List of Famous people born in Veneto, Italy

Michele Boldrin is an Italian-born politician and economist, expert in economic growth, business cycles, technological progress and intellectual property. He is currently the Joseph Gibson Hoyt Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Along with his colleague and coauthor David Levine, he was part of the group of 200 economists publicly opposing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. He later publicly defended his position on the issue in various international media, including a public debate with Brad DeLong.

Fausto Zonaro was an Italian painter, best known for his Realist style paintings of life and history of the Ottoman Empire.

Mario Rizzetto is an Italian virologist who in 1977 first reported the Hepatitis D virus as a nuclear antigen in patients infected with HBV who had severe liver disease.

Franco Carraro is an Italian sport manager and a former member of Italian Socialist Party in the 1980s and 1990s.

Lino Lacedelli was an Italian mountaineer. Together with Achille Compagnoni, on 31 July 1954 he was the first man to reach the summit of K2.

Marino Quaresimin was an Italian politician.

Chiara Varotari (1584–1663) was an Italian Baroque painter.

Carlo Bagno was an Italian actor.

Sebastiano Tecchio, was an Italian lawyer and politician that was president of the Italian Senate from 1876 to 1884.

Antonio Bisaglia was an Italian politician, a member of Christian Democracy.