List of Famous people born in Italy

Jole Santelli was an Italian politician. A member of the centre-right party Forza Italia, she was the President of Calabria from 15 February 2020 until her death eight months later.

Carlo Rovelli is an Italian theoretical physicist and writer who has worked in Italy, the United States and, since 2000, in France. He works mainly in the field of quantum gravity and is a founder of loop quantum gravity theory. He has also worked in the history and philosophy of science. He collaborates with several Italian newspapers, including the cultural supplements of the Corriere della Sera, Il Sole 24 Ore and La Repubblica.

Lorenzo Colombo is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Cremonese, on loan from Milan.

Alessandro Kokocinski was an Italian-Argentine painter, sculptor and set designer, of Polish-Russian origin.

Mauro Ferrari is a nanoscientist and leader in the field of nanomedicine. He served as special expert on nanotechnology for the National Cancer Institute (2003-2005) and was instrumental in establishing the Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer in 2004.

Francesca Lollobrigida is an Italian speed skater. She was born in Frascati. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she placed 23rd in the 3000 meters. Actress Gina Lollobrigida is her great-aunt.

Riccardo Rossi is an Italian motorcycle rider.

Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno, better known as Salaì was an Italian artist and pupil of Leonardo da Vinci from 1490 to 1518. Salaì entered Leonardo's household at the age of ten. He created paintings under the name of Andrea Salaì. He was described as one of Leonardo's students and lifelong servant and is thought by some to be the model for Leonardo's St. John the Baptist and Bacchus.

Alberto Alemanno is an Italian lawyer. He is Jean Monnet Professor in EU Law at HEC Paris since 2009, and also Global Clinical Professor of Law at New York University School of Law.

Francesco Ioele, known as Frankie Yale or Frankie Uale, was an Italian-American gangster based in Brooklyn and second employer of Al Capone.