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Giorgio Lamberti
Giorgio Lamberti, Italian freestyle swimmer born 1969 in Brescia; set the 200 m freestyle world record (1:46.69, Bonn 1989) and won Italy's first male world swimming gold, Perth 1991.
Giorgio Pessina
Giorgio Pessina (1902-1977), Italian foil fencer from Rome; Olympic team foil gold 1928 Amsterdam, silver 1932 Los Angeles, fourth 1924; later federation head coach and co-author with Ugo Pignotti of the standard Italian texts Il fioretto and La sciabola.
Giorgio Petrosyan
Giorgio Petrosyan, "The Doctor" (Armenian-Italian kickboxer, born 1985), southpaw counter-striker; K-1 World MAX 2009-2010, GLORY 2012, ONE GP 2019; retired November 2025 at 109-3-2 (2 NC, 43 KOs).
Giorgio Santelli
Giorgio Santelli (Santelli György), 1897–1985, Hungarian-born Italian sabre fencer; 1920 Olympic team sabre gold for Italy, then US Olympic fencing coach 1928–1952 and New York salle founder.
Giorgio Vanzetta
Giorgio Vanzetta (born 1959, Cavalese) is an Italian former cross-country skier, 1994 Lillehammer Olympic relay gold medalist, with four Olympic medals and two world relay silvers.
Giorgio Zampori
Giorgio Zampori (1887-1965), Italian artistic gymnast of Società Miani Milan; four Olympic golds and one bronze across 1912, 1920, 1924, including the 1920 individual all-around title with 88.35 points.
Giorgos Giakoumakis (Γιώργος Γιακουμάκης)
Giorgos Giakoumakis (Γιώργος Γιακουμάκης), Greek striker born 1994 in Heraklion; Eredivisie top scorer 2020/21 with VVV-Venlo (26 goals), Celtic Premiership top scorer 2021/22, 2023 MLS Newcomer of the Year with Atlanta United, later Cruz Azul, PAOK, Al Ain.
Giorgos Karagounis (Γιώργος Καραγκούνης)
Giorgos Karagounis (Γιώργος Καραγκούνης), Greek midfielder born 1977 in Pyrgos; record 139 Greece caps, 10 goals; EURO 2004 winner who scored the opener against Portugal; played for Panathinaikos, Inter, Benfica, Fulham.
Giorgos Katris
Giorgos Katris (Γιώργος Κάτρης), born 2005 in Athens, is a Greek centre back for Panathinaikos, number 3, developed in its academy, loaned to Levadiakos 2024-2026, and a Greece U19 international.
Giourkas Seitaridis
Giourkas Seitaridis (Γιούρκας Σεϊταρίδης), Greek right back born 1981 in Piraeus; Euro 2004 winner and All-Star selection; played for Panathinaikos, Porto, Dynamo Moscow, and Atlético Madrid; 72 Greece caps; now Panathinaikos academy coach.
Giovane Élber
Giovane Élber (Giovane Élber de Souza), Brazilian striker born 1972 in Londrina; Bayern Munich legend, 2001 Champions League winner, four Bundesliga titles, 133 Bundesliga goals, 2002/03 top scorer; later Lyon, Gladbach, Cruzeiro; now Bayern brand ambassador.
Giovani Bernard
Giovani Bernard, NFL running back (born 1991), played 2013-2020 for the Cincinnati Bengals and 2021-2022 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; drafted 37th overall in 2013 from North Carolina, retired April 2023 with 3,783 rushing and 2,989 receiving yards.
Giovani dos Santos
Giovani dos Santos (Giovani Álex dos Santos Ramírez, born 1989) is a Mexican ex-footballer from Barcelona's La Masia who played for Tottenham, Villarreal, LA Galaxy, and América, won 107 Mexico caps, 19 goals, the 2012 Olympic gold, and three Gold Cups.
Giovani Lo Celso
Giovani Lo Celso, Argentine midfielder born 1996 in Rosario; Rosario Central, PSG, Tottenham, Villarreal, Real Betis. Copa América 2021 and 2024 winner with Argentina; most productive at Betis.
Giovani Versini
Giovani Versini is a French forward, born in Marseille in 2004, who plays for Ligue 1 club Stade Brestois 29 and has been capped twice by France's under-21 team.
Giovanna Trillini
Giovanna Trillini (born 1970, Jesi) is an Italian foil fencer with 4 Olympic golds, 1 silver, 3 bronze (8 total, 1992-2008), double 1992 champion, world champion 1991 and 1997, now a coach at Club Scherma Jesi.
Giovanni Battista Tubino
Giovanni Battista Tubino (1900–1989), Italian artistic gymnast of Ginnastica Sampierdarenese, Genova; won gold in the men's team all-around for Italy at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, later a judge and CONI Gold Medal recipient.
Giovanni Bongiorni
Giovanni Bongiorni is an Italian sprinter and coach, born 1956 in Pisa, who ran in the 1984 Olympic 4 × 100 m relay final, finishing fourth.
Giovanni Canova
Giovanni Canova (1880-1960), Italian épée fencer of CS Torino; Olympic team épée gold at Antwerp 1920 (preliminary rounds only) and bronze at Paris 1924 as captain; individual épée joint 7th in 1920; 1928 jury president.
Giovanni Cernogoraz
Giovanni Cernogoraz, nicknamed Gianni, is a Croatian sports shooter in trap, born in 1982 in Koper, Slovenia, who won Olympic gold in men's trap at London 2012.
Giovanni de Gennaro
Giovanni De Gennaro, born 1992 in Brescia, is an Italian canoe slalom paddler, Olympic K1 gold medalist at Paris 2024 (88.22 s), three-time Olympian, and World and European championship medalist.
Giovanni Delise
Giovanni Delise (1907–1947), Italian rower born in Izola, Istria; Olympic gold medalist in the men's coxed four at Amsterdam 1928 with the SN Pullino crew, also European champion in 1929 and 1931.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Giovanni Di Lorenzo (born 1993, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana) is an Italian right-back and SSC Napoli captain; two-time Scudetto winner, 2020 Coppa Italia winner, and Euro 2020 champion with Italy, 50 caps.
Giovanni Gozzi
Giovanni Gozzi (1902-1976), Italian Greco-Roman wrestler; featherweight gold at Los Angeles 1932 and bantamweight bronze at Amsterdam 1928; also European champion 1927; missed Berlin 1936 through injury.
Giovanni Invernizzi
Giovanni Invernizzi: name shared by an Italian Olympic rowing gold medalist (coxless four, London 1948, Canottieri Moto Guzzi), Inter Milan's 1970-71 Scudetto-winning coach, and a Sampdoria midfielder born 1963.
Giovanni Leone Reggio
Giovanni Leone Reggio (1888–1971/72), Italian sailor from Genoa; skippered Italia to Italy's first Olympic sailing gold, 8-metre class, Berlin 1936; also raced at Amsterdam 1928 and London 1948.
Giovanni Leoni
Giovanni Leoni (born 2006, Rome) is an Italian centre-back for Liverpool, signed from Parma in August 2025 for £26m plus add-ons on a six-year deal; he tore an ACL on his Liverpool debut in September 2025.
Giovanni Lombardi
Giovanni Lombardi, Italian cyclist born 1969 in Pavia, won the 1992 Barcelona Olympic points race gold with 44 points, then rode professionally for Lampre, Polti, Telekom, Acqua & Sapone, and CSC, winning Giro and Vuelta stages.
Giovanni Mangiante
Giovanni Agostino Generoso Mangiante (Gianni), Italian artistic gymnast (1893-1967) of Gymnasium Brescia; 1912 Stockholm Olympic gold, men's team European system; brother of Renzo Mangiante; WWI pilot, D'Annunzio associate.
Giovanni Manu
Giovanni Manu is a Tongan-born Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions, selected 126th overall in 2024 and the first player drafted from the University of British Columbia.