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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.

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  • Sports
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Art & Design
  • Music
  • Politics & Law
  • Other
All5,707
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Showing 18 of 5,707 notable people

0389 ARCHITECT

Luigi Cagnola

1762 - 1833

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0499 FILLE

Giulia Beccaria

1762 - 1841

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0545 PAINTER

Luigi Ademollo

1764 - 1849

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0745 VOLO

Paolo Andreani

1763 - 1823

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0801 OFFICER

Domenico Pino

1760 - 1826

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0864 PRIEST

Carlo Oppizzoni

1769 - 1855

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0985 OFFICER

Pietro Teulié

1763 - 1807

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1719 STATESPERSON

Giulio Renato Litta

1763 - 1839

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2306 PHILOLOGIST

Pietro Mazzucchelli

1762 - 1829

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2673 POLITICIAN

Vincenzo Dalberti

1763 - 1849

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3029 ORGANIST

Ferdinando Bonazzi (organista)

1764 - 1845

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3235 ORGANIST

Carlo Gervasoni (musicista)

1762 - 1819

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3262 NOBLE

Antonio Busca (lieutenant)

1767 - 1834

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3660 MATHEMATICIAN

Antonio Caccianino

1764 - 1838

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4101 PAINTER

Gaetano Vacani

1763 - 1844

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4164 POLITICIAN

Carlo Villa (mayor)

1766 - 1846

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4176 PRIEST

Tommaso Ronna

1767 - 1828

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4373 OFFICER

Giacomo Filippo de Meester Hüyoel

1765 - 1852

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