Deaths From Italy
Pedro Friedeberg Italian-born Mexican artist dead at age 90
Pedro Friedeberg, the Italian-born Mexican artist and designer known for his surrealist work, died on March 5, 2026. He was best known for the “Hand-Chair,” a sculpture-chair designed for people to sit on the palm, with the fingers serving as… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Pasquale Fiore Italian footballer dead at age 72
Pasquale Fiore, an Italian footballer who played for Napoli and Udinese, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 72. He was Napoli’s second goalkeeper from 1977 to 1984 and made 13 appearances across six seasons, serving as the… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Rosario Di Vincenzo Italian footballer (Inter Milan dead at age 84
Rosario Di Vincenzo died on March 4, 2026. He was an Italian footballer with Inter Milan. · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Gabriele Vianello Italian basketball player (Olimpia Milano dead at age 87
Gabriele Vianello, an Italian professional basketball player, died on March 3, 2026, at age 87. Born in Mestre on May 6, 1938, he played for Olimpia Milano and was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011. Vianello… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
Natale Amodeo Clerk dead at age 92
Natale Amodeo, an Italian politician, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Pozzallo, Italy, on June 1, 1933, he was a member of the Italian Socialist Party and served in the Chamber of Deputies from… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Jacopo Camagni Italian illustrator and comics artist dead at age 48
Jacopo Camagni, an Italian illustrator and comics artist, died on March 2, 2026. He was born in Bologna on December 21, 1977, and began working in the comic book industry in Italy in 1998 as an artist on Lupin III… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Benedetto Santapaola Italian gangster dead at age 87
Benedetto Santapaola, the Italian gangster better known as Nitto, died on March 2, 2026, in Milan, Italy, aged 87. He was an Italian Mafia boss from Catania, on Sicily’s east coast, and was considered one of the most powerful and… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Giuseppe Albertini Italian politician dead at age 73
Giuseppe Albertini, an Italian politician and former mayor of Cento and member of the Chamber of Deputies, died on March 1, 2026. Born in Cento on March 29, 1952, he worked as a civil servant before entering national politics through… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Rino Marchesi Italian footballer dead at age 88
Rino Marchesi, an Italian footballer and manager, died on March 1, 2026. Born on June 11, 1937, he played as a midfielder and was from San Giuliano Milanese. He began his career with Fanfulla in 1955 and went on to… · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Lida Viganoni
Italian geographer · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 28 · Other
Anna Razzi
Italian dancer · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 28 · Other
Michael F. Robinson English composer dead at age 92
Michael F. Robinson, an English composer, died on February 28, 2026. Born in Gloucester on March 3, 1933, he was also a musicologist and academic best known for his scholarly work on Italian opera, particularly Neapolitan opera of the 17th… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Sandro Munari Italian rally driver dead at age 86
Sandro Munari, the Italian rally driver nicknamed Il Drago, died on February 27, 2026, aged 85. Born Alessandro Munari on March 27, 1940, in Cavarzere, Italy, he began rallying in 1965 and won the Italian Rally Championship in 1967 and… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026
Giampiero Branduardi Italian Olympic ice hockey player dead at age 89
Giampiero Branduardi, an Italian ice hockey player who competed at the 1956 and 1964 Winter Olympics, died on February 26, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Milan on August 28, 1936, he represented Italy in the men’s tournaments… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Piero Barucci Italian politician dead at age 92
Piero Barucci, the Italian academic, economist and politician who served as Minister of Treasury from 1992 to 1994, died on February 26, 2026, in Florence, Italy, at the age of 92. Born in Florence on 29 June 1933, he earned… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Loredana Simonetti Italian athlete dead at age 95
Loredana Simonetti, the Italian middle-distance runner who won nine national championships at the senior level between 1949 and 1954, died on February 26, 2026, at the age of 95. She was a multiple national champion in the 800 meters and… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Giorgio Mammoliti Landscaper, labour organizer dead at age 64
Giorgio Mammoliti, a Canadian politician, died on February 25, 2026. He represented Ward 7 York West on Toronto City Council from 2000 to 2018 and previously served as the Ontario New Democratic Party member for Yorkview in the Legislative Assembly… · Italy · 25 February 2026 · February 2026
Francesco Sibello Italian Olympic sailor dead at age 80
Francesco Sibello, an Italian yacht racer and Olympian, died on February 24, 2026, in Monserrato. He was 80. Born in Alassio on May 4, 1945, Sibello competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. · 24 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Giancarlo Politi Italian art critic dead at age 89
Giancarlo Politi, Italian art critic, died on February 24, 2026. Born in Trevi, in Umbria, on January 29, 1937, he was also a poet and publisher, and was best known as the founder of Flash Art magazine. After a brief… · 24 February 2026 · February 2026
Gianluigi Jessi Italian Olympic basketball player dead at age 80
Gianluigi Jessi, an Italian basketball player, died on February 24, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Padua on July 7, 1945, he was part of the Italian team that finished eighth at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Jessi died… · 24 February 2026 · February 2026
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi Italian racing driver dead at age 83
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, an Italian racing driver, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Bergamo on August 31, 1942, he competed in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix in 1976 with a privately entered Tyrrell.… · 21 February 2026 · February 2026
Angela Luce Italian actress (Some Like It Cold dead at age 88
Angela Luce, the Italian actress and singer known professionally as Angela Luce, died on February 20, 2026, in Naples, Italy, at the age of 87. Born Angela Savino in Naples on December 3, 1938, she was active as an actress… · 20 February 2026 · February 2026 · Heart Failure
Giorgio Mendella Italian telecommunications executive and fraudster dead at age 73
Giorgio Mendella, an Italian telecommunications executive and fraudster, died on February 20, 2026. Born in Monza and later based in Viareggio, he was a businessman, sports manager and self-taught student of computer science and economics. He graduated as an electrical… · 20 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Bruno Landi (politician) Lecturer dead at age 86
Bruno Landi, an Italian politician, died on February 20, 2026, in Rome at the age of 86. A member of the Italian Socialist Party, he served as president of Lazio from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1987 to 1990.… · 20 February 2026 · February 2026
List of Italian supercentenarians Italian supercentenarian dead at age 113
The List of Italian supercentenarians, an Italian supercentenarian, died on February 19, 2026. Italian supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Italy who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group had… · 19 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Mimmo Liguoro Italian journalist dead at age 84
Mimmo Liguoro, an Italian journalist, died on February 18, 2026. Domenico Liguoro was born in Torre del Greco on July 16, 1941, and was known for serving as chief editor and host of TG2 from 1982 to 1995 and TG3… · 18 February 2026 · February 2026
Christian Jidayi Italian footballer dead at age 38
Christian Jidayi, an Italian footballer and coach, died on February 18, 2026. Born in Avellino, Campania, on March 3, 1987, he began his career with A.C. Cesena in Romagna. He later moved to Bellaria – Igea Marina after leaving Cesena’s… · 18 February 2026 · February 2026
Doug Moe American basketball coach dead at age 87
Doug Moe, an American basketball coach who led the Denver Nuggets, died on February 17, 2026, at age 87. Born Douglas Edwin Moe on September 21, 1938, in New York City, he was a star small forward at North Carolina,… · Italy · 17 February 2026 · February 2026
Homo Sapiens (band) Italian singer and bassist dead at age -1
Homo Sapiens, the Italian singer and bassist associated with the pop rock group Homo Sapiens, died on February 16, 2026. The group, sometimes spelled Gli Homo Sapiens, was mainly successful in the 1970s. Formed in the late 1960s as I… · 16 February 2026 · February 2026
Pino Colizzi Italian actor dead at age 88
Pino Colizzi, the Italian actor and voice actor born Giuseppe Colizzi, died on February 15, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Rome in 1937, he began acting on stage at 17 and later graduated from the Accademia Nazionale… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026
Bruno Cipolla Italian rower dead at age 73
Bruno Cipolla, an Italian rowing coxswain, died on February 15, 2026, at the age of 73 in Oderzo, Italy. He had his best achievements in the coxed pairs with Renzo Sambo and Primo Baran, winning a European title in 1967… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026
Anna Ranalli Italian singer dead at age 84
Anna Ranalli, the Italian model, singer and actress, died on February 14, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, on January 21, 1942, she was named Miss Europe 1960, becoming the second Italian woman… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
Ferrero SpA 87 dead at age 87
Ferrero SpA, the Italian multinational manufacturer of branded chocolate and confectionery products, died on February 14, 2026, at age 87. Headquartered in Alba, Piedmont, Ferrero was better known as Ferrero Group and was the second largest chocolate producer and confectionery… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Alex Caldiero American poet dead at age 76
Alex Caldiero, an American poet, died on February 13, 2026. Born Alissandru Francesco Caldiero in Licodia Eubea, near Catania, Sicily, in 1949, he immigrated to the United States at age nine and was raised in Manhattan and Brooklyn. He attended… · Italy · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
Orazio Russo Italian football/soccer player dead at age 52
Orazio Russo, an Italian professional football player and coach, died on February 13, 2026. Born in Misterbianco, near Catania, he spent most of his career with Sicilian club Catania. Russo began with S.S. Battiati in Sant'Agata li Battiati, became the… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
Dario Antiseri Italian philosopher dead at age 86
Dario Antiseri, an Italian philosopher and academic, died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 86. He held a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, summa cum laude, from the University of Perugia and spent many years as Full Professor of… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
Alfio Rapisarda Italian Roman Catholic prelate dead at age 92
Alfio Rapisarda, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, died on February 11, 2026, at age 92. Born in Zafferana Etnea, in the province of Catania, Italy, on September 3, 1933, he was ordained a priest on July 14, 1957, and earned… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Antonio Mereu Clerk dead at age 83
Antonio Mereu, an Italian politician, died on February 10, 2026, in Carbonia, Italy, at the age of 83. A member of the Union of the Centre, he served in the Chamber of Deputies from 2001 to 2013. Born in Sant'Antioco… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Vasco Ascolini Photographer dead at age 88
Vasco Ascolini, an Italian photographer, died on February 10, 2026, in Reggio Emilia, Italy, at the age of 88. Born in Reggio Emilia on May 10, 1937, he worked as a photographer and, from 1973 to 1990, collaborated with the… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Riccardo Fontana Italian bishop dead at age 79
Riccardo Fontana, the Italian bishop who served as Archbishop-Bishop of the Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany, on January 20, 1947, he was ordained a priest on… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Teresa de Lauretis Italian activist dead at age 87
Teresa de Lauretis, an Italian activist, author and academic, died on February 9, 2026. She was a Distinguished Professor Emerita of the History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz, with interests in semiotics, psychoanalysis, film theory, literary… · England · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Enrico Benzing Italian journalist dead at age 93
Enrico Benzing, the Italian journalist and engineer, died on February 9, 2026. He was 93. Benzing wrote for La Gazzetta dello Sport as motoring editor and Formula One race reporter, and from 1974 he contributed to Il Giornale, founded by… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Antonino Zichichi Italian physicist dead at age 96
Antonino Zichichi, an Italian physicist, died on February 9, 2026. He worked in nuclear physics and served as president of the World Federation of Scientists and as a professor at the University of Bologna. Born in Trapani, Sicily, on October… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Giancarlo Dettori Actor dead at age 93
Giancarlo Dettori, the Italian actor, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 93. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1957 onward and was mainly a theatrical actor. From 1957 for the next four decades, he took… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Giulio Lepschy Italian linguist dead at age 91
Giulio Lepschy, an Italian linguist and academic, died on February 8, 2026, aged 91. Born in Venice in 1935, he studied at the University of Pisa and the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa before conducting research at several European universities.… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Angelo Attaguile Accounant dead at age 78
Angelo Attaguile, an Italian politician, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Angelo Gioachino Gaetano Attaguile in Grammichele, Italy, on May 12, 1947, he was associated with the Movement for Autonomy (MpA) and Lega (LSP). He… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Patrizia De Blanck Italian TV personality dead at age 89
Patrizia De Blanck, the Italian television personality and socialite, died on February 8, 2026, in Rome, Italy, at the age of 85. Born in Rome on November 9, 1940, she was the daughter of Countess Lloyd Dario and Cuban ambassador… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Pierangelo Belli Italian football/soccer player dead at age 81
Pierangelo Belli, an Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, died on February 7, 2026. He spent six seasons in Serie A, making 51 appearances for A.C. Milan and Hellas Verona. Born on July 29, 1944, he was 81. · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Salvatore Mazzaracchio Journalist dead at age 92
Salvatore Mazzaracchio, an Italian politician, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in San Paolo Albanese on January 3, 1934, he was a member of The People of Freedom and served in the Chamber of Deputies… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Pietro Gabrielli Italian Roman Catholic prelate dead at age 94
Pietro Gabrielli, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on March 17, 1931, in Pove del Grappa, Italy, he joined the Salesians of Don Bosco, made a solemn profession in 1958… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Cesare Ruperto Judge dead at age 100
Cesare Ruperto, an Italian judge, died on February 5, 2026, in Rome at the age of 100. He served as a member of Italy’s Constitutional Court from 1993 to 2002 and was president of the court from 2001 to 2002.… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Lorenza Trucchi Journalist dead at age 104
Lorenza Trucchi, an Italian journalist, art critic and curator, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 104. Born in Monaco on January 11, 1922, she moved with her family to Rome in 1933. Trucchi studied law before turning… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
Corrado Carnevale Italian jurist dead at age 95
Corrado Carnevale, an Italian jurist and judge who served as president of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Licata, Sicily, in 1930, he graduated cum laude from the… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
Mario Merlino Italian neo-fascist activist dead at age 81
Mario Merlino, an Italian neo-fascist activist, historian and writer associated with National Vanguard, died on February 4, 2026. Born Mario Michele Merlino in Rome on June 2, 1944, he was identified in the available record as an Italian neo-fascist activist.… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
Maria Rita Parsi Italian psychotherapist dead at age 78
Maria Rita Parsi, an Italian psychotherapist, writer and television commentator, died on February 2, 2026. Born in Rome on August 5, 1947, she worked as a teacher, educational psychologist and psychotherapist. She founded and directed SIPA, the Italian School of… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Fabio Scuto Italian journalist dead at age 69
Fabio Scuto, an Italian journalist, died on February 2, 2026. Born in Rome on August 12, 1957, he graduated in history and geographical sciences from the Sapienza University of Rome in 1984 and later enrolled in the journalism school of… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · Fábio
Nicolas Giani Italian football/soccer player dead at age 39
Nicolas Giani, an Italian professional footballer who played as a centre-back, died on February 2, 2026. Born on March 13, 1986, he began his career at Inter Milan. In August 2005, he was loaned to Serie B club Cremonese before… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Nicola Salerno (sporting executive) Italian manager dead at age 69
Nicola Salerno, Italian football sporting director and sporting executive, died on February 1, 2026. Born on 3 August 1956, he was the son of Senator Francesco Carmelo Salerno and a former president of Matera. Salerno began his football career in… · 01 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Francesco Calogero
Italian physicist and peace activist · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
Paolo Cristoni Politician dead at age 81
Paolo Cristoni, an Italian socialist politician, public administrator and author, died on January 31, 2026. Born in Castelfranco Emilia, Italy, on September 9, 1945, he began his political career in 1973 and served as mayor of Castelfranco Emilia from 1973… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
Franco Menichelli
Italian gymnast · 27 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 27 · Other
Nazzareno Canuti
Italian footballer (Inter · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23
Giancarlo Cella
Italian football player (Torino · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
Valentino
Italian stylist · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18 · Other
Giancarlo Piretti
Italian designer · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18 · Other
Luciano Zardi Italian Olympic weightlifter dead at age 95
Luciano Zardi, an Italian weightlifter who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, died on January 19, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Ferrara, Italy, on September 15, 1930, he took part in the men's middle heavyweight event at… · 19 January 2026 · January 2026
Francesco Gurrieri
Italian architect · 17 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 17 · Other
Angelo Gugel
Italian papal assistant · 16 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 16 · Other
Rocco B. Commisso
Italian-born US businessman and football owner (Fiorentina) · 16 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 16 · Commisso · Other
Lina Bernardi
Italian actress (The Story of Piera · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12
Luigi Nicolais
Italian engineer and politician · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11
Giancarlo Cauteruccio
Italian theater actor and director · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10