Aristide Gunnella (18 March 1931 – 6 January 2025) was an Italian politician from the Republican Party of which he was a member until July 1991.

While he was in active politics, he was considered to be the Republican Party's second in command and "viceroy in Sicily".

[1] Gunnella was born in Mazara del Vallo on 18 March 1931[1][2] and hailed from a Sicily-based family.

[3] Gunnella has had connections with two leading figures of the Sicilian Mafia: Giuseppe Di Cristina and Natale L'Ala.

[2] He is the author of a book entitled Doppio volto della prima Repubblica which was published in 2018.