Italian Americans Not Otherwise Categorized
- Marella Agnelli, furniture designer
- Luigi Antonini, labor leader
- Caesar Cardini, creator of the Caesar salad
- Oleg Cassini, Russian-Italian-American fashion designer
- Michael Chiarello, American celebrity chef specializing in Italian-influenced California cuisine
- Andrew Cunanan, spree killer, mother was Italian-American.
- Giada De Laurentiis, host of the Food Network program Everyday Italian
- Tabitha D'umo, choreographer and creative director
- Angelo Dundee, trainer of several boxing champions
- Elizabeth Edwards, née Anania, wife of John Edwards, a former U.S. Senator from North Carolina
- Kitty Genovese, stalked and stabbed to death near her home in Queens, New York. The apparent inaction of her neighbors prompted investigation into the psychological phenomenon that became known as the bystander effect or "Genovese syndrome".
- Gina Keatley, chef and television personality, influenced charities in New York City.
- Stacy London, stylist and fashion consultant (Sicilian mother, Jewish father)
- Charles Ponzi (1882–1949), one of the greatest swindlers in American history. Inventor of the Ponzi scheme technique.
- Rachael Ray, Food Network chef and Emmy-winning television personality
- John Scarne, born Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia, gambling expert and sleight-of-hand card performer
- Mary Schiavo, former Inspector General of the United States Department of Transportation
- Michael Schiavo, ex-husband of Terri Schiavo, the woman whose comatose state and subsequent court case garnered much media attention
- Milton Sirotta, at age nine coined the term googol
- Jack Valenti, of Sicilian heritage, president of the Motion Picture Association of America from 1966 to 2007
- Michael Viscardi, mathematician
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