List of Famous people born in Italy

Angelo Nicolini (1505–1567) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. He began his career as a politician and lawyer and entered the priesthood after his wife died. He was named cardinal by Pope Pius IV and participated in the election of his successor, Pope Pius V.

Niccolò Fortiguerra was an Italian papal legate, military commander, and Cardinal.

Romuald Guarna was the Archbishop of Salerno from 1153 to his death. He is remembered primarily for his Chronicon sive Annales, an important historical record of his time.

Gabrio Piola was an Italian mathematician and physicist, member of the Lombardo Institute of Science, Letters and Arts. He studied in particular the mechanics of the continuous, linking his name to the tensors called Piola-Kirchhoff.

Giuseppe Valadier was an Italian architect and designer, urban planner and archaeologist and a chief exponent of Neoclassicism in Italy.

Pietro Aldobrandini was an Italian cardinal and patron of the arts.