List of Famous people born in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Benedetto Gennari (1563–1610) was an Italian painter of the early-Baroque period, active mainly in Ferrara and Cento.

Rosa Maltoni was the mother of Italian Fascist founder and leader Benito Mussolini, the mother-in-law of Rachele Mussolini and the paternal grandmother of Bruno Mussolini, Edda Mussolini, Romano Mussolini, and Vittorio Mussolini. Maltoni was a Catholic schoolteacher who married Alessandro Mussolini. After Benito, Rosa had three more children, Arnaldo, Laura, and Edvige. She died of meningitis in 1905.

Edvige Mussolini was the younger sister of Arnaldo and Benito Mussolini.

Marfisa d'Este was a Ferrarese noblewoman. She was the illegitimate daughter of Francesco d'Este and [Maria Folch de Cardona].She and her sister Bradamante were legitimised by both pope Gregory XIII and Alfonso II d'Este. She was also notable as a patron of the arts and the protector of Torquato Tasso.

Gaetano Casanova was an Italian actor and ballet dancer. His eldest son was the famous adventurer, Giacomo Casanova.

Giuseppe Avati, better known as Pupi Avati, is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his two giallo masterpieces, The House with Laughing Windows (1976) and Zeder (1983).