List of Famous people born in Apulia, Italy
Gianna Nannini
Gianna Nannini is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Her most notable songs include "America" (1979), "Fotoromanza" (1984) and "Bello e impossibile" (1986), the latter an international hit in Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
Albano Carrisi
Albano Antonio Carrisi, better known as Al Bano, is an Italian recording artist, actor, and winemaker. In 2016, he was awarded Albanian citizenship due to his close ties with the country.
Rudolph Valentino
Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella, known professionally as Rudolph Valentino, was an Italian actor based in the United States who starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle, and The Son of the Sheik.
Fabrizio Miccoli
Fabrizio Miccoli is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Beatrice Rana
Beatrice Rana is an Italian pianist.
Frank Stallone
Francesco Stallone Sr. was an Italian-American hairdresser, writer, and one-time actor. He was the father of actor Sylvester Stallone and actor/singer Frank Stallone.
Aldo Moro
Aldo Romeo Luigi Moro was an Italian statesman and a prominent member of the Christian Democracy (DC). He served as 38th prime minister of Italy from December 1963 to June 1968 and then from November 1974 to July 1976.
Riccardo Cucciolla
Riccardo Cucciolla was an Italian actor and voice actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1953 and 1999. He won the Best Actor Award at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival for the film Sacco & Vanzetti.
Marco Materazzi
Marco Materazzi is an Italian former professional footballer and manager.
Thomas Fabbiano
Thomas Fabbiano is an Italian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 11 September 2017, he reached his then highest ATP singles ranking of 70. His highest doubles ranking was 208 on 20 July 2009.