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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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0005 ORGANIST

Girolamo Frescobaldi

1583 - 1643

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0040 COMPOSER

Alessandro Grandi

1586 - 1630

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0069 PHILOSOPHER

Niccolò Cabeo

1586 - 1650

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0104 PRIEST

Carlo Emanuele Pio di Savoia

1585 - 1641

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0133 WRITER

Maiolino Bisaccioni

1582 - 1663

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0152 PRIEST

Giovanni Battista Deti

1580 - 1630

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0202 ARISTOCRAT

Carlo I Cybo-Malaspina

1581 - 1662

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0296 PAINTER

Jacopo Bambini

1582 - 1629

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0461 PAINTER

Camillo Rizzi

1580 - 1618

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0478 PRIEST

Costantino Testi

1584 - 1637

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0528 PRELATE

Bartolomeo Frigerio

1585 - 1636

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0541 MISSING

Ottavio II Thiene

1582 - 1622

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