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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×
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
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Alessandro Grandi
1586 - 1630
Luigi Legnani
1790 - 1877
Luciano Chailly
1920 - 2002
Lodovico Agostini
1534 - 1590
Ercole Pasquini
1560 - 1608
Franco de Gemini
1928 - 2013
Alfonso dalla Viola
1508 - 1573
Francesco dalla Viola
1508 - 1568
Vittore Veneziani
1878 - 1958
Giulio Fiesco
1519 - 1586
Ercole Paganini
1770 - 1825
Alessio Prati
1750 - 1788
Paolo Ferrarese
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Raffaella Aleotti
1575 - 1640
Cinzia Gangarella
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