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COMO

Most Famous People Born in Como, Italy

Notable people
360
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1932
Most distinctive
Gymnast 11.3×
Through the Centuries

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Como Is Known For

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Football is Como's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (67).

Como over-indexes on gymnast11.3× the global rate.

  1. Football67
  2. Politician38
  3. Writer14
  4. Painter13
  5. Priest12
  6. Architect12
  7. Rower10
  8. Basket9
  1. Gymnast711.3×
  2. Rower107.5×
  3. Architect123.8×
  4. Physicist53.3×
  5. Mathematician63.3×
  6. Sculptor73.0×
  7. Priest122.3×
  8. Basket92.0×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0007 CIVIL SERVICE

Giorgio Perlasca

1910 - 1992

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0017 POLITICIAN

Gianfranco Miglio

1918 - 2001

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0040 WRITER

Aldo Buzzi

1910 - 2009

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0066 PHYSICIST

Giuseppe Cocconi

1914 - 2008

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0076 PAINTER

Carla Prina

1912 - 2008

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0078 ARCHITECT

Cesare Cattaneo

1912 - 1943

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0101 GUERRILLA

Luigi Canali (partigiano)

1912 - 1945

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0104 RACER

Gianni Leoni

1915 - 1951

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0122 PHYSICIST

Piero Caldirola

1914 - 1984

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0163 HISTORIAN

Gianfranco Bianchi

1915 - 1992

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0178 ENTREPRENEUR

Antonio Ratti

1915 - 2002

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0182 FOOTBALL

Marco Romano (football)

1910 - 1952

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0235 AVIATORE

Ennio Tarantola

1915 - 2001

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0251 POET

Eugenio Cantoni (poeta)

1919 - 1940

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0253 POET

Dario Sala

1912 - 2005

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0269 AVIATORE

Antonio Longhini

1918 - 1944

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0273 FOOTBALL

Edoardo Galimberti

Born 1915

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0290 UFFICIALE

Giulio Reiner

1915 - 2002

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0305 MILITAR

Giovanni Piatti

1910 - 1943

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0333 FOOTBALL

Aristide Noseda

Born 1918

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0345 ARTIST

Luisa Albertini

1918 - 2018

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