List of Famous people born in Italy

Pietro Filippo Scarlatti was an Italian composer, organist and choirmaster.

Franco Balmamion, is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1960 and 1972. The highlight of his career was his successive overall wins in the 1962 and 1963 editions of the Giro d'Italia.

Aldo Buzzi was an author and architect.

Fiorenzo Angelini was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the former President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers in the Roman Curia, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991. When Cardinal Ersilio Tonini died on 28 July 2013, Cardinal Angelini became the oldest living cardinal until the next consistory where Pope Francis appointed 98-year-old Archbishop Loris Francesco Capovilla as a cardinal.

Domenico Tardini was a longtime aide to Pope Pius XII in the Secretariat of State. Pope John XXIII named him Cardinal Secretary of State and, in this position the most prominent member of the Roman Curia in Vatican City.

Pablo Jerónimo Grimaldi y Pallavicini, 1st Duke of Grimaldi, GE was a Spanish diplomat and politician. After extensive experience as an Ambassador, Grimaldi served as Chief Minister of Spain between 1763 and 1778 helping to rebuild Spanish power following its defeat during the Seven Years' War. For his services as Secretary of State, he was granted the title of Duke of Grimaldi by king Charles III of Spain. Grimaldi was of Italian descent, and a member of the House of Grimaldi.

Carlo Campogalliani was an Italian screenwriter, actor and film director. Campogalliani directed around eighty films during his career and acted in another fifty. He directed the 1934 sports film Stadio. He was married to the actress Letizia Quaranta who appeared in several of his films.

Iginio Straffi is an Italian animator, illustrator, and former comic book author. He is the founder and president of Rainbow SpA, which he co-owns alongside the American media company ViacomCBS. Straffi is the creator of the studio's animated series Winx Club and Huntik: Secrets & Seekers, as well as the co-creator of its comic series Maya Fox.

Eros Pagni is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Lorenzo Cesa is an Italian politician and the current Secretary of the Union of the Centre.