Rino Barillari (born 8 February 1945) is an Italian paparazzo, often reviled as "The King of Paparazzi".Jerusalem Post, Remembering the Italian HollywoodRT, Moscow welcomes 'king of paparazzi'The Guardian, Murder of an Italian paparazzo: a tale of bunga bunga, blackmail and organised crimePanorama, Barillari, gli amori di Hollywood molti costruiti a tavolino Bruno Vespa, L'amore e il potere. Da Rachele a Veronica, un secolo di storia italiana, 2007, MondadoriThe King of Paparazzi, occhio alle ragazze del Nuoto. È l'estate delle sorelle d'Italia – Adnkronos CronacaBarillari in mostra alla fontana di Trevi Da Sinatra a Robert Kennedy , Il Messaggero. He was named an honorary lecturer in photography at Xi'an International University in October 2011.
In 2024, Barillari made headlines when he alleged that actor Gerard Depardieu had punched him. The resulting assault case against Depardieu was initially scheduled to go to trial in a Rome court on . The matter was eventually settled out of court, and the two men publicly reconciled in January 2026.
Due to a improved public understanding of the negative impact of his style of work (inherently involving violation of privacy, harassment, mental health troubles), exhibitions of his work have made efforts to rebrand him as an artist or photographer rather than paparazzo - a term which derives from the Italian for “pest”. Barillari himself remains unrepentant, claiming he enjoyed his career. He reports having visited the hospital 173 times due to altercations with his victims.
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