List of Famous people born in Italy

Guido Marini

First Name Guido
Last Name Marini
Born on January 31, 1965 (age 61)
Born in Italy, Liguria

Guido Marini is an Italian priest of the Catholic Church, who has been the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Ceremonies since 1 October 2007. Pope Francis has extended his appointment to 2022. He previously served as chief liturgist for the Archdiocese of Genoa.

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Elio de Angelis

First Name Elio
Last Name Angelis
Born on March 26, 1958
Died on May 15, 1986 (aged 28)
Born in Italy, Lazio

Elio de Angelis was an Italian racing driver who participated in Formula One between 1979 and 1986, racing for the Shadow, Lotus and Brabham teams. He was killed in an accident while testing the Brabham BT55 at the Paul Ricard circuit, near the commune of Le Castellet, France, in 1986. De Angelis was a very competitive and highly popular presence in Formula One during the 1980s, and is sometimes referred to as Formula One's "last gentleman player".

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Gianluca Rocchi

First Name Gianluca
Born on August 25, 1973 (age 52)
Born in Italy, Tuscany

Gianluca Rocchi is an Italian former association football referee.

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Stefano Sturaro

First Name Stefano
Last Name Sturaro
Born on March 9, 1993 (age 33)
Born in Italy, Liguria
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Stefano Sturaro is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Hellas Verona, on loan from Genoa.

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Pius X

Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto
First Name Pius
Last Name X
Died on August 20, 1914
Born in Italy, Veneto

Pope Pius X was head of the Catholic Church from August 1903 to his death in 1914. Pius X is known for vigorously opposing modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting liturgical reforms and scholastic philosophy and theology. He initiated the preparation of the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive and systemic work of its kind. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

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Alessandro de' Medici

First Name Alessandro
Last Name Medici
Born on June 22, 1510
Died on January 6, 1537 (aged 26)
Born in Italy, Tuscany

Alessandro de' Medici, nicknamed "il Moro" due to his dark complexion, Duke of Penne and the first Duke of the Florentine Republic, was ruler of Florence from 1531 to his death in 1537. The first Medici to rule Florence as a hereditary monarch, Alessandro was also the last Medici from the senior line of the family to lead the city. His assassination at the hands of a distant cousin, Lorenzaccio, caused the title of Duke to pass to Cosimo I de Medici, from the family's junior branch.

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Liberius

Born on January 1, 0465
Died on January 1, 0554 (aged 89)
Born in Italy

Petrus Marcellinus Felix Liberius was a Late Roman aristocrat and official, whose career spanned seven decades in the highest offices of both the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy and the Eastern Roman Empire. He held the highest governmental offices of Italy, Gaul, and Egypt, "an accomplishment not often recorded – Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte are the only parallels that come to mind!" as James O'Donnell observes in his biographical study of the man.

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Filippo Tortu

First Name Filippo
Last Name Tortu
Born on June 15, 1998 (age 27)
Born in Italy, Lombardy
Height 187 cm | 6'2

Filippo Tortu is an Italian sprinter with a personal best in the 100 meters of 9.99, the first Italian in history to break the 10 seconds barrier. He won the gold medal in 100 metres at the 2017 European U20 Championships and the silver medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships. He ran the anchor leg in the 4×100m relay of the Italian team that won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is coached by his father, Salvino Tortu, a former Sardinian sprinter who moved to Lombardy.

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Alessandro Lucarelli

First Name Alessandro
Last Name Lucarelli
Born on July 22, 1977 (age 48)
Born in Italy, Tuscany
Height 182 cm | 6'0

Alessandro Lucarelli is an Italian former professional footballer who last played for Parma as a defender.

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Fabio Basile

First Name Fabio
Last Name Basile
Born on October 7, 1994 (age 31)
Born in Italy, Piedmont
Height 172 cm | 5'8

Fabio Basile is an Italian judoka.

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