List of Famous people born in Italy

Valerio Zanone

First Name Valerio
Last Name Zanone
Born on January 22, 1936
Died on January 7, 2016 (aged 79)
Born in Italy, Piedmont

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.

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Leopold Fabius de Salis

First Name Leopold
Last Name Salis
Born on April 26, 1816
Died on November 20, 1898 (aged 82)
Born in Italy, Tuscany

Leopold Fabius Dietegen Fane de Salis, was a Tuscan-born Australian pastoralist and politician.

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Walter Molino

First Name Walter
Last Name Molino
Born on November 5, 1915
Died on December 8, 1997 (aged 82)

Walter Molino was an Italian comics artist and illustrator.

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Decio Azzolino

First Name Decio
Last Name Azzolino
Born on April 11, 1623
Died on June 8, 1689 (aged 66)
Born in Italy, Marche

Decio Azzolino was an Italian Catholic Cardinal, code-breaker, investigator and leader of the Squadrone Volante.

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Margaret of Sicily

First Name Margaret
Last Name Sicily
Born on December 1, 1237
Died on August 8, 1270 (aged 32)
Born in Italy, Apulia

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.

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Raffaella Fico

First Name Raffaella
Born on January 29, 1988 (age 38)
Born in Italy, Campania
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Raffaella Fico is an Italian showgirl, singer and model.

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Girolamo Aleandro

First Name Girolamo
Last Name Aleandro
Born on February 13, 1480
Died on February 1, 1542 (aged 61)
Born in Italy, Veneto

Girolamo Aleandro was an Italian cardinal, and the first cardinal appointed in pectore.

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Carlo Alberto I of Sardinia

First Name Carlo
Last Name Sardinia
Died on July 28, 1849
Born in Italy, Piedmont

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).

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Princess Maria Pia of Savoy

First Name Princess
Last Name Savoy
Born on September 24, 1934 (age 91)
Born in Italy, Campania

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.

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Luigi Ganna

First Name Luigi
Last Name Ganna
Born on December 1, 1883
Died on October 2, 1957 (aged 73)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

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.

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