List of Famous people born in Italy

Ferruccio Lamborghini

First Name Ferruccio
Born on April 28, 1916
Died on February 20, 1993 (aged 76)

Ferruccio Lamborghini was an Italian industrialist. In 1963, he created Automobili Lamborghini, a maker of high-end sports cars in Sant'Agata Bolognese.

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John Bosco

Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco
First Name John
Last Name Bosco
Died on January 31, 1888
Born in Italy, Piedmont

John Melchior Bosco, popularly known as Don Bosco [ˈdɔm ˈbɔsko, bo-], Italian for "Father", was an Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, and writer of the 19th century. While working in Turin, where the population suffered many of the ill-effects of industrialization and urbanization, he dedicated his life to the betterment and education of street children, juvenile delinquents, and other disadvantaged youth. He developed teaching methods based on love rather than punishment, a method that became known as the Salesian Preventive System.

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Claudio Marchisio

First Name Claudio
Last Name Marchisio
Born on January 19, 1986 (age 40)
Born in Italy, Piedmont
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Claudio Marchisio is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A product of the Juventus youth system, he spent a large portion of his career at his hometown club, with the exception of a season-long loan spell at Empoli, winning seven consecutive Serie A titles between 2012 and 2018, and four consecutive Coppa Italia titles between 2015 and 2018. He was the club's second vice-captain, behind Giorgio Chiellini, before his contract was terminated in 2018 and then signed with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg, where he stayed for one season, before retiring from professional football in 2019.

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Vito Rizzuto

First Name Vito
Last Name Rizzuto
Born on February 21, 1946
Died on December 23, 2013 (aged 67)
Born in Italy, Sicily

Vito Rizzuto, also known as "Montreal's Teflon Don", was an Italian-Canadian crime boss alleged to be the leader of the Sicilian Mafia in Canada. He headed the notorious Rizzuto crime family based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Marco Simoncelli

First Name Marco
Last Name Simoncelli
Born on January 20, 1987
Died on October 23, 2011 (aged 24)

Marco Simoncelli, known as Sic, was an Italian professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the MotoGP World Championship for 10 years from 2002 to 2011. He started in the 125cc class before moving up to the 250cc class in 2006. He won the 2008 250cc World Championship with Gilera. After four years in the intermediate class, he stepped up to the top MotoGP class in 2010, racing with the Honda Gresini Team. Simoncelli died in an accident during the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on 23 October 2011 after being run over following his own fall on track.

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Marco Cecchinato

First Name Marco
Last Name Cecchinato
Born on September 30, 1992 (age 33)
Born in Italy, Sicily
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Marco Cecchinato is an Italian professional tennis player. On 29 April 2018, he won his first ATP World Tour title at the 2018 Hungarian Open. He became the first Sicilian tennis player to win an ATP title. His best Grand Slam result is a semifinal at the 2018 French Open. However, in the other three Majors he has not won a match.

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Augustin Hadelich

First Name Augustin
Last Name Hadelich
Born on April 4, 1984 (age 42)
Born in Italy, Tuscany

Augustin Hadelich is an Italian-German-American Grammy-winning classical violinist.

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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

First Name Frederick
Last Name Emperor
Died on December 13, 1250
Born in Italy, Marche

Frederick II was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 and King of Jerusalem from 1225. He was the son of emperor Henry VI of the Hohenstaufen dynasty and of Constance, heiress to the Norman kings of Sicily.

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Antonio Donnarumma

First Name Antonio
Last Name Donnarumma
Born on July 7, 1990 (age 35)
Born in Italy, Campania
Height 192 cm | 6'4

Antonio Donnarumma is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan.

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Manolo Gabbiadini

First Name Manolo
Born on November 26, 1991 (age 34)
Born in Italy, Lombardy
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Manolo Gabbiadini is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sampdoria. He is a former Italy under-20 and under-21 international. Gabbiadini has represented the senior Italian national team since 2012.

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