List of Famous people born in Italy

Gian Franco Reverberi is an Italian composer and musician. He worked mainly on the soundtracks for Spaghetti Westerns.

Domenico Fioravanti is a retired Italian competitive swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Vito Pallavicini was an Italian lyricist.

Benedetta Cappa was an Italian futurist artist who has had retrospectives at the Walker Art Center and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Her work fits within the second phase of Italian Futurism.

Paolo Volponi was an Italian writer, poet, and politician.

Ferruccio Parri was an Italian partisan and politician who ruled Italy as the 29th Prime Minister of Italy for several months in 1945. During the resistance he was known as Maurizio.

Carla Del Poggio was an Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress.

Giacomo Durando was an Italian general and statesman. His brother Giovanni was also a general of the Risorgimento and a senator.

Caterina Caselli is an Italian record producer, music executive, singer, bass player and actress.

Vittorino Veronese was an Italian anti-fascist lawyer and activist who served as UNESCO’s Director-General from 1958 to 1961. Before his appointment as UNESCO’s Director-General he served as Chairman of the Catholic Institute for Social Activity and of Azione Cattolica. From 1952 to 1956 he served on UNESCO’s board and was UNESCO’s chairperson from 1956 to 1958. Three years after the appointment as the Director-General, Veronese had to resign due to health concerns.