List of Famous people born in Italy

Manfred II (1140–1215) was the second marquess of Saluzzo from his father's death in 1175 to his own. He was the son of Manfred I and Eleanor. He placed the capital of the margravate definitively in Saluzzo.

Romano Maria La Russa is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for North-West with the Alleanza Nazionale, part of the Union for a Europe of Nations and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Federico Ubaldo della Rovere was Duke of Urbino and the father of Vittoria della Rovere.

Bartholomew Columbus was an Italian explorer from Genoa and the younger brother of Christopher Columbus.

Maximilian Sforza was a Duke of Milan from the Sforza family, the son of Ludovico Sforza. He ruled 1512–1515, between the occupations of Louis XII of France (1500–1512), and Francis I of France in 1515. After the French victory at the Battle of Marignano, Maximilian was imprisoned by the returning French troops.

Laura Valente, stage name of Laura Bortolotti, is an Italian singer and musician.

Domenico Malatesta, best known as Malatesta Novello was an Italian condottiero, a member of the Malatesta family.