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MESSINA

Most Famous People Born in Messina, Italy

Notable people
498
Peak decade
1930s
Median birth year
1912
Most distinctive
Anthropologist 5.0×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Messina during each.

What Messina Is Known For

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Politician is Messina's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (75).

Messina over-indexes on anthropologist5.0× the global rate.

Messina under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician75
  2. Painter46
  3. Actor40
  4. Football34
  5. Poet21
  6. Priest21
  7. Writer20
  8. Sculptor14
  1. Anthropologist55.0×
  2. Sculptor144.3×
  3. Poet214.1×
  4. Painter463.5×
  5. Architect132.9×
  6. Priest212.9×
  7. Philosopher52.8×
  8. Mathematician62.4×
  1. Football340.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Messina's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Writing
  • Film & TV
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0114 FENCER

Arturo De Vecchi

1898 - 1988

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0118 POET

Ruggero Vasari

1898 - 1968

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0135 FILM

Fortunato Misiano

1899 - 1976

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0141 POLITICIAN

Umberto Fiore

1896 - 1978

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0184 POLITICIAN

Guido Basile

1893 - 1984

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0224 BASEBALL

Joe Cambria

1890 - 1962

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0239 PHOTOGRAPHER

Filippo Cianciàfara Tasca di Cutò

1892 - 1982

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0290 LATINISTA

Antonio Marzullo

1898 - 1979

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0299 INVENTOR

Giovanni Rappazzo

1893 - 1995

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0335 POLITICIAN

Attilio Salvatore

1890 - 1961

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0358 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Candela

1894 - 1951

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0384 SCULPTOR

Adolfo Romano

1894 - 1972

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0416 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Stracuzzi

1897 - 1967

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0439 RADIOLOGO

Ettore Castronovo

1894 - 1954

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0447 POLITICIAN

Eugenio Marotta

1896 - 1983

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0450 FOOTBALL

Caetano de Domenico

1895 - 1995

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0466 MOBSTER

John Avena

1893 - 1936

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0484 FOOTBALL

Alfredo Lucchesi

Born 1899

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0486 FOOTBALL

Isidoro La Bruna

Born 1896

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0494 ENGINEER

Aurelio Ghersi

1892 - 1970

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0498 DIPLOMAT

Nicola Simone (Diplomat)

Born 1898

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