Rieti is the
surname
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of an ancient
Jewish
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family originated from the city of
Rieti
Rieti (; lat, Reate, Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina re ...
, in central Italy; variants of the surname include Rietti, Rietty, Riettis, Arietti and Arieti.
* Gaio Isaac of Rieti, forefather of the family
* Moses ben Isaac of Rieti, also known as Moses Rieti or Mosè di Gaio (1388-1460), son of Gaio Isaac, poet and physician
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Rabbi Jonathan Rietti, son of Robert Rietti, an Orthodox rabbi involved in Jewish outreach, living in USA
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Robert Rietti
Robert Rietti, (born Lucio Rietti; 8 February 1923 – 3 April 2015), was an actor, and Oscar-nominated director of Anglo-Italian descent. With over 200 credits to his name, he had a highly prolific career in the American, British and Ita ...
(1923–2015), also known as Robert Rietty, a British actor, director, and writer
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Victor Rietti
Victor Rietti (29 February 1888 – 3 December 1963) was an Italian-born actor and director who became known through his work in television, especially through the many live television productions of the Italian play ''To Live in Peace'' during ...
(1888–1963), father of Robert, also actor, writer, and violinist
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Vittorio Rieti
Vittorio Rieti (January 28, 1898 – February 19, 1994) was a Jewish- Italian-American composer. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Rieti moved to Milan to study economics. He subsequently studied in Rome under Respighi and Casella, and lived there ...
(1898–1994), Italian composer
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