Genovese

This article is about the surname. For the adjective and common noun, see Genoan.

Genovese Coat of Arms

Genovese is an Italian surname meaning, properly, someone from Genoa. Its Italian plural form Genovesi has also developed into a surname.

People

• Alfred Genovese (1931–2011), American oboist
• Alfredo Genovese (born 1964), Argentine artist
• Anthony Vincent Genovese (born 1932), American architect
• Bruna Genovese (born 1976), Italian long-distance runner
• Damián Genovese (born 1978), Venezuelan actor and model
• Domenico Genovese (born 1961), English footballer
• Elizabeth Fox-Genovese (1941–2007), American historian
• Eugene D. Genovese (1930–2012), American historian
• Fabio Del Genovese (1902–1976), Italian wrestler
• Frank Genovese (1914–1981), American professional baseball player, manager and scout
• George Genovese (1922–2015), American baseball player and scout
• Leo Genovese (born 1979), Argentine jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer
• María Noel Genovese (born 1943), Uruguayan model and actress
• Michael Genovese (disambiguation), several people
• Mike Genovese (born 1942), American actor
• Pablo Genovese (born 1977), Argentine footballer
• Paolo Genovese (born 1966), Italian film director
• Richard Genovese (born 1947), American painter
• Rino Genovese (1905–1967), Italian film actor
• Vito Genovese (1897–1969), prominent New York City Mafia Boss
• William Genovese, American computer criminal

Fictional characters

• Phillip Genovese, a character on the television series Crossing Lines

See also

• Murder of Kitty Genovese, widely publicized murder in New York City, 1964
• Genovese syndrome, or bystander effect, named for the Kitty Genovese case
• Genovese crime family, one of the "Five Families" of New York City's Mafia
• Genovese Drug Stores, a defunct pharmacy chain in the NYC area
• Genovese sauce, a meat sauce from Napoli
• Genoese (disambiguation)
• Genovesi