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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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Dario Franceschini

Born 1958

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Alberto Marvelli

1918 - 1946

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Lucio Magri

1932 - 2011

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0066 POLITICIAN

Bruno Buozzi

1881 - 1944

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Luigi Preti

1914 - 2009

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Nino Cristofori

1930 - 2015

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Giorgio Pisanò

1924 - 1997

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Giorgio Franceschini

1921 - 2012

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Alessandro Bratti

Born 1958

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Fresco d'Este

1280 - 1312

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Ilio Bosi

1903 - 1995

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Gaetano Sateriale

Born 1951

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Luciano Gottardi

1899 - 1944

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Ugo Sani

1865 - 1945

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Alberto Balboni

Born 1959

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Ugo Ancona

1867 - 1936

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Giovanni Battista Costabili Containi

1756 - 1841

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Roberto Soffritti

Born 1941

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0339 POLITICIAN

Guglielmo II Adelardi

1120 - 1185

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Gaetano Recchi (1798-1856)

1798 - 1856

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Carlo Farini (politico)

1895 - 1974

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Pietro Niccolini (senatore)

1866 - 1939

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Roberto Mieville

1919 - 1955

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Carlo Mayr

1810 - 1882

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Tiziano Tagliani

Born 1959

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Giuseppe Tortora

1921 - 1977

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Emilio Arlotti

1883 - 1943

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0403 POLITICIAN

Tancredi Mosti Trotti Estense

1826 - 1903

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Athos Bartolucci

1902 - 1992

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Ugo Pisa

1835 - 1910

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0419 POLITICIAN

Rita Ghedini

Born 1960

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0429 POLITICIAN

Uguccione dei Contrari

1379 - 1448

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0436 POLITICIAN

Francesco d'Este (XIV secolo)

Died 1312

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Tonino Agodi

1896 - 1939

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0467 POLITICIAN

Pietro Sitta

1866 - 1947

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0471 POLITICIAN

Galeazzo Massari

1841 - 1902

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0474 POLITICIAN

Alfredo Zagatti

Born 1955

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0481 POLITICIAN

Vico Mantovani

1869 - 1938

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0482 POLITICIAN

Rodolfo Varano

1810 - 1882

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0485 POLITICIAN

Renzo Santini

1929 - 2001

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0488 POLITICIAN

Severino Cavazzini

1903 - 1983

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0496 POLITICIAN

Salinguerra Torelli

Died 1193

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0508 POLITICIAN

Franco Tedeschi (politico)

1922 - 2006

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Mario Giovanni Barbieri

Born 1900

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Ramberto Ramberti

1247 - 1312

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0531 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Martinelli (senatore)

1841 - 1919

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