List of Famous people born in Italy
Olimpia Maidalchini
Olimpia Maidalchini Pamphilj, , was the sister-in-law of Pope Innocent X (Pamphili). She was perceived by her contemporaries as having influence regarding papal appointments.
Cesare Bazzani
Cesare Bazzani was a prominent and prolific Italian architect and engineer. Active from 1911 until his death in 1939, Bazzani designed major municipal works in several cities.
Pier Paolo Calzolari
Pier Paolo Calzolari is an Italian artist who was originally associated with Arte Povera. He currently lives in Lisbon (Portugal).
Marco Gobbetti
Marco Gobbetti is an Italian businessman, and the CEO of Burberry. He succeeded Christopher Bailey in July 2017. Starting his career in management at luxury companies such as Bottega Veneta, Valextra, and Moschino, and became CEO of Givenchy in 2004 and was the chairman and the CEO of Céline.
Alessandro Puccini
Alessandro Puccini is an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.
Flavio Vanzella
Flavio Vanzella is a former Italian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional in 1989 to 1998. He won 3 victories. In the 1994 Tour de France he wore the yellow jersey for 2 days. Other victories included a stage win in the Euskal Bizikleta, a stage win in the 1995 Tour de Suisse and the Giro del Veneto. He also competed in the team time trial at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Vittorio Medioli
Raffaele Castielli
Raffaele Castielli was an Italian bishop, ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucera-Troia. He was ordained a priest on July 9, 1950. He was appointed first bishop of the newly merged Diocese of Lucera-Troia on February 11, 1987, receiving his episcopal consecration on March 25, 1989 from Archbishop Salvatore De Giorgi. Castielli retired as bishop on May 18, 1996.
Wolf Dohrn
Federica Faiella
Federica Faiella is an Italian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Massimo Scali, she is the 2010 World bronze medalist, a two-time (2009–2010) European silver medalist, and six-time Italian national champion. They also won eleven Grand Prix medals.