37.5027° N, 15.0872° E
CATANIA
Most Famous People Born in Catania, Italy
- Notable people
- 720
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1940
- Most distinctive
- Mafioso 168.8×
A Sicilian bel canto stronghold — the Composer and Singer benches are Bellini's city still looking after its own, with a Philosopher thread running through the Etnean school around Verga's verismo. The Journalist count is the anti-mafia press tradition; yes, there is also a Mafioso tile, and no, we will not dwell on it.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Catania during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Catania Is Known For
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Politician is Catania's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (93).
Catania over-indexes on mafioso — 168.8× the global rate.
Catania under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Catania's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Music
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
Jerry Calà
Born 1951
Claudio Fava
Born 1957
Marcella Bella
Born 1952
Raffaele Lombardo
Born 1950
Etta Scollo
Born 1958
Ettore Messina
Born 1959
Napoleone Ferrara
Born 1956
Giuseppe Sciacca
Born 1955
Guia Jelo
Born 1952
Donatella della Porta
Born 1956
Angelo Arcidiacono
1955 - 2007
Vincenzo Spampinato
Born 1953
Luca Madonia
Born 1957
Michele Cucuzza
Born 1952
Francesco Nicolosi
Born 1954
Giovanni Burtone
Born 1956
Giuseppe Marciante
Born 1951
Antonino Caltabiano
Born 1955
Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi
Born 1956
Mimmo Mignemi
Born 1956
Giuseppe Frazzetto
Born 1955
Alfio Caruso
Born 1950
Nino D'Agata
Born 1955
Alessandra Costanzo
Born 1959
Luciano Modica
Born 1950
Agostino Marangolo
Born 1953
Guido Angelozzi
Born 1955
Gabriella Saitta
Born 1959
Nino Strano
Born 1950
Salvatore Carrubba
Born 1951
Antonio Roccuzzo
Born 1958
Mario Cordova
Born 1955
Sebastiano Messina
Born 1958
Salvatore Torrisi
Born 1957
Giuseppe Lazzaro Danzuso
Born 1958
Luigi Caruso (homme politique)
Born 1953
Giuseppe Maria Reina
Born 1954
Antonio Placido Torresi
1951 - 2012
Giovanni Arena
Born 1956
Cinzia Dato
Born 1955
Erminio Criscione
1955 - 1992
Mariella Lo Giudice
1952 - 2011
Francesco Giacobbe
Born 1958
Giovanna Sonnino
Born 1955
Antonio Scavone
Born 1956
Salvatore Pillera
Born 1954
Matilde Piana
Born 1958
Salvatore Buglio
Born 1951
Stelio Mangiameli
Born 1954
Giovanni Gebbia
Born 1956
Gaetano Gebbia
Born 1957
Salvo Fleres
Born 1956
Vincenzo Oliva
Born 1958
Antonino Pennisi
Born 1954
Salvatore Bianchetti
Born 1950
Salvatore Cappello
Born 1959
Nello Greco
Born 1953
Francesco Merlo
Born 1951
Mario Porto
Born 1959
Clelia Piscitello
Born 1958
Francesco Buglio
Born 1957
Roberto Mario Sergio Commercio
Born 1955
Alessandro Nicosia
Born 1953
Antonino Magrì
Born 1955
Francesco Virlinzi
1959 - 2000
Teresa Armato
Born 1955
Nino Romeo
Born 1955
Gaetano D'Alessandro
Born 1952
Antonino Cantone
Born 1953
Erika Leonardi
Born 1954
Attilio Lauricella
Born 1953