Wherever one may find an American of Italian ancestry!



History tells us that about 5 million Italians immigrated to the U.S since 1800. Nowadays, although stereotypes and prejudices which are often blurred images of individuals, Italian Americans have gained succes and esteem in all fields.


We have prepared a top ten of the most famous Italian Americans, take a look!
Francis Ford Coppola ( Matera - Basilicata region)
Madonna ( L’Aquila - Abruzzoregion )
Al Pacino (Messina - Sicily region)
Leonardo di Caprio ( Napoli- Campania region )
Lady Gaga ( Venice - Veneto; Palermo -  Sicily region)
Joe DiMaggio ( Sicilian origin)
Frank Sinastra ( Sicilian and Liguria origin)
Robert de Niro (Campobasso - Molise region)
Rocky Marciano ( Abruzzo - Campania regions)
Danny DeVito ( Sicily and Basilicata regions)

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