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Sicily is the largest region in Italy in terms of area, with a population of over five million and has contributed many famous names to all walks of life. Geographically, it is the largest and most populated island in the Mediterranean Sea .
The aboriginal inhabitants of Sicily, long absorbed into the population, were tribes known to the ancient Greek writers as the Elymians, the Sicanians, and the Sicels, the last being an Indo-European-speaking people of possible Italic affiliation, who migrated from the Italian mainland (likely from the Amalfi Coast or Calabria via the Strait of Messina) during the second millennium BC, after ...
People from the Metropolitan City of Palermo (29 C, 3 P) People from the Province of Agrigento (20 C, 6 P) People from the Province of Caltanissetta (11 C, 2 P)
Anne was born in Campobello di Mazara, Trapani, Sicily and immigrated to the United States with five brothers and sisters in 1929. Danza is a full blooded Sicilian American. Eve Mauro, (born December 21, 1981) actress and model born in Atlanta, Georgia. Her father, Antonio Alfio Di Mauro was born in Catania, Sicily on September 7, 1934.
Sicilian Americans (Italian: siculo-americani; Sicilian: sìculu-miricani) are Italian Americans who are fully or partially of Sicilian descent, whose ancestors were Sicilians who emigrated to United States during the Italian diaspora, or Sicilian-born people in U.S. They are a large ethnic group in the United States.
Pages in category "People of Sicilian descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 352 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sicily is named after the Sicels, who inhabited the eastern part of the island during the Iron Age. Sicily has a rich and unique culture in arts, music, literature, cuisine, and architecture. Its most prominent landmark is Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe, and one of the most active in the world, currently 3,357 m (11,014 ft) high
Politicians of Basilicata, Politicians of Calabria, Politicians of Sicily, and Politicians of Sardinia. Roger II of Sicily (1095–1154), was "the most able ruler in 12th-century Europe." [61] Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250), also known as Frederick II of Sicily, [62] was one of the most brilliant rulers of the Middle Ages.