List of Famous people born in Italy

Pope Gregory XV, born Alessandro Ludovisi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 February 1621 to his death in 1623.

Giulio Neri was an Italian operatic bass, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.

Grazia Barcellona was an Italian figure skater. She competed in two events at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Guido Crosetto is an Italian businessman and politician, co-founder of Brothers of Italy party. He became internationally famous as an anti-EU austerity and pro-Italexit politician because he strongly opposed the Monti Cabinet since November 2011 when at that time almost all politicians, journalists, economists and public opinion were in favor of EU austerity and strongly against Italexit. Crosetto was President of the Brothers of Italy (FdI) from 21 December 2012 to 4 April 2013.

Guglielmo Maetzke was an Italian archaeologist and etruscologist. A pupil of the Etruscologist Massimo Pallottino, he directed important excavation campaigns in Tuscany, Lazio, Campania and Sardinia.

Marco "Benny" Benassi is an Italian DJ, record producer and remixer. He is widely seen as a pioneer of electro house, a genre brought into the mainstream by his 2002 summer club hit "Satisfaction".

Luca Paolo Aleotti, known as Grido or Weedo, is an Italian rapper and singer. Grido is a former member of the band Gemelli Diversi (1997-2014), and member of the crews Spaghetti Funk and TDK. He's also J-Ax' younger brother.

Francesco Saverio Geminiani was an Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist. BBC Radio 3 has described him as "now largely forgotten, but in his time considered almost a musical god, deemed to be the equal of Handel and Corelli."