Genovese

Genovese is an Italian surname meaning, properly, someone from Genoa, but more often (as most of the well known representatives of the name), a clever person, a generalization particularly in Southern Italy of people from Genoa. This may refer to:

Notable surnames

Genovese crime family, one of the "Five Families" of the Mafia
Vito Genovese (1897-1969), its prominent leader
Michael James Genovese (1918-2006), alleged Pittsburgh boss
Thomas Genovese (died 1979), murdered mobster
Alfredo Genovese (born 1964), Argentine artist
Bruna Genovese (born 1976), Italian long-distance runner
Eugene D. Genovese (born 1930), American historian
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese (1941-2007), his wife, also a historian
Kitty Genovese (1935-1964), murder victim, whose cries for help were allegedly ignored
Genovese syndrome, or bystander effect, named for the Kitty Genovese case
Michael Genovese (disambiguation)
Richard Genovese (born 1947), American painter
William Genovese, American computer criminal

Other

Genovese Drug Stores, a defunct pharmacy chain in the NYC area

Translation

The word "Genovese" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, Italian.

Translation in Russian: Дженовезе.