38.1936° N, 15.5542° E
MESSINA
Most Famous People Born in Messina, Italy
- Notable people
- 498
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- Median birth year
- 1912
- Most distinctive
- Anthropologist 5.0×
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Messina during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Messina Is Known For
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Politician is Messina's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (75).
Messina over-indexes on anthropologist — 5.0× the global rate.
Messina under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.
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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- Field: Politician Clear ×
Gaetano Martino
1900 - 1967
Antonio Martino
Born 1942
Leopoldo de Gregorio, 1st Marquess of Esquilache
1699 - 1785
Domenico Fisichella
Born 1935
Sonia Alfano
Born 1971
Aldo Natoli
1913 - 2010
Gianpiero D'Alia
Born 1966
Mariano d'Ayala
1808 - 1877
Giuseppe Natoli
1815 - 1867
Gaetano Saya
Born 1956
Francesco D'Uva
Born 1987
Pasquale Calvi
1794 - 1867
Umberto Fiore
1896 - 1978
Guido Basile
1893 - 1984
Sergio Lo Giudice
Born 1961
Matteo Brigandì
Born 1952
Giacomo Macrì
1831 - 1908
Vincenzo Garofalo
Born 1958
Alessandro Nunziante
1815 - 1881
Giacomo Natoli
1846 - 1896
Francesco Martino (politician)
1937 - 2017
Guido Laj
1880 - 1948
Antonino Salvatore Germanà
Born 1976
Ugo Spagnoli
1926 - 2012
Ernesto Cianciolo
1856 - 1905
Mario Cavallaro (1951)
Born 1951
Renato Accorinti
Born 1954
Sebastiano Fulci
1901 - 1980
Vincenzo Gatto
1922 - 2005
Nicolò Fulci
1857 - 1908
Giuseppe Cannata
1930 - 1990
Michele Crisafulli Mondìo
1881 - 1943
Saverio D'Aquino
1928 - 1997
Nicola Petrina
1861 - 1909
Salvatore Buscemi
1840 - 1913
Dino Madaudo
Born 1937
Giuseppe Celi
1879 - 1946
Sebastiano Montali
Born 1937
Santi Rapisarda
1945 - 2005
Francesco Cimino
Born 1933
Attilio Salvatore
1890 - 1961
Giovanbattista Davoli
1944 - 2017
Giovanni Noè
1866 - 1908
Gaetano Vinci
1869 - 1945
Giuseppe Candela
1894 - 1951
Angela Raffa
Born 1993
Mario Signorino
1938 - 2016
Alfredo Bisignani
1929 - 2009
Vincenzo Palumbo (politico 1939)
Born 1939
Oscar Andò
1904 - 1996
Antonino Martino
1855 - 1935
Angela Maria Bottari
Born 1945
Carlo Stagno d'Alcontres
1913 - 1981
Mario Prestamburgo
Born 1937
Giuseppe Cianciafara
1821 - 1886
Antonino Gullo
Born 1972
Silvestro Picardi
1853 - 1904
Barbara Floridia
Born 1977
Giovan Battista Fazzolari
Born 1972
Litterio De Gregorio Alliata
1808 - 1885
Giovanni Maurigi
1823 - 1881
Francesco Arena (politico)
1926 - 1975
Ettore Lombardo Pellegrino
1866 - 1952
Eugenio Marotta
1896 - 1983
Antonino Calarco
1932 - 2020
Francesco Providenti
Born 1935
Vincenzo Moncada
1732 - 1805
Francesco Saverio D'Angelo
1901 - 1988
Antonino Gazzara
Born 1948
Pietro Navarra
Born 1968
Francesco Saija
1914 - 1965
Gian Silvestro Pulejo
1860 - 1944
Silvestro La Farina
1811 - 1877
Giuseppe Lella
1803 - 1866
Giuseppe Tortorella
1910 - 1990