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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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0002 ACTOR

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Born 1968

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0012 ACTOR

Anna Kanakis

Born 1962

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0019 JESUIT

Antonio Spadaro

Born 1966

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0024 ACTOR

Ninni Bruschetta

Born 1962

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0054 ROWER

Giovanni Calabrese

Born 1966

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0067 POLITICIAN

Gianpiero D'Alia

Born 1966

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0082 ACTOR

Spiro Scimone

Born 1964

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0083 PAINTER

Fabrice de Nola

Born 1964

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0125 SINGER

Natale Galletta

Born 1967

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0161 FOOTBALL

Raimondo Marino

Born 1961

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0167 LAWYER

Giovanni Guzzetta

Born 1966

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0171 PRIEST

Santo Gangemi

Born 1961

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0179 LAWYER

Francantonio Genovese

Born 1968

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0190 POLITICIAN

Sergio Lo Giudice

Born 1961

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0197 WRITER

Francesco Grasso

Born 1966

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0208 ACTOR

Antonio Alveario

Born 1963

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0214 JOURNALIST

Alfredo Pedullà

Born 1964

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0251 ACTOR

Gaetano Gennai

Born 1962

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0261 ACTOR

Francesco Romano (attore)

Born 1968

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0267 WRITER

Luigi Brogna

1961 - 2008

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0274 PRIEST

Cesare Di Pietro

Born 1964

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0294 ACTOR

Celeste Brancato

1969 - 2009

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0305 PIANIST

Giovanni Mazzarino

Born 1965

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0314 THEATRE

Massimo Romeo Piparo

Born 1967

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0318 PIANIST

Mario Galeani

Born 1966

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0330 PLAYER

Tito Cicciò

Born 1967

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0336 ACTOR

Giampiero Cicciò

Born 1966

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0340 ENTREPRENEUR

Pietro Franza

Born 1969

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0375 FOOTBALL

Salvatore Bertuccelli

Born 1966

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0385 ILLUSTRATOR

Patrizia Mandanici

Born 1965

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0390 COMPOSER

Dino Scuderi

Born 1963

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0393 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Bonanno

Born 1966

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0407 PLAYER

Riccardo Belluta

Born 1962

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0427 ACTOR

Alberto Molonia

Born 1965

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0438 MILITAR

Luigi Mangano

Born 1967

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0452 COMPOSER

Luciano Troja

Born 1963

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0461 ACTOR

Annibale Pavone

Born 1965

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0476 POLITICIAN

Pietro Navarra

Born 1968

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