People born here (25)
|
| Silvia Bosurgi |
 ITA |
WPO |
Olympics |
2004—2008 |
17 April 1979 |
Messina, Messina (ITA) |
| Giovanni Calabrese |
ITA |
ROW |
Olympics |
1988—2000 |
30 October 1966 |
Novara di Sicilia, Messina (ITA) |
| Wladimiro Calarese |
ITA |
FEN |
Olympics |
1960—1968 |
3 October 1930 |
Messina, Messina (ITA) |
| Giovanni Casale |
ITA |
JUD |
Olympics |
2008 |
20 January 1980 |
Messina, Messina (ITA) |
| Arturo De Vecchi |
ITA |
FEN |
Olympics/Referee |
1928—1932 |
30 April 1898 |
Messina, Messina (ITA) |
| Pietro Farina |
ITA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
5 February 1955 |
Santo Stefano di Camastra, Messina (ITA) |
| Massimo Giacoppo |
ITA |
WPO |
Olympics |
2012 |
10 May 1983 |
Messina, Messina (ITA) |
| Francesco La Macchia |
ITA |
CSP |
Olympics |
1960 |
9 October 1938 |
Furnari, Messina (ITA) |
| Francesco La Rosa |
ITA |
FBL |
Olympics |
1952 |
9 December 1926 |
Messina, Messina (ITA) |
| Tullio Lanese |
ITA |
FBL |
Referee |
1988 |
10 January 1947 |
Messina, Messina (ITA) |
| Vincenzo Lombardo |
ITA |
ATH |
Olympics/Non-starter |
1952—1960 |
21 January 1932 |
Santo Stefano di Camastra, Messina (ITA) |
| Elios Manzi |
ITA |
JUD |
Olympics/YOG |
2014—2016 |
28 March 1996 |
Messina, Messina (ITA) |
| Salvatore Mastroieni |
ITA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1936 |
5 March 1914 |
Sant'Alessio Siculo, Messina (ITA) |
| Vincenzo Modica |
ITA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2000 |
2 March 1971 |
Mistretta, Messina (ITA) |
| Norma Murabito |
ITA |
CSP |
Olympics |
2012 |
12 October 1987 |
Taormina, Messina (ITA) |
| Vincenzo Nibali |
ITA |
CRD |
Olympics |
2008—2020 |
14 November 1984 |
Messina, Messina (ITA) |
| Franz Pfitscher |
 AUT |
BOX |
Olympics |
1952 |
3 October 1930 |
Taormina, Messina (ITA) |
| Antonio Sabato |
ITA |
FBL |
Olympics |
1984 |
9 January 1958 |
Novara di Sicilia, Messina (ITA) |
| Giovanni Scalzo |
ITA |
FEN |
Olympics |
1980—1992 |
17 March 1959 |
Messina, Messina (ITA) |
| Annarita Sidoti |
ITA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992—2000 |
25 July 1969 |
Gioiosa Marea, Messina (ITA) |
| Pasquale Sottile |
ITA |
VVO |
Olympics |
2016 |
17 August 1979 |
Milazzo, Messina (ITA) |
| Tony Terlazzo |
 USA |
WLF |
Olympics |
1932—1936 |
28 July 1911 |
Patti, Messina (ITA) |
| Vittorio Tracuzzi |
ITA |
BKB |
Olympics/Coach |
1948—1952 |
2 January 1923 |
San Filippo del Mela, Messina (ITA) |
| Antonio Ullo |
ITA |
ATH |
Olympics/Non-starter |
1984—1988 |
7 January 1963 |
Milazzo, Messina (ITA) |
| Valerio Vermiglio |
ITA |
VVO |
Olympics |
2004—2008 |
1 March 1976 |
Messina, Messina (ITA) |
People who died here (6)
|
| Edera Cordiale-Gentile |
ITA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
4 April 1993 |
Tortorici, Messina (ITA) |
| Raffaello Gambino |
ITA |
WPO |
Olympics |
1952 |
26 August 1989 |
Lipari, Messina (ITA) |
| Felice Gimondi |
ITA |
CRD |
Olympics |
1964 |
16 August 2019 |
Giardini-Naxos, Messina (ITA) |
| Francesco La Macchia |
ITA |
CSP |
Olympics |
1960 |
31 July 2017 |
Furnari, Messina (ITA) |
| Salvatore Mastroieni |
ITA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1936 |
25 August 1996 |
Sant'Alessio Siculo, Messina (ITA) |
| Annarita Sidoti |
ITA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992—2000 |
21 May 2015 |
Gioiosa Marea, Messina (ITA) |