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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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Showing 75 of 498 notable people

0013 POLITICIAN

Gaetano Martino

1900 - 1967

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0014 POLITICIAN

Antonio Martino

Born 1942

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0016 POLITICIAN

Leopoldo de Gregorio, 1st Marquess of Esquilache

1699 - 1785

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0031 POLITICIAN

Domenico Fisichella

Born 1935

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0044 POLITICIAN

Sonia Alfano

Born 1971

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0066 POLITICIAN

Aldo Natoli

1913 - 2010

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0067 POLITICIAN

Gianpiero D'Alia

Born 1966

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0099 POLITICIAN

Mariano d'Ayala

1808 - 1877

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0113 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Natoli

1815 - 1867

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0129 POLITICIAN

Gaetano Saya

Born 1956

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0131 POLITICIAN

Francesco D'Uva

Born 1987

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0132 POLITICIAN

Pasquale Calvi

1794 - 1867

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0141 POLITICIAN

Umberto Fiore

1896 - 1978

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0184 POLITICIAN

Guido Basile

1893 - 1984

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0190 POLITICIAN

Sergio Lo Giudice

Born 1961

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0191 POLITICIAN

Matteo Brigandì

Born 1952

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0202 POLITICIAN

Giacomo Macrì

1831 - 1908

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0203 POLITICIAN

Vincenzo Garofalo

Born 1958

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0209 POLITICIAN

Alessandro Nunziante

1815 - 1881

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0218 POLITICIAN

Giacomo Natoli

1846 - 1896

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0221 POLITICIAN

Francesco Martino (politician)

1937 - 2017

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0228 POLITICIAN

Guido Laj

1880 - 1948

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0235 POLITICIAN

Antonino Salvatore Germanà

Born 1976

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0244 POLITICIAN

Ugo Spagnoli

1926 - 2012

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0248 POLITICIAN

Ernesto Cianciolo

1856 - 1905

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0249 POLITICIAN

Mario Cavallaro (1951)

Born 1951

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0252 POLITICIAN

Renato Accorinti

Born 1954

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0253 POLITICIAN

Sebastiano Fulci

1901 - 1980

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0265 POLITICIAN

Vincenzo Gatto

1922 - 2005

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0268 POLITICIAN

Nicolò Fulci

1857 - 1908

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0271 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Cannata

1930 - 1990

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0279 POLITICIAN

Michele Crisafulli Mondìo

1881 - 1943

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0282 POLITICIAN

Saverio D'Aquino

1928 - 1997

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0284 POLITICIAN

Nicola Petrina

1861 - 1909

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0302 POLITICIAN

Salvatore Buscemi

1840 - 1913

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0303 POLITICIAN

Dino Madaudo

Born 1937

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0326 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Celi

1879 - 1946

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0328 POLITICIAN

Sebastiano Montali

Born 1937

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0332 POLITICIAN

Santi Rapisarda

1945 - 2005

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0334 POLITICIAN

Francesco Cimino

Born 1933

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0335 POLITICIAN

Attilio Salvatore

1890 - 1961

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0337 POLITICIAN

Giovanbattista Davoli

1944 - 2017

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0339 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Noè

1866 - 1908

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0349 POLITICIAN

Gaetano Vinci

1869 - 1945

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0358 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Candela

1894 - 1951

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0371 POLITICIAN

Angela Raffa

Born 1993

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0378 POLITICIAN

Mario Signorino

1938 - 2016

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0382 POLITICIAN

Alfredo Bisignani

1929 - 2009

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0395 POLITICIAN

Vincenzo Palumbo (politico 1939)

Born 1939

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0396 POLITICIAN

Oscar Andò

1904 - 1996

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0400 POLITICIAN

Antonino Martino

1855 - 1935

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0402 POLITICIAN

Angela Maria Bottari

Born 1945

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0408 POLITICIAN

Carlo Stagno d'Alcontres

1913 - 1981

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0411 POLITICIAN

Mario Prestamburgo

Born 1937

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0417 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Cianciafara

1821 - 1886

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0418 POLITICIAN

Antonino Gullo

Born 1972

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0421 POLITICIAN

Silvestro Picardi

1853 - 1904

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0430 POLITICIAN

Barbara Floridia

Born 1977

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0431 POLITICIAN

Giovan Battista Fazzolari

Born 1972

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0432 POLITICIAN

Litterio De Gregorio Alliata

1808 - 1885

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0434 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Maurigi

1823 - 1881

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0435 POLITICIAN

Francesco Arena (politico)

1926 - 1975

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0441 POLITICIAN

Ettore Lombardo Pellegrino

1866 - 1952

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0447 POLITICIAN

Eugenio Marotta

1896 - 1983

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0449 POLITICIAN

Antonino Calarco

1932 - 2020

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0456 POLITICIAN

Francesco Providenti

Born 1935

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0462 POLITICIAN

Vincenzo Moncada

1732 - 1805

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0471 POLITICIAN

Francesco Saverio D'Angelo

1901 - 1988

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0475 POLITICIAN

Antonino Gazzara

Born 1948

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0476 POLITICIAN

Pietro Navarra

Born 1968

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0481 POLITICIAN

Francesco Saija

1914 - 1965

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0489 POLITICIAN

Gian Silvestro Pulejo

1860 - 1944

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0491 POLITICIAN

Silvestro La Farina

1811 - 1877

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0495 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Lella

1803 - 1866

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0497 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Tortorella

1910 - 1990

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