List of Famous people born in Italy

Pope Alexander III, born Roland, was the Bishop of Rome and hence head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 September 1159 until his death. A native of Bologna, Alexander became pope after a contested election, but had to spend much of his pontificate outside Rome while several rivals, supported by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, claimed the papacy. Alexander rejected Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos' offer to end the East–West Schism, sanctioned the Northern Crusades, and held the Third Council of the Lateran.

Alessandro Donati is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Acqua & Sapone.

Simone Masciarelli is a former Italian cyclist.

Corrado Clini is an Italian politician and was the Italian minister of environment, land and sea (IMELS) in the Monti cabinet from November 2011 to April 2013.

Benedetto Caliari (1538–1598) was an Italian painter who was born into a family of artists. Benedetto’s father Gabriele Caliari was a stonecutter. Benedetto’s brother Paolo Caliari is better known as Veronese.

Pasquale Fornara was a professional Italian road bicycle racer who gained fame in the 1950s by winning the Tour de Suisse stage race four times, a record that still stands to this day.

Àlvaro Crespi is a directeur sportif with the Saunier Duval–Prodir cycling team. He was a professional from 1978 to 1980.

Remo Bertoni was an Italian professional road bicycle racer.