List of Famous people born in Italy

Chiara Varotari (1584–1663) was an Italian Baroque painter.

Rino Rappuoli is Chief Scientist & head of external research and development (R&D) at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Vaccines. Previously, he has served as visiting scientist at Rockefeller University and Harvard Medical School and held roles at Sclavo, Vaccine Research and CSO, Chiron Corporation, and Novartis Vaccines.

Achille Campanile was an Italian writer, playwright, journalist and television critic known for his surreal humour and word play.

Enrica Antonioni born Enrica Fico, is an Italian film director and actress, the widow of Michelangelo Antonioni.

Mario Ramberg Capecchi is an Italian-born molecular geneticist and a co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a method to create mice in which a specific gene is turned off, known as knockout mice. He shared the prize with Martin Evans and Oliver Smithies. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics and Biology at the University of Utah School of Medicine.

Francesco Mimbelli was an Italian Naval officer who fought in World War II.

Guerrino De Luca is the chairman of Logitech's board of directors. He served as President and CEO from 1998 to 2008.

Lorenzo Guerini is an Italian politician, member of the Democratic Party. Guerini has been serving as Minister of Defence in the Conte II Cabinet since 5 September 2019. In March 2014, he was appointed by the Secretary of the Democratic Party, Matteo Renzi, Deputy Secretary along with Debora Serracchiani, a position that he held until May 2017. From 2005 to 2012 he served as Mayor of Lodi, his hometown.