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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
All5,707
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Showing 11 of 5,707 notable people

0001 PAINTER

Caravaggio

1571 - 1610

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0127 PAINTER

Fede Galizia

1578 - 1630

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0158 RELIGIOUS

The Nun of Monza

1575 - 1650

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0470 ORGANIST

Giovanni Paolo Cima

1570 - 1622

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0712 COMPOSER

Francesco Rognoni Taeggio

1570 - 1625

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1329 PAINTER

Giovanni Mauro della Rovere

1575 - 1640

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3448 ERUDITE

Francesco Bernardino Ferrari

1577 - 1669

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3582 ERUDITE

Giuseppe Visconti

1570 - 1633

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3902 PAINTER

Ortensio Crespi

1578 - 1631

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4715 NOBILE

Muzio II Sforza di Caravaggio

1576 - 1622

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4792 MONK

Angelo di Gesù Maria

1578 - 1625

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