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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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  • Sports
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
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0041 ACTOR

Gino Buzzanca

1912 - 1985

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0061 ACTOR

Oreste Palella

1912 - 1969

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0066 POLITICIAN

Aldo Natoli

1913 - 2010

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0071 MATHEMATICIAN

Giuseppe Grioli

1912 - 2015

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0101 FILM

Enrico Fulchignoni

1913 - 1988

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0137 LAWYER

Angelo Falzea

1914 - 2016

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0192 WRITER

Giuseppe Longo

1910 - 1995

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0211 TEACHER

Ugo Natoli

1915 - 1992

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0250 PHILOSOPHER

Giuseppe Maria Sciacca

1912 - 1995

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0254 JOURNALIST

Gaetano Baldacci

1911 - 1971

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0263 WRITER

Giovanni Melodia

1915 - 2003

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0273 AEROSPACE

Placido Cicala

1910 - 1996

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0277 LIBRARIAN

Enzo Bottasso

1918 - 1998

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0297 ARCHITECT

Roberto Calandra

1915 - 2015

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0357 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Giraud (calciatore)

1913 - 2013

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0389 DIRIGENTE

Enrico Vinci

1915 - 2002

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0408 POLITICIAN

Carlo Stagno d'Alcontres

1913 - 1981

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0412 MILITAR

Antonino Alessi

1912 - 1938

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0481 POLITICIAN

Francesco Saija

1914 - 1965

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0497 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Tortorella

1910 - 1990

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