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FERRARA

Most Famous People Born in Ferrara, Italy

Notable people
555
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1880
Most distinctive
Nobile 74.4×
Through the Centuries

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Ferrara Is Known For

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Painter is Ferrara's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (69).

Ferrara over-indexes on nobile — 74.4× the global rate.

Ferrara under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Painter69
  2. Politician46
  3. Football30
  4. Actor27
  5. Priest22
  6. Writer22
  7. Singer16
  8. Composer15
  1. Nobile874.4×
  2. Chamberlain839.3×
  3. Aristocrat77.5×
  4. Prelate66.3×
  5. Gymnast66.3×
  6. Painter694.7×
  7. Physician123.1×
  8. Sculptor113.0×
  1. Football300.5×
  2. Politician460.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0014 DUKE

Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

1508 - 1559

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0019 PRIEST

Ippolito II d'Este

1509 - 1572

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0021 POET

Giovanni Battista Giraldi

1504 - 1574

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0045 PAINTER

Girolamo da Carpi

1501 - 1556

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0051 PHYSICIAN

Antonio Musa Brassavola

1500 - 1555

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0091 POET

Pier Angelo Manzolli

1500 - 1543

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0116 PAINTER

Camillo Filippi

1500 - 1574

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0167 SCULPTOR

Girolamo Lombardo

1506 - 1590

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0185 COMPOSER

Alfonso dalla Viola

1508 - 1573

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0196 COMPOSER

Francesco dalla Viola

1508 - 1568

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0295 WRITER

Virginio Ariosto

1509 - 1560

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0306 WRITER

Agostino Beccari

1508 - 1590

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0364 ARTIST

Lodovico Lombardo

1507 - 1575

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