List of Famous people born in Italy

Cinzio Aldobrandini was an Italian cardinal.

Prospero Marefoschi was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Francesca Bertolli was an Italian contralto of the 18th century. She is best remembered for her association with the composer George Frideric Handel, in whose operas she sang.

Michele Tenore was an Italian botanist active in Naples, Italy.

Giovanni Francesco Anerio was an Italian composer of the Roman School, of the very late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was the younger brother of Felice Anerio. Giovanni's principal importance in music history was his contribution to the early development of the oratorio; he represented the progressive trend within the otherwise conservative Roman School, though he also shared some of the stylistic tendencies of his brother, who was much indebted to Palestrina.

Niccolò Leoniceno (1428–1524) was an Italian physician and humanist.

Fortunato Arena was an Italian stuntman and actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1954 to 1989.

Francesco Maria Macchiavelli was an Italian Catholic cardinal. Born in Florence, he was bishop of Ferrara from 1638 to 1653.

Giulio Piazza (1663–1726) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.