List of Famous people born in Italy
Scipione Riva-Rocci
Scipione Riva Rocci was an Italian internist, pathologist and pediatrician. He is best known for the invention of an easy-to-use cuff-based version of the mercury sphygmomanometer for the measurement of blood pressure.
Alessandro Gentile
Alessandro Gentile is an Italian professional basketball player for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. Standing at 2.01 m, he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 53rd overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria
Archduke Rainer of Austria was a Viceroy of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia from 1818 to 1848. He was also an Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia.
Giuseppe Ferrara
Giuseppe Ferrara was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Gianni Nunnari
Gianni Nunnari is an Italian film and television producer and executive.
Flavio Emoli
Flavio Emoli was an Italian professional footballer from Turin who played as a midfielder. He is mostly remembered for his 10 years with Juventus, where he won three Serie A titles, and served as the team's captain.
Pietro Della Valle
Pietro della Valle was an Italian composer, musicologist, and author who travelled throughout Asia during the Renaissance period. His travels took him to the Holy Land, the Middle East, Northern Africa, and as far as India.
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta was the third son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria.
Stefano Rodotà
Stefano Rodotà was an Italian jurist and politician.
Gianrico Tedeschi
Gianrico Tedeschi was an Italian actor and voice actor.