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Giacomo Perez Dortona
Giacomo Perez Dortona (born 1989, La Seyne-sur-Mer) is a French breaststroke swimmer of CN Marseille; world champion 4x100m medley relay Barcelona 2013, European champion 4x50m medley relay 2012, French 100m breaststroke short-course record 56.78, Olympian London 2012.
Giacomo Raspadori
Giacomo Raspadori, Italian forward born 2000 in Bentivoglio; Sassuolo, Napoli (two Serie A titles), Atlético de Madrid, then Atalanta; Euro 2020 winner with Italy, 40 caps.
Giampaolo Pazzini
Giampaolo Pazzini, born 1984 in Pescia, is a retired Italian centre-forward who played for Atalanta, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, Inter, Milan, Hellas Verona, and Levante, won the 2010-11 Coppa Italia with Inter, earned 25 Italy caps, and retired in 2020 on 199 career goals.
Gian Piero Gasperini
Gian Piero Gasperini (born 1958), Italian football manager, creator of the 3-4-2-1 "Gasperiniball" pressing system; transformed Atalanta (2016-2025, 439 matches, 2024 Europa League) and manages AS Roma since June 2025.
Gian Simmen
Gian Simmen, born 1977 in Chur, Switzerland, is a halfpipe snowboarder who won the first Olympic gold in men's halfpipe at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games.
Gian Villante
Gian Villante (born 1985) is a retired American UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight mixed martial artist from Long Island, 17-14 pro, 7-11 in the UFC, retired after a 2021 knockout loss to Chris Barnett.
Giancarlo Bergamini
Giancarlo Bergamini (1926-2020), Italian foil fencer; Olympic team foil gold Melbourne 1956, two Olympic silvers, individual foil world champion 1958, three world titles of each color.
Giancarlo Brusati
Giancarlo Brusati (Carlo Giancarlo Brusati, 1910-2001), Italian épée fencer and administrator; won team épée gold at Berlin 1936, led the Italian Fencing Federation and served as FIE president 1981-1984.
Giancarlo Cornaggia Medici
Giancarlo Cornaggia Medici (1904-1970), Milanese marquis and épée fencer of Società del Giardino, won five Olympic medals: team gold 1928 and 1936, individual gold 1932, team silver 1932, individual bronze 1936.
Giancarlo Fisichella
Giancarlo Fisichella (born 1973, Rome) is an Italian racing driver; F1 1996–2009, 231 Grands Prix, three wins (Brazil 2003, Australia 2005, Malaysia 2006), later Le Mans GTE Pro winner with AF Corse Ferrari.
Giancarlo Guerrini
Giancarlo Guerrini (1939–2025) was an Italian water polo player who won Olympic gold with Italy at Rome 1960 and later held senior roles with the Italian Swimming and Fencing Federations.
Giancarlo Stanton
Giancarlo Stanton (Giancarlo Cruz-Michael Stanton), Yankees DH/OF born 1989; 2017 NL MVP with Miami, record $325M contract, 456 career HR, hardest-hit ball in Statcast era, chronic injuries.
Gianfranco Dalla Barba
Gianfranco Dalla Barba (1957–2024), Italian sabre fencer from Padova; Olympic team gold at Los Angeles 1984 and bronze at Seoul 1988, five World Championship medals, later a neurologist and 2015 CONI Collare d'Oro recipient.
Gianfranco Pandolfini
Gianfranco Pandolfini (1920–1997), nicknamed Kiri, was an Italian water polo player who won gold at the 1948 London Olympics and the 1947 Monte Carlo European championship, playing for R.N. Florentia alongside his brother Tullio.
Gianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola, born 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia, Italian forward nicknamed Magic Box; Napoli scudetto 1990, Parma UEFA Cup 1995, Chelsea legend (312 games, 80 goals, FWA Footballer of the Year 1997), later manager of West Ham, Watford, Cagliari, Birmingham.
Giangiorgio, Conte Trissino
Giangiorgio, Count Trissino (Giovanni Giorgio Trissino dal Vello d'Oro), Italian cavalry officer and rider; won 1900 Paris Olympic equestrian high jump gold at 1.85 m on Oreste, first Italian Olympic champion, plus long jump silver.
Gianluca Farina
Gianluca Farina (born 1962, Casalmaggiore) is an Italian rower, Olympic gold medalist in the men's quadruple sculls at Seoul 1988 and bronze medalist at Barcelona 1992, with four World Championship medals.
Gianluca Lapadula
Gianluca Lapadula Vargas (born 1990, Turin) is an Italian-Peruvian striker for Universitario de Deportes and Peru; former Pescara, AC Milan, Genoa, Lecce, Benevento, Cagliari, and Spezia forward, twice Serie B top scorer, 42 caps and 9 goals for Peru.
Gianluca Mancini
Gianluca Mancini (born 1996) is an Italian centre back for Roma, wearing No. 23, formerly of Fiorentina, Perugia, and Atalanta. Roma record of 319 appearances and 23 goals, Conference League 2021/22 winner, 22 Italy caps.
Gianluca Pagliuca
Gianluca Pagliuca, born 1966 in Bologna, Italian goalkeeper for Sampdoria, Inter, Bologna, and Ascoli; 592 Serie A appearances (fifth all-time), 24 penalties saved, 39 Italy caps, 1994 World Cup finalist.
Gianluca Scamacca
Gianluca Scamacca, Italian centre-forward born 1999 in Rome; Lazio-Roma-PSV youth path, Sassuolo breakthrough, West Ham, Atalanta; 2024 Europa League winner, 2024 ACL injury, 24 Italy caps.
Gianluca Simeone
Gianluca Simeone (Gianluca Simeone Baldini), Argentine retired centre-forward born 1998 in Buenos Aires; middle son of Diego Simeone, brother of Giovanni and Giuliano; career in Spanish lower leagues, last club Rayo Majadahonda.
Gianluca Vialli
Gianluca Vialli (1964–2023), Italian striker for Cremonese, Sampdoria, Juventus, and Chelsea; won Serie A, Champions League, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup; first Italian manager of a top-flight English club; died of pancreatic cancer.
Gianluca Zambrotta
Gianluca Zambrotta is an Italian former footballer, born in 1977, who played full-back on either flank, won the 2006 World Cup, and starred for Juventus, Barcelona, and Milan.
Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon, Italian goalkeeper (born 1978), Parma, Juventus, and PSG; 176 Italy caps, 2006 World Cup winner, record 10 Serie A titles; retired 2023 at 45, later national team Head of Delegation.
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian goalkeeper born 1999, AC Milan, PSG, and Manchester City; Euro 2020 Player of the Tournament, 2025 Champions League winner, Italy captain, penalty-saving specialist.
Gianluigi Saccaro
Gianluigi Saccaro (Giovanni Luigi Saccaro, 1938–2021) was an Italian épée fencer: Olympic team gold Roma 1960, team silver Tokyo 1964, individual bronze Mexico City 1968, and world team titles 1957–58.
Gianmarco Tamberi
Gianmarco Tamberi, nicknamed "Gimbo", is an Italian high jumper who shared the Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold with Mutaz Barshim and won the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.
Gianna Bryant
Gianna Maria-Onore "Gigi" Bryant (2006-2020), nicknamed Mambacita, was Kobe Bryant's 13-year-old daughter and a youth basketball player who died with him in the January 26, 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash.
Gianna Kneepkens
Gianna Kneepkens (born 2003) is an American basketball guard from Duluth, Minnesota, a 2026 WNBA first-round pick (15th overall, Connecticut Sun), former Utah Utes star (1,621 points) and 2026 NCAA champion with UCLA.