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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 13 of 5,707 notable people

1148 PAINTER

Francesco Fernandi

1679 - 1740

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1219 ARCHITECT

Donato Felice d'Allio

1677 - 1761

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1369 PRIEST

Giberto Borromeo (1671-1740)

1671 - 1740

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1672 CARDINAL

Gioacchino Besozzi

1679 - 1755

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1689 CHAMBERLAIN

Carlo Archinto

1670 - 1732

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1692 PAINTER

Giovanni Battista Sassi

1679 - 1762

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1708 PRIEST

João Batista Primoli

1673 - 1747

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2368 PRIEST

Giovanni Battista Mesmer

1671 - 1760

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3062 ACTOR

María de Navas

1678 - 1721

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3490 SCULPTOR

Andrea Ferreri

1673 - 1744

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3885 POLITICIAN

Carlo Pertusati

1674 - 1755

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4079 BUSINESS

Giovanni Benedetto Borromeo Arese

1679 - 1744

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5359 ARISTOCRAT

Francesco Pio de Savoya

1672 - 1732

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