Rizzoli Explained

Rizzoli (pronounced as /it/) is an Italian surname.

People

• Achilles Rizzoli (1896–1981), American artist
• Andrea Rizzoli (1914–1983), Italian entrepreneur, publisher and film producer, son of Angelo
• Angelo Rizzoli (1889–1970), Italian publisher
  • RCS MediaGroup, formerly "A. Rizzoli & C." and "Rizzoli Editore", a publishing company founded by Angelo Rizzoli and previously called Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera. Owner of the brand Rizzoli in non-book publishing
  • Rizzoli Libri and Rizzoli Education, publishing divisions acquired by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore from RCS MediaGroup. The division owned the branding rights of Rizzoli in books
  • Rizzoli Bookstore, Mondadori's bookstore in New York City, previously owned by Rizzoli Libri's subsidiary
  • Rizzoli, Rizzoli Electa, (BUR), Rizzoli Lizard, Rizzoli Etas, imprints of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore via Rizzoli Libri and other divisions
• Angelo Rizzoli (1943–2013), Italian film producer
• Anna Maria Rizzoli (born 1953), Italian actress
• Francesco Rizzoli (1809–1880), Italian physician and politician
• Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli, known as Giampietrino, Italian Renaissance painter
• Luca Rizzoli (born 2002), Italian rugby union player
• Nicola Rizzoli (born 1971), Italian football referee
• Paola Malanotte Rizzoli, Italian physical oceanographer
• Pasquale Rizzoli (1871–1953), Italian sculptor

Fictional characters

• Jane Rizzoli, the main character in a crime novel series by Tess Gerritsen
  • Rizzoli & Isles, a 2010 American crime drama television series airing on TNT, based on Gerritsen's novels