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.

Through the Centuries

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

What Brescia Is Known For

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Football is Brescia's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (141).

Brescia over-indexes on driver3.6× the global rate.

Brescia under-produces actor — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football141
  2. Politician96
  3. Painter73
  4. Composer31
  5. Priest27
  6. Sport27
  7. Player19
  8. Lawyer16
  1. Driver93.6×
  2. Painter733.4×
  3. Entrepreneur82.9×
  4. Composer312.9×
  5. Priest272.3×
  6. Sculptor122.3×
  7. Sport272.0×
  8. Architect141.9×
  1. Actor150.3×
  2. Writer120.5×

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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0008 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Zanardelli

1826 - 1903

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Guido Carli

1914 - 1993

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0129 POLITICIAN

Vincenzo Mario Palmieri

1899 - 1994

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0169 POLITICIAN

Marcus Nonius Macrinus

Died 1

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0171 POLITICIAN

Davide Caparini

Born 1967

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0196 POLITICIAN

Massimo Mucchetti

Born 1953

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0212 POLITICIAN

Lodovico Montini

1896 - 1990

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Paola Carinelli

Born 1980

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0225 POLITICIAN

Ferdinando Alberti

Born 1982

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Giuseppe Fenaroli Avogadro

1760 - 1825

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0248 POLITICIAN

Luigi Morgano

Born 1951

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0250 POLITICIAN

Dionigi Coppo

1921 - 2003

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0264 POLITICIAN

Riccardo Conti

Born 1947

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Giampiero Borghini

Born 1943

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Giulio Arrighini

Born 1962

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Adriano Paroli

Born 1962

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Ugo Da Como

1869 - 1941

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0310 POLITICIAN

Ercole Oldofredi Tadini

1810 - 1877

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Sergio Moroni

1947 - 1992

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0325 POLITICIAN

Bruno Boni

1918 - 1998

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0333 POLITICIAN

Alfredo Bazoli

Born 1969

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0339 POLITICIAN

Giorgio Sorial

Born 1983

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Emilio Del Bono

Born 1965

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0360 POLITICIAN

Alessandro Fè d'Ostiani (politico)

1825 - 1905

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Maurizio Zipponi

Born 1955

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0369 POLITICIAN

Stefano Borghesi

Born 1977

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0385 POLITICIAN

Tiziana Valpiana

Born 1951

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Francesco Tabladini

1942 - 2009

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0398 POLITICIAN

Luigi Lechi

1786 - 1867

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0400 POLITICIAN

Miriam Cominelli

Born 1981

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0401 POLITICIAN

Mario Sberna

Born 1960

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0422 POLITICIAN

Gaetano Bonoris

1861 - 1923

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0424 POLITICIAN

Dolores Abbiati

1927 - 2001

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0433 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Romele

Born 1951

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0437 POLITICIAN

Marziale Ducos

1868 - 1955

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0439 POLITICIAN

Pierangelo Ferrari

Born 1951

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0451 POLITICIAN

Franco Salvi

1921 - 1994

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0457 POLITICIAN

Alberto Cavalli

Born 1953

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0458 POLITICIAN

Andrea Bonetti

Born 1946

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0460 POLITICIAN

Leopardo Martinengo

1805 - 1884

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0463 POLITICIAN

Daniele Molgora

Born 1962

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0465 POLITICIAN

Stefano Bazoli

1901 - 1981

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0474 POLITICIAN

Simone Pillon

Born 1971

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0477 POLITICIAN

Fausto Massimini

1859 - 1908

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0480 POLITICIAN

Elio Fontana

Born 1941

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0481 POLITICIAN

Livio Tovini

1876 - 1951

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0484 POLITICIAN

Ludovico Bettoni

1829 - 1901

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0488 POLITICIAN

Gustavo Bucchia

1810 - 1889

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0492 POLITICIAN

Pietro Bulloni

1895 - 1950

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0498 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Di Prisco

1917 - 1996

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Federico Bettoni (senatore)

1865 - 1923

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Diogene Valotti

1830 - 1910

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0508 POLITICIAN

Arturo Bendini

1891 - 1944

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0515 POLITICIAN

Jacques Guillaumin

1802 - 1881

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0528 POLITICIAN

Giampiero Beccaria

Born 1944

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Guido Alborghetti

Born 1943

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0537 POLITICIAN

Pietro Padula

1934 - 2009

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0541 POLITICIAN

Cesare Allegri

1934 - 2020

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0544 POLITICIAN

Francesco Longo (senatore)

1802 - 1869

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0546 POLITICIAN

Simona Bordonali

Born 1971

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0559 POLITICIAN

Vincenzo Bettoni Cazzago

1856 - 1924

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0563 POLITICIAN

Corrado da Palazzo

Born 1230

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0565 POLITICIAN

Costantino Bianchi

1908 - 1965

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0570 POLITICIAN

Enzo Savarese

Born 1953

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0575 POLITICIAN

Adelio Terraroli

Born 1931

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0586 POLITICIAN

Guido Alberini

1938 - 2008

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0597 POLITICIAN

Tartarino Caprioli

1804 - 1891

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0598 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Martinengo di Villagana

1807 - 1867

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0605 POLITICIAN

Elena Ferrara

Born 1958

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Francesco Tolotti

Born 1952

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0634 POLITICIAN

Carlo Fisogni

1854 - 1936

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0637 POLITICIAN

Alessandro Legnazzi

1832 - 1904

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0641 POLITICIAN

Domenico Lo Vasco

1928 - 2020

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0651 POLITICIAN

Marino Ballini

1827 - 1892

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Angelo Passerini

1853 - 1940

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0659 POLITICIAN

Ippolito Fenaroli

1798 - 1862

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0660 POLITICIAN

Angiola Massucco Costa

1902 - 2001

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0672 POLITICIAN

Girolamo Fenaroli Avogadro

1754 - 1802

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0677 POLITICIAN

Girolamo Federico Fenaroli Avogadro

1827 - 1880

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0689 POLITICIAN

Camillo Martinoni

1878 - 1960

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0697 POLITICIAN

Dominatore Mainetti

1861 - 1920

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0698 POLITICIAN

Graziella Tossi

Born 1938

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0707 POLITICIAN

Laudarengo Martinengo

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Gaetano Facchi

1812 - 1895

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0713 POLITICIAN

Giovan Battista Formentini

1808 - 1881

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0729 POLITICIAN

Paolo Cuzzetti

1855 - 1925

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0745 POLITICIAN

Antonio Maria Avogadro

1500 - 1528

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Federico Baroschi

Born 1940

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0760 POLITICIAN

Gianni Boninsegna

1923 - 1993

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0766 POLITICIAN

Francesco Caprioli

1833 - 1916

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0774 POLITICIAN

Gianni Savoldi

1924 - 2001

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0779 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Battista Nicolini

1794 - 1870

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0781 POLITICIAN

Angelo Martinengo di Villagana

1833 - 1894

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0783 POLITICIAN

Scipione Provaglio

Died 1534

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0805 POLITICIAN

Manegoldo del Tettuccio

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Giovanni Gei

1944 - 2013

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