List of Famous people born in Italy

Giuseppe Alessi was an Italian politician.

Eva Giovanna Antonietta Cattermole, better known as Evelina or Lina Cattermole, was an Italian writer and poet. She also wrote novellas and other works in prose. The majority of her works are signed with the pseudonym Contessa Lara.

Luigi Ciriaco De Mita is an Italian politician who served as the 47th Prime Minister of Italy from 1988 to 1989 and as Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2013.

Ludovico Ludovisi was an Italian cardinal and statesman of the Roman Catholic Church. He was an art connoisseur who formed a famous collection of antiquities, housed at the Villa Ludovisi in Rome.

Taddeo Gaddi was a medieval Italian painter and architect.

Gianfranco Ravasi is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. A cardinal since 2010, he has been President of the Pontifical Council for Culture since 3 September 2007. He headed Milan's Ambrosian Library from 1989 to 2007.

Francesco Montenegro is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as Archbishop of Agrigento since 2008. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 14 February 2015.

Fiorenzo Magni was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.

Giacinto Facchetti was an Italian footballer who played as a defender for Inter Milan from 1960 to 1978. He later served as Inter chairman from January 2004 until his death in 2006. He played 634 official games for the club, scoring 75 goals, and was a member of "Grande Inter" team under manager Helenio Herrera which won four Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia, two European Cups, and two Intercontinental Cups. He placed second for the Ballon d'Or in 1965.

Angelo II Acciaioli was an Italian Catholic cardinal.