List of Famous people born in Italy
Francesco of Saluzzo
Francesco Ludovico of Saluzzo, was Marquis of Saluzzo between 1529 and 1537.
Gundeberga
Gundeberga or Gundeperga, queen of the Lombards, (591-..) was the daughter of Theodelinda and her second husband, the Lombard king Agilulf. She married Arioald, (king of the Lombards; 626-636) and his successor Rothari, (king of the Lombards; 636-652).
Federico II da Montefeltro
Federico II Paolo Novello da Montefeltro was Count of Urbino from 1364 until his death. He was the son of Nolfo da Montefeltro. He had four sons, of which Antonio returned to become Count of Urbino in 1364.
Marcus Atius Balbus
Marcus Atius Balbus was a 1st-century BC Roman who served as a praetor in 62 BC, he was a cousin of the general Pompey on his mother's side and a brother-in-law of the Dictator Julius Caesar through his marriage to Caesar's sister Julia Minor. Through Julia he became the maternal grandfather of Augustus the first Roman Emperor.
Jury Chechi
Jury Dimitri Chechi is a retired Italian gymnast.
Anna Oxa
Anna Hoxha, known professionally as Anna Oxa, is an Italian singer, actress, and television presenter. Affectionately referred to as la Voce e il Cuore, Oxa has received mainstream popularity and recognition within Italy due to her numerous participations in the Sanremo Music Festival.
Anna Cataldi
Anna Margherita Cataldi was an Italian humanitarian, journalist, film producer, and author of several books.
Laurent Ottoz
Laurent Ottoz is an Italian hurdler. He won four medals, at senior level, at international athletics competitions.
Angelo Del Boca
Angelo Del Boca was an Italian historian. He specialized in the study of the Italian Colonial Empire, and the involvement in Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia during the first part of 20th century. Del Boca was the first post-WWII Italian scholar to devote himself extensively to the study of Fascist Italy's expansion in Africa, and to publish information on the crimes committed by the Italian army in Ethiopia and Libya during its period of Fascism and World War II. He was editor of the Anti-Fascist newspaper Il Giorno, and professor of Contemporary History in the University of Turin's Faculty of Political Science. He took part in the Italian resistance movement. In 2002 Del Boca received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Lucerne.
Giuseppe Galli da Bibbiena
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena , Italian designer, became the most distinguished artist of the Galli da Bibiena family.