List of Famous people born in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Laura Betti

Laura Trombetti

First Name Laura

Last Name Betti

Died on July 31, 2004 (aged 34)

Born in Italy, Emilia-Romagna

Actor

Laura Betti was an Italian actress known particularly for her work with directors Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Bernardo Bertolucci. She had a long friendship with Pasolini and made a documentary about him in 2001.

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Stefano Domenicali

First Name Stefano

Last Name Domenicali

Born on May 11, 1965 (age 61)

Born in Italy, Emilia-Romagna

Stefano Domenicali is an Italian manager and the current CEO of Formula 1 replacing Chase Carey. He was the former CEO of Italian sports car manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.. From 2008 to 2014 he was the team principal of the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team. From 2019 he is part of Channel 4's F1 coverage at selected races. Under his leadership Ferrari won their last Formula One World Championship to date.

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Pietro Tacchini

First Name Pietro

Last Name Tacchini

Born on March 21, 1838

Died on March 24, 1905 (aged 67)

Born in Italy, Emilia-Romagna

Pietro Tacchini was an Italian astronomer.

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Quinto Ghermandi

First Name Quinto

Last Name Ghermandi

Died on January 18, 1994 (aged 24)

Born in Italy, Emilia-Romagna

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Vittorio Adorni

First Name Vittorio

Born on November 14, 1937 (age 88)

Born in Italy, Emilia-Romagna

Height 184 cm | 6'0

Vittorio Adorni is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist.

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Federico Marchetti

First Name Federico

Last Name Marchetti

Born on February 21, 1969 (age 57)

Born in Italy, Emilia-Romagna

Federico Marchetti is an Italian businessman who founded and, until July 2021, was chairman and CEO of YOOX NET-A-PORTER Group.

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Angelo Mercati

First Name Angelo

Last Name Mercati

Born on October 6, 1870

Died on October 3, 1955 (aged 84)

Born in Italy, Emilia-Romagna

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Silvio Giuseppe Mercati

First Name Silvio

Last Name Mercati

Born on September 16, 1877

Died on October 16, 1963 (aged 86)

Born in Italy, Emilia-Romagna

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Mario Lanfranchi

First Name Mario

Last Name Lanfranchi

Born on June 30, 1927

Died on January 3, 2022 (aged 94)

Born in Italy, Emilia-Romagna

Filmmaker

Mario Lanfranchi is an Italian film, theatre and television director, screenwriter, producer, collector and actor.

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Annalena Tonelli

First Name Annalena

Born on April 2, 1943

Died on October 5, 2003 (aged 60)

Born in Italy, Emilia-Romagna

Annalena Tonelli was an Italian lawyer and social activist. She worked for 33 years in East Africa, where she focused on tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, campaigns for eradication of female genital mutilation, and special schools for hearing-impaired, blind and disabled children. In June 2003, Tonelli was awarded the Nansen Refugee Award, which is given annually by the UNHCR to recognize outstanding service to the cause of refugees. In October 2003, she was killed inside her hospital by two gunmen.

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