List of Famous people born in Italy

Fernando Germani was an organist of the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome during the reign of Pope Pius XII.

Enrico Mentana is an Italian journalist, television presenter and publisher. He founded the Italian news program TG5 and directed it from 1992 to 2004. In 2005, as Canale 5's editorial director, he conceived and curated the talk show Matrix until his resignation in 2009 due to a disagreement with the network. From June 2010 he is the director of the news program TG La7. He is also the director of the online newspaper Open, which he founded in December 2018.

Michele Marcolini is an Italian football coach and former footballer, who played as a midfielder.

Donato Squicciarini was an Italian Catholic archbishop who acted as Nuncio to Austria from 1989 to 2002.

Count Vincenzo Ottorino Gentiloni was an Italian politician, one of the early leaders of the Italian Catholic Azione Cattolica movement. He was born near Ancona, was active in Catholic politics from the 1890s, and served as president of the Catholic Electoral Union from 1909 to 1916.

Giovanni Lajolo is a Cardinal and former President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State.

Emilio Colombo was an Italian politician, member of the Christian Democracy, who served as Prime Minister of Italy from August 1970 to February 1972.

Carlo Maria Martini was an Italian Jesuit and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Milan from 1980 to 2002 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983. A towering intellectual figure of the Roman Catholic Church, Martini was the liberal contender for the Papacy in the 2005 conclave, following the death of Pope John Paul II. According to highly placed Vatican sources, Martini received more votes in the first round than Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the conservative candidate: 40 to 38. Ratzinger ended up with more votes in subsequent rounds and was elected Pope Benedict XVI.