, Snider-Pellegrini published h ...

, French geographer * Armando Pellegrini, Italian racing cyclist *

Bob Pellegrini Robert Francis Pellegrini (November 13, 1934 – April 11, 2008) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at University of Maryland, Co ...

, American football player * Carlo Pellegrini (disambiguation), several people *

Carlos Alberto Pellegrini Carlos Alberto Pellegrini is the former president of the American Surgical Association and the current Henry N. Harkins Professor and Chair of Surgery at the University of Washington. He is a former president of the Society of Surgical Chairs, a ...

, Argentine-American surgeon *

Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans (October 11, 1846 – July 17, 1906) was Vice President of Argentina and became President of Argentina from August 6, 1890 to October 12, 1892, upon Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation (see Rev ...

, Argentine 19th-century politician; president of the country from 1890 to 1892 *

Charles Pellegrini Charles Henri Pellegrini (28 July 1800 – 12 October 1875) was an Italian Argentine engineer, lithographer, painter, and architect. Life and work Charles Henri Pellegrini was born in Chambéry, Savoie in 1800 when the region was occupied by Fre ...

, Argentine painter *

Claudio Pellegrini Claudio Pellegrini (born in Rome on May 9, 1935) is an Italian/American physicist known for his pioneering work on X-ray free electron lasers and collective effects in relativistic particle beams.Dan Pellegrini, American politician *

Daniella Pellegrini Daniella Pellegrini is a South African TV presenter, producer and dubbing artist. Early life Pellegrini was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and is the last of four children. She attended Rivonia Primary School where she began acting in schoo ...

, South African TV presenter * Diego Pellegrini, Italian footballer *

Domenico Pellegrini (painter) Domenico Pellegrini (1759 – 1840), was an Italian painter. Biography He was born in Galliera Veneta and became the pupil of Lodovico Gallina.Ernesto Pellegrini Ernesto Pellegrini (born 14 December 1940) is an Italian catering businessman and the former owner of Inter Milan from 1984 to 1995. Life and career The son of a farmer, in the early 1960s Pellegrini worked as an accountant for the bicycle manuf ...

, Italian catering businessman *

Federica Pellegrini Federica Pellegrini (; born 5 August 1988) is an Italian retired swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she holds the women's 200 meters freestyle world record (long course, 50 m), and won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing ...

, Italian swimmer *

Georgia Pellegrini Georgia Pellegrini (born ) is an American author, speaker, chef, outdoor adventure expert, and host of the TV show "Modern Pioneering", which won the 2021 Taste Award for Best New Series. She also hosted the TV show "Wild Food" on Discovery Netwo ...

, American author * Giacomo Pellegrini, Roman Catholic prelate * Gino Pellegrini, Italian set designer and painter * Gino Pellegrini (musician), Italian American mandolinist and composer *

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (29 April 1675 – 2 November 1741) was one of the leading Venetian history painters of the early 18th century. His style melded the Renaissance style of Paolo Veronese with the Baroque of Pietro da Cortona and L ...

, Italian painter *

Giovanni Angelo Pellegrini Giovanni Angelo Pellegrini (died 1568) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1552–1568) and Bishop of Fondi (1537–1552). ''(in Latin)''Glauco Pellegrini Glauco Pellegrini (1919–1991) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.Mitchell p.200 Selected filmography * ''Il monello della strada'' (1951) * ''Shadows on the Grand Canal'' (1951) * ''What Scoundrels Men Are! (1953 film), What Scoundre ...

, Italian screenwriter *

Graziella Pellegrini Graziella Pellegrini (born July 12, 1961) is an Italian Professor of Cell Biology and the Cell Therapy Program Coordinator at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. She has developed and championed cell therapy protocols in hospitals across ...

, Italian stem cell biologist * Guillermo Pellegrini, Argentine equestrian *

Héctor Pellegrini Héctor Pellegrini (6 August 1931 – 1 November 1999) was an Argentine film actor. Pellegrini came to fame in the 1961 acclaimed film '' Alias Gardelito'' and made over 50 appearances mostly in film between 1961 and 1988. Partial filmography * ...

, Argentine film actor * Ida Einaudi (1885-1968) born Countess Ida Pellegrini, First Lady of Italy (May 12, 1948 - May 11, 1955) *

Ines Pellegrini Ines Pellegrini (born on 7 November 1954) is an Italian retired actress of Eritrean origin. Life and career Though born in Milan, Pelligrini spent her childhood in Eritrea, attending Italian schools, before returning to Italy with her adopti ...

, Italian actress * Jacopo Pellegrini, Italian professional footballer * Joe Pellegrini, American football player * Jorge Pellegrini, Argentine footballer *

Lorenzo Pellegrini Lorenzo Pellegrini (; born 19 June 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and is captain for club Roma. He represents the Italy national team. Pellegrini is an academy graduate of Roma, having joined the club in 2 ...

, Italian footballer * Luca Pellegrini (disambiguation), several people * Lucas Pellegrini, French footballer *

Lucio Pellegrini Lucio Pellegrini (born 20 October 1965) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Early life On 20 October 1965, Pellegrini was born in Asti, Italy. Career Pellegrini started his career in 1992 as a television writer, collaborating with RAI ...

, Italian director *

Luigi Pellegrini Scaramuccia Luigi Pellegrini Scaramuccia (1616–1680) was an Italian painter and artist biographer of the Baroque period. He was a pupil, along with Giovanni Domenico Cerrini of the painter Guido Reni. Born in Perugia to the painter Giovanni Antonio Scara ...

, Italian painter *

Manuel Pellegrini Manuel Lúis Pellegrini Ripamonti (; ; born 16 September 1953) is a Chilean professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Real Betis. As a coach, he has managed teams in Spain, England, Argentina, Chile, China and Ecuador. ...

, Chilean football manager and former player *

Marco Pellegrini Marco Pellegrini (''fl.'' ca. 1500) was a Dominican friar and Vicar-General of the Dominicans in Lombardy from October 1506. As a novice he took part in the Coppini Mission to England. He was noted for his opposition to the doctrines of Savonar ...

, Dominican friar *

Massimo Pellegrini Massimo Pellegrini (born 2 January 1966 in Frascati) is a retired Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive r ...

, Italian footballer *

Margaret Pellegrini Margaret Pellegrini (' Williams; September 23, 1923 – August 7, 2013) was an American actress, vaudeville performer and dancer, best known for playing one of the Munchkins from the 1939 film '' The Wizard of Oz.'' Until her death in 2013, she ...

, American actress *

Maria Pellegrini Maria Pellegrini (born 15 July 1943 in Pretoro, Italy) is a Canadian operatic soprano of Italian birth who has had an active international career since the 1960s. She is particularly associated with the operas of Giacomo Puccini and Giuseppe Verdi ...

, Canadian operatic soprano * Matías Pellegrini, Argentine footballer *

Maurizio Pellegrini Maurizio Pellegrini (Turin, 1866-?) was an Italian painter and lawyer. He graduated as a lawyer from the University of Turin in 1889. Then he studied painting at the Accademia Albertina under Professor Giacomo Grosso. He also studied design under ...

, Italian painter * Nicola Pellegrini, Italian artist * Nicolino Pellegrini, Italian musician *

Norman Pellegrini Norman Pellegrini (July 18, 1929 – July 2, 2009) was an American radio executive, producer, and personality. He was the program director for WFMT radio in Chicago from 1953 to 1996. On air he led WFMT's internationally syndicated broadcasts of ...

, American radio executive *

Paolo Pellegrini Paolo Pellegrini (1597 – April 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capri (1641–1683). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Paolo Pellegrini was born in Naples, Italy in 1597. On 18 March 1641, he was appointed during the papacy ...

, Roman Catholic prelate *

Peter Pellegrini Peter Pellegrini (; born 6 October 1975) is a Slovak politician who served as the prime minister of Slovakia from 2018 to 2020 and Minister of Health from December 2019 to March 2020. He previously served as deputy prime minister (2016–2018) an ...

, Slovakian politician and Prime Minister of the country from March 2018 to March 2020 * Robert Pellegrini, American psychologist * Riccardo Pellegrini, Italian painter * Sara Pellegrini, Italian cross-country skier * Stefano Pellegrini (footballer, born 1953), Italian footballer * Stefano Pellegrini (footballer, born 1967), Italian footballer *

Thalia Pellegrini Thalia Pellegrini (born 16 August 1975, in London) is a British television presenter and registered Nutritional Therapist (FdSc DipION BANT CNHC). She graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in English. Between the years of 200 ...

, British TV presenter * Tassilo Pellegrini, professor at the University of St.Pölten, Austria *

Tobias Pellegrini Tobias Pellegrini (born 3 April 1996) is an Austrian footballer who plays for SK Vorwärts Steyr. Career FC Wels Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Pellegrini joined FC Wels FC Wels is an Football in Austria, Austrian association football club foun ...

, Austrian footballer *

Valeriano Pellegrini Valeriano Pellegrini (c. 1663 – 18 January 1746) was an Italian soprano castrato singer of the 18th century. He is largely remembered today for his association with the composer George Frideric Handel, for whom he sang in Italy and then later ...

, Italian soprano castrato *

Vincenzo Pellegrini Vincenzo Pellegrini (1575–1612) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and Baroque periods, born at Perugia. He was a follower of Federico Barocci Federico Barocci (also written ''Barozzi'')(c. 1535 in Urbino – 1612 in Urbino) wa ...

, Italian painter * Walter Pellegrini, Swiss footballer

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