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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.

What Ferrara Is Known For

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

Ferrara over-indexes on nobile74.4× 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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0025 PAINTER

Filippo De Pisis

1896 - 1956

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0064 PAINTER

Achille Funi

1890 - 1972

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0106 ZOOLOGIST

Enrica Calabresi

1891 - 1944

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0136 ACADEMIC

Max Ascoli

1898 - 1978

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0193 LAWYER

Renzo Ravenna

1893 - 1961

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0260 ENGINEER

Carlo Savonuzzi

1897 - 1973

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0292 POLITICIAN

Luciano Gottardi

1899 - 1944

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0327 SERGEANT

Michele Allasia

1893 - 1918

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0337 ARCHITECT

Annibale Zucchini

1891 - 1970

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0355 POLITICIAN

Carlo Farini (politico)

1895 - 1974

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0383 GYMNAST

Pietro Bragaglia

1890 - 1956

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0416 ENGINEER

Giorgio Gandini (ingegnere)

1893 - 1963

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0431 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Turbiani

1893 - 1960

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0453 SCULPTOR

Ulderico Fabbri

1897 - 1970

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0459 POLITICIAN

Tonino Agodi

1896 - 1939

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0463 ACTOR

Maria Mizar

1899 - 1997

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0465 FOOTBALL

Giorgio Armari

1895 - 1956

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0473 ANARCHICO

Raffaele Schiavina

1894 - 1987

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0483 GUERRILLA

Mario Orazio Perelli

1899 - 1981

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0486 CHESS

Ettore Foschini

1899 - 1968

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0494 ARCHIVIST

Antonia Bolognesi

1896 - 1976

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0516 CARABINIERE

Luigi Venerandi

Born 1892

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0521 RABBI

Alfredo Ravenna

1899 - 1981

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0525 FOOTBALL

Federico Sani

1893 - 1974

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