List of Famous people born in Italy

Roberto Speranza is an Italian politician of the Chamber of Deputies who serves as national secretary of Article One. Since 5 September 2019, he has been serving as Minister of Health in the government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. During his tenure, he had to face the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

Joanna I, also known as Johanna I, was Queen of Naples, and Countess of Provence and Forcalquier from 1343 to 1382; she was also Princess of Achaea from 1373 to 1381. Joanna was the eldest daughter of Charles, Duke of Calabria and Marie of Valois to survive infancy. Her father was the son of Robert the Wise, King of Naples, but he died before his father in 1328. Three years later, King Robert appointed Joanna as his heir and ordered his vassals to swear fealty to her. To strengthen Joanna's position, he concluded an agreement with his nephew, King Charles I of Hungary, about the marriage of Charles's younger son, Andrew, and Joanna. Charles I also wanted to secure his uncle's inheritance to Andrew, but King Robert named Joanna as his sole heir on his deathbed in 1343. He also appointed a regency council to govern his realms until Joanna's 21st birthday, but the regents could not actually take control of state administration after the King's death.

Rita of Cascia was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

Giuliana Rancic is an Italian-American entertainment reporter and television personality. She is a co-anchor of E! News and resides in Chicago and Los Angeles.

Francesco "Frank" Lentini was a Sicilian-American sideshow performer who toured with numerous circuses. Born with a parasitic twin, Lentini had three legs.

Lucrezia Borgia was a Spanish-Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. She reigned as the Governor of Spoleto, a position usually held by cardinals, in her own right.

Alessandra Martines is an Italian-French dancer and actress.

Giuseppe Ferlini was an Italian soldier turned explorer and treasure hunter, who robbed and desecrated the pyramids of Meroë.

Rosa Kato is a Japanese actress and commercial model.

Luca Prodan was an Italian-Scottish musician and singer who rose to fame as the leading vocalist of Sumo, one of the most influential rock bands of Argentina, and is widely considered as one of the country's most important artists. He was the older brother of film actor and composer Andrea Prodan.