45.5389° N, 10.2203° E
BRESCIA
Most Famous People Born in Brescia, Italy
- Notable people
- 810
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1921
- Most distinctive
- Driver 3.6×
Lombard workshop energy: the Painter and Sculptor benches carry the Romanino-Moretto Cinquecento tradition, the Composer cluster hums along in Benedetto Marcello country, and the Driver tally is pure Mille Miglia — the race started and finished here for half the twentieth century.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Brescia during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Brescia Is Known For
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Football is Brescia's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (141).
Brescia over-indexes on driver — 3.6× the global rate.
Brescia under-produces actor — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Brescia's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Music
- Writing
- Religion
- Other
- Filtered to 1830s Clear ×
Antonio Tagliaferri
1835 - 1909
Francesco Bettoni Cazzago
1835 - 1898
Modesto Faustini
1839 - 1891
Carlo Lombardi (Unionist soldier)
1834 - 1865
Diogene Valotti
1830 - 1910
Alessandro Legnazzi
1832 - 1904
Giuseppe Barboglio
1838 - 1919
Giuseppe Bellandi
1833 - 1910
Francesco Caprioli
1833 - 1916
Angelo Martinengo di Villagana
1833 - 1894
Giovanni Amistani
1831 - 1907