What is "rizzo"

Rizzo is a surname of Italian origin. Usually mispronounced, this name should be pronounced like the word "pizza" and like all other Italian words with a double "z". Like "Ricci", it is derived from the adjective riccio, meaning curly, as a way to describe someone with curly hair. It may refer to:

• Alberto Rizzo, fashion photographer and painter
• Alex Rizzo, professional wrestler
• Anthony Rizzo (filmmaker), film writer and director
• Anthony Rizzo (baseball), baseball player
• Antonio Rizzo, Italian footballer
• Frank Rizzo, former Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Frank L. Rizzo, Jr., politician and son of the aforementioned mayor
• Jessica Rizzo, pornographic actress and businesswoman
• Jilly Rizzo, restaurateur and associate of Frank Sinatra
• Joe Rizzo, Denver Broncos linebacker from 1974 to 1980
• Joseph Rizzo an 18th-century philosopher and theologian from Malta
• Linda Jo Rizzo, singer, composer and musical producer
• Luigi Rizzo, Italian naval officer and World War I hero
• Marc Rizzo, current lead guitarist of Brazilian Metal band Soulfly and formerly of Ill Niño
• Marco Rizzo, Italian politician
• Mauro Rizzo, Italian footballer
• Mike Rizzo, DJ and music producer
• Mike Rizzo (baseball), baseball executive
• Pat Rizzo, saxophonist for Sly & the Family Stone
• Patti Rizzo, professional golfer
• Pedro Rizzo, kickboxer
• Rita Rizzo, an American Franciscan nun known as Mother Angelica, founder of the Eternal Word Television Network
• Rob Rizzo, NASCAR driver
• Sócrates Rizzo, Mexican politician
• Tony Rizzo, Canadian politician

• Betty Rizzo, character from the musical Grease and the popular film version played by Stockard Channing
• Frank Rizzo, the acerbic and profane character portrayed by Johnny Brennan
• Luther Rizzo, character from the television series M*A*S*H
• Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, character from the film Midnight Cowboy
• Deputy Frank Rizzo, character from Reno 911!.

Rizzo may refer to:

• Rizzo (band), an indie pop band from Los Angeles
• Rizzo (surname)
• Rizzo the Rat, a Muppet character
• Betty Rizzo, a fictional character in the musical Grease and the film adaptation

See also

• Anthony Rizzo

Rizzo was a punk / riot grrrl band from Los Angeles, California.