ancestry Wally Schirra (1923–2007), astronaut with Sardinian ancestry Valeria Marini, born in Rome (Sardinian from mother side) Pamela Prati (Sardinian from mother side) Virginia Sanjust di Teulada (born 1977), Sardinian from father side Adriana Serra (1923–1995), actress and Miss Italia 1941 (Sardinian from father side) Corrado Augias (born 26 January 1935), Sardinian ancestry Mino Carta (born 1933), Sardinian parents Jean-Marc Morandini (born 1965), Sardinian from mother side Barbara Serra (born 1974), Sardinian from father side Efisio Tola (1803–1833), patriot Ricky Gianco (born Riccardo Sanna, 1943), singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer, with partial Sardinian ancestry Ivan Graziani, Sardinian from mother side Nyco Lilliu (born 1987), Sardinian ancestry Pierrick Lilliu (born 1986), Sardinian ancestry Ugo Mulas (1928–1973), photographer with Sardinian ancestry Aurelio Galleppini (1917–1994) (His parents were Sardinians) Graziano Delrio (born 1960), Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport with Sardinian ancestry Beji Caid Essebsi (1926–2019), The first democratically elected President of Tunisia (Paternal great-great-grandfather from Sardinia) Enrico Letta (born 1966), former Prime Minister of Italy. Sardinian from mother side. Jean-Paul Marat (from the father's side) (1743–1793), politician during the French Revolution Giorgia Meloni (born 1977), Prime minister of Italy (Sardinian from father side) Juan Domingo Perón (1895–1974), President of Argentina (Sardinian descent from father side) Silvia Salis (born in Genoa, Sardinian ancestry) Luigi Datome (born 1987) professional basketball player with Sardinian ancestry who currently plays for Fenerbahçe Ülker. Joe Calzaghe – father Enzo from Sardinia Nicolino Locche (1939–2005), Argentine boxer with Sardinian ancestry Duilio Loi – Sardinian from father side Graciano Rocchigiani – father Zanubio from Sardinia Mattia Aramu (born 1995), Sardinian parents Dennis Chessa (born 1992) Sardinian ancestry Marco Materazzi – mother from Tempio, father from Arborea, province of Oristano Frankie Dettori – born in Milan from Sardinian parents Fabio Carta – born in Torino, Sardinian parents Andreia Marras (born 1971) – Sardinian ancestry Alessandro Mahmoud (Mahmood) – born in Milan from Sardinian mother See also Sardinian people List of Italians References Sardinia Sardinia-related lists Sardinian People of Sardinian descent