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Florio (surname)

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Florio is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Franca Florio (1873–1950), Italian noblewoman, socialite and a prominent protagonist of the Belle Époque.
  • Ignazio Florio Sr. (1838–1891), Italian entrepreneur and politician
  • Ignazio Florio Jr. (1869–1957)
  • James Florio (born 1937), 49th Governor of New Jersey
  • John Florio (1553–1625), linguist and lexicographer
  • Massimo Florio, Professor of Public Economics and Chair of Economics of European Integration at the University of Milan
  • Michelangelo Florio (1515–1572) Italian Franciscan friar convert to Protestantism, pastor in England and Switzerland, and father of John Florio
  • Rudy Florio (born 1950), Canadian football player
  • Vincenzo Florio Sr. (1799–1868), Italian entrepreneur and politician, founder of the rich Florio economic dynasty, one of the wealthiest Sicilian families during the late 19th century.
  • Vincenzo Florio (1883–1959), Italian industrialist and founder of two automobile races