List of Famous people born in Italy

Pier Miranda Ferraro was an Italian operatic tenor who had an active international opera career from 1951 through 1981. He particularly excelled in the dramatic Italian repertoire with his signature role being the title role in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello. Other important roles in his performance repertoire included Radames in Verdi's Aida, Alvaro in La Forza del Destino, and des Grieux in Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut. He also found success in the German repertoire portraying Wagnerian heroes. Although he was a gifted singer and had a highly impressive list of performance credits, he never achieved the international recognition enjoyed by his most important contemporaries, such as Franco Corelli or Mario Del Monaco. After retiring from the opera stage in 1981 he took up a second highly successful career as a voice teacher.

Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. was an Italian-born Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Pietro Masturzo is an Italian freelance photographer. He was born in Naples, in 1980. He studied "International Relations" in Naples. After that he moved to Rome to study photography. He has been working as a professional photographer since 2007.

Piero Pierotti was an Italian director, screenwriter and journalist.

Piero Lulli was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1942 and 1977. He was the brother of actor Folco Lulli.