List of Famous people born in Italy

Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily was a Princess of Naples and Sicily and later Queen of Sardinia as wife of King Charles Felix.

Benedict X was born Giovanni, a son of Guido, a brother of the notorious Pope Benedict IX, a member of the dominant political dynasty in the region at that time. He reportedly later was given the nickname of Mincius (thin) due to his ignorance.

John of Gravina, Count of Gravina 1315–1336, Prince of Achaea 1318-1332, Duke of Durazzo 1332–1336 and ruler of the Kingdom of Albania, was a younger son of Charles II of Naples and Maria of Hungary.

Serafino Sprovieri was a Roman Catholic archbishop.

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies was queen consort of Spain from 1829 to 1833 and regent of the Kingdom from 1833 to 1840.

Manlio Sgalambro was an Italian philosopher and writer, born in Lentini.

Francesco III d'Este was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1737 until his death.

Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli was an Spanish admiral during the American Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. He died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Trafalgar. Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño named the Gravina Island in Alaska in his honor.