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Antonino Fogliani1976–2026Italian conductor renowned for Italian opera, especially the Rossini and bel canto repertoire, and music director of the Rossini in Wildbad festival.
- Domenico Papalia1945–2026Italian 'Ndrangheta boss who led the Papalia clan's expansion into Northern Italy.
- Vittorio Frescobaldi1928–2026Italian wine industrialist and head of the Frescobaldi noble family who modernized the family winery and helped establish Tuscan wines internationally.
- Daniele Compatangelo1976–2026Italian journalist and US correspondent who died in July 2026 at age 50.
- Fabio Grossi1958–2026Italian actor, director and playwright with a decades-long career in film, television and theatre.
- Fabrizio Plessi1940–2026Italian video-installation artist, a pioneer of video art who represented Italy at the Venice Biennale and Documenta.
- Rosellina Archinto1933–2026Italian publisher who founded Emme Edizioni and Rosellina Archinto Editore, pioneering modern children's literature in Italy.
- Gianfranco Pedullà1957–2026Italian theater director and founder of the Mascarà Teatro company, later Teatro Popolare d'Arte, who directed the Teatro delle Arti di Lastra e Signa.
- Alessandro Fiorio1965–2026Italian rally driver who won the 1987 Group N world championship and finished second in the 1989 World Rally Championship.
- Maurizio Giammusso1951–2026Italian journalist, writer, and theater critic for ANSA and Corriere della Sera, author of the acclaimed biography "Vita di Eduardo."
- Antonio Lorusso Petruzzi?–2026Italian cultural promoter and president of the Istituto Capri nel Mondo, known for his long‑term support of the Capri Hollywood Film Festival.
- Carla Tatò1947–2026Italian actress celebrated for over five decades of experimental theater and film work.
- Naveen Cassera1988–2026Italian comedian from Bergamo who won the 2026 BravoGrazie national comedy festival.
- Gianpaolo Bellini1935–2026Italian physicist who conceived and led the Borexino experiment, pioneering the detection of solar and geo-neutrinos.
- Lucio Montanaro1951–2026Italian character actor and comedian known for his roles in 1970s-80s commedia sexy all'italiana films.
- Silvia Monti1946–2026Italian actress of the 1960s‑70s, known for films such as *The Brain* and *A Lizard in a Woman's Skin*, and later the wife of industrialist Carlo De Benedetti.
- Fiorenza Marchegiani1953–2026Fiorenza Marchegiani was an Italian actress known for her role as Marta in Massimo Troisi's debut film "Ricomincio da tre" and for appearances in popular TV series.
- Paolo Peloso1932–2026Italian orchestra conductor who pursued an international career, directing major opera houses such as La Scala and the San Francisco Opera.
- Livio Berruti1939–2026Italian sprinter who won the 200 metres gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
- Bruno Battisti D’Amario1937–2026Italian classical guitarist, composer and longtime collaborator of Ennio Morricone.
