Italians (Italian: italiani) are an ethnic group native of Southern Europe that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence (though the principle of jus sanguinis is used extensively and arguably more favorably in the Italian nationality law), and are distinguished from people of Italian descent and, historically, from ethnic Italians living in the unredeemed territories adjacent to the Italian Peninsula.

In 2012, in addition to the 60 million Italians in Italy and 3,000 in San Marino, Italian-speaking, autonomous groups are found in neighboring countries: about 500,000 in Switzerland, a large, but undefined population in France (Nice, Corsica), and smaller groups in Slovenia and Croatia, primarily in Istria. If regarded as an ethnic group, they constitute one of the world's largest.

Because of wide-ranging and long-lasting diaspora, about 4 and half million Italian citizens and over 70 million people of full or part Italian ancestry live outside of Italy, most notably in South America, North America, Australia and parts of Europe.

Daniel Franzese (born May 9, 1978) is an American actor. He has worked in film, TV and theater.

Franzese was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, the son of Denise and Ralph "R. J." Franzese, a lounge singer. Franzese attended Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida from 1992–1996.

Daniel has appeared in more than fourteen films, including Bully, Party Monster, Mean Girls, Bristol Boys and War of the Worlds. Daniel also featured in the web series Foodies the first episode aired in 2011.

On October 12, 2007 Daniel curated his first art show called Halloween, a multi-artist show which examined celebrity, vanity, money and the day we get to dress up and ask strangers for goodies.

On April 25, 2008, at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery in Los Angeles, California, Franzese curated an art show called depARTed. The show featured art inspired by stars that died before their time. All art was inspired by famous personalities from Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and Anna Nicole Smith to notable figures like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr., to artists like Keith Haring and Isabella Blow. Artists included dRon English, Keyth Ryden (also known as KRK Ryden), and Jessicka.

The Greek is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Bill Raymond. The Greek is the head of an international criminal organization involved in narcotics and human trafficking. The Greek is a mysterious figure involved in numerous criminal activities. His given name is never mentioned on the show, and though he is known only as "The Greek", he has stated (in the episode Port in a Storm) that he is not actually Greek. A quiet and unassuming man, the Greek prefers to keep a low profile, operating all of his business through his lieutenant Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos. His smuggling organization operated from a small diner in Baltimore for years, and while Vondas would conduct business the Greek would listen in quietly at the counter. Nick Sobotka, upon seeing the Greek identify himself, was amazed that the shadowy figure had been in plain sight the entire time.

Despite his calm appearance, the Greek is cunning and ruthless, and only interested in facts that make him more money. Series creator David Simon has said that The Greek is an embodiment of raw unencumbered capitalism. Anyone interfering in this process is eliminated immediately, and he prefers to leave victims headless and handless to hinder identification.

Dmitriy Vyacheslavovich Klokov (Russian: Дмитрий Вячеславович Клоков) (born February 18, 1983) is a Russian weightlifter competing in the 105 kg category. He is 182 cm tall.

Klokov was born in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast. He is the son of World Champion Vyacheslav Klokov, who also competed in the Heavyweight category.

He became world champion at the 2005 World Championships, with a total of 419 kg.

Klokov also participated at the 2005 and 2006 Arnold Sports Festivals in Columbus, Ohio.

At the 2006 World Championships and 2007 World Championships he ranked 3rd.

Klokov won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, with a total of 423 kg.

Klokov won the silver medal at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, with a 196kg snatch, 232kg clean and jerk for a total of 428kg at a body weight of 104.6kg. He lost to a fellow Russian, Khadzhimurat Akkayev by 2 kilos (on the snatch).

There are huge expectations for Dmitry in the 105kg class at the 2012 Olympics going up against Khadzhimurat Akkayev, Dolega, and Andrei Aramnau.^{[citation needed]}