Frank Michael dead at age 79, lung cancer
Frank Michael, the Italian-born Belgian singer whose career spanned more than five decades, died on June 12, 2026, of lung cancer. Born Franco Gabelli in Bedonia, Italy, on May 7,…
Famous Dead People from Italy
Over 3,000 obituaries for famous people from Italy who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Natalino Irti dead at age 90, Italian academic and jurist
Natalino Irti died on June 11, 2026. He was an Italian academic and jurist. Tags Lawyers, Scientists, 11 June 2026, Irti, Italy, Natalino, June 11, June 2026
Claudio Spadaro dead at age 72, Italian actor
Claudio Spadaro died on June 10, 2026. He was an Italian actor. Tags Actors, 10 June 2026, Claudio, Gemini, Italy, Spadaro, June 10, June 2026
Tino Conti dead at age 80, Italian Olympic cyclist
Tino Conti, the Italian Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 80. Born Costantino Conti in Nibionno in 1945,…
Patrizia Caselli dead at age 66, Italian actress
Patrizia Caselli, an Italian actress known for City Limits, died on June 9, 2026, at age 66. Born in Udine on May 13, 1960, she began her career in the…
Corrado Solari dead at age 77, Italian actor
Corrado Solari died on June 9, 2026. He was an Italian actor. Tags Actors, 09 June 2026, Cancer, Corrado, Italy, Solari, June 2026, June 9
Matteo Fantuzzi dead at age 46, Italian poet
Matteo Fantuzzi died on June 9, 2026. He was an Italian poet. Tags Writers, 09 June 2026, Cancer, Fantuzzi, Italy, Matteo, June 2026, June 9
Mauro Viviani dead at age 76, Italian footballer
Mauro Viviani died on June 8, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, Italy, Leo, Mauro, Viviani, June 2026, June 8
Roberto Soffritti dead at age 84, deputy
Roberto Soffritti, an Italian politician who served as a deputy from 2006 to 2008, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Ferrara on October 11,…
Piero Pasini dead at age 84, Italian basketball coach
Piero Pasini died on June 8, 2026. He was an Italian basketball coach. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, Italy, Pasini, Piero, June 2026, June 8
Alfio Brina dead at age 84, deputy, senator
Alfio Brina, an Italian politician who served as a deputy from 1983 to 1987 and as a senator from 1987 to 1994, died on June 7, 2026. He was 84.…
Giuseppe Sacchi (imprenditore) dead at age 93, Italian television director and television producer
Giuseppe Sacchi, an Italian television director and television producer, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 93. Known also as Peppo Sacchi, he was born in Como on…
Vania Protti Traxler dead at age 89, Italian entrepreneur
Vania Protti Traxler died on June 5, 2026. She was an Italian entrepreneur. Tags Other, 05 June 2026, Italy, Traxler, Vania, June 2026, June 5
Giuseppe Sacchi dead at age 93, Italian television director and television producer
Giuseppe Sacchi died on June 5, 2026. He was an Italian television director and television producer. No further details about his life or career were immediately available. Tags Actors, 05…
Claudio Appiani dead at age 69, Italian rugby player
Claudio Appiani died on June 4, 2026. He was an Italian rugby player from Calvisano, born on July 1, 1957. His death was announced at age 68. Tags Athletes, 04…
Gianni Francesco Mattioli dead at age 86, deputy and minister of community policies
Gianni Francesco Mattioli, the Italian politician and physicist who served as a deputy from 1987 to 2001 and as minister of community policies from 1998 to 1999, died on June…
Ermanno Arslan dead at age 85, Italian archaeologist
Ermanno Arslan died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 85. An Italian archaeologist, he was also a numismatist and museum professional. Born in Verona in 1940, he studied…
Giuseppe Gargani dead at age 91, deputy and MEP
Giuseppe Gargani, the Italian politician who served as a deputy from 1972 to 1994 and as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2009, died on May 27,…
Edoardo Rovida dead at age 98, apostolic nuncio
Edoardo Rovida, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and apostolic nuncio, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Alessandria on August 26, 1927, he was ordained…
Gennaro Sasso dead at age 97, Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy
Gennaro Sasso died on May 26, 2026. He was 97. An Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy, Sasso was born in Rome on June 25, 1928. His work and teaching…
Massimo Capaccioli dead at age 82, Italian astrophysicist
Massimo Capaccioli died on May 25, 2026. He was an Italian astrophysicist. Massimo Capaccioli, 82, Italian astrophysicist. Tags Scientists, 25 May 2026, Capaccioli, Italy, Massimo, May 2026, May 25
Mario Milano
Italian professional wrestlerDied on Friday December 9th 2016
Zeudi Araya dead at age 75, Hearts and Armour, The Sinner) and film producer
Zeudi Araya, the Eritrean actress and film producer known for Mr. Robinson, Hearts and Armour and The Sinner, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on…
Lino Carletto dead at age 82, Italian cyclist
Lino Carletto, an Italian cyclist, died on May 23, 2026. Born on July 20, 1943, in Vigasio, Italy, he built his career as a racing cyclist and was part of…
Franco De Piccoli dead at age 88, Italian boxer, Olympic champion
Franco De Piccoli, an Italian boxer and 1960 Olympic champion, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Campalto, Italy, on November 29, 1937, he won…
Vincenzo Santapaola dead at age 56, Italian mobster
Vincenzo Santapaola, an Italian mobster associated with the Sicilian Mafia, died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 56. Born in Catania, Sicily, on June 2, 1969, he was…
Carlo Petrini dead at age 76, Italian gastronomist, founder of Slow Food
Carlo Petrini, the Italian gastronomist and founder of Slow Food, died on May 21, 2026, at age 76. Also known as "Carlìn," he was an Italian activist and author who…
Maurizio Gori dead at age 80, Italian footballer
Maurizio Gori, an Italian footballer, died on May 21, 2026. Maurizio Gori [it], 80, Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 21 May 2026, Gori, Italy, Maurizio, May 2026, May 21
Alfredo Magni dead at age 86, Italian footballer
Alfredo Magni died on May 21, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Alfredo Magni [it], 86, Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 21 May 2026, Alfredo, Italy, Magni, May 2026, May 21
George Eastman dead at age 83, Italian actor and screenwriter
George Eastman, an Italian actor and screenwriter, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Luigi Montefiori in Genoa in 1942, he was known for his acting…
Gianclaudio Bressa dead at age 70, Italian politician, mayor of Belluno, deputy, and senator
Gianclaudio Bressa, an Italian politician who served as mayor of Belluno from 1990 to 1993, deputy from 1996 to 2018, and senator from 2018 to 2022, died on May 18,…
Aldo Naouri dead at age 88, French paediatric psychologist and psychoanalyst
Aldo Naouri, a French paediatric psychologist and psychoanalyst, died on May 18, 2026, in Paris, France, aged 88. Born in Benghazi, Italian Libya, on Dec. 22, 1937, he came from…
Roberto Malenotti dead at age 86, Italian filmmaker
Roberto Malenotti died on May 18, 2026. He was 86. The Italian filmmaker was born in Pisa on June 6, 1939. Malenotti worked as a film director, screenwriter and producer.…
Corrado Teneggi dead at age 90, Lecce, Como)
Corrado Teneggi died on May 17, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Savona, Lecce and Como. Born on March 13, 1936, in Teano, he died in Savona.…
Adone Brandalise dead at age 76, Italian literary critic and philosopher
Adone Brandalise died on May 14, 2026. He was an Italian literary critic and philosopher. A brief notice of his death was published without further details about the circumstances. Adone…
Nicola Colombo Italian football executive, chairman of Monza dead at age 57
Nicola Colombo, an Italian football executive and businessman who was chairman of Monza from 2015 to 2018, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 57. He was born…
Eugenio Binini Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello and bishop of…
Eugenio Binini, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello from 1983 to 1991 and bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli from 1991 to 2010, died on May 7, 2026, at…
Giovanni Cervetti Italian politician dead at age 92
Giovanni Cervetti, an Italian politician, died on May 7, 2026. Giovanni Cervetti [it], 92, Italian politician. Tags Politicians, 07 May 2026, Cervetti, Giovanni, Italy, 2026-05-07, May 2026, May 7
Evaristo Beccalossi Italian footballer, complications from a cerebral hemorrhage dead at age 69
Evaristo Beccalossi, an Italian footballer who played for Brescia, Inter Milan and Sampdoria, died on May 6, 2026, of complications from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 69. A midfielder from…
Olivier Dupuis dead at age 68, MEP
Olivier Dupuis, a Belgian politician and member of the European Parliament from 1996 to 2004, died on May 4, 2026. He was 68. Born in Ath, Belgium, on February 25,…
Branko Marušič public figure dead at age 88
Branko Marušič, a Slovenian historian, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Gorizia, Italy, to an upper middle class Slovene family, he moved with his…
Pietro Giuseppe Grasso dead at age 96, Italian jurist
Pietro Giuseppe Grasso died on May 3, 2026. He was an Italian jurist. Pietro Giuseppe Grasso [it], 96, Italian jurist. Tags Lawyers, 03 May 2026, Grasso, Italy, Pietro, May 2026,…
Alex Zanardi Italian racing driver and paracyclist dead at age 59
Alex Zanardi, the Italian racing driver and paracyclist, died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 59. Born Alessandro Zanardi in Bologna on October 23, 1966, he won the…
Antonio Arcari Italian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to Honduras, Mozambique, and Costa…
Antonio Arcari, the Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as apostolic nuncio to Honduras from 2003 to 2008, Mozambique from 2008 to 2014, and Costa Rica from 2014 to 2019,…
Daniele Roscia Italian politician, deputy dead at age 72
Daniele Roscia died on April 27, 2026. He was an Italian politician and served as a deputy from 1994 to 2001. Daniele Roscia [it], 72, Italian politician, deputy (1994–2001). Tags…
Giuseppe Commisso Italian mobster dead at age 79
Giuseppe Commisso died on April 26, 2026. He was an Italian mobster. Giuseppe Commisso [it], 79, Italian mobster. Tags Criminals, 26 April 2026, Commisso, Giuseppe, Italy, 2026-04-26, April 2026, April…
Luigi Farina Italian footballer dead at age 83
Luigi Farina, an Italian footballer, died on April 23, 2026. Luigi Farina [it], 83, Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 23 April 2026, Farina, Italy, Luigi, 2026-04-23, April 2026, April 23
Renzo Travanut Italian politician dead at age 80
Renzo Travanut, an Italian politician, died on April 23, 2026. Renzo Travanut [it], 80, Italian politician. Tags Politicians, 23 April 2026, Italy, Renzo, Travanut, 2026-04-23, April 2026, April 23
Biagio De Giovanni Italian philosopher and politician dead at age 94
Biagio De Giovanni, an Italian philosopher and politician, died on April 22, 2026. Biagio De Giovanni [it], 94, Italian philosopher and politician. Tags Politicians, Scientists, 22 April 2026, Biagio, Giovanni,…
Federico Vercellone Italian philosopher dead at age 70
Federico Vercellone, an Italian philosopher, died on April 21, 2026. Federico Vercellone [it], 70, Italian philosopher. Tags Scientists, 21 April 2026, Federico, Italy, Vercellone, 2026-04-21, April 2026, April 21
Piero Dotti Italian footballer dead at age 86
Piero Dotti died on April 20, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Messina, Lazio, and Mirandolese. His career included time with those clubs, and his name is…
Gianni Quillico Italian actor, voice actor and dubbing director dead at age 79
Gianni Quillico died on April 19, 2026. He was an Italian actor, voice actor and dubbing director. His death was noted in brief announcements that identified his work in film,…
Primo Franchini Italian sport manager and road bicycle racer dead at age 84
Primo Franchini died on April 19, 2026. He was an Italian sport manager and road bicycle racer. No further details about his life or career were provided in the source…
Sergio Cappelli Italian politician, senator dead at age 75
Sergio Cappelli, Italian politician and senator from 1992 to 1996, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Savona, Italy, on 12 September 1950, he was…
Edoardo Lualdi Gabardi Italian driver dead at age 94
Edoardo Lualdi Gabardi, an Italian driver, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Busto Arsizio on May 13, 1931, he was an Italian auto racer…
Oscar Schmidt Brazilian basketball player dead at age 68
Oscar Schmidt, the Brazilian basketball player who played for SE Palmeiras, JuveCaserta and the national team, died on April 17, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil, at the age of 68.…
Sergio Landucci Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy dead at age 88
Sergio Landucci died on April 17, 2026. He was an Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy. His work placed him within two closely connected fields of study, philosophy and its…
Ivan Rebernik Slovenian diplomat dead at age 86
Ivan Rebernik, a Slovenian diplomat and librarian, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 86. He served as Slovenia’s ambassador to the Vatican and as Chancellor of the…
Laura Balbo Italian politician dead at age 92
Laura Balbo, an Italian politician and sociologist, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Padua on November 30, 1933, she graduated from the University of…
Bruno Cantone Italian footballer dead at age 89
Bruno Cantone died on April 16, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Vis Pesaro, Cosenza and Derthona. No further details about his life or career were provided.…
Edoardo Borzatti von Löwenstern Italian archaeologist and paleontologist dead at age 91
Edoardo Borzatti von Löwenstern died on April 16, 2026. He was an Italian archaeologist and paleontologist. Edoardo Borzatti von Löwenstern [it], 91, Italian archaeologist and paleontologist. Tags Scientists, 16 April…
Gigi Reggi Italian journalist, television writer and producer dead at age 91
Gigi Reggi died on April 14, 2026. Reggi was an Italian journalist, television writer and producer. No further details were provided about the circumstances of death. Gigi Reggi [it], 91,…
Aldo Cacioppo Italian basketball player dead at age 81
Aldo Cacioppo died on April 12, 2026. He was an Italian basketball player. Aldo Cacioppo [it], 81, Italian basketball player. Tags Athletes, 12 April 2026, Aldo, Cacioppo, Italy, 2026-04-12, April…
Federico Torre Italian actor dead at age 67
Federico Torre, an Italian actor, died on April 12, 2026. Federico Torre [it], 67, Italian actor. Tags Actors, 12 April 2026, Federico, Italy, Torre, 2026-04-12, April 12, April 2026
Romano Luperini Italian film literary critic, writer and politician dead at age 85
Romano Luperini died on April 11, 2026. He was an Italian film literary critic, writer and politician. No further details about his death were provided. Romano Luperini [it], 85, Italian…
Nino Russo Italian film director, screenwriter and playwright dead at age 86
Nino Russo died on April 11, 2026. He was an Italian film director, screenwriter and playwright. Russo worked in film and theater, writing and directing across both forms. His death…
Yōsuke Tamori dead at age 74, Japanese mangaka and writer
Yōsuke Tamori, the Japanese mangaka and writer behind the PopoloCrois fantasy media franchise, died on April 10, 2026. PopoloCrois began as a manga series in 1977 in the Asahi Student…
Maria Agostina Pellegatta Italian politician, deputy, senator dead at age 87
Maria Agostina Pellegatta, an Italian politician and teacher, died on April 10, 2026, in Cassano Magnago at the age of 87. She served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1972…
Angelo Pavan Italian politician, senator dead at age 95
Angelo Pavan, an Italian politician and senator, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Postioma, Italy, on November 17, 1930, he was a member of…
Sammy Forcillo Canadian politician dead at age 75
Sammy Forcillo, a Canadian politician, died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 75. A retired politician, he was a former mayor of Ville-Marie borough in Montreal, Quebec. Forcillo,…
Luciano Muratori dead at age 72, Italian sound engineer
Luciano Muratori, an Italian sound engineer, died on April 7, 2026. Tags Other, 07 April 2026, Aquarius, Italy, Luciano, Muratori, April 2026, April 7
Beppe Sebaste Italian writer, poet, and journalist dead at age 66
Beppe Sebaste died on April 6, 2026. He was an Italian writer, poet, and journalist who worked for L'Unità and La Repubblica. His writing appeared across those outlets, where he…
Pietro Calogero Italian magistrate dead at age 86
Pietro Calogero, an Italian magistrate, died on April 6, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Pace del Mela, Italy, on December 28, 1939, he graduated from the University…
Adriano Goldschmied Italian fashion designer dead at age 81
Adriano Goldschmied died on April 5, 2026. He was an Italian fashion designer. Adriano Goldschmied, 81–82, Italian fashion designer. Tags Other, 05 April 2026, Adriano, Goldschmied, Italy, 2026-04-05, April 2026,…
Piero Antonio Toma Italian journalist, writer and publisher dead at age 91
Piero Antonio Toma died on April 5, 2026. He was an Italian journalist, writer and publisher. No further details were provided. Piero Antonio Toma, 91, Italian journalist, writer and publisher.…
Francesco Zani Italian rugby union player dead at age 87
Francesco Zani, an Italian rugby union player, died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 87. Known as Francesco "Franco" Zani, he played as a lock and spent time…
Gian Carlo Michelini Italian-Taiwanese Roman Catholic priest and artistic director, co-founder of Y…
Gian Carlo Michelini died on April 4, 2026. He was an Italian-Taiwanese Roman Catholic priest and artistic director, and he co-founded the YICFFF. Gian Carlo Michelini, 90, Italian-Taiwanese Roman Catholic…
Paolo Cherchi Italian philologist and historian of literature dead at age 88
Paolo Cherchi died on April 4, 2026. He was an Italian philologist and historian of literature. No further details about his death were provided. Paolo Cherchi [it], 88, Italian philologist…
Roberto Zapperi Italian historian and writer dead at age 94
Roberto Zapperi died on April 4, 2026. He was an Italian historian and writer. Roberto Zapperi [it], 94, Italian historian and writer. Tags Scientists, Writers, 04 April 2026, Italy, Roberto,…
Michele Massimo Tarantini Film director dead at age 83
Michele Massimo Tarantini, an Italian film director known for Confessions of a Lady Cop, A Man Called Magnum and Taxi Girl, died on April 3, 2026, at the age of…
Roberto Arditti Italian journalist, television writer and radio personality dead at age 60
Roberto Arditti died on April 2, 2026. He was an Italian journalist, television writer and radio personality. His work spanned journalism, television writing and radio, according to the information provided.…
Vittorio Messori Italian journalist dead at age 84
Vittorio Messori, an Italian journalist, died on April 2, 2026. He was also a Christian writer and, according to Sandro Magister, a Vaticanist, was regarded as the most translated Catholic…
Angelo Marcello Cardani Italian civil servant and economist dead at age 76
Angelo Marcello Cardani died on April 1, 2026. He was an Italian civil servant and economist. No further details were provided about his life or career. Angelo Marcello Cardani [it],…
Gianluca Cherubini Italian footballer dead at age 52
Gianluca Cherubini, an Italian professional footballer who played for Reggiana, Chieti and Torres, died on March 30, 2026. Cherubini was born on 28 February 1974 and played for four seasons…
Claudio Bordignon Italian geneticist dead at age 75
Claudio Bordignon, an Italian geneticist, died on March 30, 2026. In 1992, while working at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, he carried out the first gene therapy procedure using…
Michelangelo Zurletti Music critic dead at age 89
Michelangelo Zurletti, an Italian musicologist and essayist, died March 30, 2026. Michelangelo Zurletti (1937 – 30 March 2026) was an Italian music critic for La Repubblica. He died on 30…
David Riondino Italian singer-songwriter, actor and writer dead at age 73
David Riondino, the Italian singer-songwriter, actor and writer, died on March 29, 2026, at age 73. Born in Florence on June 10, 1952, he began his career in the mid-1970s…
Franco Tentorio Italian politician, mayor of Bergamo dead at age 81
Franco Tentorio, the Italian politician who served as mayor of Bergamo from 2009 to 2014, died on March 27, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Bergamo on January…
Gino Agnese Italian essayist and writer dead at age 90
Gino Agnese, the Italian journalist, biographer and essayist, died on March 27, 2026, in Rome, at the age of 90. Born in Naples on March 10, 1936, he served as…
Giuseppe Savoldi Italian footballer dead at age 79
Giuseppe Savoldi, the Italian footballer who played for Bologna, Napoli and the Italy national team, died on March 25, 2026. A forward who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s,…
Gino Paoli Italian singer-songwriter, deputy dead at age 91
Gino Paoli, the Italian singer-songwriter behind "Il cielo in una stanza," "Senza fine" and "Sapore di sale," died on March 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Monfalcone…
Carlo Russolillo Italian Olympic boxer dead at age 69
Carlo Russolillo, an Italian boxer who competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics, died on March 23, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Genoa…
Gaspare Russo Lawyer dead at age 98
Gaspare Russo, an Italian politician and lawyer who served as mayor of Salerno from 1970 to 1974 and president of Campania from 1976 to 1979, died on March 23, 2026,…
Gualtiero Calboli Italian linguist dead at age 94
Gualtiero Calboli, an Italian linguist and classicist, died on March 21, 2026. He was Chair of Latin Language and Literature at the University of Bologna, where he was appointed in…
Paolo Cirino Pomicino Italian politician, MEP, minister of public function and budget dead at age 86
Paolo Cirino Pomicino, an Italian politician and former minister, died on March 21, 2026. Born in Naples on September 3, 1939, he graduated in Medicine and Surgery and entered Christian…
Angelo Romano Italian politician, mayor of Avellino dead at age 91
Angelo Romano, an Italian politician and former mayor of Avellino, died on March 21, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Capriglia Irpina on June 4, 1934, he was…