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Early Origins of the Pinelli family

The surname Pinelli was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor. The Pinelli-Walckenaer Atlas dated 1384 was in the possession of the Pinelli family of Venice for many years, until it was purchased in 1790 by the Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer of Paris.

Early History of the Pinelli family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pinelli research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1359, 1535, 1575, 1601, 1640, 1680, 1745 and 1846 are included under the topic Early Pinelli History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pinelli Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pineiro, Pini, Pinelli, Pinello, Pinesso, Pinato, Pinna, Penna, Penniello, Pennarola, Pennino, Pani, Panello and many more.

Early Notables of the Pinelli family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Gian Vincenzo Pinelli (1535-1601) was an Italian humanist, born in Naples and known as a savant and a mentor of Galileo...
  • Antonia Bertucci-Pinelli (died c. 1640) was an Italian female painter of the Baroque period...


United States Pinelli migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pinelli Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Andrea Pinelli, originally from Genova, Italy, who arrived in New York, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Europa" from Marseilles, France 1
  • Angelo Pinelli, aged 41, originally from Macchia Godena, Italy, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "America" from Napoli, Italy 1
  • Catena Giunta Pinelli, aged 29, originally from Caltanissetta, Italy, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Taormina" from Napoli, Italy 1
  • Giovanni Pinelli, aged 18, originally from Macchiagodena, Italy, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Aquitania" from Cherbourg, France 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Pinelli (post 1700) +

  • Ralph Arthur "Babe" Pinelli (1895-1984), born Rinaldo Angelo Paolinelli, an American Major League Baseball third baseman and umpire
  • Tullio Pinelli (1908-2009), Italian screenwriter, best known for his work on I Vitelloni, La Strada, La Dolce Vita and 8½
  • Dario Pinelli (b. 1982), Italian jazz manouche guitarist
  • Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835), Italian illustrator and engraver
  • Giuseppe "Pino" Pinelli (1928-1969), Italian railroad worker and anarchist

Triangle Waist Company
  • Miss Vincenza Pinelli (b. 1881), Italian garment worker who was working at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she died in the fire 2


  1. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  2. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire


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