Note: While of Swiss Italian descent, it is unverified whether the following people identified as such. •
Ron Barassi –
Melbourne premiership player in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964;
Melbourne Captain 1960–64;
All Australian 1956, 1958, 1961; Carlton premiership coach 1968, 1970 North Melbourne premiership coach 1975, 1977;
Australian Football Hall of Fame; Sport Australia Hall of Fame (2006);
VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century (coach) 2007; 2009 Victorian of the Year •
Vern Barberis – Olympic Bronze Medalist and
Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist in
weightlifting •
Mark Beretta – Ten-time champion
water-skier and
sportscaster •
Nellie Louise Carbasse, better known by her stage name "Louise Lovely", the first Australian actress to find success in Hollywood •
Carlo Catani – Civil engineer for Victoria's
Public Works Department who oversaw the following projects: draining the
Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp, widening and improving the
Yarra River upstream from
Princes Bridge, laying out and planting the
Alexandra Gardens, roads to
Arthurs Seat and
Mount Donna Buang,
Murray River levees in
Strathmerton,
Lake Catani in
Mount Buffalo National Park, reclamation of the
foreshore of
St Kilda. There is a bronze
bust of Catani at the foot of Schefferle's memorial clock tower on the St. Kilda Esplanade. •
Robert de Castella – Long-distance runner, 1983 World Marathon Champion, 1982 and 1986
Commonwealth Games Marathon Champion •
Jack Gervasoni – Australian Rules Footballer (Fitzroy) Captain Coach (Northcote); educator; Mayor of Kew •
Len Incigneri – Australian Rules Footballer (South Melbourne) and Captain Coach (Richmond) •
Steve Moneghetti- Olympian and Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist •
Tony Polinelli – Australian Rules Footballer, Premiership player (Geelong) and runner up in the Stawell Gift • Samuel Victor
Alberto Zelman – Musician and
conductor, and founder of the
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra •
Victor Zelman – Artist ==References==