List of Famous people born in Italy

Anna d'Este was an important princess with considerable influence at the court of France and a central figure in the French Wars of Religion. In her first marriage she was Duchess of Aumale, then of Guise, in her second marriage Duchess of Nemours and Genevois.

Piera Degli Esposti is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in 32 films since 1966. In 2009 she won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Mrs. Enea in Il Divo.

Gimax, pseudonym of Carlo Franchi was an Italian racing driver. He never raced under his real name, and his son has also raced using the name "Gimax".

Maria Theresa of Austria-Este was born an archduchess of Austria-Este and a princess of Modena. She was later queen of Sardinia as wife of Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia.

Laetitia Nourrissat Toureaux (1907–1937) was a murder victim. She was found dead in a Paris Métro carriage at Porte Dorée on 16 May 1937. This crime was widely discussed at the time, and the interwar period generated multiple speculations, involving the secret services and the violent political group La Cagoule. Toureaux entered an unoccupied metro car at one stop, and was found stabbed to death less than 90 seconds later at the next stop.

Natale Farinetti, known as Oscar, is an Italian businessman and investor. Farinetti was the owner of the high-end Italian food mall chain Eataly and founder of the consumer electronics chain UniEuro.

Gianluca Scamacca is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Genoa, on loan from Sassuolo.

Monica Bandini was an Italian racing cyclist. Her biggest achievement in the sport was winning the world title in the women's team time trial (1988), alongside Maria Canins, Roberta Bonanomi, and Francesca Galli.

Victor Amadeus I was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637. He was also known as the Lion of Susa.

Riccardo Gabriele Patrese is an Italian former racing driver, who raced in Formula One from 1977 to 1993. For 19 years, he held the record for the most Grand Prix starts.