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Famous Italian-Americans

Based on the descriptions, name these famous Americans of Italian descent.
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First submittedAugust 6, 2014
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Singer known as the "Chairman of the Board"
Frank Sinatra
Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Twin"
Danny DeVito
Actor who starred as Michael Corleone
Al Pacino
The only heavyweight boxing champion in history to retire undefeated
Rocky Marciano
He built the first nuclear reactor
Enrico Fermi
Mayor who one of New York City's airports is named for
Fiorello La Guardia
Inventor of an ice rink smoothing machine
Frank Zamboni
Actor who starred in "My Cousin Vinny" and "Goodfellas"
Joe Pesci
Actress who starred in "My Cousin Vinny" and also dated George Costanza
Marisa Tomei
Where have you gone, our nation turns its lonely eyes to you?
Joe DiMaggio
His name is synonymous with pyramid schemes
Charles Ponzi
Conservative Supreme Court justice, 1986–2016
Antonin Scalia
In 2007, she became the first female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Nancy Pelosi
Lead singer of the Four Seasons
Frankie Valli
"Pair up in threes" said this baseball catcher known for his many curious aphorisms
Yogi Berra
He starred as Tony in "Taxi" and later as Tony in "Who's the Boss"
Tony Danza
Author of "The Godfather"
Mario Puzo
Early 20th century bodybuilder whose program promised to make a man out
of 97-pound weaklings
Charles Atlas
Singer born in 1986 whose legal name is Stefani Germanotta
Lady Gaga
Coach who led the Green Bay Packers to victory in Super Bowls I and II
Vince Lombardi
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34 Comments
Tinu
+2
Level 41
Sep 12, 2014
Shouldn't Alfredo Pacino work? (:
IsleAuHaulte
+10
Level 92
Aug 1, 2018
He famously got rid of the Fredo part.
WIDGET
+1
Level 98
Mar 1, 2026
Bravo!

:)

ander217
+1
Level 73
Sep 12, 2014
Got Faraday in my head, and couldn't jump to Fermi. Why does my brain play these tricks on me???
nycbarb
+2
Level 43
Sep 12, 2014
Missed one. Tried various spellings of "Rocky Graciano" before time ran out and I found it the answer was "Rocky Marciano"! Oy!
aljay
+1
Level 54
Sep 13, 2014
where's De Niro?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Sep 13, 2014
He's only 1/4 Italian
TanithEdgley
+1
Level 35
Sep 13, 2014
Got the lowest guessed one (Atlas) but missed Frankie Valli. Not sure how I feel about this.
verdun
+1
Level 71
Sep 12, 2015
Al Smith?
mf3
+1
Level 90
Mar 30, 2017
The Scalia clue should be updated to read 1986-2016.
samiamco
+4
Level 67
Jul 15, 2019
Alternatively, you can just change the clue date to 2006, and the answer magically becomes Samuel Alito!
sumguy
+1
Level 87
Jul 5, 2018
"Lombardy" for Lombardi?
IsleAuHaulte
+9
Level 92
Aug 1, 2018
So legendary, Italy named a whole region after an American football coach.
sumguy
+2
Level 87
Feb 27, 2026
Wow. 8 years later and I still couldn't figure out why Lombardy wasn't working. Maybe I'll get that one in 2034?
Hockputer
+1
Level 56
Mar 10, 2026
Did you look at the reply?
jayrod
+6
Level 96
Sep 15, 2020
Lou Ferrigno is probably a more famous bodybuilder than Atlas and is also of Italian-American descent.

And since I didn't get Atlas, you should probably add him. ;)

Kfritsch
+2
Level 15
Aug 20, 2021
Why there aren't Coppola, Scorsese, Tarantino or De Niro?
elcampeador
+4
Level 77
Apr 17, 2023
There are 18 million Italian-Americans. Surely you can't expect them all to be included?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Feb 27, 2026
Italian-Americans do more than just direct violent movies and besides De Niro is only 1/4 Italian!
Andrew169
+1
Level 77
Jan 31, 2023
Funny thing, on the famous South Americans quiz I got only 11/20. But for this famous Italian-Americans quiz, I got all 20 in under two minutes.
TurkeyCookTime
+4
Level 85
Dec 6, 2023
As a musician, I saw "Italian" and "Four Seasons" and immediately typed "Vivaldi" before I realized that didn't make any sense.
GalileoS
+1
Level 86
Feb 27, 2026
Tony starred in television series "Taxi" not movie "Taxi Driver".
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Feb 28, 2026
Whoops! Would be pretty funny if Tony Danza was in Taxi Driver though.
RondoNo2
+1
Level 55
Mar 1, 2026
Funny, but not in a good way.
RobNobody
+3
Level 80
Feb 27, 2026
It's funny how more than half of these were born in New York City or New Jersey.
RobNobody
+3
Level 80
Feb 27, 2026
New Jersey: Sinatra, DeVito, Pesci, Scalia, Valli

NYC: Pacino, La Guardia, Tomei, Danza, Puzo, Gaga, Lombardi

mrputter
+2
Level 90
Feb 28, 2026
Just because it would expand this quiz in another direction (how can we not have any Italian-American chefs on here??!), I nominate Ettore Boiardi (a.k.a.: "Chef Boyardee") for inclusion...
DarthKnight
+1
Level 92
Feb 28, 2026
I was expecting Ray Romano and Martin Scorsese
hagendasz
+2
Level 74
Mar 1, 2026
A pyramid and a Ponzi scheme are different things, so it's not accurate to describe Ponzi as "synonymous with pyramids schemes"
mey09
+1
Level 49
Mar 9, 2026
Where's the most famous of all of them THE QUEEN OF POP MADONNA?
joedimaggio
+1
Level 75
Mar 10, 2026
How couldn't I find Joe DiMaggio?
Gabbbbb
+1
Level 48
Mar 10, 2026
Fermi is not an American with Italian descent, he was a full Italian who emigrated to the US to avoid fascism
MindWax
+1
Level 87
Mar 11, 2026
What else besides "Italian-American" would you call an Italian who became an American?
AnAmerican
+1
Level 79
May 7, 2026
For some reason, this reminds me of the scene in Sopranos where they're talking about famous Italians, and Meadow asks who created the mafia lol
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