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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
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Showing 11 of 5,707 notable people

0138 PAINTER

Gian Paolo Lomazzo

1538 - 1592

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0251 ARCHITECT

Camillo Agrippa

1535 - 1595

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0269 SCULPTOR

Pompeo Leoni

1530 - 1608

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0285 PRIEST

Alexander Sauli

1534 - 1592

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0319 CHOREOGRAPHER

Cesare Negri

1535 - 1605

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0524 PAINTER

Aurelio Luini

1530 - 1593

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0700 ARCHITECT

Giovanni Battista Montano

1534 - 1621

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0969 PAINTER

Giuseppe Meda

1534 - 1599

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1425 PRIEST

Gaspare Visconti

1538 - 1595

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3031 MISSING

Pompeo della Cesa

1537 - 1610

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4242 ARCHITECT

Natale Angielini

1537 - 1574

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