List of British Italians
This is a list of notable British people of Italian ancestry and of Italians established in the UK. The citizenship and connection to Britain and Italy is shown in parentheses.
Administration
Prime ministers
- Benjamin Disraeli
Secretaries of state and ministers
- A. J. Mundella
- John Profumo
Arts
Cartoonists
- Edward Ardizzone
- Barry Fantoni
Circus performers
- Emilia Arata
- Charlie Cairoli
- Joseph Grimaldi
Composers
- Muzio Clementi
- Maria Cosway
- Gerald Finzi
- Felice Giardini
- Remo Lauricella
- John Marcangelo
Designers
- John Amabile
- John Galliano
Education
- Anna Hassan
Film directors
- Ginevra Elkann
Hairdressers
- Lino Carbosiero
- Anthony Mascolo
Librarians
- Anthony Panizzi
Literature
- John Florio, known in Italian as "Giovanni Florio"; linguist and lexicographer of Anglo-Italian origin; referred to himself as "an Englishman in Italiano"; royal language tutor at the Court of James I; a friend with huge influence on William Shakespeare
- Michelangelo Florio, Italian humanist; Franciscan friar before converting to Protestantism; pastor in England and Switzerland; father of the renaissance polymath John Florio
Musicians
- Chris Rea
- Perry Bamonte
- Richard Barbieri
- John Barbirolli
- Anthony Bassano
- Nicola Benedetti
- Anna Calvi
- Junior Campbell
- Jim Capaldi
- Paul Coletti
- Maria Cosway
- Robert Del Naja
- Sophia Dussek
- Lita Ford
- Felice Giardini
- Tony Iommi
- Remo Lauricella
- Nicolas Mori
- Vincent Novello
- Paolo Nutini
- Pino Palladino
- Antonio Pappano
- Anthony Pini
- Sergio Pizzorno
- Andrea Prodan
- Francis Rossi
- Semprini
- Tom Zanetti
Painters
- Giovanni Battista Cipriani
- Emilio Coia
- Maria Cosway
- John Marcangelo
- Alberto Morrocco
- Eduardo Paolozzi
- Carlo Pellegrini
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Alexander Rossi
- Jack Vettriano
- Andrew Vicari
Photographers
- Alexander Bassano
- Felice Beato
- Oscar Marzaroli
- Mario Testino
Poets
- Emilia Lanier
- Mario Petrucci
- Christina Rossetti
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Scriptwriters
- Dominic Minghella
- Emilia di Girolamo
Sculptors
- Eduardo Paolozzi
Singers
- Frankie Cocozza
- Sophia Dussek
- Brian Johnson
- Luciana
- Lisa Maffia
- Linda Martin
- Christina Novelli
- Paolo Nutini
- Julian Perretta
- Sergio Pizzorno
- Andrea Prodan
- Chris Rea
- Francis Rossi
- Jack Savoretti
- Sharleen Spiteri
- Lena Zavaroni
- Thaila Zucchi
Opera singers
- Louisa Bassano
- Domenico Crivelli
- Clara Novello
- Nancy Storace
Translators
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Writers
- Harold Acton
- Jani Allan
- Isaac D'Israeli
- Armando Iannucci
- Nigel Pivaro
- John William Polidori
- David Profumo
- Christina Georgina Rossetti
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Maria Francesca Rossetti
- William Michael Rossetti
- Rafael Sabatini
- Alexander Trocchi
- Giustiniana Wynne
Crime
Fraudsters
- Giovanni di Stefano
Mobsters
- Bert Rossi
- Messina Brothers
- Charles Sabini
Economics
Entrepreneurs
- Charles Forte, emigrated from Italy
- Alex Polizzi, hotelier
Food and drink
Celebrity chefs
- Antonio Carluccio
- Gennaro Contaldo
- Gino D'Acampo
- Anna Del Conte
- Angela Hartnett
- Giorgio Locatelli
- Filippo Mazzei
- Marco Pierre White
- Aldo Zilli
Media and performing arts
Actors
- Philip Arditti
- Peter Capaldi
- Hugh Carson
- Daniel Caltagirone
- Enzo Cilenti
- Tom Conti
- Michael Costa
- Sean Cronin
- Michael Greco
- Jack Huston
- Lupino Lane
- Christopher Lee
- Ray Lovelock
- Max Minghella
- Nico Mirallegro
- Alfred Molina
- Vincenzo Nicoli
- Cliff Parisi
- Adrian Paul
- Robert Rietti
- Nigel Pivaro
- George Rossi
- Carlo Rota
- Victor Spinetti
- Stephen Storace
- Ken Stott
- Mark Strong
- Joe Swash
- Joe Tracini
- Luke Pasqualino
Actresses
- Ronni Ancona
- Marina Berti
- Esmé Bianco
- Emily Bruni
- Flaminia Cinque
- Nina Conti
- Adrienne Corri
- Paola Dionisotti
- Claire Forlani
- Anna Francolini
- Holliday Grainger
- Felicity Jones
- Louise Lombard
- Montserrat Lombard
- Cherie Lunghi
- Nathalie Lunghi
- Ida Lupino
- Linda Lusardi
- Silvana Mangano
- Daniela Nardini
- Tamzin Outhwaite
- Gloria Paul
- Camilla and Rebecca Rosso
- Greta Scacchi
- Gia Scala
- Kaya Scodelario
- Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
- Thaila Zucchi
Comedians
- Ronni Ancona
- Nina Conti
- Armando Iannucci
- Joe Pasquale
- Victor Spinetti
Conductors
- John Barbirolli
- Mantovani
- Nicolas Mori
- Antonio Pappano
Dancers and choreographers
- Flavia Cacace
- Graziano Di Prima
- Giovanni Pernice
- Vincent Simone
- Bruno Tonioli
Directors
- Josh Appignanesi
- Peter Capaldi
- Peter Cattaneo
- Ida Lupino
- Anthony Minghella
- Carlo Gabriel Nero
TV personalities
- Mario Falcone
- Ricci Guarnaccio
- Paul Torrisi
TV presenters
- Luisa Baldini
- Katie Boyle
- Paul Coia
- Chris Crudelli
- Gino D'Acampo
- Romana D'Annunzio
- Karin Giannone
- Thalia Pellegrini
- Carla Romano
- Louis Theroux
Radio presenters
- Nick Ferrari
- Paul Gambaccini
Internet Personalities
- PJ Liguori
Military
Soldiers
- Dennis Donnini
Nobility
People linked to royalty
- John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
- Peter II, Count of Savoy
- David Rizzio
- Mary of Modena
- Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
Politics and law
Legal professionals
- Joseph Beltrami
- Albert Profumo
- John Woodcock
Police
- Jerome Caminada
Politicians
- Tonia Antoniazzi
- David Bellotti
- Roger Casale
- Gloria de Piero
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Linda Fabiani
- Marco Longhi
- Ernesto Nathan
- James Tennant Molteno
- John Charles Molteno
- A. J. Mundella
- John Profumo
- Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft
Religion
Ecclesial figures
- Charles Januarius Acton
- Anselm of Canterbury
- Augustine of Canterbury
- John Marco Allegro
- Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Mario Conti
- Moses Montefiore
- Philip Tartaglia
Science and engineering
Engineers
- Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti
- Guglielmo Marconi
Inventors
- Nick D'Aloisio
- Dino Dini
- Guglielmo Marconi
Scientists
- Henry Peter Bayon
- Nicole Soranzo
- Joseph Whitaker
Sports
Athletics
- Toni Minichiello
- Andrew Pozzi
Basketballers
- Carlton Myers
Boxers
- Enzo Calzaghe
- Joe Calzaghe
- Anthony Crolla
- Enzo Maccarinelli
- Frank Buglioni
Cricketers
- Damian Crowley
- Tony Palladino
Footballers
- Marco Adaggio
- Joe Bacuzzi
- Ryan Baldacchino
- Marcus Bettinelli
- Peter Bonetti
- Piero Mingoia
- Martin Buglione
- Danny Cadamarteri
- Alex Campana
- John Capaldi
- Tony Capaldi
- Tony Cascarino
- Mike Cecere
- Mark DeBolla
- Danny Dichio
- Mark Falco
- Joe Fascione
- Lil Fuccillo
- Marco Gabbiadini
- Giulio Giuricich
- Dario Gradi
- Giuliano Grazioli
- Lou Macari
- Giuliano Maiorana
- Tony Marchi
- Peter Marinello
- Dominic Matteo
- Giovanni Moscardini
- Daniel Nardiello
- Tom Parrinello
- Simone Perrotta
- Danny Racchi
- Adriano Rigoglioso
- Robert Rosario
- Alessia Russo
- Ricky Sbragia
- Riccardo Scimeca
- Tom Sermanni
- Paolo Vernazza
- Peter Vincenti
- Giuseppe Wilson
Gymnastics
- Claudia Fragapane
Motor racing drivers
- Paul di Resta
- Dario Franchitti
- Marino Franchitti
- Dario Resta
- Roy Salvadori
- Dino Zamparelli
Racehorse jockeys
- Frankie Dettori
Road-racing cyclists
- Dario Cioni
- Max Sciandri
Rugby players
- Tommaso Allan
- George Biagi
- Danny Cipriani
- Alex Corbisiero
- Lawrence Dallaglio
- Simon Danielli
- Nick De Luca
- Marcus Di Rollo
- Chris Fusaro
- Peter Sidoli
- Robert Sidoli
- Warren Spragg
- Marko Stanojevic
- Jake Polledri
- Kane Palma-Newport
- Richard Lepori
- James Saltonstall
- Dominic Manfredi
Others
- Thomas John Barnardo
- Julian Baggini
- Lucy Evangelista
- Peter Falconio
- Elizabeth Maria Molteno
- Richard Rogers