List of Famous people born in Italy
Valerio Zanone
Valerio Zanone was an Italian politician, who was secretary and president of the Italian Liberal Party. He was also a senator of the Democratic Party. He has been mayor of Turin from 1990 to 1992.
Leopold Fabius de Salis
Leopold Fabius Dietegen Fane de Salis, was a Tuscan-born Australian pastoralist and politician.
Walter Molino
Walter Molino was an Italian comics artist and illustrator.
Decio Azzolino
Decio Azzolino was an Italian Catholic Cardinal, code-breaker, investigator and leader of the Squadrone Volante.
Margaret of Sicily
Margaret of Sicily was a Princess of Sicily and Germany, and a member of the House of Hohenstaufen. By marriage she was Landgravine of Thuringia and Countess Palatine of Saxony.
Raffaella Fico
Raffaella Fico is an Italian showgirl, singer and model.
Girolamo Aleandro
Girolamo Aleandro was an Italian cardinal, and the first cardinal appointed in pectore.
Carlo Alberto I of Sardinia
Charles Albert was the King of Sardinia from 27 April 1831 until 23 March 1849. His name is bound up with the first Italian constitution, the Albertine Statute, and with the First Italian War of Independence (1848–1849).
Princess Maria Pia of Savoy
Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma is the eldest daughter of Umberto II of Italy and Marie-José of Belgium. She is the older sister of Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, and Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy.
Luigi Ganna
Luigi Ganna was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. He was the overall winner of the first Giro d'Italia, held in 1909, as well as the first Italian winner of the classic Milan–San Remo earlier that year. Further highlights in his career were his fifth place in the 1908 Tour de France and several podium places in Italian classic races. In 1908 he set a new Italian hour record, which he held for six years.