List of Famous people born in Italy

John George of Monferrat was the last Marquis of Montferrat of the Palaeologus-Montferrat family.

Franco Amurri is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for directing films such as Da grande, which inspired the Tom Hanks film Big, Monkey Trouble and Flashback.

Nelo Risi was an Italian poet, film director, translator and screenwriter, brother of cinematographer Fernando Risi and director Dino Risi.

Ornella Volta was an Italian-born French musicologist, essayist, and translator.

Danny Quinn is an Italian actor. He is the son of Anthony Quinn. Since 1986 he has appeared in more than twenty films, including his role as Carlos in the cult film Band of the Hand.

Pierfrancesco de' Medici the Elder was an Italian nobleman, banker, diplomat, and a member of the House of Medici of Florence.

Francesco Rutelli is President of Anica, National Association of Film and Audiovisual Industry, since October 2016. He also chairs the "Centro per un Futuro Sostenibile". He was during 15 years co-president of the European Democratic Party, a centrist European political party and he is now President of the Institute of European Democrats, EDP political foundation. He has been Mayor of Rome 1994–2001, and president of the centrist party Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy 2002–2007. He was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and Tourism in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Romano Prodi 2006–2008. Currently he also chairs Priorità Cultura ; Incontro di Civiltà ; Videocittà, Moving Images Festival.

Gabriele Pasquale Giuseppe Rossetti was an Italian nobleman, poet, constitutionalist, scholar, and founder of the secret society Carbonari, who emigrated to England.

Andrea Vendrame is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën Team. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Giro d'Italia.