List of Famous people born in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Isabella Ferrari, is the stage name of Isabella Fogliazza, an Italian actress of television, theatre and the cinema. She is best known as the protagonist, Commissioner Giovanna Scalise in the police drama series Distretto di Polizia and Distretto di Polizia 2 which was televised on Mediaset's Canale 5 from 2000 to 2001. At the 1995 Venice Film Festival she won a Volpi Cup award for Best Supporting Actress in the film Romanzo di un giovane povero.

Alessandro Farnese was an Italian military leader, who was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1678 until 1682.

Franco Varrella is an Italian football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the San Marino national football team.

Arnaldo Mussolini was an Italian journalist and politician. He was the brother of Italy's Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, and a Fascist himself and also the brother-in-law of Rachele Mussolini.

Galeotto Manfredi was an Italian condottiero and lord of Faenza.

Edoardo Amaldi was an Italian physicist. Amaldi coined the term “neutrino” in conversations with Enrico Fermi distinguishing it from the heavier “neutron”.

Alessandro d'Este (1568–1624) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.