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.

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  • Sports
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Art & Design
  • Music
  • Politics & Law
  • Other
All5,707
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Showing 15 of 5,707 notable people

0410 HISTORIAN

Gregorio Leti

1630 - 1701

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0612 PLAYWRIGHT

Carlo Maria Maggi

1630 - 1699

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1162 PRIEST

Federico Caccia

1635 - 1699

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1230 PRIEST

Giacomo Antonio Morigia

1633 - 1708

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1245 COMPOSER

Francesco Antonio Urio

1631 - 1719

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1433 PAINTER

Federico Bianchi (painter)

1635 - 1719

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1956 COMPOSER

Agostino Guerrieri

1630 - 1685

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2218 PRIEST

Innocenzo Migliavacca

1635 - 1714

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3331 PAINTER

Agostino Santagostino

1635 - 1706

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3943 PAINTER

Federigo Panza

1633 - 1703

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4235 MILITAR

Giovanni Barbiano di Belgiojoso

1638 - 1715

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4345 PRELATE

Carlo Francesco Airoldi

1637 - 1683

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5394 POLITICIAN

Gabrio Giuseppe Serbelloni, I duca di San Gabrio -

1635 - 1712

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5482 PRIEST

Giovanni Rasini

1630 - 1672

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5647 LIBRARIAN

Franco Ferrari (Theologe)

1635 - 1711

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