List of Famous people born in Palermo, Italy

Giuseppe "Pino" Puglisi was a Roman Catholic priest in the rough Palermo neighbourhood of Brancaccio. He openly challenged the Mafia who controlled the neighbourhood, and was killed by them on his 56th birthday. His life story has been retold in a book, Pino Puglisi, il prete che fece tremare la mafia con un sorriso (2013), and portrayed in a film, Come Into the Light (2005). He was the first one killed by the Mafia to be declared Blessed by the Catholic Church.

Raffaele Ganci is a member of the Mafia in Sicily from the Noce neighbourhood in Palermo. He was considered to be the right-hand man of Cosa Nostra boss Totò Riina and sat on the Sicilian Mafia Commission.

Nino Terzo was an Italian actor.

Nunzio Filogamo was an Italian television and radio presenter, actor and singer.

Paolo Briguglia is an Italian film, stage and television actor.

Gaetano D'Agostino is an Italian former professional football midfielder and current coach. Usually a playmaker, D'Agostino is best known for his incisive passing. He is the head coach of Serie C club Lecco.