List of Famous people born in Lombardy, Italy

Paolo Rocca

First Name Paolo
Last Name Rocca
Born on October 14, 1952 (age 73)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Paolo Rocca is an Argentine-Italian businessman, CEO of the Techint Group, which holds Tenaris, Ternium and other companies that operate in the engineering, construction and energy sectors. He is also Chairman and CEO of Tenaris, and Chairman of Ternium.

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Stefano Casiraghi

First Name Stefano
Last Name Casiraghi
Died on October 3, 1990 (aged 20)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Stefano Casiraghi was an Italian offshore powerboat racer, socialite, and businessman. He was the second husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco; he died during a racing accident defending his 1989 Class 1 World Powerboat Championship title.

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Carlo Riva

First Name Carlo
Last Name Riva
Born on February 24, 1922
Died on April 10, 2017 (aged 95)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Carlo Riva was an Italian motorboat designer and builder, famed for his luxurious runabouts.

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Giuseppe Meazza

First Name Giuseppe
Born on August 23, 1910
Died on August 21, 1979 (aged 68)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza, also known as il Balilla, was an Italian football manager and player. Throughout his career, he played mainly for Internazionale in the 1930s, scoring 242 goals in 365 games for the club, and winning three Serie A titles, as well as the Coppa Italia; he later also played for local rivals Milan, as well as Turin rivals Juventus, in addition to his spells with Varese and Atalanta. At international level, he led Italy to win two consecutive World Cups: in 1934 on home soil, and in 1938 as captain; he was named to the All-star Team and won the Golden Ball Award at the 1934 World Cup, as the tournament's best player. Along with Giovanni Ferrari and Eraldo Monzeglio, he is one of only three Italian players to have won two World Cups. Following his retirement, he served as a coach for the Italy national team, and with several Italian clubs, including his former club sides Inter and Atalanta, as well as Pro Patria, and Turkish club Beşiktaş; he was Italy's head coach at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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Diana Maggi

First Name Diana
Last Name Maggi
Born on June 10, 1925
Died on September 15, 2022 (aged 97)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Graciosa Diana Maggi is an Italian born Argentine actress. She starred in the 1950 film Campeón a la fuerza.

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Bianca Maria Sforza

First Name Bianca
Last Name Sforza
Died on December 31, 1510
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Bianca Maria Sforza was the queen of Germany and empress of the Holy Roman Empire as the third spouse of Maximilian I. She was the eldest legitimate daughter of Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza of Milan by his second wife, Bona of Savoy.

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Roberto Donadoni

First Name Roberto
Last Name Donadoni
Born on September 9, 1963 (age 62)
Born in Italy, Lombardy
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Roberto Donadoni is an Italian football manager and former midfielder.

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Ivan Basso

First Name Ivan
Last Name Basso
Born on November 26, 1977 (age 48)
Born in Italy, Lombardy
Height 182 cm | 6'0

Ivan Basso is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer who last raced with UCI ProTeam Tinkoff–Saxo. Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, was considered among the best mountain riders in the professional field in the early 21st century, and was considered one of the strongest stage race riders. He is a double winner of the Giro d'Italia, having won the 2006 edition and the 2010 edition of the Italian Grand Tour whilst riding for Team CSC in 2006 and for Liquigas in 2010. However, in 2007 Basso admitted he was planning to use doping and was suspended for two years. His suspension ended on 24 October 2008, and he returned to racing two days later in the Japan Cup, where he placed a close third behind Damiano Cunego and Giovanni Visconti. He later returned to racing in his home tour, and in 2010 he won his second Giro d'Italia while riding for Liquigas-Domo, winning two stages along the way.

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Den Harrow

First Name Den
Last Name Harrow
Born on June 4, 1962 (age 63)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Den Harrow is an Italo disco artist and fashion model. The name Den Harrow was conceived by producers Roberto Turatti and Miki Chieregato, who based it on the Italian word denaro (money).

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William Salice

First Name William
Last Name Salice
Born on July 18, 1933
Died on December 29, 2016 (aged 83)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

William Salice was an Italian businessman. He was employed at Ferrero SpA, where he was credited as the inventor of Kinder Eggs.

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