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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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0002 FILM

Michelangelo Antonioni

1912 - 2007

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0008 ACTOR

Arnoldo Foà

1916 - 2014

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0039 ACTOR

Adriana Benetti

1919 - 2016

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0048 POLITICIAN

Alberto Marvelli

1918 - 1946

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0088 POLITICIAN

Luigi Preti

1914 - 2009

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0115 WRITER

Gaetano Tumiati

1918 - 2012

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0163 BUSINESS

Anacleto Angelini

1914 - 2007

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0179 ACTOR

Antonio Battistella (Schauspieler)

1912 - 1980

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0194 LITERARY

Lanfranco Caretti

1915 - 1995

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0313 PAINTER

Nemesio Orsatti

1912 - 1988

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0315 DESIGNER

Giovanni Savonuzzi

1911 - 1987

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0350 OPERA

Rina Cavallari

1914 - 2014

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0352 VIOLIN

Cesare Ferraresi

1918 - 1981

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0377 POLITICIAN

Roberto Mieville

1919 - 1955

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0381 WRITER

Flavio Bertelli (scrittore)

1916 - 1983

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0382 SINGER

Oscar Carboni

1914 - 1993

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0446 BOXER

Arnaldo Tagliatti

1914 - 1992

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0492 ARTIGIANO

Bruno Rizzieri

1918 - 1944

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0495 PHILOLOGIST

Vittorio Zaccaria

1916 - 2015

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0501 ILLUSIONISTA

Alberto Sitta

1919 - 1989

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0510 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Villotti

Born 1912

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0512 ENIGMISTA

Bruno Makain

1915 - 2008

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0520 FOOTBALL

Athos Dianti

Born 1916

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0522 PLAYER

Laurdes Cavallari

1916 - 1994

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0523 FOOTBALL

Luigi Olasi

Born 1910

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0532 FOOTBALL

Giancarlo Genesini

1913 - 1977

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0539 FOOTBALL

Filippo Belardini

1919 - 2008

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0549 FOOTBALL

Mario Conte (calciatore)

Born 1910

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