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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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0046 ROWER

Elio Morille

1927 - 1998

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0047 DESIGNER

Sergio Sartorelli

1928 - 2009

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0048 SINGER

Alberto Morán

1922 - 1997

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0052 ARTIST

Franco Donatelli

1924 - 1995

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0057 ACADEMIC

Luciana Stegagno-Picchio

1920 - 2008

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0063 LINGUIST

Riccardo Picchio

1923 - 2011

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0081 PHILOSOPHER

Armando Plebe

1927 - 2017

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0109 ACTOR

María Cánepa

1921 - 2006

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0114 BASKET

Ezio Mantelli

1924 - 2003

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0125 IMPRESARIO

Giorgio Guazzotti

1928 - 2002

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0127 POET

Giovanni Rapetti

1922 - 2014

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0130 FOOTBALL

Cesare Benedetti (football, 1920-1990)

1920 - 1990

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0132 SINGER

Maria Jottini

1921 - 2007

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0145 REGISTA

Romolo Siena

1923 - 2004

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0155 THEOLOGIAN

Edoardo Rovida

Born 1927

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0180 SPORT

Giovanni Meazzo

Born 1928

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0184 SPORT

Alberto Ghirardi

1921 - 1987

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0194 POLITICIAN

Fabio De Felice

Born 1927

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0196 SPORT

Ugo Massocco

1928 - 1991

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0202 FOOTBALL

Luigi Bussetti

Born 1925

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0215 WRITER

Giuseppe Pesce

1920 - 2009

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0225 AVIATORE

Domenico Laiolo

1920 - 2002

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0246 JOURNALIST

Franco Moccagatta

1926 - 2003

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0264 DIRIGENTE

Raffaele Morbelli

1923 - 2017

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0271 FOOTBALL

Teodoro Zanini

1923 - 2006

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0289 POLITICIAN

Bruno Fracchia

1926 - 2017

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0291 FOOTBALL

Renzo Chiodi

Born 1920

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0292 FOOTBALL

Livio Maccarino

1920 - 1995

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0294 JOURNALIST

Giorgio Cingoli

1926 - 2005

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0317 TEACHER

Lauro-Aimé Colliard

Born 1921

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