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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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Showing 35 of 327 notable people

0008 POLITICIAN

Walter Audisio

1909 - 1973

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0012 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Ferrari

1907 - 1982

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0018 ACTOR

Milly (actress)

1905 - 1980

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0026 FOOTBALL

Elvio Banchero

1904 - 1982

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0039 ACTOR

Totò Mignone

1906 - 1993

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0066 PAINTER

Cristoforo De Amicis

1902 - 1987

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0088 FOOTBALL

Renato Cattaneo (footballer, born 1903)

1903 - 1974

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0091 COMPOSER

Gino Filippini

1900 - 1962

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0097 SINGER

Gilberto Mazzi

1909 - 1978

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0112 ECONOMIST

Libero Lenti

1906 - 1993

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0126 FOOTBALL

Andrea Viviano

1904 - 1962

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0162 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Gandini (calciatore)

1900 - 1989

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0178 FOOTBALL

Ettore Banchero

1907 - 1991

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0182 FOOTBALL

Libero Marchina

1907 - 1986

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0204 POLITICIAN

Carlo Ronza

1902 - 1986

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0208 AVIATORE

Dalmazio Birago

1908 - 1935

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0210 FOOTBALL

Alfredo Notti

1908 - 1972

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0216 POLITICIAN

Carlo Boccassi

1901 - 1990

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0229 ENGINEER

Ernesto Ganelli

1901 - 1985

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0230 ENTREPRENEUR

Giuseppe Moccagatta

1900 - 1946

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0235 FOOTBALL

Renato Ferretti

Born 1907

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0238 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Rapetti

1905 - 1959

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0240 FOOTBALL

Michele Borelli

1909 - 1976

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0251 FOOTBALL

Edoardo Avalle

1905 - 1999

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0266 FOOTBALL

Mario Orgero

Born 1903

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0269 FOOTBALL

Mario Autelli

1905 - 2004

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0278 FOOTBALL

Oreste Tosini

1904 - 1965

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0282 FOOTBALL

Mario Bernetti

Born 1903

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0303 FOOTBALL

Eduardo Gino Gabba

Born 1905

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0307 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Caviglia

1902 - 1973

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0308 FOOTBALL

Mario Della Grisa

1905 - 1991

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0311 FOOTBALL

Carlo Chierico

Born 1907

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0313 FOOTBALL

Siro Montanari

1900 - 1965

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0315 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Capra

Born 1902

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0316 FOOTBALL

Adolfo Mandosso

Born 1904

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