List of Famous people born in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Francesco Battaglini was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Bologna.

Ulderico Carpegna was an Italian jurist and Cardinal.

Guido Guinizelli was an esteemed Italian love poet and is considered the "father" of the Dolce Stil Novo. He was the first to write in this new style of poetry writing, and thus is held to be the ipso facto founder. He was born in, and later exiled from, Bologna, Italy. It is speculated that he died in Verona, Italy.

Giovanni Garzoni (1419–1506) was an Italian humanist and physician from Bologna, where he was professor of medicine and teacher of rhetoric.

Lodovico Lipparini was an Italian painter.

Giovanni Carlo Boschi was an Italian clergyman who was made a cardinal by Pope Clement XIII in the consistory of 21 July 1766. He then served as Major Penitentiary from 1767 to 1788, and participated in the papal conclaves of 1769 and 1774–75. In the latter, the jus exclusivae was used on behalf of the Bourbons to veto his election to the papacy. His other offices included prefect of the Congregation for the correction of the books of the Oriental Church.

Giorgio Valla was an Italian academic, mathematician, philologist and translator.

Claudio Rangoni was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Piacenza (1596–1619).