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 15 of 5,707 notable people

0164 MATHEMATICIAN

Giovanni Ceva

1647 - 1734

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0338 PAINTER

Filippo Abbiati

1640 - 1715

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0375 MATHEMATICIAN

Tommaso Ceva

1648 - 1737

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0543 COMPOSER

Carlo Ambrogio Lonati

1645 - 1710

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0618 COMPOSER

Ignazio Albertini

1644 - 1685

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0636 MISSIONARY

Juan María de Salvatierra

1648 - 1717

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0807 PRIEST

Celestino Sfondrati

1644 - 1696

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0841 PAINTER

Andrea Lanzani

1641 - 1712

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1626 PAINTER

Ambrogio Besozzi

1648 - 1706

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2433 PRIEST

Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi

1645 - 1713

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3122 THEOLOGIAN

Carlo Antonio Casnedi

1643 - 1725

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3285 ARCHITECT

Andrea Biffi

1645 - 1686

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3375 ENGRAVER

Simone Durello

1641 - 1719

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4844 PRELATE

Ercole Visconti

1646 - 1712

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5516 NOBILE

Gerardo Antonio Silva

1646 - 1714

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