List of Famous people born in Italy
Carlo Agostini
Carlo Agostini was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Patriarch of Venice from 1949 until his death, and died shortly after the announcement for his elevation to the cardinalate in 1952.
Antonio Maria Lorgna
Antonio Maria Lorgna (1735-1796) or Antonio Mario Lorgna was a mathematician from Italy in the 18th century, founder of the Accademia nazionale delle scienze.
Antonio Maria Bordoni
Antonio Maria Bordoni was an Italian mathematician who did research on mathematical analysis, geometry, and mechanics. Joining the faculty of the University of Pavia in 1817, Bordoni is generally considered to be the founder of the mathematical school of Pavia. He was a member of various learned academies, notably the Accademia dei XL. Bordoni's famous students were Francesco Brioschi, Luigi Cremona, Eugenio Beltrami, Felice Casorati and Delfino Codazzi.
Antonio Manetti
Antonio di Tuccio Manetti was an Italian mathematician and architect from Florence. He is particularly noted for his investigations into the site, shape and size of Dante's Inferno. Although Manetti never himself published his research regarding the topic, the earliest Renaissance Florentine editors of the poem, Cristoforo Landino and Girolamo Benivieni, reported the results of his researches in their respective editions of the Divine Comedy. Manetti is also famous for his short story, The Fat Woodworker, which recounts a cruel practical joke devised by Brunelleschi. Furthermore, his supposed authorship of the biography of Filippo Brunelleschi has been widely discussed and analyzed. Manetti was further a member of the Arte di Por Santa Maria, one of the seven Arti Maggiori guilds of Florence.
Antonio Mantiero
Odoardo Spadaro
Odoardo Eugenio Giano Spadaro was an Italian singer-songwriter and actor.
Odorico Politi
Odorico Politi was an Italian painter.
Arimanno da Gavardo
Aristide Cavallini
Aristide Cavallini was an Italian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1931 Tour de France.