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CAGLIARI

Most Famous People Born in Cagliari, Italy

Notable people
379
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1937
Most distinctive
Sprint 8.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cagliari during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Cagliari Is Known For

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Politician is Cagliari's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (79).

Cagliari over-indexes on sprint8.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician79
  2. Football40
  3. Writer20
  4. Actor18
  5. Painter14
  6. Singer10
  7. Journalist9
  8. Basket9
  1. Sprint58.2×
  2. Boxer64.0×
  3. Basket91.9×
  4. Artist71.8×
  5. Politician791.8×
  6. Film81.7×
  7. Writer201.6×
  8. Militar71.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Cagliari's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0008 FILM

Nanni Loy

1925 - 1995

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0015 ACTOR

Mimmo Palmara

1928 - 2016

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0029 WRITER

Franco Solinas

1927 - 1982

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0032 PRIEST

Luigi De Magistris (cardinal)

Born 1926

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0035 CONDUCTOR

Berto Pisano

1928 - 2002

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0036 CINEMA

Silvano Ippoliti

1922 - 1994

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0037 CINEMA

Aiace Parolin

1920 - 2016

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0045 COMPOSER

Franco Pisano

1922 - 1977

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0052 BOXER

Giovanni Zuddas

1928 - 1996

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0078 COMPOSER

Carlo Pes

1927 - 1999

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0081 DIPLOMAT

Ludovico Incisa di Camerana

1927 - 2013

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0085 NEUROSCIENTIST

Erminio Costa

1924 - 2009

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0089 PRIEST

Pier Giuliano Tiddia

Born 1929

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0097 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Enrico Atzeni

Born 1927

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0098 PROFESSOR

Alberto Boscolo

1920 - 1987

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0143 POLITICIAN

Andrea Raggio

1929 - 2013

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0169 RESEARCH

Antonio Cao

1929 - 2012

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0196 POLITICIAN

Alfredo Pazzaglia

1927 - 1997

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0221 POLITICIAN

Paolo De Magistris

1925 - 1998

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0240 BIOLOGIST

Bernardo Loddo

1926 - 1979

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0243 POLITICIAN

Angelo Lai

1920 - 2018

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0249 PUBLISHER

Pasquale Prunas

1924 - 1985

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0254 BOXER

Piero Rollo

1927 - 2001

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0255 PAINTER

Federico Sirigu

1925 - 1999

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0260 OPERA

Rino Loddo

1927 - 1988

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0264 PHYSICIAN

Ugo Carcassi

1921 - 2016

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0270 GUERRILLA

Silvio Serra

1923 - 1945

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0297 POLITICIAN

Francesco Pintus

1929 - 2014

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0307 ACTOR

Bruno Alias

1928 - 1996

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0315 OPERA

Antonio Manca Serra

1923 - 1956

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0316 POLITICIAN

Raffaele Garzia

1923 - 2010

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0348 SCULPTOR

Luigi Marras

1922 - 2008

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0362 GEOLOGIST

Michele Deriu

1921 - 1980

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