45.4669° N, 9.1900° E

MILANO

Most Famous People Born in Milano, Italy

Notable people
5,707
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1931
Most distinctive
Entrepreneur 3.6×

Italy's working capital, in every sense. Milano's distinctive professions are entrepreneurs, architects, journalists, and the priests and archbishops of one of Christendom's oldest sees — the trades of the city that runs Italian publishing, design, and football all at once. The notable births stretch back to a Roman ancestor of the city, but the centre of mass is squarely in the postwar decades, and the actor and footballer benches are both among the deepest in Italy.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Milano during each.

What Milano Is Known For

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Football is Milano's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (604).

Milano over-indexes on entrepreneur3.6× the global rate.

Milano under-produces politician — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football604
  2. Actor446
  3. Politician438
  4. Painter309
  5. Writer293
  6. Singer184
  7. Journalist171
  8. Priest165
  1. Entrepreneur693.6×
  2. Architect1312.6×
  3. Painter3092.1×
  4. Artist1172.0×
  5. Priest1652.0×
  6. Composer1461.9×
  7. Journalist1711.9×
  8. Sculptor691.9×
  1. Politician4380.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Milano's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

15001550160016501700175018001850190019502000
  • Sports
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Art & Design
  • Music
  • Politics & Law
  • Other
All5,707
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Showing 11 of 5,707 notable people

0179 CARDINAL

Giovanni Morone

1509 - 1580

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0533 PRIEST

René de Birague

1506 - 1583

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0765 CONDOTTIERO

Gabrio Serbelloni

1508 - 1580

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1135 PRIEST

Ludovico Simoneta

1500 - 1568

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1716 MÖNCH

Giulio da Milano

1504 - 1581

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1766 PRIEST

Francesco Crasso

1500 - 1566

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4029 MILITAR

Ludovic de Birague

1509 - 1572

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4460 NOBILE

Cassandra Marinoni

1503 - 1573

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4491 THEOLOGIAN

Ambrogio Cavalli

1500 - 1556

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4716 CHAMBERLAIN

Ludovico Birago

1509 - 1572

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5165 CHAMBERLAIN

Gabrio De Medici

1509 - 1532

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