Nilton Travesso dead at age 92
Nilton Travesso, a Brazilian television director and producer associated with TV Globo, Rede Bandeirantes, Rede Manchete and SBT, died in São Paulo on November 6, 2026, aged 92. Born Nilton…
Famous Dead People from Italy
Over 3,000 obituaries for famous people from Italy who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Gianpietro Marchetti death at age 78
Gianpietro Marchetti, the Italian footballer who played as a defender for Atalanta, Juventus and the national team, died November 5, 2026, aged 78. Born in Rudiano on October 22, 1948,…
Gianluca Pierobon passes away at age 59
Gianluca Pierobon, an Italian racing cyclist, died on November 5, 2026, aged 59. Born in Gallarate on March 2, 1967, he was identified as a former racing cyclist and a…
Mikhail Vasiliev obituary: died at age 64
Mikhail Vasiliev, a Russian ice hockey player, died November 5, 2026, aged 64. Born Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vasiliev on June 8, 1962, in Elektrogorsk, in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet…
Bernardo Rogora passed away at age 87
Bernardo Rogora, an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender, died on November 4, 2026, aged 87. Born in Solbiate Olona on November 8, 1938, he developed in Pro…
Obituary: Carlo Molinari, dead at age 93
Carlo Molinari, the French businessman and president of FC Metz, died November 4, 2026, aged 93. Born Charles Molinari in Villerupt on February 28, 1933, he was of Italian origin…
Tinto Brass, died aged 93
Tinto Brass, the Italian film director and screenwriter whose career encompassed avant-garde and erotic cinema, died on November 4, 2026, aged 93. Born Giovanni Brass in Milan on March 26,…
Obituary: Alessandro Staccioli, dead at age 94
Alessandro Staccioli, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as vicar apostolic of Luang Prabang and auxiliary bishop of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino, died November 4, 2026, aged 94. Born…
Lucia Modugno died at age 94
Lucia Modugno, the Italian actress, theater director and writer, died November 3, 2026, aged 94. Born on July 9, 1932, she worked in both cinema and theater. Her screen credits…
Jan Władysław Woś passes away at age 87
Jan Władysław Woś, a Polish bibliophile, historian, essayist and fiction writer, died on November 3, 2026, aged 87. Born in Warsaw, he studied at the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of…
Obituary: Erminia Ferrari, dead at age 94
Erminia Ferrari, an Italian model and costume designer, died November 2, 2026, aged 94. Born in Taormina on November 4, 1931, she was the daughter of a hotel director who…
Nadia Santini dead at age 73
Nadia Santini, an Italian chef known for Dal Pescatore, died November 2, 2026, aged 73. Born in San Pietro Mussolino, she became closely associated with the restaurant in Canneto sull’Oglio,…
Mišo Kovač dies at 85
Mišo Kovač, a Croatian recording artist, died on October 31, 2026, aged 85. Born Mate Kovač in Šibenik on July 16, 1941, during the Italian occupation of Dalmatia, he was…
Obituary: Frank Lenti, dead at age 79
Frank Lenti, the Canadian outlaw biker known as Francesco “Cisco” Lenti and founder of the Loners Motorcycle Club, died October 31, 2026, aged 79. He was born June 21, 1947,…
Guido Neri obituary: died at age 87
Guido Neri, an Italian cyclist, died October 30, 2026, aged 87. Born in Cesena on January 27, 1939, Neri was an Italian racing cyclist whose recorded results include a Coppa…
Annaclara Cataldi Palau passed away at age 76
Annaclara Cataldi Palau, an Italian Hellenist and palaeographer, died October 30, 2026, aged 76. She specialised in Greek medieval and Renaissance palaeography and the history of the book. Born in…
Paolo Galluzzi passes away at age 84
Paolo Galluzzi, an Italian historian of science, died October 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in Florence in 1942, he held the chair of history of science at the University of…
Death of Pino Presti at age 83
Pino Presti, the professional name of Italian arranger Giuseppe Prestipino Giarritta, died October 28, 2026, aged 83. Born in Milan on August 23, 1943, he entered music early: the son…
Obituary: Franco Carrera, dead at age 82
Franco Carrera, an Italian footballer, died on October 27, 2026, aged 82. Born in Turin on November 8, 1943, he began playing with Juventus and made his Serie A debut…
Italo Zannier has died at age 94
Italo Zannier, Italian art connoisseur and art historian, died October 27, 2026, aged 94. Born in Spilimbergo, he worked as a photographer, academic and historian of photography, joining photographic practice…
Paolo Romeo has died at age 88
Paolo Romeo, an Italian priest, cardinal and archbishop emeritus of Palermo, died October 25, 2026, aged 88. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him to the see of Palermo on December 19,…
Judith Blegen dies at age 85
Judith Blegen, an American soprano associated with light lyric roles in French, Italian and German repertories, died October 23, 2026, aged 85. Born in Lexington on April 27, 1941, Blegen…
Asim Kurjak has died at age 84
Asim Kurjak, a Croatian scientist and gynecologist, died October 23, 2026, aged 84. He served as president of the International Academy of Perinatal Medicine and director of the Ian Donald…
Bruno Spaggiari dies at 93
Bruno Spaggiari, an Italian motorcycle road racer, died October 23, 2026, aged 93. Born in Reggio Emilia on January 11, 1933, he competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, with his…
Obituary: Benito di Paula, dead at age 84
Benito di Paula, the Brazilian singer-songwriter, composer and pianist, died of prostate cancer on October 18, 2026, aged 84. Born Uday Vellozo in Nova Friburgo, he became known professionally as…
Luigi Malice dies at 88
Luigi Malice, an Italian painter and sculptor known for abstract art, died October 14, 2026, aged 88. Born in Naples, he studied at the Naples Academy of Fine Arts under…
Alpay has died at age 91
Alpay, the Turkish singer born Ahmet Alpay Nazikioğlu, died October 14, 2026, aged 91. Born in Ankara on January 1, 1935, he studied at Ankara University Law School before pursuing…
Angelo Groppelli has died at age 80
Angelo Groppelli, an Italian weightlifter, died October 14, 2026, aged 80. Born in Varese on July 12, 1946, he is identified in biographical records as a former Italian shot putter.…
Giorgio Bracardi dies at 93
Giorgio Bracardi, the Italian actor and comedian, died on October 12, 2026, aged 93, from complications of a broken femur. Born in Rome on May 3, 1933, by Caesarean section,…
Wilma De Angelis dead at age 96
Wilma De Angelis, the Italian singer and television presenter associated with “Nessuno,” died October 11, 2026, aged 96. Born in Milan on April 8, 1930, she began her career in…
Jean Borella passed away at age 96
Jean Borella, a French philosopher and theologian, died October 11, 2026, aged 96. Born in Nancy on May 21, 1930, he received a Catholic education and attended traditional public secondary…
Giuseppe Schifilliti, died aged 88
Giuseppe Schifilliti, an Italian-American mobster and prominent member of New Jersey’s DeCavalcante crime family, died October 10, 2026, aged 88. Known as Pino, he was born in Tripoli, Italian Libya,…
Death of Federico l’Olandese at age 76
Federico l'Olandese Volante, the Dutch-born Italian radio host, died on October 9, 2026, aged 76. Born Frederik Matthijs Van Stegeren in Deventer, the Netherlands, he grew up there and often…
Piero passed away at age 81
Piero Antonio Franco De Benedictis, the Italian-born Argentine singer-songwriter known professionally as Piero, died on October 7, 2026, aged 81. Born in Gallipoli, in Italy’s Apulia region, he moved with…
Stefania Corna passed away at age 35
Stefania Corna, an Italian volleyball player, died on October 7, 2026, aged 35, after a long illness. Born in Bergamo on November 5, 1990, she played for Volley Bergamo and…
Barbara Spinelli passes away at age 80
Barbara Spinelli, an Italian journalist, writer and politician, died in Rome on October 7, 2026, aged 80. Born in Rome on May 31, 1946, she was the daughter of Altiero…
Bisera Alikadić, died aged 87
Bisera Alikadić, a Bosnian poet and author, died on October 6, 2026, aged 87. Born in Podhum near Livno, she built a body of work that included poetry, romance novels…
Fusako Yusaki death at age 89
Fusako Yusaki, the Japanese-Italian stop-motion animator, died October 6, 2026, aged 89. Born in 1937, she studied at Brera Academy and became known for claymation, making animated works with plasticine.…
Joseph Sciorra dead, Joseph Sciorra, American cultural historian
Joseph Sciorra, an American cultural historian who specialized in Italian American culture, died October 5, 2026. Born Joseph Umberto Sciorra on April 4, 1955, he devoted his work to the…
Gabriele Sabatini passes away at age 50
Gabriele Sabatini, an Italian football player and manager, died on October 5, 2026, aged 50. Born in La Spezia on March 22, 1976, he played for Pisa, Castelnuovo and Cuneo…
Antoine Ciosi passes away at age 94
Antoine Ciosi, a French singer and composer, died on October 4, 2026, aged 94, in Corbara, Corsica. Born on December 15, 1931, in Sorbo-Ocagnano, he grew up in a rural…
Giovanni Lista passes away at age 83
Giovanni Lista, an Italian art historian and art critic specializing in Futurism, died in Paris on October 3, 2026, aged 83. Born on February 13, 1943, in Castiglione del Lago,…
Peppino Mazzullo has died at age 100
Peppino Mazzullo, the Italian actor and voice actor whose voice helped define the character Topo Gigio for decades, died on September 30, 2026, aged 100. Born Giuseppe Mazzullo on June…
Umberto Pizzi passes away at age 88
Umberto Pizzi, the Italian photojournalist, died on September 29, 2026, aged 88. Born in Zagarolo on October 7, 1937, he became a photojournalist in 1963 and worked for the FAO…
Obituary: Andrea Tempestini, dead at age 40
Andrea Tempestini, an Italian journalist, died on September 28, 2026, aged 40. He worked as a journalist for Libero, a daily newspaper based in Milan. The Sango-language biography identifies him…
John Dixon Hunt, died aged 90
John Dixon Hunt, an English landscape historian, died September 27, 2026, aged 90. Born in Gloucester, he attended Bristol Grammar School and King’s College, and began his academic career teaching…
Bruno Musarò death at age 78
Bruno Musarò, the Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as apostolic nuncio to Panama, Guatemala and Costa Rica, died on September 26, 2026, aged 78. Born in Andrano on June…
Remo Calzona passes away at age 87
Remo Calzona, an Italian civil engineer and university teacher, died on September 25, 2026, aged 87. Born in Catanzaro on January 19, 1939, he graduated in civil engineering from Sapienza…
Riccardo Innocenti passes away at age 83
Riccardo Innocenti, the Italian footballer who played as a midfielder, died on September 22, 2026, aged 83. Born in Ardenno on July 29, 1943, he made 47 appearances in Serie…
Death of Terry Harryman at age 87
Terry Harryman, the British rally co-driver, died on September 21, 2026, aged 87. Born in Bangor, Northern Ireland, on September 26, 1938, he built a career as a rally navigator…
Sergio Carpanesi has died at age 90
Sergio Carpanesi, the Italian footballer and coach who played as a midfielder, died on September 21, 2026, aged 90. Born in La Spezia on March 21, 1936, he spent 13…
Davide di Lernia dies at age 47
Davide di Lernia, an Italian filmmaker, died on September 20, 2026, aged 47. Born Davide Antonio di Lernia in Milan on November 11, 1978, he worked as a film director,…
Sandro Mazzola death at age 83
Sandro Mazzola, the Italian footballer who starred for Inter Milan and the Italy national team, died on September 19, 2026, aged 83. Born Alessandro Mazzola in Turin on November 8,…
Death of Nico Perrone at age 91
Nico Perrone, an Italian journalist, historian and writer, died on September 19, 2026, aged 91. Born Nicola Carlo Perrone in Bari on April 27, 1935, he became known for his…
Grazia Daddario passed away at age 94
Grazia Daddario, an Italian actress, died on September 18, 2026, aged 94. Born in Bari on July 12, 1932, she made her theater debut in 1980 alongside Nico Salatino and…
Alfredo Mantica passed away at age 83
Alfredo Mantica, the Italian politician and business advisor who served as a senator from 1996 to 2013, died on September 17, 2026, aged 83. Born in Rimini on July 17,…
John Whenham dead, John Whenham, English musicologist
John Whenham, an English musicologist and academic specializing in early Italian Baroque music, died September 16, 2026. He earned a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Arts at the…
Pietro Soddu dies at 97
Pietro Soddu, the Italian politician who served as a deputy and three-time president of Sardinia, died on September 16, 2026, aged 97. Born in Benetutti on June 19, 1929, he…
Death of Vitantonio Lovallo at age 112
Vitantonio Lovallo, the Italian veteran and supercentenarian who was the oldest living World War II veteran and the oldest living man in Italy, died on September 15, 2026, aged 112.…
Death of Laureano Leone at age 98
Laureano Leone, a Canadian politician, died on September 15, 2026, at age 98. Born in Rocca Pia, he was educated at the Detroit Institute of Technology before entering public life…
Death of Gianfranco Pieri at age 89
Gianfranco Pieri, an Italian basketball player, died on September 14, 2026, aged 89. Born in Trieste in 1937, he played professionally from 1950 to 1970 and represented Italy at the…
Emma Bonino died at age 78
Emma Bonino, the Italian politician who served as minister of foreign affairs, senator and member of the European Parliament, died on September 11, 2026, aged 78, after a battle with…
Raffaele Costa dead at age 90
Raffaele Costa, the Italian politician who served as a deputy, minister and provincial president, died on September 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in Mondovì on September 8, 1936, he graduated…
Claudio Carsughi obituary: died at age 93
Claudio Carsughi, the Italian-Brazilian sports journalist associated with Corriere dello Sport, Rádio Jovem Pan and Quatro Rodas, died on September 10, 2026, aged 93. Born in Arezzo in 1932, he…
Obituary: Elio Zamuto, dead at age 85
Elio Zamuto, the Italian actor and voice actor known professionally by that name, died on September 9, 2026, aged 85. Born Elio Mazzamuto in Syracuse, Sicily, he began his career…
Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano death at age 79
Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano, the Italian energy distribution industry executive who served as chairman of Hera from 2002 to 2023, died on September 9, 2026, aged 79. Born in Brescia…
Pierfranco Vianelli dies at 79
Pierfranco Vianelli, the Italian cyclist and 1968 Olympic champion, died on September 8, 2026, aged 79. Born in Provaglio d'Iseo, he won gold in the individual road race at the…
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Elio Lo Cascio passes away at age 78
Elio Lo Cascio, an Italian historian and teacher of Roman history at Sapienza University of Rome, died on September 6, 2026, aged 78. Born in Palermo in 1948, he studied…
Fabio Mussi passed away at age 78
Fabio Mussi, the Italian politician who served as minister of university and research from 2006 to 2008 and as a deputy from 1992 to 2008, died on September 3, 2026,…
Enzo Bianchi dies at age 83
Enzo Bianchi, the Italian friar who founded the Bose Monastic Community, died on September 1, 2026, aged 83. Born on March 3, 1943, in Castel Boglione, he went on to…
Death of Giacomo Aimoni at age 86
Giacomo Aimoni, an Italian ski jumper, died on August 29, 2026, aged 86. Born in Ponte di Legno on December 23, 1939, he represented Italy in ski jumping at the…
Franco Fontana dies at 92
Franco Fontana, the Italian photographer known for his abstract colour landscapes, died on August 29, 2026, aged 92. Born in Modena on December 9, 1933, he began taking photographs in…
Antonino Fogliani obituary: died at age 50
Antonino Fogliani, the Italian conductor, died on August 29, 2026, aged 50. Born in Messina on June 29, 1976, he studied composition at the Conservatorio "G. B. Martini" in Bologna…
Obituary: Carla Marchelli, dead at age 91
Carla Marchelli, the Italian Olympic skier who competed in alpine skiing at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics, died on August 27, 2026, aged 91. Born in Genoa on April…
Obituary: Domenico Papalia, dead at age 81
Domenico Papalia, an Italian mobster and member of the 'Ndrangheta, died on August 26, 2026, aged 81. Also known as Micu, he was born in Platì, Calabria, and became part…
Michele Zappella dies at age 90
Michele Zappella, the Italian psychiatrist and scholar of child neuropsychiatry, died on August 25, 2026, aged 90. Born in Viareggio on March 4, 1936, he graduated in medicine and surgery…
Fabio Grossi dead at age 68
Fabio Grossi, the Italian actor and stage director known for work in films including I fichissimi, The Family Friend and Darker Than Midnight, died on August 25, 2026, aged 68.…
Fabio Grossi dead at age 68
Fabio Grossi, the Italian actor and stage director known for roles in films including I fichissimi, The Family Friend and Darker Than Midnight, died on August 24, 2026, aged 68.…
Giorgio Blais, died aged 91
Giorgio Blais, the Italian major-general who won public notice for a solo walk across Italy in 2000, died on August 24, 2026, aged 91. Born in Turin on April 14,…
Obituary: Fabrizio Plessi, dead at age 86
Fabrizio Plessi, the Italian installation artist known for work centered on water and other elemental materials, died on August 23, 2026, aged 86. Born in Reggio Emilia on April 3,…
Death of Alcide Cerato at age 87
Alcide Cerato, an Italian racing cyclist who competed professionally in road racing, died on August 23, 2026, aged 87. Born in Legnaro in 1939, he rode as a professional from…
Ennio Mattarelli dead at age 98
Ennio Mattarelli, the Italian clay shooter who won Olympic gold in trap shooting, died on August 23, 2026, aged 98. Born in Bologna on August 5, 1928, he became an…
Obituary: Michele Sensi-Contugi, dead at age 44
Michele Sensi-Contugi, an Italian-born Ecuadorian politician and businessman, died on August 19, 2026, aged 44, in a helicopter crash in Kenya. Known also as Michele Sensi-Contugi Ycaza, he was born…
Michele Pinto passed away at age 95
Michele Pinto, the Italian politician who served as minister of agriculture in the Prodi I Cabinet, died on August 19, 2026, aged 95. Born in Teggiano on January 2, 1931,…
Obituary: Varenne, dead at age 31
Varenne, the Italian Standardbred racehorse who died on August 18, 2026, aged 31, died of a heart attack. Foaled in Copparo, Italy, on May 19, 1995, the dark bay trotter…
Fulvio Lucisano dead at age 98
Fulvio Lucisano, the Italian film producer behind Night of the Sharks, Notte prima degli esami and Many Kisses Later, died on August 18, 2026, aged 98. Born in Rome on…
Obituary: Flavia Lattanzi, dead at age 85
Flavia Lattanzi, an Italian lawyer and scholar of international law, died on August 18, 2026, aged 85. Born in Addis Ababa in 1940, she studied law at Sapienza University of…
Alex Fiorio dead at age 61
Alex Fiorio, the Italian rally driver, died on August 17, 2026, aged 61, after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. Born Alessandro Fiorio in Turin on March 10, 1965, he made…
Carla Tatò died at age 79
Carla Tatò, the Italian actress known for films including Slap the Monster on Page One, We Want the Colonels and The Five Days, died on August 14, 2026, aged 79.…
Lucio Montanaro dead at age 75
Lucio Montanaro, the Italian actor and comedian known for work in films such as Zappatore, La liceale al mare con l'amica di papà and La dottoressa preferisce i marinai, died…
Vito Gruosso, died aged 78
Vito Gruosso, an Italian trade unionist and politician, died on August 13, 2026, aged 78. Born in San Fele, Italy, on April 23, 1948, he was a member of the…
Gianpaolo Bellini death at age 91
Gianpaolo Bellini, the Italian experimental physicist known for his work in low-background neutrino detection and the Borexino experiment, died on August 12, 2026, aged 91. Born in Milan on June…
Silvia Monti dies at age 80
Silvia Monti, the Italian actress who appeared in a handful of films between 1969 and 1974, died on August 12, 2026, aged 80. Born Silvia Cornacchia in Venice on January…
Fiorenza Marchegiani death at age 73
Fiorenza Marchegiani, the Italian actress known for her work in film, stage and television, died on August 11, 2026, aged 73. Born in Osimo on July 31, 1953, she began…
Armando Umberto Gianni, died aged 86
Armando Umberto Gianni, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and the first Bishop of Bouar, died on August 10, 2026, aged 86. Born in Gragnola, Italy, on September 23, 1939, he…
Giancarlo Ferretti, died aged 84
Giancarlo Ferretti, the Italian road racing cyclist who later became a directeur sportif, died on August 9, 2026, aged 84. Born in Lugo on October 16, 1941, he first competed…
Livio Berruti, died aged 87
Livio Berruti, the Italian athlete who won the 200-meter dash at the 1960 Summer Olympics, died on August 9, 2026, aged 87. Born in Turin on May 19, 1939, he…
Roberto Costanzo, died aged 96
Roberto Costanzo, the Italian civil servant and politician who served as a member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1989, died on August 8, 2026, aged 96. Born on…
Giuseppe Marchioro dead at age 90
Giuseppe Marchioro, the Italian football manager who worked with Como, Milan and Genoa, died on August 6, 2026, aged 90. Born in Milan on March 13, 1936, he built a…