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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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Showing 28 of 555 notable people

0046 ACTOR

José Greci

1941 - 2017

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0074 HISTORIAN

Francesco Dal Co

Born 1945

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0087 ACTOR

Giorgio Ariani

1941 - 2016

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0137 BASSIST

Ares Tavolazzi

Born 1948

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0165 DRUMMER

Ellade Bandini

Born 1946

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0188 SCULPTOR

Sergio Zanni

Born 1942

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0200 FOOTBALL

Luigi Pasetti

Born 1945

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0212 THEOLOGIAN

Piero Stefani

Born 1949

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0227 SKIPPER

Camillo Gargano

Born 1942

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0251 SPORT

Luigi Cecchini

Born 1944

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0267 EDUCATION

Franco Rest

Born 1942

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0288 DIRIGENTE

Mario Resca

Born 1945

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0289 SINGER

Anna Marchetti

1944 - 2015

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0322 BASKET

Mario De Sisti

1941 - 2017

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0323 SCENOGRAPHER

Emanuele Taglietti

Born 1943

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0325 LITERARY

Pier Marco Bertinetto

Born 1947

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0338 POLITICIAN

Roberto Soffritti

Born 1941

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0368 ACTOR

Titino Carrara

Born 1949

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0385 BUSINESS

Roberto Angelini

Born 1948

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0389 JOURNALIST

Gisella Giovenco

Born 1946

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0400 SPORT

Gilberto Vendemiati

Born 1940

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0410 PAINTER

Giorgio Cattani

Born 1949

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0456 FOOTBALL

Marco Tartari

Born 1943

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0457 TEACHER

Gianna Vancini

1941 - 2016

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0458 FOOTBALL

Alberto Rizzati

Born 1945

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0524 MISSIONARY

Giorgio Poletti

Born 1942

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0527 BASKET

Umberta Pareschi

Born 1948

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0542 PAINTER

Gianni Deserri

Born 1948

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