| Vittorio Zucconi | |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Bastiglia, Kingdom of Italy |
| Death Place: | Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Arenzano cemetery |
| Education: | Liceo classico Giuseppe Parini (1958–1963) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Milan |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Years Active: | 1967–2019 |
| Citizenship: | American (20022019) |
| Spouse: | Alisa Tibaldi (m. 1969-2019) |
| Children: | 2 |
| Parents: | Guglielmo Zucconi (1919–1998) |
| Relatives: | Guido Zucconi (1950) |
| Awards: | Grande ufficiale OMRI (2009) |
Vittorio Guido Zucconi (pronounced as /it/, 16 August 1944 – 26 May 2019) was an Italian journalist and author. He also had U.S. citizenship.[1]
Zucconi was born in Bastiglia, Province of Modena, Kingdom of Italy. After completing his secondary school at a Classical college, Zucconi received a degree in literature and philosophy from the University of Milan.
Zucconi was director of the online edition of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica,[2] and served as the US. correspondent for the same newspaper. He had previously been a reporter for the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera from Moscow, and for La Stampa from Brussels and Tokyo.[3] Zucconi was also known for several appearances on TV shows as an editorialist. Since summer 2007, he had been teaching graduate classes on Italian history and journalism at Middlebury College in Vermont.[4] He received the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2015.
Zucconi was married and had two children. He died in May 2019, after a long illness.[5]