List of Famous people born in Sardinia, Italy
Caterina Murino
Caterina Murino is an Italian actress. She began her acting career in the 1999 production of the play Richard III and later made her breakthrough with the 2004 film The Corsican File. She went on to appear in the 2006 film Casino Royale and received a European Golden Globe at the 2008 Italian Golden Globe Awards.
Nicolò Barella
Nicolò Barella is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Italy national team.
Salvatore Sirigu
Salvatore Sirigu is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian Serie A club Torino and the Italy national team.
Marisa Pavan
Marisa Pavan is an Italian-born actress who first became known as the twin sister of film star Pier Angeli before achieving success in films on her own.
Fabio Aru
Fabio Aru is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Qhubeka Assos. He hails from San Gavino Monreale in Sardinia, and is known for his climbing ability, which made him a favorite for the Grand Tours. He is known as "The Knight of the four Moors", a reference to his native island of Sardinia.
Gianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played predominantly as a forward. He was most recently the assistant manager of Chelsea.
Davide Capello
Davide Ugo Capello is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Giovanni Solinas
Giovanni Solinas, also known as Gianni Solinas, is an Italian football manager. He has managed teams in Algeria, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.
Gavino Ledda
Gavino Ledda is an author and a scholar of the Italian language and of Sardinian. He is best known for his autobiographical work Padre Padrone (1975).
Paolo Savona
Paolo Savona is an Italian economist, professor and politician. He was Italian Minister of European Affairs from 1 June 2018 until 8 March 2019, his second stint in government after 1993–1994.