Italian
| Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
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| Ignazio Silone |
Author |
May 1, 1900 |
August 22, 1978 |
| Isabella Rossellini |
Actress |
June 18, 1952 |
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| Italo Calvino |
Journalist |
October 15, 1923 |
September 19, 1985 |
| Italo Svevo |
Businessman |
December 19, 1861 |
September 13, 1928 |
| Jacopo Sannazaro |
Poet |
1458 |
1530 |
| Leon Battista Alberti |
Architect |
February 14, 1404 |
April 25, 1472 |
| Leonardo da Vinci |
Artist |
April 15, 1452 |
May 2, 1519 |
| Leonardo DaVinci |
Artist |
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| Leonardo Sciascia |
Writer |
January 8, 1921 |
November 20, 1989 |
| Luciano Berio |
Composer |
October 24, 1925 |
May 27, 2003 |
| Luciano Pavarotti |
Musician |
October 12, 1935 |
September 6, 2007 |
| Lucius Accius |
Poet |
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| Luigi Barzini |
Journalist |
1874 |
1947 |
| Luigi Pirandello |
Playwright |
June 28, 1867 |
December 10, 1936 |
| Marcello Mastroianni |
Actor |
September 28, 1924 |
December 19, 1996 |
| Marco Polo |
Explorer |
September 15, 1254 |
January 9, 1324 |
| Marcus Minucius Felix |
Theologian |
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| Marcus Porcius Cato |
Politician |
234 |
149 |
| Maria Grazia Cucinotta |
Actress |
July 27, 1969 |
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| Maria Montessori |
Educator |
August 31, 1870 |
May 6, 1952 |
| Marino Marini |
Sculptor |
February 27, 1901 |
August 6, 1980 |
| Mario Monti |
Public Servant |
March 19, 1943 |
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| Marsilio Ficino |
Philosopher |
October 19, 1433 |
October 1, 1499 |
| Michelangelo |
Artist |
March 6, 1475 |
March 18, 1564 |
| Michelangelo Antonioni |
Director |
September 29, 1912 |
June 30, 2007 |
| Monica Bellucci |
Actress |
September 30, 1964 |
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| Niccolo Machiavelli |
Writer |
May 3, 1469 |
June 21, 1527 |
| Niccolo Paganini |
Musician |
October 27, 1782 |
May 27, 1840 |
| Nick Mancuso |
Actor |
May 29, 1948 |
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| Nicola Abbagnano |
Philosopher |
July 15, 1901 |
September 9, 1990 |
| Oriana Fallaci |
Journalist |
July 24, 1929 |
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| Palmiro Togliatti |
Politician |
March 26, 1893 |
August 21, 1964 |
| Petrarch |
Poet |
July 20, 1304 |
July 19, 1374 |
| Pietro Aretino |
Poet |
April 20, 1492 |
October 21, 1556 |
| Pietro Mascagni |
Composer |
December 7, 1863 |
August 2, 1945 |
| Pope Gregory VII |
Clergyman |
1020 |
1085 |
| Pope John XXIII |
Clergyman |
November 25, 1881 |
June 3, 1963 |
| Pope Paul III |
Clergyman |
February 29, 1468 |
November 10, 1549 |
| Pope Paul VI |
Clergyman |
September 26, 1897 |
August 6, 1978 |
| Primo Levi |
Scientist |
July 31, 1919 |
April 11, 1987 |
| Rafael Sabatini |
Novelist |
April 29, 1875 |
February 13, 1950 |
| Renata Adler |
Journalist |
October 19, 1938 |
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| Renzo Piano |
Architect |
September 14, 1937 |
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| Riccardo Muti |
Celebrity |
July 28, 1941 |
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| Roberto Assagioli |
Psychologist |
February 27, 1888 |
August 23, 1974 |
| Roberto Benigni |
Actor |
October 27, 1952 |
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| Roberto Calvi |
Businessman |
April 13, 1920 |
June 17, 1982 |
| Roberto Rossellini |
Director |
May 8, 1906 |
June 3, 1977 |
| Romano Prodi |
Statesman |
August 9, 1939 |
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| Rudolph Valentino |
Actor |
May 6, 1895 |
August 23, 1926 |
| Ruggero Leoncavallo |
Composer |
March 8, 1857 |
August 9, 1919 |
| Saint Ambrose |
Saint |
339 |
397 |
| Saint Gregory |
Saint |
540 |
604 |
| Salvatore Quasimodo |
Author |
August 20, 1901 |
1968 |
| Sergio Leone |
Director |
January 3, 1929 |
April 30, 1989 |
| Silvia Colloca |
Actress |
May 23, 1978 |
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| Silvio Berlusconi |
Statesman |
September 29, 1936 |
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| Sophia Loren |
Actress |
September 20, 1934 |
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| Ted Dexter |
Athlete |
May 15, 1935 |
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| Teresa de Lauretis |
Author |
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| Thomas Aquinas |
Theologian |
1225 |
1274 |
| Tina Modotti |
Photographer |
August 16, 1896 |
January 5, 1942 |
| Uberto Crescenti |
Scientist |
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| Ugo Betti |
Playwright |
February 4, 1892 |
June 9, 1953 |
| Umberto Eco |
Novelist |
January 5, 1932 |
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| Umberto Guidoni |
Astronaut |
August 18, 1954 |
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| Valentino Rossi |
Athlete |
February 16, 1979 |
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| Vilfredo Pareto |
Economist |
July 15, 1848 |
August 19, 1923 |
| Vittorio Gassman |
Actor |
September 1, 1922 |
June 20, 2000 |
| Yves Montand |
Actor |
October 13, 1921 |
November 9, 1991 |