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.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Milano during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Milano Is Known For
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Football is Milano's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (604).
Milano over-indexes on entrepreneur — 3.6× the global rate.
Milano under-produces politician — only 0.7× the global rate.
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.
- Sports
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Art & Design
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Other
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Federico Borromeo
1564 - 1631
Paolo Emilio Sfondrati
1560 - 1618
Giovanni Magenta
1565 - 1635
Giovanni Battista della Rovere
1560 - 1627
Francesco Nappi
1565 - 1630
Isidoro Pentorio
1568 - 1621
Giorgio Odescalchi
1564 - 1620
Carlo Emanuele Teodoro Trivulzio
1565 - 1605
Ottavio Miseroni
1567 - 1624
Pirro I Visconti Borromeo
1560 - 1604
Pietro Antonio Daverio
1564 - 1621
Lodovico Magio
1564 - 1618