List of Famous people born in Italy

Gennaro Portanova was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and was bishop of Ischia after the large earthquake there, and later archbishop of Reggio Calabria 1888–1908.

Egidio Vagnozzi was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as the second president of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See from 1968 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.

Efrem Leone Pio Forni was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Nuncio to Belgium and Internuncio to Luxembourg from 1953 to 1962, and was elevated to the Cardinalate in 1962.

Ferruccio Biancini was an Italian film actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. He appeared in 15 films between 1916 and 1950. He was born in Pomponesco, Lombardy and died in Rome.

Giuseppe Torretto or Torretti was an Italian sculptor of statues and intaglios.

Bassianus of Lodi was an Italian saint, the patron saint of Lodi and Pizzighettone in Italy.

Secondo Pia was an Italian lawyer and amateur photographer. He is best known for taking the first photographs of the Shroud of Turin on 28 May 1898 and, when he was developing them, noticing that the photographic negatives showed a clearer rendition of the image. The image he obtained from the shroud has been approved by the Roman Catholic Church as part of the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus.

Giacomo Quarenghi was the foremost and most prolific practitioner of neoclassical architecture in Imperial Russia, particularly in Saint Petersburg. He brought into vogue an original monumental style, of Palladian inspiration, which was a reference for many architects who worked in Russia.