List of Famous people born in Italy

Andrea Baroni Peretti (1572–1629) was a Catholic cardinal.

Amico Bignami was an Italian physician, pathologist, malariologist and sceptic. He was professor of pathology at University of Rome. His most important scientific contribution was in the discovery of transmission of human malarial parasite in the mosquito.

Giovanni Antonio Amadeo was an Italian Renaissance sculptor of the Early Renaissance, architect, and engineer.

Ferdinando Nuzzi was a Catholic cardinal who served as officer of the Papal States and as Bishop of Orvieto from 1716 to his death.

Prospero Fontana (1512–1597) was a Bolognese painter of late Renaissance and Mannerist art. He is perhaps best known for his frescoes and architectural detailing. The speed in which he completed paintings earned him commissions where he worked with other prominent artists of the period. He was a prominent figure in the city of Bologna, whose roles included art instructor and consultant on the reformation of religious art.

Pope Sylvester III, born John in Rome, was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 20 January to March 1045.

Giovanni Battista or Giambattista Martini, O.F.M. Conv., also known as Padre Martini, was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar, who was a leading musician and composer of the period.