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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.
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- Writing
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
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Ippolito II d'Este
1509 - 1572
Ippolito d'Este
1479 - 1520
Cornelio Bentivoglio
1668 - 1732
Carlo Rossetti
1614 - 1681
Carlo Emanuele Pio di Savoia
1585 - 1641
Guido Calcagnini
1725 - 1807
Carlo Pio di Savoia
1622 - 1689
Alessandro d'Este (cardinal)
1568 - 1624
Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini
1571 - 1627
Giovanni Maria Riminaldi
1718 - 1789
Giovanni Battista Deti
1580 - 1630
Giulio Canani
1524 - 1592
Carlo Emanuele Muzzarelli
1797 - 1856
Francesco Sacrati (cardinal)
1567 - 1623
Giacomo Corradi
1602 - 1666
Nicolò Maria d'Este
1450 - 1507
Domenico Tarugi
1638 - 1696
Fidèle Sutter
1796 - 1883
Aloysius Bevilacqua
1618 - 1680
Aldobrandino d'Este (vescovo)
1325 - 1381
Cesare Ugolini
1628 - 1699
Costantino Testi
1584 - 1637