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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.

Through the Centuries

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 85 notable births.

What Catania Is Known For

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Politician is Catania's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (93).

Catania over-indexes on mafioso168.8× the global rate.

Catania under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician93
  2. Actor71
  3. Writer40
  4. Football35
  5. Singer32
  6. Journalist32
  7. Painter30
  8. Composer24
  1. Mafioso7168.8×
  2. Entrepreneur93.7×
  3. Journalist322.8×
  4. Philosopher72.7×
  5. Composer242.5×
  6. Singer322.1×
  7. Poet152.0×
  8. Actor711.9×
  1. Football350.4×

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.

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Showing 85 of 720 notable people

0005 ACTOR

Rosario Fiorello

Born 1960

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0038 SINGER

Gerardina Trovato

Born 1967

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0044 AVIATOR

Angelo d'Arrigo

1961 - 2006

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0055 ACTOR

Giuseppe Fiorello

Born 1969

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0080 SKATER

Orazio Fagone

Born 1968

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0088 ATHLETIC

Giuseppe D'Urso

Born 1969

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0094 WRITER

Pietrangelo Buttafuoco

Born 1963

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0100 PIANIST

Roberto Carnevale

Born 1966

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0121 ACTOR

Claudio Castrogiovanni

Born 1969

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0122 POLITICIAN

Giovanni La Via

Born 1963

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0127 WRITER

Emanuela Abbadessa

Born 1964

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0129 JOURNALIST

Maria Grazia Cutuli

1962 - 2001

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0141 SINGER

Gianni Celeste

Born 1964

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0144 WRITER

Ottavio Cappellani

Born 1969

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0155 PHOTOGRAPHER

Carmelo Bongiorno

Born 1960

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0157 POLITICIAN

Michela Giuffrida

Born 1964

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0159 PLAYER

Orazio Arancio

Born 1967

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0164 ACTOR

Mario Opinato

Born 1964

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0174 POLICE

Filippo Raciti

1967 - 2007

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0184 PRIEST

Guglielmo Giombanco

Born 1966

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0186 COMPOSER

Silvio Amato

Born 1961

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0196 ACADEMIC

Vincenzo Ortoleva

Born 1965

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0206 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Pistorio

Born 1960

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0214 ACTOR

Francesco Foti (attore)

Born 1965

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0223 SINGER

Brando (cantante)

Born 1965

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0225 ATHLETIC

Walter Arena

Born 1964

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0229 PRODUCER

Giusy Consoli

Born 1967

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0232 SINGER

Cesare Basile

Born 1964

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0245 WRITER

Catena Fiorello

Born 1966

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0246 MERCENARY

Fabrizio Quattrocchi

1968 - 2004

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0249 LAWYER

Mario Michele Giarrusso

Born 1965

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0253 WRITER

Chiara Palazzolo

1961 - 2012

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0259 POLITICIAN

Orazio Antonio Licandro

Born 1962

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0290 ENTREPRENEUR

Antonino Pulvirenti

Born 1962

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0295 PHOTOGRAPHER

Carmelo Nicosia

Born 1960

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0296 ESSAYIST

Marco Iacona

Born 1964

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0313 SINGER

Angelo Cavallaro

Born 1967

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0322 WRITER

Claudio Chillemi

Born 1964

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0324 WRITER

Luciano Mirone

Born 1961

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0330 POLITICIAN

Basilio Catanoso

Born 1963

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0332 WRITER

Giuseppe Dipasquale

Born 1963

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0380 POLITICIAN

Filippo Maria Drago

Born 1963

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0382 RACER

Fabio Barchitta

Born 1961

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0393 LAWYER

Salvatore Raiti

Born 1965

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0398 ACTOR

Maurizio Nicolosi

Born 1966

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0403 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Cassì

Born 1963

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0405 BOTANIST

Cristina Salmeri

Born 1965

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0414 FOOTBALL

Gianluca Musumeci

Born 1969

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0420 POLITICIAN

Vincenzo Gibiino

Born 1965

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0425 POLITICIAN

Amedeo Matacena

Born 1963

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0439 FLAUTIST

Manuel Zurria

Born 1962

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0461 JOURNALIST

Salvo La Rosa

Born 1963

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0462 PIANIST

Fabrizio Puglisi

Born 1969

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0476 JOURNALIST

Emma D'Aquino

Born 1966

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0485 BASKET

Angelo Destasio

Born 1962

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0491 POLITICIAN

Ornella Bertorotta

Born 1967

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0494 POLITICIAN

Luca Antonio Cangemi

Born 1966

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0498 JOURNALIST

Elisa Anzaldo

Born 1966

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0501 ATHLETIC

Tony Rapisarda

Born 1965

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0504 POLITICIAN

Nunzia Catalfo

Born 1967

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0506 FILM

Cosimo Adronico

Born 1964

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0513 WRITER

Domenico Trischitta

Born 1960

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0519 ENTREPRENEUR

Ivanhoe Lo Bello

Born 1963

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0525 PRODUCER

Tony Catania

Born 1965

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0536 ARTIST

Emilio Catellani

Born 1964

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0541 PIANIST

Epifanio Comis

Born 1968

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0542 JOURNALIST

Ugo Francica Nava

Born 1963

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0543 MILITAR

Rosario Iozia

1962 - 1987

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0547 ACTOR

Enzo Rapisarda

Born 1967

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0548 MAFIOSO

Aldo Ercolano

Born 1960

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0562 PALLAVOLISTA

Massimo Castagna

Born 1961

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0571 POLITICIAN

Urania Papatheu

Born 1965

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0578 COACH

Filippo Di Mulo

Born 1960

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0581 JOURNALIST

Rosanna Ragusa

Born 1969

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0587 TRANSLATOR

Giovanna Granato

Born 1964

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0589 COMPOSER

Giuseppe Finocchiaro

Born 1965

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0592 WRITER

Carlo Guarrera

Born 1960

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0595 DRUMMER

Davide Oliveri

Born 1967

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0605 WRITER

Gabriella Vergari

Born 1961

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0608 MUSIC

Claudio Cusmano

Born 1962

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0635 NOVELIST

Massimo Maugeri

Born 1968

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0651 LAWYER

Francesco Tanasi (giurista)

Born 1966

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0669 SINGER

Giorgia Lauda

Born 1960

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0670 FOOTBALL

Tiziana Messina

Born 1962

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0717 POLITICIAN

Tiziana Drago

Born 1969

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