List of Famous people born in Abruzzo, Italy

General Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso, sometimes written d'Annunzio, was an Italian poet, playwright, orator and journalist and soldier during World War I. He occupied a prominent place in Italian literature from 1889 to 1910 and later political life from 1914 to 1924. He was often referred to under the epithets Il Vate or Il Profeta.

Andrea Iannone is an Italian professional motorcycle racer who is serving a four-year competition ban from 17 December 2019. He was initially given an 18-month ban by the FIM and WADA which, after a failed appeal, was extended to four years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Tonino Valerii was an Italian film director, most known for his Spaghetti Westerns. Tonino (Antonio) Valerii started his film career as an assistant director on Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, before moving on to direct by himself. Among his best-known films are Day of Anger (1967) The Price of Power (1969), A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972) and My Name Is Nobody (1973), starring Henry Fonda and Terence Hill.

Laura Margherita Mazzarini was the daughter of Pietro Mazzarini and Ortensia Buffalini.

Maria-Pia Casilio was an Italian film actress, best known for major roles in Umberto D. and Un americano a Roma.

Gianni Letta is an Italian journalist and politician. He is a close advisor of Silvio Berlusconi and a member of the advisory board of Goldman Sachs International.

Gabriele Pasquale Giuseppe Rossetti was an Italian nobleman, poet, constitutionalist, scholar, and founder of the secret society Carbonari, who emigrated to England.

Camilla Patrizia "Milly" Carlucci is an Italian television presenter, actress and singer. Carlucci played the role of Urania in the 1985 film The Adventures of Hercules. In 1996 she became a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. Since 2005 she has been the sole host of Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of Strictly Come Dancing. In 2009 she became the first woman to host the Miss Italia beauty pageant.