Albanese

Albanese is an Italian surname. It means "Albanian", in reference to the Arbëreshë people (Italo-Albanians) of southern Italy or someone of Albanian origin. The surname is common in southern Italy but more rare elsewhere in the country. 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 and current prime minister of Australia *Antonio Albanese (born 1964), Italian comedian, actor, director, and writer *Catherine L. Albanese (born 1940), American religious studies scholar, professor, lecturer, and author *Charles Albanese (1937–1995), American serial killer *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 *Francesca Albanese (born 1977), Italian international lawyer, academic and current UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories *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), American businessman and former chief executive officer of Rio Tinto *Valentina Albanese (born 1974), Italian racing driver *Vannie Albanese (1912–1984), American football player *Vincenzo Albanese (born 1996), Italian cyclist *Vito Albanese (1918-1998), American union leader and politician Provided by Wikipedia