Who’s who in Sicily
Born in Sicily:
– priest and politician Luigi Sturzo
– composers Vincenzo Bellini (1801 -1835) and Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 – 1725)
– scientists Ettore Majorana and Antonio Zichichi
– magistrates Giovanni Falconeand Paolo Borsellino
– writers Elio Vittorini, Giuseppe Tommasi di Lampedusa, Giovanni Verga, Leonardo Sciascia, Federico De Roberto, Luigi Pirandello (1867 – 1936), Andrea Camilleri, Luigi Capuana, Elio Vittorini, Vitaliano Brancati, Giuseppe Fava, poet Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 – 1968)
– painters Antonello da Messina (1429 – 1979) and Renato Guttuso
– actors Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia
– showmen Pippo Baudo and Fiorello
– singers Franco Battiato, Giuseppe Di Stefano and Carmen Consoli
– directors Giuseppe Tornatore and Frank Capra
– fashion designer Domenico Dolce (D&G) and supermodel Eva Riccobono
– cyclist Vincenzo Nibali
The famous hollywood actor Al Pacino has Sicilian origins.
Source Wikimedia Commons:
Carmen Consoli Di Rossella Vetrano from Italia – Flickr, CC BY 2.0,
Rosario Fiorello Di Photojournalist Roberto Vicario – Photojournalist Roberto Vicario, CC BY-SA 3.0,
Wikipedia, unknown source: Luigi Pirandello, Giuseppe Tornatore