List of Famous people born in Apulia, Italy

Nicola Martinucci is an Italian opera singer, particularly noted for his performances in the spinto tenor of roles Calaf in Turandot, Radamès in Aida, and the title role in Andrea Chénier.

Giacinto Berloco is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and to Luxembourg from 2009 to 2016.

Fernando Di Leo was an Italian film director and script writer born in San Ferdinando di Puglia, Italy. Fernando di Leo made 17 films as a director and about 50 scripts from 1964 to 1985.

Francesco Saverio Pavone was an Italian magistrate, chief of the Procura di Venezia for several years.

Antonio Michele Stanca was an Italian geneticist.

Giuseppe Di Donna - in religious Giuseppe della Vergine - was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Trinitarian Order who served as the Bishop of Andria from 1940 until his death. Di Donna entered the Trinitarian ranks in his late childhood and studied for the priesthood in Rome while later working for over a decade in the missions in Madagascar for evangelization purposes. But in 1940 he was summoned back to his homeland when news broke that Pope Pius XII appointed him as a bishop. Di Donna carried out his duties with meticulous care to ensure the growth of his flock; he promoted the Azione Cattolica movement and advised his priests to hold frequent lessons in catechesis for people so as to have a better understanding of the faith.