List of Famous people born in Italy
Benedetto Pamphili
Benedetto Pamphili was an Italian cardinal, patron of the arts and librettist for many composers.
Italo Mannelli
Luigi Carlo Farini
Luigi Carlo Farini was an Italian physician, statesman and historian.
Gian Domenico Pisapia
Jerry Calà
Calogero Alessandro Augusto Calà, known by his stage name Jerry Calà, is an Italian actor, filmmaker, comedian and singer who has written, directed, and acted in multiple film and television projects. He is considered one of the most popular Italian comedians of the eighties and nineties in his country.
Ottorino Respighi
Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, violinist, and teacher who was one of the leading Italian composers of the early 20th century. His compositions range over operas, ballets, orchestral suites, choral songs, and chamber music, and include transcriptions of pieces from Italian composers of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries and works of Bach and Rachmaninoff. Among his best known and most performed works are his three Roman tone poems, which brought him international fame: Fountains of Rome (1916), Pines of Rome (1924), and Roman Festivals (1928). All three demonstrate Respighi's use of rich orchestral colours.
Sabrina Ferilli
Sabrina Ferilli is an Italian theater and movie actress. Listed among the best Italian actress, she has won five Nastro d'Argento, a Globo d'oro, six Ciak d'oros and received four nominations for David di Donatello. In 2013, she was the protagonist of the Oscar-winning film La grande bellezza directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
Luciano Maggini
Luciano Maggini was an Italian road bicycle racer who competed professionally between 1946 and 1957. He rode the Giro d'Italia in 1947–53 with the best result of fifth place overall in 1950; he won individual stages in 1947–49 and 1951. His elder brother Sergio was also a professional road racer.
Manlio Rocchetti
Manlio Rocchetti was an Italian makeup artist who won an Academy Award at the 1989 Academy Awards for Best Makeup for the film Driving Miss Daisy, which he shared with Lynn Barber and Kevin Haney.
Marcus Lollius
Marcus Lollius perhaps with the cognomen Paulinus was a Roman politician, military officer and supporter of the first Roman emperor Augustus.