List of Famous people born in Italy

Mercurino Arborio, marchese di Gattinara, was an Italian statesman and jurist best known as the chancellor of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. He was made cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church for San Giovanni a Porta Latina in 1529.

Massimo Troisi was an Italian actor, cabaret performer, screenwriter, and film director. He is best known for his works in the films I'm Starting from Three (1981) and Il Postino: The Postman (1994), for which he was posthumously nominated for two Oscars. Nicknamed "the comedian of feelings," he is considered one of the most important actors of Italian theater and cinema.

Claudio Baglioni is an Italian pop singer-songwriter and musician. His career spans several decades. His melodic and highly dramatic love ballads, especially from the 1970s are part of Italy's musical and national subculture. His works include the official Anthem for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin.

Maddalena Visconti was a daughter of Bernabò Visconti and his wife Beatrice Regina della Scala. Maddalena was Duchess of Bavaria-Landshut by her marriage to Frederick, Duke of Bavaria.

Federico I Gonzaga was marquess of Mantua from 1478 to 1484, as well as a condottiero.

Carlo M. Cipolla was an Italian economic historian.

Eddie Anthony Salcedo Mora is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Hellas Verona, on loan from Internazionale.

Mario Caiano was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and second unit director.

Antonio Raimondi was a prominent Italian-born Peruvian geographer and scientist. Born in Milan, Raimondi emigrated to Peru, arriving on July 28, 1850, at the port of Callao. In 1851 he became a professor of natural history. In 1856, he was one of the founding professors of the medical school at the National University of San Marcos; in 1861, he founded the analytical chemistry department.

Biagio Abrate, Knight Grand Cross is a retired Italian general who served as Chief of Defence Staff.