1972), actor and film director Amelia Pinto (1876–1946), opera singer Giuseppe Pitrè (1841-1916), folklorist, medical doctor, professor and senator Antonio Rinaldi (architect) (1709–1794) Gianni Riotta (Born 1954), journalist Giuni Russo (1951 -2004), singer Alfredo Salafia (1869–1933), embalmer and taxidermist Pietro Scaglione (1906–1971), magistrate Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725), composer Renato Schifani (born 1950), President of the Senate Salvatore Schillaci (born 1964), footballer Francesco Scianna (born 1982), actor Enzo Sellerio (1924–2012), photographer, publisher and collector Giacomo Serpotta (1656–1732), sculptor Giuseppe Serpotta (1653–1719), sculptor Tony Sperandeo (born 1953), actor Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì (1839–1908), Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896–1957), writer Delia Vaccarello (1960–2019), journalist and activist for LGBT rights Fulco di Verdura (1898–1978), duke and jeweller Honorary citizens People awarded the honorary citizenship of Palermo are: See also Hugo Falcandus List of mayors of Palermo Outline of Palermo Circolo Matematico di Palermo Notes References Citations Sources . . Nef, Anneliese. A Companion to Medieval Palermo: The History of a Mediterranean City from 600 to 1500 (Brill, 2013). Tronzo, William. "The Artistic Culture of Twelfth-Century Sicily, with a Focus on Palermo." in Sicily and the Mediterranean (Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2015) pp. 61–76. External links Tourist Information Centre Palermo Tourist Board Palermo Coupon Things to do in Palermo Palermo capitale italiana della cultura 2018 Coastal towns in Sicily Mediterranean port cities and towns in Italy Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Palermo Capitals of former nations Phoenician colonies in Sicily Populated places established in the 8th century BC Carthaginian colonies