List of Famous people born in Italy

Giovanni Paolo I Sforza

First Name Giovanni
Last Name Sforza
Born on February 28, 1497
Died on December 13, 1535 (aged 38)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Giovanni Paolo I Sforza was an Italian condottiero, the first in the Sforza family line of the Marquesses of Caravaggio.

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Mary of Lusignan, Queen of Naples

First Name Mary
Last Name Naples
Born on January 1, 1382
Died on September 4, 1404 (aged 22)
Born in Italy, Liguria

Mary of Lusignan was the second wife but first Queen consort of King Ladislaus of Naples. She was born in Genoa.

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Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus

First Name Gnaeus
Died on January 1, 0040
Born in Italy, Lazio

Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was a member of the imperial Julio-Claudian dynasty of Ancient Rome. Domitius was the son of Antonia Major. He married Agrippina the Younger and became the father of the Emperor Nero.

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Ludovico I, Marquess of Saluzzo

First Name Ludovico
Last Name Saluzzo
Born on November 30, 1404
Died on April 15, 1475 (aged 70)
Born in Italy, Piedmont

Ludovico I del Vasto was Marquess of Saluzzo from 1416 until his death.

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Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus

First Name Lucius
Born on January 1, -0049
Died on January 1, 0025 (aged 74)
Born in Italy, Lazio

Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was the son of consul Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Aemilia Lepida. His mother was a paternal relative of the triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. His paternal grandmother was Porcia. Ahenobarbus married Antonia Major and through his son with her he became the grandfather of emperor Nero.

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Agnese Nano

First Name Agnese
Born on November 5, 1965 (age 60)
Born in Italy, Lazio

Agnese Nano is an Italian film, TV and theater actress. Her first appearance was in 1987 but she became famous after her role as the young "Elena Mendola" in Cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore, in 1988. Nano felt that playing Elena "was a deeply nurturing experience, crucial for the development of her future career."

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Rosalia Maggio

First Name Rosalia
Last Name Maggio
Born on May 1, 1921
Died on July 25, 1995 (aged 74)
Born in Italy, Sicily

Rosalia Maggio was an Italian actress, dancer, singer and showgirl.

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Louis of Piedmont

First Name Louis
Last Name Piedmont
Born on October 7, 1366
Died on December 6, 1418 (aged 52)
Born in Italy, Piedmont

Louis was the Lord of Piedmont and titular Prince of Achaea from 1402. He was a son of James of Piedmont and Marguerite de Beaujeu (1346–1402).

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Luciana Frassati Gawronska

First Name Luciana
Born on August 18, 1902
Died on October 7, 2007 (aged 105)
Born in Italy, Piedmont

Luciana Frassati Gawronska was an Italian writer and author. Gawronska was a prominent anti-Nazi and anti-Fascist activist in both Poland and Italy and was considered a champion of Roman Catholic causes.

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Benito Boldi

First Name Benito
Last Name Boldi
Born on February 19, 1934
Died on February 3, 2021 (aged 86)
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Benito Boldi was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender.

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