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6. Rizzo From “hedgehog” to indicate physical characteristics (spiky or curled hair) or temperamental (harsh) of the progenitor. 7. Greco From the medieval Greek name, from the Latin graecus, “born in Greece / from Greece” and which therefore originally very…

2 – Martin Scorsese The American director ( director of Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and the most recent The Irishman ), screenwriter, actor and film producer, part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of…

3) Frank Sinatra The famous singer and actor is considered by many music critics to be the greatest voice of the 20th century. He was born in Hoboken in 1915 to parents of Italian origins: he was the only child of…

4) Lady Gaga She was born on March 28, 1986 at Lenox Hill Hospital, in the Upper East Side of New York. His father is an American entrepreneur and restaurateur of Sicilian origins (his grandfather had in fact emigrated from…

6) Frank Zappa It is considered by critics to be one of the greatest musical geniuses of the twentieth century. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on 21 December 1940, son of Francis Zappa (born Francesco Zappa), an Italian industrial…

8) Liza Minelli Very famous actress and singer, she has Italian origins from her father, whose family was from Palermo.   9) Frank Capra Born in Bisacquino, in the province of Palermo, he was one of the most important directors…