List of Famous people born in Italy

Sigismondo Gonzaga was an Italian cardinal. He was the third son of Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua.

Frederick VI of Hohenstaufen was duke of Swabia from 1170 until his death at the siege of Acre.

Elena Anguissola was an Italian painter and nun. She was the sister of the better-known painter Sofonisba Anguissola.

Ansa or Ansia belonged to an aristocratic family of Brescia and was the wife of Desiderius (756-774), King of the Lombards. The Latin name does not imply a Romano-Italic origin, as Romans and Lombards in the eighth century tended to take either Lombard or Latin names. She was probably a Lombard, the daughter of Verissimo and sister of King Hildeprand, Arechis, and Donnolo, and niece of King Liutprand.

Antonella Rinaldi is an Italian actress and voice actress.

Arturo Di Modica was an Italian-born, American sculptor, widely known for his Charging Bull sculpture which he left outside the New York Stock Exchange on December 15, 1989, as his gift to the United States. He arrived in New York penniless in 1970 and rose to success. In 1987, Black Monday struck the U.S. stock markets by which point Di Modica felt indebted to the country. Charging Bull was intended by Di Modica to inspire everyone who came into contact with it to carry on fighting through hard times for the future.

Alfio Contini was an Italian cinematographer who collaborated with film directors such as Dino Risi, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Lucio Fulci, Liliana Cavani, and Michelangelo Antonioni. In 1996, he won the David di Donatello for Best Cinematography award for his work on Beyond the Clouds.

Anna Maria Sforza was a Hereditary Princess of Ferrara as the first wife of Alfonso I d'Este, future Duke of Ferrara. She was the second legitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, and his second wife, Bona of Savoy.

William III, a scion of the Hauteville dynasty, was the last Norman King of Sicily, who reigned briefly for ten months in 1194. He was overthrown by his great-aunt Constance and her husband Emperor Henry VI.

Manuel De Sica was an Italian composer.