List of Famous people born in Italy

Carlotta Ferrari was an Italian composer noted for opera.

Cesare Romiti was an Italian economist and businessman. He was best known as an executive of both state-owned firms and private companies, including Fiat and Alitalia. He acquired the nickname Il Duro referring to his management style while he was serving as the head of Fiat.

Angelo Carlo Chendi was an Italian cartoonist.

Marco Bellocchio is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor.

Pope Mark was the bishop of Rome from 18 January to his death on 7 October 336.

Maria Theresa of Austria was born an Archduchess of Austria and a Princess of Tuscany. She was later Queen of Saxony as the second wife and consort of King Anthony of Saxony.

Poppaea Sabina was a Roman Empress as the second wife of the Emperor Nero. She had also been wife to the future emperor Otho. The historians of antiquity describe her as a beautiful woman who used intrigues to become empress.

Maurizio "Zanza" Zanfanti was an Italian playboy who operated in Rimini and claimed to have slept with 6,000 women and to have done more for the Italian Riviera than "100 tourist agencies". He died from a myocardial infarction.

Oswald von Wolkenstein was a poet, composer and diplomat. In his diplomatic capacity, he traveled through much of Europe to as far as Georgia.

Camillo Ferdinando Facchinetti, known as Roby Facchinetti is an Italian musician, singer and keyboardist of the band Pooh.