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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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360 notable people

0301 MILITAR

Giuseppe Massina

1901 - 1937

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0302 POLITICIAN

Felice Bernasconi

1927 - 2008

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0303 FOOTBALL

Thomas Pedrabissi

Born 1995

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0304 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Botta

1906 - 1988

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0305 MILITAR

Giovanni Piatti

1910 - 1943

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0306 PRODUCER

Giuseppe Sacchi (imprenditore)

Born 1932

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0307 SKIER

Giuliano Giardini

Born 1955

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0308 RUNNER

Francesco Puppi

Born 1992

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0309 BASKET

Elena Riccardi

Born 1982

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0310 JOURNALIST

Frediana Biasutti

Born 1969

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0311 POLITICIAN

Gian Pietro Porro (politico)

1773 - 1851

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0312 POLITICIAN

Alberto Botta

1946 - 2011

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0313 POLITICIAN

Angelo Noseda

1866 - 1940

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0314 POLITICIAN

Loterio Rusca

1225 - 1291

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0315 SPORT

Giorgio Roda

Born 1994

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0316 FOOTBALL

Federico Del Frate

Born 1995

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0317 FOOTBALL

Antonio Cetti

1900 - 1980

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0318 FOOTBALL

Guido Quadri

Born 1923

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0319 POLITICIAN

Gaetano Scalini

1816 - 1899

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0320 POLITICIAN

Rodolfo Jannaccone

Born 1940

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0321 PALLANUOTISTA

Federico Pagani

Born 1985

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0322 GYMNAST

Tommaso De Vecchis

Born 1992

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0323 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Terragni (politico)

1902 - 1963

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0324 ATHLETIC

Ivan Bernasconi

Born 1974

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0325 FOOTBALL

Carlo Maesani

Born 1923

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0326 FOOTBALL

Francesco Casartelli

1899 - 1991

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0327 FOOTBALL

Cesare Butti (1905)

Born 1905

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0328 FOOTBALL

Plinio Farina

Born 1902

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0329 SCULPTOR

Benedict Annon

1627 - 1702

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0330 FOOTBALL

Piero Merlo

Born 1935

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0331 OFFICER

Edoardo Monti

1876 - 1958

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0332 PRIEST

Giovanni Battista Peregrini Albrici

1711 - 1764

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0333 FOOTBALL

Aristide Noseda

Born 1918

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0334 FOOTBALL

Secondo Talamazzini

Born 1897

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0335 ARTIST

Alessandro Piccinelli

Born 1975

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0336 HOCKEY

Fabio Sguazzero

Born 1973

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0337 BASKET

Gianni Ortelli

Born 1902

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0338 FOOTBALL

Paolo Maino

Born 1989

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0339 JOURNALIST

Grazia Lissi

Born 1957

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0340 MAGISTRAT

Ignazio Invernizzi

1834 - 1898

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0341 FOOTBALL

Mario Ronchetti

Born 1898

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0342 FOOTBALL

Carlo Ballerini

Born 1901

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0343 PAINTER

Giovanni Andrea De Magistris (Como)

1460 - 1532

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0344 WRITER

Gilberto Gilioli

1902 - 1985

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0345 ARTIST

Luisa Albertini

1918 - 2018

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0346 FOOTBALL

Achille Bordoli

1903 - 1990

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0347 FOOTBALL

Giorgio Galli

Born 1996

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0348 DRIVER

Matteo Cairoli

Born 1996

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0349 ENTREPRENEUR

Roberto Allievi

Born 1951

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0350 POET

Caninio Rufo

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0351 SCULPTOR

Giovanni Battista Barilli

1666 - 1726

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0352 COMPETITOR

Loris Tarabini

Born 1987

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0353 FOOTBALL

Francesco Cetti (calciatore)

Born 1897

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0354 POLITICIAN

Pietro Serrentino

1923 - 1993

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0355 PAINTER

Giovanni Paolo Ghianda

1593 - 1637

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0356 FOOTBALL

Amedeo Lissi

Born 1908

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0357 FOOTBALL

Renato Preziati

Born 1905

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0358 RELIGIOSO

Geremia Lambertenghi

1440 - 1513

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0359 FOOTBALL

Eligio Donadeo

Born 1907

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0360 FOOTBALL

Francesco Lieto

Born 1894

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