Italy
Historical figures born in Italy
26,871 notable historical figures were born in Italy. These are the most notable:
Italy ranks #6 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Japan, France and Germany.
By era
- Ancient: 11
- Medieval: 8
- Early Modern: 1
- Modern: 20
By occupation
- Politician: 16
- Writer/Author: 13
- Soldier/Officer: 8
- Philosopher: 8
- Poet: 7
- Monarch/Royalty: 7
- Cleric: 7
- Football: 6
- Julius Caesar (100 BC to 44 BC, Politics)
- Augustus (63 BC to 14 BC, Politics)
- Galileo Galilei (1564 to 1642, Science)
- Christopher Columbus (1451 to 1506, Exploration)
- Michelangelo (1475 to 1564, Arts & Music)
- Archimedes (287 BC to 212 BC, Science)
- Thomas Aquinas (1225 to 1274, Religion)
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452 to 1519, Architecture)
- Dante Alighieri (1265 to 1321, Literature)
- Rembrandt Bugatti (1884 to 1916, Arts & Music)
- Marco Polo (1254 to 1324, Exploration)
- Benito Mussolini (1883 to 1945, Politics)
- Mario Balotelli (born 1990, Sports)
- Carlo Ancelotti (born 1959, Sports)
- Francesco Totti (born 1976, Sports)
- Andrea Bocelli (born 1958, Arts & Music)
- Monica Bellucci (born 1964, Entertainment)
- Gianluigi Buffon (born 1978, Sports)
- Roberto Baggio (born 1967, Sports)
- Marcus Aurelius (121 to 180, Politics)
- Giorgia Meloni (born 1977, Politics)
- Caligula (12 to 41, Politics)
- Nero (37 to 68, Politics)
- Machiavelli (1469 to 1527, Politics)
- Leo XIII (1810 to 1903, Religion)
- John Paul I (1912 to 1978, Religion)
- Florence Nightingale (1820 to 1910, Science)
- Amy Adams (born 1974, Entertainment)
- Cicero (106 BC to 43 BC, Politics)
- Francis of Assisi (1182 to 1226, Religion)
- King Juan Carlos I of Spain (born 1938, Politics)
- Pius XII (1876 to 1958, Religion)
- Pontius Pilate (12 BC to ?, Politics)
- Alessandro Del Piero (born 1974, Sports)
- Commodus (161 to 192, Politics)
- Tiberius (42 BC to 37 BC, Politics)
- Paul VI (1897 to 1978, Religion)
- Mark Antony (83 BC to 30 BC, Politics)
- Pope John XXIII (1881 to 1963, Religion)
- Silvio Berlusconi (1936 to 2023, Politics)
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