The Agnelli family (Italian pronunciation: [aɲˈɲɛlli]) is an Italian multi-industry business dynasty. The family's fortune traces its roots to Giovanni Agnelli who launched Fiat, Italy's largest automobile manufacturer. In addition to its longtime association with Fiat, the Agnelli family is famous for its ownership of other popular automotive brands including Ferrari (1969), Lancia (1969), and Alfa Romeo (1986). As of 2009, the family added Chrysler to its vast network of auto manufacturers after the original company filed for bankruptcy. Moreover, since 1923, the Agnellis have been majority owners of the co-national Serie A football club, Juventus FC. as well as being the first shareholders of Sisport. Most members of the family are stakeholders in privately owned Giovanni Agnelli BV, which in turn has a controlling stake in the publicly listed holding company Exor. The family has sometimes been described in American media as "the Kennedys of Italy" for their role in the country's contemporary history and their activity of patronage in modern art and in sports. As of 2020, the extended Agnelli family comprised about two hundred members.
