44.8353° N, 11.6199° E
FERRARA
Most Famous People Born in Ferrara, Italy
- Notable people
- 555
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1880
- Most distinctive
- Nobile 74.4×
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.
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.
- Sports
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1930s Clear ×
Folco Quilici
1930 - 2018
Lucio Magri
1932 - 2011
Gianni Meccia
Born 1931
Massimo Felisatti
1932 - 2016
Rosy Mazzacurati
Born 1936
Nino Cristofori
1930 - 2015
Giorgio Merighi
1939 - 2020
Evelina Borea
Born 1931
Gianfranco Goberti
Born 1939
Giorgio Lunghini
1938 - 2018
Vieri Quilici
Born 1935
Giorgio Renato Franci
1933 - 2012
Franco Spisani
1934 - 2007
Vincenzo Gallucci
1935 - 1991
Paolo Farneti
1936 - 1980
Gianni Corelli
1936 - 2008
Silvana Bosi
1934 - 2020
Gianni Zagatti
Born 1936
Giuseppe Migliari
Born 1937
Gaetano Sarazin
Born 1936
Giuseppe Bortolotti
1930 - 2011
Italo Rizzi
Born 1931
Giampaolo Lenzi
1935 - 2015
Antonio Panizzolo
1930 - 2019
Valeriano Pelizzari
Born 1933
Gian Pietro Testa
Born 1936