List of Famous people born in Italy

Nicola Piovani is an Italian light-classical musician, theater and film score composer, and winner of the 1999 Best Original Dramatic Score Oscar for the score of the Roberto Benigni film La Vita è bella, better known to English-speaking audiences as Life Is Beautiful.

Pope Anastasius I was the bishop of Rome from 27 November 399 to his death on 19 December 401.

Francesco Giavazzi is an Italian economist who is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, and a regular visiting professor at MIT.

Giovanni Toti is an Italian journalist and politician, who has been President of Liguria since June 2015. Toti was also elected in the European Parliament, following the 2014 European election.

Vito Badalamenti is a member of the Sicilian Mafia. He was on the "Italy's most wanted list" from 1995 until 2012 when the statute of limitations was declared expired.

Titus Burckhardt was a Swiss traditionalist metaphysician and a leading member of the Perennialist or Traditionalist School. He was the author of numerous works on metaphysics, cosmology, anthropology, esoterism, alchemy, Sufism, symbolism and sacred art.

Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning, known as Pen Browning, was an English painter. His career was moderately successful, but he is better known as the son and heir of the celebrated English poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, of whose manuscripts and memorabilia he built up a substantial collection. He also bought and restored the Baroque palace Ca' Rezzonico in Venice.

Serse Coppi was an Italian professional road racing cyclist born in Castellania. He was the younger brother of Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi.