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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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0009 CHAMBERLAIN

Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

1533 - 1597

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0017 ARISTOCRAT

Anna d'Este

1531 - 1607

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0024 PLAYWRIGHT

Giovanni Battista Guarini

1538 - 1612

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0078 COMPOSER

Lodovico Agostini

1534 - 1590

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0084 ARISTOCRAT

Lucrezia d'Este (1535–1598)

1535 - 1598

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0096 PAINTER

Sebastiano Filippi

1532 - 1602

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0123 PAINTER

Giuseppe Mazzuoli (c. 1536 – 1589)

1536 - 1589

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0240 PAINTER

Sigismondo Scarsella

1530 - 1614

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0245 NOBLE

Eleonora d'Este (1537–1581)

1537 - 1581

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0374 PAINTER

Cesare Filippi

1536 - 1602

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0451 GOVERNATORE

Filippo I d'Este

1537 - 1592

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