From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an incomplete list of notable people from
Corsica or of
Corsican descent.
Musicians
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Alizée (born 1984), singer
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Patrick Fiori (born 1969), singer
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Michel Giacometti (1929-1990), ethnomusicologist who worked primarily in Portugal
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Jenifer (born 1982), French singer of Corsican ancestry
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Henry Padovani (born 1952), guitarist and singer, founder member of
The Police
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Eddie Palmieri (born 1936), Puerto Rican pianist and composer of Corsican ancestry
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Antonio Paoli (1871-1946), Puerto Rican opera singer of Corsican ancestry
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Tino Rossi (1907-1983), singer and actor
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César Vezzani (1888-1951), opera singer
Politicians and leaders
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Germaine Ahidjo (1932–2021), former First Lady of Cameroon 1960–1982, (father of Corsican ancestry)
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Sambucuccio d'Alando (14th century), revolutionary
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Diego Arria Saliceti (born 1938), Venezuelan economist, diplomat and politician of Corsican ancestry
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John Bernard (1893-1983), American politician of Corsican ancestry
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Hammuda Bey (died 1666), Bey of Tunis (Corsican parents, Murad I Bey and Yasmine)
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Murad I Bey (born Jacques Senti, died 1631), Bey of
Tunis
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Mariana Bracetti, Puerto Rican independist of Corsican ancestry
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Aristides Calvani (1918-1986), Venezuelan politician and lawyer of Corsican ancestry
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César Campinchi (1882-1941), politician and lawyer
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Aníbal Dominici (1837-1897), Venezuelan politician and lawyer of Corsican ancestry
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César Campinchi (1882-1941), politician and lawyer
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Arthur Andrew Cipriani (1875-1945), Trinidadian politician of Corsican ancestry
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Giovanni Corso (died 1685), pirate and privateer
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Hasan Corso (born Pietro Paolo Tavera, died 1556),
caliph and mayor of
Algiers
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Pasquino Corso (died 1532), military leader
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Sampiero Corso (1498-1567), military leader
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Juan Pablo Fernandini (1793-1842), Peruvian military leader of Corsican ancestry
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François Gaffori (1744-1796), politician and military leader
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Petru Giovacchini (1910-1955), fascist and pro-Italian collaborator in World War II
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Arturo Hernandez Grisanti (1928-2008), Venezuelan writer politician of Corsican ancestry
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Raul Leoni (1905-1972), president of Venezuela 1964-1969, of Corsican ancestry
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Jaime Lusinchi (1924-2014), president of Venezuela 1984-1989, of Corsican ancestry
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Norodom Monineath (born Paule Monique Izzi, 1936-), former queen consort of Cambodia (father of Corsican descent)
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Ángel Navarro (1748-1808), early Texas settler and mayor of
San Antonio
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José Antonio Navarro (1795-1871), Texan politician of Corsican ancestry
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François-Xavier Ortoli (1925-2007), politician, former President of the European Commission
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Pasquale Paoli (1725-1807), Corsican patriot, statesman and military leader
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Charles Pasqua (1927-2015), French politician of Corsican ancestry
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Alicia Pietri (1923-2011), public figure of Corsican ancestry who twice served as First Lady of Venezuela (1969–1974 and 1994–1999)
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Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo (1764-1842), French politician and Russian diplomat
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Antoine Christophe Saliceti (1757-1809), politician, member of the
National Convention during the French Revolution
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Norodom Sihamoni (1953-), King of Cambodia and son of Norodom Monineath
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Leopoldo Sucre Figarella (1926-1996), Venezuelan politician of Corsican ancestry
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José Antonio Velutini (1844-1912), Venezuelan military of Corsican ancestry
Bonaparte family
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Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France
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Carlo Bonaparte (1746-1785), father of Napoléon Bonaparte
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Caroline Bonaparte (1782-1839), sister of Napoléon Bonaparte
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Elisa Bonaparte (1777-1820), sister of Napoléon Bonaparte
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Jérôme Bonaparte (1784-1860), brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
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Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
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Louis Bonaparte (1778-1846), brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
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Lucien Bonaparte (1775-1840), brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
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Pauline Bonaparte (1780-1825), sister of Napoléon Bonaparte
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Joseph Fesch (1763-1839), half-uncle of Napoléon Bonaparte
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Letizia Ramolino (1749-1836), mother of Napoléon Bonaparte
Scientists
Sportspeople
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Chahir Belghazouani (born 1986), former Moroccan international
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Chaouki Ben Saada (born 1984), Tunisian international
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Rémy Cabella (born 1990), French international
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Dominique Colonna (born 1928), former French international
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Adama Diakhaby (born 1996), current player
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Wahbi Khazri (born 1991), Tunisian international
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François Modesto (born 1978), former player
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Pascal Olmeta (born 1961), former player
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Olivier Pantaloni, (born 1966), former player
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Charles Orlanducci (born 1951), former French international
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Claude Papi (1949-1983), former French international
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Nicolas Penneteau (born 1981), current player
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Adil Rami (born 1985), French international, 2018 World Cup winner
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Albert Vanucci (born 1947), former French international
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Yanis Cimignani
Writers
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Marc Biancarelli (born 1968), writer
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Pedro César Dominici (1873–1954), Venezuelan writer, playwright and diplomat of Corsican ancestry
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Michel Ferracci-Porri (born 1949), writer
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Hernán Garrido Lecca (born 1960, Peruvian economist, writer of Corsican ancestry
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Juan Liscano (1915-2001), Venezuelan poet, writer, folklorist, editor of Corsican ancestry
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Francisco Massiani (1944-2019), Venezuelan writer of Corsican ancestry
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Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906-2001), Venezuelan writer and politician of Corsican ancestry
Fashion
Miscellaneous
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Gaston Acurio (born 1967), Peruvian gastronomist and writer of Corsican ancestry
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Danielle Casanova (1909-1943), World War II Resistance heroine
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Vincent de Moro-Giafferi (1878-1956), French lawyer and politician of Corsican ancestry
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Eduardo Georgetti (1866–1937), agriculturist, businessman, philanthropist, politician and sugar baron
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Anita Fernandini de Naranjo (1902–1982),
Peruvian heiress and politician of Corsican ancestry
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Antonio Liccioni (1817-1901), French gold miner entrepreneur of
El Callao, Venezuela
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Marie-Claude Pietragalla (born 1963), French dancer and choreographer of Corsican ancestry
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Leon Santelli Gelormini (1844-1925), Venezuelan rum Master of Corsican ancestry
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Espartaco Santoni (1937-1998), Venezuelan actor of Corsican ancestry
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Bartolomé Tavera Acosta (1865-1931), Venezuelan historian, ethnologist, linguist and journalist of Corsican ancestry
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Luis Emilio Velutini (born 1953), Venezuelan businessman of Corsican ancestry
See also
References