List of Famous people born in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, was an Italian organist, harpsichordist, musicologist and composer.

Camillo Bazzoni was an Italian cinematographer and film director.

Leo Nucci is an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with Verdi and Verismo roles.

Simona Ventura is an Italian television presenter.

Alfredo Ferrari (1932–1956) was an Italian automotive engineer and the first son of automaker Enzo Ferrari. He had Duchenne muscular dystrophy and died at the age of 24. After his death, Ferrari named the car fitted with the engine that Alfredo was working on at the time of his death "Dino" in his honour.

Marco Giancarlo Andreolli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Luigi "Gigi" Simoni was an Italian football official, player and manager. A skilled tactician, as a coach Simoni enjoyed notable success in earning promotion from Serie B to Serie A with the teams he managed, a feat he achieved seven times with five different clubs.

Francesco Guccini is an Italian singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important cantautori. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live albums. He is also a writer, having published autobiographic and noir novels, and a comics writer. Guccini also worked as actor, soundtrack composer, lexicographer and dialectologist.

Stefano Torrisi is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.

Alex de Angelis is a retired motorcycle road racer from San Marino.