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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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Showing 27 of 810 notable people

0049 PRIEST

Gaudentius of Brescia

327 - 410

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0075 PRIEST

Gianfrancesco Gambara

1533 - 1587

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0078 PRIEST

Arcangelo Tadini

1846 - 1912

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0083 PRIEST

Maria Crocifissa di Rosa

1813 - 1855

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0099 PRIEST

Tito Speri

1825 - 1853

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0103 PRIEST

Francesco Beschi

Born 1951

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0119 PRIEST

Uberto Gambara

1489 - 1549

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0192 PRIEST

Calocerus

Died 121

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0216 PRIEST

Petronax of Monte Cassino

670 - 747

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0224 PRIEST

Berardo Maggi

1240 - 1308

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0280 PRIEST

Carlo Manziana

1902 - 1997

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0287 PRIEST

Muzio Calini

1525 - 1570

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0297 PRIEST

Calogero Marino

Born 1955

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0302 PRIEST

Hippolito Chizzola

1522 - 1565

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0304 PRIEST

Mattia Ugoni

1445 - 1535

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0376 PRIEST

Gianfranco Masserdotti

1941 - 2006

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0380 PRIEST

Paterius

Died 606

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0382 PRIEST

Pedro José Conti

Born 1949

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0413 PRIEST

Viator of Bergamo

Died 370

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0442 PRIEST

Bernardo Maria Carenzoni

1748 - 1811

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0524 PRIEST

Filippo da Casaloldo

1240 - 1303

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0548 PRIEST

Federico Maggi

1278 - 1333

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0560 PRIEST

Bartolomeo Averoldi

1413 - 1504

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0564 PRIEST

Deodato Scaglia

1592 - 1659

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0573 PRIEST

Carlo Domenico Ferrari

1769 - 1846

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0592 PRIEST

Andrea Benedetto Ganassoni

1734 - 1786

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0682 PRIEST

Onorio di Brescia

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