List of Famous people born in Italy
Gianna Nannini
Gianna Nannini is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Her most notable songs include "America" (1979), "Fotoromanza" (1984) and "Bello e impossibile" (1986), the latter an international hit in Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
Marie de' Medici
Marie de' Medici, was Queen of France as the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the House of Bourbon and Regent of the Kingdom of France officially during 1610–1614 and de facto until 1617.
Reggie Jackson
Reginald Shon Jackson is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played three seasons for the Boston College Eagles before declaring for the 2011 NBA draft where he was drafted 24th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Ruggero Pasquarelli
Ruggero Pasquarelli, artistically known as RUGGERO, is an Italian singer and actor. In 2010, he took part in the fourth series of the Italian talent show X Factor. He is also known for his performance as Federico in the Argentine telenovela Violetta (2012–2015) and as Matteo Balsano in Soy Luna (2016–2018).
Andrea Agnelli
Andrea Agnelli is an Italian businessman and chairman of Italian football club Juventus F.C. Since 2012, he has also served as Executive Member and Chairman of the European Club Association, and was also appointed to the UEFA Executive Committee since 2015. He is a member of the industrialist Agnelli family. He is also a board member of FIAT and Exor.
Giovanni Antonio Grassi
Giovanni Antonio Grassi was an Italian Catholic priest and Jesuit who led many academic and religious institutions in Europe and the United States, including Georgetown College in Washington, D.C. as well as the Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide in Rome.
Carlo Maria Viganò
Carlo Maria Viganò is an archbishop of the Catholic Church who served as the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States from 19 October 2011 to 12 April 2016. He previously served as Secretary-General of the Governorate of Vatican City State from 16 July 2009 to 3 September 2011. He is best known for having exposed two major Vatican scandals. These were the Vatican leaks scandal of 2012, in which he revealed financial corruption in the Vatican, and a 2018 letter in which he accused Pope Francis and other Church leaders of covering up sexual abuse allegations against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick.
Ylenia Carrisi
Ylenia Maria Sole Carrisi was the eldest daughter of Italian singers and actors Albano Carrisi and Romina Power. She disappeared under mysterious circumstances while visiting New Orleans, Louisiana in January 1994. Carrisi, upon her father's request, was declared presumed dead in December 2014.
Emilio Comici
Leonardo Emilio Comici was an Italian mountain climber and caver. He made numerous ascents in the Eastern Alps, particularly in the Dolomites and in the Julian Alps. Comici was nicknamed the "Angel of the Dolomites".
Khéphren Thuram-Ulien
Khéphren Thuram-Ulien is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for OGC Nice. He is the son of World Cup winner Lilian Thuram.