Contemporary Notable Dalmatian Italians
Across the centuries Dalmatian Italians exerced with their life and their works a large influence on Dalmatia. However, it would somehow arbitrary to attribute a nationality to the Dalmatians living before the Napoleonic time. Indeed, only at the beginning of the 19th century the concept of national identity started to build-up. For this reason, hereafter are reported only the notable Dalmatian Italians living after 1800.
- Pier Alessandro Paravia (Zadar 1797 - Turin 1857) - Writer
- Niccolò Tommaseo (Šebenik 1802 -1874) - Linguist, journalist and essayist
- Antonio Bajamonti (Split 1822 - 1891) - Last Italian major of Split
- Arturo Colautti (Zadar 1851 - Rome 1914) - Journalist, writen and opera composer
- Girolamo Luxardo (Zadar 1887-1944) - Owner of the former "Maraschino" liquor distillery in Zadar
- Alessandro Dudan (Vrlika 1883 - Rome 1957) - Politician and historian
- Enzo Bettiza (Split 1927) - Journalist and international writer
- Renzo de' Vidovich (Zadar 1934) - Writer, journalist and director of "Il Dalmata"
- Gianni Garko (Zadar 1935) - Actor
- Mila Schön (Trogir 1916 - Quargnento 2008) - Stilist
- Gabre Gabric (Imotski 1917) - Athlete
- Ottavio Missoni (Dubrovnik 1921) - International fashion designer
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