List of Famous people born in Campania, Italy

Gennaro Portanova was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and was bishop of Ischia after the large earthquake there, and later archbishop of Reggio Calabria 1888–1908.

Alessio Ascalesi was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Naples.

Blessed Antonio Franco was a Roman Catholic Italian priest and prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela. Franco was beatified in 2013 when a miracle was discovered to have been performed through his intercession. Cardinal Angelo Amato beatified him on behalf of Pope Francis.

Enrico Minutoli was an Italian Cardinal.

Gaetano Greco was an Italian Baroque composer. He was the younger brother of Rocco Greco. Both brothers were trained at, and later taught at the Poveri di Gesu` Cristo conservatory in Naples. Gaetano Greco's teachers included Giovanni Salvatore and Gennaro Ursino, and possibly Francesco Provenzale. It is also possible that he studied with Alessandro Scarlatti. Leonardo Vinci, Giuseppe Porsile, Nicola Porpora, and Domenico Scarlatti were among his pupils. His successor at the conservatory was Francesco Durante.

Francesco Acquaviva d'Aragona was an Italian Cardinal, who served as ambassador of Spain to the Holy See.

Giuseppe Spinelli was an Italian cardinal. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Girolamo d'Andrea (1812–1868) was an Italian Cardinal. He was born at Naples, educated at the Collège of La Flèche, France, and was early appointed Archbishop of Mytilene in partibus infidelium.