Famous people named Caruso

The tenor

Enrico Caruso (1873–1921) was born in Naples and became the most celebrated tenor of his age, singing more than 800 performances at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. His recordings for the Victor company were among the first records to sell in their millions, and they helped make the gramophone a household object.

Screen and music

• David Caruso (born 1956), the actor of NYPD Blue and CSI: Miami.
• D. J. Caruso (born 1965), director of Disturbia and Eagle Eye.
• Pino Caruso (1934–2019), Sicilian actor and television personality.
• Marcos Caruso (born 1952), Brazilian actor and writer of telenovelas.
• Pippo Caruso (1935–2018), Italian composer and conductor.

Screen and stage

Caruso is a frequent name in American entertainment. Anthony Caruso (1916–2003) played gangsters and villains in dozens of Hollywood films and westerns, and director D. J. Caruso (born 1965) made Disturbia and Eagle Eye. On Broadway, Sophia Anne Caruso (born 2001) starred in Beetlejuice. In sport, Italian cyclists Giampaolo Caruso (born 1980) and Roberto Caruso (born 1967) both rode as professionals, and Glenn Caruso (born 1974) is a long-serving American college football coach. Like most bearers, they trace their name to southern Italy, where it is most frequent, above all in Campania, Sicily and Calabria.

Business and sport

• Henry Caruso (1922–2017), founder of Dollar Rent A Car.
• Rick Caruso (born 1959), Los Angeles property developer and mayoral candidate.
• Alex Caruso (born 1994), NBA guard and champion with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.
• Damiano Caruso (born 1987), Sicilian cyclist who finished second in the 2021 Giro d'Italia.

The name comes from Sicilian carusu, "boy", and arose in many southern families, so these Carusos are not one clan. Arms, too, belonged to particular lines. Our Caruso coat of arms page explains the meaning, and Caruso family history and genealogy shows where to begin a search.