List of Famous people born in Italy

Alessandro Orsini (1592–1626) was an Italian Cardinal. He was a patron of Galileo, who dedicated his 1616 work on the tides to him, and requested that he pass it on to Pope Paul V. Orsini belonged to the ducal family of Bracciano.

Alessandro Campeggio (1504–1554) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Michele Vendruscolo is an Italian British physicist working in the UK, noted for his theoretical and experimental work on protein folding, misfolding and aggregation.

Alberto Tricarico is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and in the Roman Curia.

Alberto Bolognetti (1538–1585) was an Italian law professor, bishop, diplomat, and cardinal. He was appointed by Pope Gregory XIII as a papal nuncio to Florence, Venice, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In that last appointment, he persuaded King Stephen Báthory to adopt the Gregorian calendar. He was promoted to cardinal priest, but died before he could return to Rome for the ceremonies.

Andrea Basili, was an Italian composer and music theorist. He was father of Francesco Basili.