Luigi Del Bianco (May 8, 1892 – January 20, 1969) was an Italian-American sculptor, and chief carver of Mount Rushmore.

[1] He showed interest in carving at a young age, and spent time in Austria and Venice studying the art.

[2] In 1933, Borglum hired Bianco as chief stone carver on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

[2] Borglum constantly praised Bianco for his great abilities as a classically trained stone carver: "He is worth any three men in America for this particular type of work."

Before Mount Rushmore Bianco worked on Stone Mountain and Wars of America memorial with Borglum.