List of Famous people born in Abruzzo, Italy

Saint Maximus of Aveia is one of the patron saints of L'Aquila, Italy.

Nanda Primavera was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1936 to 1988.

Nicoletto Vernia was an Italian Averroist philosopher, at the University of Padua.

Pia Velsi is an Italian actress and singer.

Fedele Fenaroli was an Italian composer and teacher. Fenaroli entered the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto, one of the Music conservatories of Naples, becoming a pupil of Francesco Durante. In 1762 he was appointed Maestro di Cappella. Among his students were many celebrated Italian composers, such as Domenico Cimarosa, Nicola Antonio Zingarelli, and Saverio Mercadante. Giuseppe Verdi was a second-generation student, as his teacher, Vincenzo Lavigna, was a student of Fenaroli. Fenaroli wrote several treatises on music, which were widely used during the nineteenth century. As a composer, he wrote mainly sacred music. See: List of music students by teacher: C to F#Fedele Fenaroli.

Polidoro de Rienzo da Lanciano was an Italian painter.