List of Famous people born in Italy

William II, called the Good, was king of Sicily from 1166 to 1189. Our understanding of William's character is very indistinct. Lacking in military enterprise, secluded and pleasure-loving, he seldom emerged from his palace life at Palermo. Yet his reign is marked by an ambitious foreign policy and a vigorous diplomacy. Champion of the papacy and in secret league with the Lombard cities he was able to defy the common enemy, Frederick Barbarossa. In the Divine Comedy, Dante places William II in Paradise. He is also referred to in Boccaccio's Decameron.

Feltrino Gonzaga was an Italian condottiero, a member of the Gonzaga family.

Eleonora d'Este was an Italian Discalced Carmelite princess and nun.

Edda Bresciani was an Italian Egyptologist.

Teodoro Paleologo di Montferrato (1425–1484) was a Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop.

Maria Anna of Savoy was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary by marriage to Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria.

Mino Carta, pseudonym of Demetrio Carta is an Italian-born Brazilian journalist, publisher and writer. Carta helped in the creation of Veja, Istoé and CartaCapital, three of the four leading newsmagazines currently published in Brazil.

Detto Mariano was an Italian composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, record producer and music publisher.