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.
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Sports
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Science
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Mario Bonfiglio
Born 1974
Salvatore Buscemi
1840 - 1913
Dino Madaudo
Born 1937
Giuseppe Maria Papardo del Pacco
1819 - 1883
Giovanni Mazzarino
Born 1965
Leone Savoja
1814 - 1885
Pietro Maria Marsolo
1580 - 1615
Giuseppe Galluppi
Died 1908
Pietro Giorgianni
1935 - 1989
Francesco Comandè
Born 1568
Antonino Catalano (pittore)
1585 - 1666
Ignazio Buceti
-
Helene Klostermann
1858 - 1935
Massimo Romeo Piparo
Born 1967
Paolo Lombardo
Born 1941
Camillo Puglisi Allegra
1884 - 1961
Giuseppe Buonfiglio
1547 - 1622
Mario Galeani
Born 1966
Athanasius I of Ohrid
1560 - 1616
Alfredo De Medio
1875 - 1908
Girolamo Palazzotto
1688 - 1754
Paolo La Badessa
1520 - 1578
Simone Martinez
1689 - 1768
Pasquale Simone Neri
1979 - 2009
Raimondo del Pozzo
1622 - 1694
Giuseppe Celi
1879 - 1946
Pasquale Marino (réalisateur)
Born 1981
Sebastiano Montali
Born 1937
Nino Rizzo Nervo
Born 1953
Tito Cicciò
Born 1967
Giuseppe Zodda
1877 - 1968
Santi Rapisarda
1945 - 2005
Angelo Campolo
Born 1983
Francesco Cimino
Born 1933
Attilio Salvatore
1890 - 1961
Giampiero Cicciò
Born 1966
Giovanbattista Davoli
1944 - 2017
Davide Corso
Born 1991
Giovanni Noè
1866 - 1908
Pietro Franza
Born 1969
Luigi Borzì
1853 - 1919
Nicoletta Pasquale
-
Michelangelo Sulfaro
Born 1946
Domenico Benedetto Balsamo
1759 - 1844
Giorgio Galipò
Born 1999
Luciano Foti
1694 - 1779
Scipione Ardoino Alcontres
1715 - 1778
Cesare di Napoli
Born 1550
Gaetano Vinci
1869 - 1945
Daniela Schaechter
Born 1972
Giovanni Celeste
1905 - 1943
Filiberto Ricciardi
Born 1949
Alfredo Cuscinà
1881 - 1955
Nino Molino
Born 1959
Riccardo Mitchell
1815 - 1888
Francesco Martinez
1718 - 1777
Giovanni Giraud (calciatore)
1913 - 2013
Giuseppe Candela
1894 - 1951
Vincenzo Ciccolo Rinaldi
1801 - 1874
Placide (danseur)
1750 - 1812
Francesco Foti (giudice)
Born 1950
Daniele Gonciaruk
Born 1971
Alessandro Vannucchi
1933 - 2016
Massimo Dedo
Born 1972
Claudia Russo
Born 1983
Giuseppe di Giacomo
1632 - 1684
Valentina Romeo
Born 1977
Giandomenico Gagini
1503 - 1560
Placido Blandamonte
Born 1637
Dario Querci
1831 - 1918
Angela Raffa
Born 1993
Carlo Cifalà
Born 1948
Dario Piombino-Mascali
Born 1977
Nicola Tancredi Cartella
1861 - 1916
Salvatore Bertuccelli
Born 1966
Geri Palamara
Born 1939
Mattia Maita
Born 1994
Mario Signorino
1938 - 2016
Giorgio Ferrara (calciatore)
Born 1954
Anna Maria Arduino
1672 - 1700
Melo Mafali
Born 1958
Alfredo Bisignani
1929 - 2009
Placido Scoppa
1640 - 1710
Adolfo Romano
1894 - 1972
Patrizia Mandanici
Born 1965
Carmelo D'Anzi
Born 1956
Silvestro Todaro
1752 - 1821
Carlo Vittore Papardo
1817 - 1874
Enrico Vinci
1915 - 2002
Dino Scuderi
Born 1963
Salvatore Maniscalco
1813 - 1864
Bruno Crucitti
Born 1958
Giuseppe Bonanno
Born 1966
Pietro Rombulo
Born 1385
Vincenzo Palumbo (politico 1939)
Born 1939
Oscar Andò
1904 - 1996
Antonello Aliberti
Born 1970
Caetano de Messina
1807 - 1878
Vittorio Schifilliti
Born 1952
Antonino Martino
1855 - 1935
Letterio Savoja
1873 - 1948
Angela Maria Bottari
Born 1945
Antonio Di Rosa
Born 1951
Giuseppe Cappadonia
1888 - 1978
Attilio Giordano
1955 - 2016
Emanuele Aliotta
1939 - 2010
Riccardo Belluta
Born 1962
Carlo Stagno d'Alcontres
1913 - 1981
Placido La Torre
1920 - 2008
Salvatore Ruta
1923 - 2002
Mario Prestamburgo
Born 1937
Antonino Alessi
1912 - 1938
Paolo Maria Mondìo
1795 - 1857
Antonino Giuffrè (Bauingenieur)
1933 - 1997
Gaetano Russo (scultore)
1847 - 1908
Giovanni Stracuzzi
1897 - 1967
Giuseppe Cianciafara
1821 - 1886
Antonino Gullo
Born 1972
Elpide
Died 504
Alessandro Arcigli
-
Silvestro Picardi
1853 - 1904
Gaetano Maria Avarna
1758 - 1841
Tommaso Calvi
1526 - 1613
Ennio Tricomi
Born 1949
Umile da Messina
1592 - 1681
Simone Gullì
1585 - 1657
Alberto Molonia
Born 1965
Frenk DJ
Born 1983
Enrico Lancia
Born 1932
Barbara Floridia
Born 1977
Giovan Battista Fazzolari
Born 1972
Litterio De Gregorio Alliata
1808 - 1885
Giuseppe Bottone
1539 - 1575
Giovanni Maurigi
1823 - 1881
Francesco Arena (politico)
1926 - 1975
Alessandro Micalizzi
Born 1984
Vittorio Bonello
Born 1905
Luigi Mangano
Born 1967
Ettore Castronovo
1894 - 1954
Giovanni Manzella
1932 - 2010
Ettore Lombardo Pellegrino
1866 - 1952
Carlo Stagno Cumbo d'Alcontres
1838 - 1906
Heos Cogliani Lenzo
1920 - 2001
Bartolomeo Tricomi
1630 - 1709
Francesco Cardillo
Died 1607
Pietro Minneci
1826 - 1873
Eugenio Marotta
1896 - 1983
Giuseppe Buceti
-
Antonino Calarco
1932 - 2020
Caetano de Domenico
1895 - 1995
Umberto Mondio
1902 - 1981
Luciano Troja
Born 1963
Placido Saltamacchia
1595 - 1616
Salvatore Mittica
1590 - 1655
Giuliana Campanella
Born 1976
Francesco Providenti
Born 1935
Bartolomeo Spatafora
1520 - 1566
Antonio Ruggeri
1859 - 1915
Nazzareno Allegra
1889 - 1974
Salvatore Fidomanzo
Born 1908
Annibale Pavone
Born 1965
Vincenzo Moncada
1732 - 1805
Giuseppe Marchetti Tricamo
Born 1944
Stefania Maimone
Born 1979
Antonello Freri
1478 - 1536
John Avena
1893 - 1936
Antonino De Leo (garibaldino)
1843 - 1908
Giuseppe Micali (pittore)
1860 - 1944
Nino Celeste
Born 1902
Amelia Tessitore Gelanzè
1866 - 1930
Francesco Saverio D'Angelo
1901 - 1988
Renato Cardillo
Born 1934
Rosario Vieni
Born 1941
Armando Lombardo
Born 1933
Antonino Gazzara
Born 1948
Pietro Navarra
Born 1968
Niccolò Francesco Maffei
1607 - 1671
Giovanni Antonio Borrelli
1613 - 1679
Francesco Saya
1804 - 1874
Guido D'Anna
1930 - 2004
Francesco Saija
1914 - 1965
Alfredo Marangolo
Born 1877
Armando Fallanca
Born 1934
Alfredo Lucchesi
Born 1899
Maria Cristina Correnti
Born 1972
Isidoro La Bruna
Born 1896
Angelo Davì
Born 1949
Giovanni Deodato
Born 1933
Gian Silvestro Pulejo
1860 - 1944
Paolo Principato
-
Silvestro La Farina
1811 - 1877
Gianni La Commare
1937 - 2018
Santi Buscema
-
Aurelio Ghersi
1892 - 1970
Giuseppe Lella
1803 - 1866
Eugenio Vitarelli
1927 - 1994
Giuseppe Tortorella
1910 - 1990
Nicola Simone (Diplomat)
Born 1898