Gambino is an Italian surname. Notable persons with that surname include: Surname (1899–1987), Argentine conductor Antonella Gambino (born 1990), Argentinian handball player Domenico Gambino (1890–1968), Italian actor, screenwriter, and film director Giuseppe Gambino (born 1968), Swiss football defender Lu Gambino (1923–2003), American football player Mike Gambino (born 1977), college baseball coach Raffaello Gambino (1928–1989), Italian water polo player Richard Gambino, American author and educator Richard J. Gambino (born 1935), American material scientist Roberto Gambino (born 1962), Italian architect and politician Salvatore Gambino (born 1983), Italian-German football player Some members of the Gambino crime family, including: Carlo Gambino (1902–1976), New York mobster and former boss of the crime family , New York mobster and nephew of Carlo Gambino Giuseppe Giacomo Gambino (1941–1996), member of the Mafia and head of the San Lorenzo mandamento John Gambino (1940–2017), Sicilian mobster who operated in New Jersey Rosario Gambino (born 1942), Sicilian mobster imprisoned on drug charges Thomas Gambino (born 1929), son of Carlo Gambino and caporegime in the Gambino crime family Other uses Childish Gambino, a stage name of Donald Glover (born 1983), American actor, comedian, and musician Gambino Family (group), an American hip hop group See also Gambito Italian-language surnames