List of Famous people born in Italy

Zeno Colò was a champion alpine ski racer from Italy. Born in Cutigliano, Tuscany, he was among the top ski racers of the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Elia Dalla Costa was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Florence from 1931 until his death. Dalla Costa served as the Bishop of Padua from 1923 until 1931 when he was transferred to Florence; he was elevated to the cardinalate on 13 March 1933. Dalla Costa was a staunch anti-fascist and anti-communist and was known best for providing refuge for Jewish people during World War II and providing others with fake documentation to flee from persecution.

Franco Diogene was an Italian actor and comedian.

Alberto Franceschini is a founder and former leading member of the Italian far-left organization, the Red Brigades, along with Renato Curcio, Margherita Cagol and Mario Moretti.

Massimo Morales is an Italian football manager.

Lucius Opimius was a Roman politician who held the consulship in 121 BC, in which capacity and year he ordered the execution of 3,000 supporters of popular leader Gaius Gracchus without trial, using as pretext the state of emergency declared after Gracchus's recent and turbulent death.

Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop.

Gianni Puccini was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 32 films between 1940 and 1967. He also directed 18 films between 1951 and 1968.

Giuliano Giannichedda is an Italian professional football manager, and former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.