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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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Daniello Bartoli
1608 - 1685
Gaetano Tumiati
1918 - 2012
Maiolino Bisaccioni
1582 - 1663
Gianni Fantoni
Born 1967
Giovan Battista Pigna
1529 - 1575
Corrado Tumiati
1885 - 1967
Elisabetta Sgarbi
Born 1965
Stefano Tassinari
1955 - 2012
Cesare Fiaschi
1523 - 1558
Virginio Ariosto
1509 - 1560
Monica Farnetti
Born 1960
Orazio Ariosto
1555 - 1593
Domenico Tumiati
1874 - 1943
Agostino Beccari
1508 - 1590
Lorenzo Barotti
1724 - 1801
Wu Ming 1
Born 1970
Nicola Lombardi
Born 1965
Agostino Argenti
Died 1576
Flavio Bertelli (scrittore)
1916 - 1983
Malatesta Ariosto
1410 - 1476
Vicenzo Sigonio
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Giovanni Antonio Fenice
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