Puglisi () is an Italian surname, derived from (), the
Sicilian language
Sicilian ( scn, sicilianu, link=no, ; it, siciliano) is a Romance language that is spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands. A variant, ''Calabro-Sicilian'', is spoken in southern Calabria, where it is called Southern Calabro ...
term to indicate someone from
Apulia
it, Pugliese
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. Notable people with the surname include:
* Andy Puglisi, American boy who
disappeared in 1976
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Claudio Puglisi
Claudio Puglisi (born 1960 in Voghera, Italy) is an Italian former football referee and linesman. He was implicated in the 2006 Serie A scandal for his contacts with Leonardo Meani before an April 2005 match with Chievo Verona
Associazione ...
, Italian football referee
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Gemma Puglisi, Italian-American author
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Leonardo Puglisi
Leonardo Puglisi ( ; born 12 November 2007) is an Australian journalist. He is the founder of online news channel 6 News Australia. He lives in Melbourne, Victoria.
Career
Puglisi began his media career in 2019, founding what was then initia ...
, Australian journalist
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Marcello Puglisi
Marcello Puglisi (born May 17, 1986 in Trescore Balneario) is an Italian racing driver.
Career
Formula Renault
Puglisi began his car racing career by driving in the Italian Formula Renault Championship and Formula Renault Eurocup in 2003. He rem ...
, Italian racing driver
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Onofrio Puglisi
Onofrio Puglisi, also known as Onofrio Pugliesi Sbernia (died on 11 January 1679), was an Italian mathematician from Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of ...
(d. 1679), Sicilian mathematician
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Pino Puglisi
Giuseppe "Pino" Puglisi (, ; 15 September 1937 – 15 September 1993) was a Roman Catholic priest in the rough Palermo neighbourhood of Brancaccio. He openly challenged the Mafia who controlled the neighbourhood, and was killed by them on hi ...
, Roman Catholic priest
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Italian-language surnames