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  1. Amadeo Giannini. Amadeo Pietro Giannini (Italian pronunciation: [amaˈdɛːo ˈpjɛːtro dʒanˈniːni]), also known as Amadeo Peter Giannini or A. P. Giannini (May 6, 1870 – June 3, 1949) was an American banker who founded the Bank of Italy, which eventually became Bank of America. Giannini is credited as the inventor of many modern banking ...

  2. American financier. A.P. Giannini (born May 6, 1870, San Jose, California, U.S.—died June 3, 1949, San Mateo, California) was an American banker, founder of the California-based Bank of Italy—later the Bank of America —which, by the 1930s, was the world’s largest commercial bank. He was a major pioneer of branch banking.

  3. Nov 14, 2018 · The son of Italian immigrants, Amadeo Pietro Giannini was born in San Jose, California in 1970. His father had been fatally shot when Giannini was only 7 years old. When he turned 13, he left ...

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  4. Amadeo Peter Giannini was born in San Jose, California in 1870. The son of Italian immigrants had an outsized personality and unlimited faith in the American dream. Giannini began by selling fruits and vegetables from a horse-drawn wagon. But he was made for bigger things.

  5. Feb 20, 2023 · Amadeo Peter Giannini left behind a legacy that is a point of pride for all Americans and proved utopian dreams can come true. He was the founder of Bank of Italy which later became Bank of America, now one of the largest banks in the United States. Giannini was born in California to Italian immigrants in 1870 and grew to become a financier ...

  6. Amadeo Peter Gianini, Courtesy Bank of America. Produce Magnate. Born into a family of Italian immigrants, Giannini knew early tragedy: his father was shot to death by a man who owed him a dollar ...

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  8. Dec 7, 1998 · December 7, 1998 12:00 AM EST. L ike a lot of folks in the San Francisco area, Amadeo Peter Giannini was thrown from his bed in the wee hours of April 18, 1906, when the Great Quake shook parts of ...

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