List of Famous people born in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Florestano Vancini was an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Isa Pola was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films during her career. One of her early screen roles was the female lead in Steel (1933), a realist film set in the steelworking industry.

Ettore Bortolotti was an Italian mathematician.

Fabio Vacchi, is an Italian composer.

Ernesto Vecchi was an Italian Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop.

Maurizio Rossi is an Italian former road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 1984 to 1990.

Giulietta Simionato was an Italian mezzo-soprano. Her career spanned the period from the 1930s until her retirement in 1966. She famously slapped Maria Callas across the face once, although eventually the two became friends.

Carlo Cattàneo was an Italian academic and one of the general relativity theorists and mathematical physicists in the 1960s and 1970s. He made contributions to general relativity theory, fluid mechanics, and elasticity theory.