List of Famous people born in Italy
Franco Fraticelli
Franco Fraticelli was an Italian film editor with more than 150 film credits. Fraticelli was director Dario Argento's editor of choice from his earliest films through Opera (1987).
Agostino Coletto
Agostino Coletto was an Italian racing cyclist.
Giovanni Battista Morgagni
Giovanni Battista Morgagni was an Italian anatomist, generally regarded as the father of modern anatomical pathology, who taught thousands of medical students from many countries during his 56 years as Professor of Anatomy at the University of Padua.
Giovanni Paolo Benotto
Dorian Gray
Maria Luisa Mangini, better known as Dorian Gray, was an Italian actress.
Salvatore Cuffaro
Salvatore "Totò" Cuffaro is a former Italian politician and former President of Sicily. He has served an almost 5-year jail sentence for aiding Cosa Nostra. He has earned the nickname "Vasa Vasa" for his tendency to kiss all and sundry – he claims that he has kissed a quarter of all the people on the island.
Diego Caccia
Diego Caccia is an Italian racing cyclist.
Gisella Marengo
Gisella Marengo is an Italian actress and producer. Marengo played the role of Nurse Nicu in the 2005 thriller Mary, and Matilde in the 2009 comedy Baarìa. In 2011 she played the role of Maliva – mother of Rose McGowan's character Marique in the fantasy film Conan the Barbarian. She co-produced The Legend of Hercules, and The Humbling. She is developing Giuseppe Tornatore's new movie with no title yet.
Mirko Celestino
Mirko Celestino is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, specializing in the classic cycle races. His biggest career achievements to date include winning the monumental classic—Giro di Lombardia, the classic HEW Cyclassics and two-time winner of the semi-classic Milano–Torino. Since retiring from road racing, Celestino has been active in mountain bike racing, achieving a silver medal at the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships and a bronze medal at the 2011 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships.
Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Luigi Filippo D'Amico was an Italian film director and screenwriter. His 1974 film Il domestico was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.