List of Famous people born in Lombardy, Italy
Franca Sozzani
Franca Sozzani was an Italian journalist and the editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia from 1988 until her death in 2016.
Mahmood
Alessandro Mahmoud, known professionally as Mahmood, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He first came to prominence after competing in the sixth season of the Italian version of The X Factor. In 2019, he won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Soldi", and went on to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, finishing in 2nd place. His debut album, Gioventù bruciata, was released in February 2019 and debuted at number one on the Italian albums chart.
Danilo Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari is an Italian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After spending his first four years as a professional in his native Italy, Gallinari was drafted sixth overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. He played with the Knicks for two and a half seasons before being traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2011. In 2017, he was acquired by the Clippers. His nickname is Gallo, which is Italian for "rooster".
Vincenzo Sofo
Vincenzo Sofo is an Italian politician.
Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini is an Italian multi-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Nicknamed Ago, he amassed 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 World Championship titles. Of these, 68 wins and 8 titles came in the 500 cc class, the rest in the 350 cc class. For these achievements obtained over the course of a career spanning 17 years, the AMA described him as "...perhaps the greatest Grand Prix rider of all time". In 2010, Agostini was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.
Carla Zampatti
Carla Maria Zampatti, was an Italian-Australian fashion designer and businesswoman, and executive chair of the fashion label Carla Zampatti Pty Ltd.
Giulio Ricciarelli
Giulio Ricciarelli is an Italian-German actor, director and film producer.
Fedez
Federico Leonardo Lucia, known by his stage name Fedez, is an Italian rapper, influencer, singer and songwriter. In 2011, he released the albums Penisola che non c'è and Il mio primo disco da venduto, released as free digital downloads. His first studio album, Sig. Brainwash – L'arte di accontentare, was released in 2013, and it debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart. The album, which spawned three singles, including the top 10 hit "Cigno nero" featuring Francesca Michielin, was later certified 3× Platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.
Matteo Pessina
Matteo Pessina is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national team.
Empress Amélie of Brazil
Amélie of Leuchtenberg, was Empress of Brazil as the wife of Pedro I of Brazil.