List of Famous people born in Italy
Giuseppe Giannini
Giuseppe Giannini is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Silpa Bhirasri
Silpa Bhirasri, born Corrado Feroci, was a Tuscan-born Thai sculptor. He is considered the father of modern art in Thailand and was instrumental in the founding of today's Silpakorn University.
Morgan De Sanctis
Morgan De Sanctis is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He last played for Ligue 1 club Monaco, and currently works as a team manager with his former club Roma.
Sebastiano Esposito
Sebastiano Esposito is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Venezia on loan from Inter.
Farinelli
Farinelli was the stage name of Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi, a celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera. Farinelli has been described as having soprano vocal range and sang the highest note customary at the time, C6.
Paolo Rocca
Paolo Rocca is an Argentine-Italian businessman, CEO of the Techint Group, which holds Tenaris, Ternium and other companies that operate in the engineering, construction and energy sectors. He is also Chairman and CEO of Tenaris, and Chairman of Ternium.
Innocent I
Pope Innocent I was the bishop of Rome from 401 to his death on 12 March 417. He may have been the son of his predecessor, Anastasius I. From the beginning of his papacy, he was seen as the general arbitrator of ecclesiastical disputes in both the East and the West. He confirmed the prerogatives of the Archbishop of Thessalonica, and issued a decretal on disciplinary matters referred to him by the Bishop of Rouen. He defended the exiled John Chrysostom and consulted with the bishops of Africa concerning the Pelagian controversy, confirming the decisions of the African synods. The Catholic priest-scholar Johann Peter Kirsch, 1500 years later, described Innocent as a very energetic and highly gifted individual "...who fulfilled admirably the duties of his office".
Stefano Casiraghi
Stefano Casiraghi was an Italian offshore powerboat racer, socialite, and businessman. He was the second husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco; he died during a racing accident defending his 1989 Class 1 World Powerboat Championship title.
Carlo Riva
Carlo Riva was an Italian motorboat designer and builder, famed for his luxurious runabouts.
Gianni De Biasi
Giovanni "Gianni" De Biasi is an Italian football coach and former player. He holds dual Italian and Albanian citizenship. De Biasi was the first coach of the Albania national team to lead the team to qualify for a major tournament, namely UEFA Euro 2016.