List of Famous people born in Italy

Dorothea Wierer Corradini is an Italian biathlete competing in the Biathlon World Cup. Together with Karin Oberhofer, Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea she won again the bronze medal in the Mixed relay with Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch. She is the 2019 mass start world champion, and 2020 individual and pursuit world champion.

Vanessa Hessler is an Italian model and actress. A model since she was 15, Hessler has appeared in many publications throughout Italy, Germany and France.

Giordano Bruno was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, cosmological theorist, and Hermetic occultist. He is known for his cosmological theories, which conceptually extended the then-novel Copernican model. He proposed that the stars were distant suns surrounded by their own planets, and he raised the possibility that these planets might foster life of their own, a cosmological position known as cosmic pluralism. He also insisted that the universe is infinite and could have no "center".

Carla Maria Zampatti, was an Italian-Australian fashion designer and businesswoman, and executive chair of the fashion label Carla Zampatti Pty Ltd.

Giulio Ricciarelli is an Italian-German actor, director and film producer.

Federico Leonardo Lucia, known by his stage name Fedez, is an Italian rapper, influencer, singer and songwriter. In 2011, he released the albums Penisola che non c'è and Il mio primo disco da venduto, released as free digital downloads. His first studio album, Sig. Brainwash – L'arte di accontentare, was released in 2013, and it debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart. The album, which spawned three singles, including the top 10 hit "Cigno nero" featuring Francesca Michielin, was later certified 3× Platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.

Pasquale Squitieri was an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Matteo Pessina is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national team.

Romano Fenati is an Italian motorcycle racer who competes at Grand Prix level. He was European 125 cc Champion in 2011, championship runner-up of the Italian 125GP series, and also competed in the Spanish 125GP series.

Amélie of Leuchtenberg, was Empress of Brazil as the wife of Pedro I of Brazil.