List of Famous people born in Italy

Philip Testa

First Name Philip
Last Name Testa
Born on April 21, 1924
Died on March 15, 1981 (aged 56)
Born in Italy, Sicily

Philip Charles Testa, also known as "The Chicken Man", was an American mobster known for his brief leadership of the Philadelphia crime family. He became boss after Angelo Bruno was murdered by his own consigliere, Antonio Caponigro, who, in turn, was ordered killed by The Commission for acting without permission. Testa's nickname came from his involvement in a poultry business. About a year after Bruno's death, Testa was killed by the blast of a nail bomb allegedly ordered by his underboss, Peter Casella.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Fabio Taborre

First Name Fabio
Last Name Taborre
Born on June 5, 1985
Died on September 12, 2021 (aged 36)
Born in Italy, Abruzzo
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Fabio Taborre is a professional Italian road cyclist, currently suspended from the sport due to an anti-doping violation.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Fabian

Born on November 30, 0199
Died on January 20, 0250 (aged 50)
Born in Italy, Lazio

Pope Fabian was the bishop of Rome from 10 January 236 to his death on 20 January 250, succeeding Anterus. A dove is said to have descended on his head to mark him as the Holy Spirit's unexpected choice to become the next pope. He was succeeded by Cornelius.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Aldo Giordano

First Name Aldo
Last Name Giordano
Born on August 20, 1954
Died on December 2, 2021 (aged 67)
Born in Italy, Piedmont

Aldo Giordano is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela since 2013. He was previously the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Girolamo Savonarola

First Name Girolamo
Last Name Savonarola
Born on September 21, 1452
Died on May 23, 1498 (aged 45)

Girolamo Savonarola was an Italian Dominican friar from Ferrara and preacher active in Renaissance Florence. He was known for his prophecies of civic glory, the destruction of secular art and culture, and his calls for Christian renewal. He denounced clerical corruption, despotic rule and the exploitation of the poor. He prophesied the coming of a biblical flood and a new Cyrus from the north who would reform the Church.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Archduke John of Austria

First Name Archduke
Died on May 10, 1859
Born in Italy, Tuscany

Archduke John of Austria, a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, was an Austrian field marshal and imperial regent (Reichsverweser) of the short-lived German Empire during the Revolutions of 1848.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Antonio Tajani

First Name Antonio
Last Name Tajani
Born on August 4, 1953 (age 72)
Born in Italy, Lazio

Antonio Tajani is an Italian politician and former Italian Army officer, serving as President of the European Parliament from 2017 to 2019, and has served as a member of the European Parliament since 2014.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Paola Egonu

First Name Paola
Last Name Egonu
Born on December 18, 1998 (age 27)
Born in Italy, Veneto
Height 190 cm | 6'3

Paola Ogechi Egonu is an Italian female volleyball player of Nigerian heritage. She plays for Imoco Volley and is part of the Italy women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2018 Montreux Volley Masters, 2018 FIVB Volleyball World Championship, and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Clarice Orsini

First Name Clarice
Born on January 1, 1453
Died on July 30, 1488 (aged 35)
Born in Italy, Lazio

Clarice Orsini (1453–1488) was the daughter of Iacopo Orsini, and his wife and cousin Maddalena Orsini both from the Orsini family, a great Roman noble house. She was the wife of Lorenzo de' Medici and mother of Pope Leo X.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Giuliano de' Medici

First Name Giuliano
Last Name Medici
Born on October 25, 1453
Died on April 26, 1478 (aged 24)
Born in Italy, Tuscany

Giuliano de' Medici was the second son of Piero de' Medici and Lucrezia Tornabuoni. As co-ruler of Florence, with his brother Lorenzo the Magnificent, he complemented his brother's image as the "patron of the arts" with his own image as the handsome, sporting, "golden boy."

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her
    index: 1x 0.051775932312012s
fmsppl-page-output: 1x 0.039218187332153s
t_/pages/list-of-people: 1x 0.039155960083008s
t_/blocks/list-of-people: 1x 0.031347036361694s
t_/blocks/person-card: 10x 0.026669025421143s
router_page: 1x 0.011847019195557s
list-of-people-content: 1x 0.011032104492188s
t_/common/header: 1x 0.0050201416015625s
qids: 2x 0.0044591426849365s
headline: 2x 0.0026297569274902s
t_/common/footer: 1x 0.00040197372436523s
t_/common/head: 1x 0.0003058910369873s
head-facts: 1x 0.00028300285339355s
t_/blocks/switcher: 1x 2.1934509277344E-5s
related: 1x 5.9604644775391E-6s
using-qids-cache: 1x 9.5367431640625E-7s
----- END OF DUMP (2026-06-28 00:43:06)  -----