List of Famous people born in Campania, Italy

Pope Victor III, born Dauferio, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 May 1086 to his death. He was the successor of Pope Gregory VII, yet his pontificate is far less impressive in history than his time as Desiderius, the great abbot of Montecassino.

Raffaello Sanzio Morghen was an Italian engraver.

Giovanni Pellino, best known as Neffa, is an Italian singer-songwriter, rapper, composer, producer and musician.

Vittorio Sodano (Victor) is an Italian make-up artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Makeup for his work in Apocalypto (2006) and for Il divo (2010). Born in Naples on 1 September 1974, at age 16, in London, he began his work as a make-up artist as a sculptor and prosthodontist in a laboratory for film special effects. In 1996 he made his début in cinema with the film Prima che il tramonto by Stefano Incerti, for which he won an award for make-up and special effects at the Locarno Film Festival. With considerable knowledge in the field of special effects make-up and application of prosthesis he began to assert himself in the Italian and European cinema, becoming a personal makeup artist of Italian's actresses Margherita Buy, Laura Morante, Mariangela Melato and Valeria Golino. Vittorio Sodano has also taught at several academies of fine arts.

Raffaele "Lello" Arena is an Italian actor and comics writer. He was also an occasional film director and screenwriter.

Fortunato Ilario Carafa della Spina (1630–1697) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.