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ALESSANDRIA

Most Famous People Born in Alessandria, Italy

Notable people
327
Peak decade
1900s
Median birth year
1913
Most distinctive
Composer 2.5×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Alessandria during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Alessandria Is Known For

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Football is Alessandria's biggest profession — 22% of all notables (72).

Alessandria over-indexes on composer2.5× the global rate.

  1. Football72
  2. Politician40
  3. Painter15
  4. Writer14
  5. Actor14
  6. Composer11
  7. Priest10
  8. Journalist9
  1. Composer112.5×
  2. Engineer52.4×
  3. Officer52.3×
  4. Militar92.3×
  5. Priest102.1×
  6. Football722.0×
  7. Painter151.8×
  8. Journalist91.8×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Alessandria's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Art & Design
  • Film & TV
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Showing 15 of 327 notable people

0011 FOOTBALL

Adolfo Baloncieri

1897 - 1986

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0054 WRITER

Carlo Salsa

1893 - 1962

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0080 ARTIST

Giacomo Patri

1898 - 1978

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0146 ENGINEER

Ernesto Montù

1893 - 1981

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0188 WRITER

Primo Piovesan

1891 - 1945

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0192 MILITAR

Paolo De Maria

1891 - 1968

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0205 FOOTBALL

Emilio Moretti

Born 1896

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0206 MILITAR

Carlo Sabatini (militare)

1891 - 1969

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0244 SPORT

Michele Robotti

1890 - 1952

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0256 PAINTER

Alberto Caffassi

1894 - 1973

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0276 FOOTBALL

Mario Chiodi

Born 1896

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0299 LAW

Mario Deveali

Born 1897

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0305 FOOTBALL

Umberto Montanari

1896 - 1945

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0320 POET

Andrea Canestri

1896 - 1959

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0322 FOOTBALL

Pietro Ongarelli

Born 1898

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