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 1960s Clear ×
Rosario Fiorello
Born 1960
Gerardina Trovato
Born 1967
Angelo d'Arrigo
1961 - 2006
Giuseppe Fiorello
Born 1969
Orazio Fagone
Born 1968
Giuseppe D'Urso
Born 1969
Pietrangelo Buttafuoco
Born 1963
Roberto Carnevale
Born 1966
Claudio Castrogiovanni
Born 1969
Giovanni La Via
Born 1963
Emanuela Abbadessa
Born 1964
Maria Grazia Cutuli
1962 - 2001
Gianni Celeste
Born 1964
Ottavio Cappellani
Born 1969
Carmelo Bongiorno
Born 1960
Michela Giuffrida
Born 1964
Orazio Arancio
Born 1967
Mario Opinato
Born 1964
Filippo Raciti
1967 - 2007
Guglielmo Giombanco
Born 1966
Silvio Amato
Born 1961
Vincenzo Ortoleva
Born 1965
Giovanni Pistorio
Born 1960
Francesco Foti (attore)
Born 1965
Brando (cantante)
Born 1965
Walter Arena
Born 1964
Giusy Consoli
Born 1967
Cesare Basile
Born 1964
Catena Fiorello
Born 1966
Fabrizio Quattrocchi
1968 - 2004
Mario Michele Giarrusso
Born 1965
Chiara Palazzolo
1961 - 2012
Orazio Antonio Licandro
Born 1962
Antonino Pulvirenti
Born 1962
Carmelo Nicosia
Born 1960
Marco Iacona
Born 1964
Angelo Cavallaro
Born 1967
Claudio Chillemi
Born 1964
Luciano Mirone
Born 1961
Basilio Catanoso
Born 1963
Giuseppe Dipasquale
Born 1963
Filippo Maria Drago
Born 1963
Fabio Barchitta
Born 1961
Salvatore Raiti
Born 1965
Maurizio Nicolosi
Born 1966
Giuseppe Cassì
Born 1963
Cristina Salmeri
Born 1965
Gianluca Musumeci
Born 1969
Vincenzo Gibiino
Born 1965
Amedeo Matacena
Born 1963
Manuel Zurria
Born 1962
Salvo La Rosa
Born 1963
Fabrizio Puglisi
Born 1969
Emma D'Aquino
Born 1966
Angelo Destasio
Born 1962
Ornella Bertorotta
Born 1967
Luca Antonio Cangemi
Born 1966
Elisa Anzaldo
Born 1966
Tony Rapisarda
Born 1965
Nunzia Catalfo
Born 1967
Cosimo Adronico
Born 1964
Domenico Trischitta
Born 1960
Ivanhoe Lo Bello
Born 1963
Tony Catania
Born 1965
Emilio Catellani
Born 1964
Epifanio Comis
Born 1968
Ugo Francica Nava
Born 1963
Rosario Iozia
1962 - 1987
Enzo Rapisarda
Born 1967
Aldo Ercolano
Born 1960
Massimo Castagna
Born 1961
Urania Papatheu
Born 1965
Filippo Di Mulo
Born 1960
Rosanna Ragusa
Born 1969
Giovanna Granato
Born 1964
Giuseppe Finocchiaro
Born 1965
Carlo Guarrera
Born 1960
Davide Oliveri
Born 1967
Gabriella Vergari
Born 1961
Claudio Cusmano
Born 1962
Massimo Maugeri
Born 1968
Francesco Tanasi (giurista)
Born 1966
Giorgia Lauda
Born 1960
Tiziana Messina
Born 1962
Tiziana Drago
Born 1969