Albanese
Albanese is an Italian surname meaning "Albanian", in reference to the Arbëreshë people (Italo-Albanians) of southern Italy.[1] Among people who have the surname it is common in southern Italy and rare elsewhere in the country.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Albano Albanese (1921-2010), Italian hurdler and high jumper
- Alessandro Albanese (born 2000), Belgian professional footballer
- Antonio Albanese (1937-2013), Italian fencer
- Anthony Albanese (born 1963), Australian politician, Member of Parliament, Leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition since 2019
- Antonio Albanese (born 1964), Italian comedian, actor, director, and writer
- Diego Albanese (born 1973), Argentine rugby union player
- Donald J. Albanese (born 1937), American politician
- Enrico Albanese (1834-1889), Italian surgeon, a member of the Expedition of the Thousand and close friend of Garibaldi
- Francesco Albanese (1912-2005), Italian tenor
- Frank Albanese (1931-2015), American actor
- Giacomo Albanese (1890-1947), Italian mathematician
- Albanese variety, construction of algebraic geometry, named for Giacomo Albanese
- Giuseppe Albanese (born 1979), Italian pianist
- Joe Albanese (1933-2000), American professional baseball player
- Laura Albanese (born 1957), Canadian news anchor and politician
- Lauren Albanese (born 1989), American professional tennis player
- Lewis Albanese (1946-1966), US soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
- Licia Albanese (1909-2014), Italian soprano
- Pellegrino Albanese (born 1991), Italian footballer
- Roberto Albanese (born 1950), Italian politician and environmentalist
- Rory Albanese (born 1977), American executive producer and writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Sal Albanese (born 1949), American politician
- Silvano Albanese better known by his stage name Coez (born 1983), Italian singer, rapper
- Thomas Albanese (born 1988), Italian footballer
- Tina Albanese, American television producer and television writer
- Tom Albanese (born 1957), CEO, Rio Tinto mining company
- Valentina Albanese (born 1974), Italian racing driver
- Vannie Albanese (1912–1984), American football player
- Vincenzo Albanese (born 1996), Italian cyclist
- Vito Albanese (died 1998), American union leader and politician
References
- Alinei, Mario; Benozzo, Francesco (2017). Dizionario etimologico-semantico dei cognomi italiani (DESCI). PM edizioni. p. 124. ISBN 9788899565442.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) "Albanése, -i {comune nel Sud, raro altrove}: dall'etnico Albanése o, nel Sud, 'appartenente alle colonie albanesi' (in Abruzzo, Puglie, Campania, Calabria e Sicilia)."
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