Genovese is an Italian surname meaning, properly, someone from Genoa. Its Italian plural form Genovesi has also developed into a surname.
People
Alfred Genovese (1931–2011), American oboist
Alfredo Genovese (born 1964), Argentine artist
Anthony Vincent Genovese (born 1932), American architect
Bruna Genovese (born 1976), Italian long-distance runner
Damián Genovese (born 1978), Venezuelan actor and model
Domenico Genovese (born 1961), English footballer
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese (1941–2007), American historian
Eugene D. Genovese (1930–2012), American historian
Fabio Del Genovese (1902–1976), Italian wrestler
Frank Genovese (1914–1981), American professional baseball player, manager and scout George Genovese (1922–2015), American baseball player and scout Leo Genovese (born 1979), Argentine jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer María Noel Genovese (born 1943), Uruguayan model and actress Michael Genovese (disambiguation), several people Mike Genovese (born 1942), American actor Pablo Genovese (born 1977), Argentine footballer Paolo Genovese (born 1966), Italian film director Richard Genovese (born 1947), American painter Rino Genovese (1905–1967), Italian film actor Vito Genovese (1897–1969), prominent New York City Mafia Boss William Genovese, American computer criminal
Fictional characters
Phillip Genovese, a character on the television series Crossing Lines
See also
Murder of Kitty Genovese, widely publicized murder in New York City, 1964
Genovese syndrome, or bystander effect, named for the Kitty Genovese case
Genovese crime family, one of the "Five Families" of New York City's Mafia
Genovese Drug Stores, a defunct pharmacy chain in the NYC area
Genovese sauce, a meat sauce from Napoli
Genoese (disambiguation) Genovesi