People
- Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647), Italian physicist and mathematician
- Robert Torricelli (born 1951), former United States politician
- Moreno Torricelli (born 1970), former Italian football player
- Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli (1662–1719), Italian sculptor
- the Torricelli Brothers were Italian artists active during the 18th century, based in the town of Riva presso Chieri, where a street is named for them.
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