To find examples of famous Italians, the Italian Renaissance is replete with them: Donatello, da Vinci, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Galileo, and so on. A living famous Italian is actress Sophia Loren.
There are many famous Italians. Galilei Galileo was a proud Italian. If you want to see some famous living Italians just turn on MTV and watch Jersey Shore!
In sports there is Alberto Tomba, Olympic alpine skier. Giorgio Armani is a clothing designer. Greta Scacchi is an actress, as is Sofie Loren and actor Roberto Benigni. Giorgio Napolitano is the current president.