List of Famous people born in Friuli–Venezia Giulia, Italy

Alessandro Talotti was an Italian high jumper.

Enzo Bearzot was an Italian professional football manager and former footballer, who played as a defender or midfielder. He led the Italy national team to victory in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Daniel 'Dani' Nieto Vela is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger.

Sara Gama is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender and captains both Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team.

Dario Hübner is an Italian former footballer, who played as a striker. An opportunistic forward, with an eye for goal, and an accurate finisher and penalty taker, he was, however, questioned for his work-rate and behaviour at times. A prolific centre-forward, he scored over 300 goals throughout his career, only playing in the higher divisions towards the end of his career, becoming the oldest player to win the Serie A top scorer award, which he managed during the 2001–02 Serie A season, at the age of 35; this record was later broken by Luca Toni in 2015, who won the award at the age of 38. 38 of Hübner's career goals came from penalties, whilst he was sent off 10 times throughout his career, also receiving 36 yellow cards.

Nora Gregor was an Austrian stage and film actress.

Lara Della Mea is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer.

Paride Tumburus was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.

Attilio Maseri OMRI KSG was an Italian academic and physician specialized in cardiology, considered a leading researcher in the field of ischemic heart disease. His patients included Queen Elizabeth II and Pope John Paul II.

Gianluca Pessotto is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. A former Italy international, he spent the majority of his club career with Juventus, where he won several domestic and international trophies, and is now head of its youth system. He represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and at UEFA Euro 2000, reaching the final of the latter tournament.