List of Famous people born in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Oddo Biasini was an Italian politician. He was a partisan during the Second World War and a prominent member of the Italian Republican Party.

Luigi Malerba, born Luigi Bonardi, was an Italian author who wrote short stories, historical novels, and screenplays. He have been part of the Neoavanguardia and who co-founded Gruppo 63, a literary movement based on Marxism and Structuralism. Some of his most famous novels are La scoperta dell'alfabeto, The serpent, What Is This Buzzing, Do You Hear It Too?, Dopo il pescecane, Testa d'argento, Il fuoco greco, Le pietre volanti, Roman ghosts and Ithaca Forever: Penelope speaks. He also wrote several stories and novels for kids with Tonino Guerra.

Giovanni Mercati was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives and Librarian of the Vatican Library from 1936 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1936.

Carlo Bergonzi was an Italian operatic tenor. Although he performed and recorded some bel canto and verismo roles, he was above all associated with the operas of Giuseppe Verdi, including many of the composer's lesser known works he helped revive. He sang more than forty other roles throughout his career.

Vittorio Gorresio was an Italian Journalist-commentator and essayist.

Paola Borboni was an Italian stage and film actress whose career spanned nine decades of cinema.

Manfredo Fanti was an Italian general; he is known as the founder of the Regio Esercito.

Teo Usuelli was an Italian composer.