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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
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Showing 38 of 5,707 notable people

0071 ARISTOCRAT

Francis IV, Duke of Modena

1779 - 1846

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0124 POET

Carlo Porta

1775 - 1821

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0145 BALLET

Filippo Taglioni

1777 - 1871

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0195 ARISTOCRAT

Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia

1773 - 1832

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0217 ELECTRESS

Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este

1776 - 1848

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0465 IMPRESARIO

Domenico Barbaia

1777 - 1841

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0680 SCENIC DESIGNER

Alessandro Sanquirico

1777 - 1849

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0722 ÉRUDIT

Giovanni Gherardini

1778 - 1861

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0972 OFFICER

Franziska Scanagatta

1776 - 1865

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1521 OFFICER

Antoine Marc Augustin Bertoletti

1775 - 1846

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1771 POLITICIAN

Antonio Durini

1770 - 1850

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1803 COMPOSER

Antonio Nava

1775 - 1826

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2200 NOBILE

Antonietta Fagnani Arese

1778 - 1847

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2365 COOK

Gaetano Medini

1772 - 1857

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2411 POET

Giovanni Torti

1774 - 1852

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2730 CONDAMNÉ

Francesco Arese Lucini

1778 - 1835

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2757 LAWYER

Giuseppe Marocco

1773 - 1829

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2982 PAINTER

Ignazio Fumagalli

1778 - 1842

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3361 ARCHITECT

Giovanni Perego (artista)

1776 - 1817

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3538 CHOREOGRAPHER

Giovanni Battista Ambrosiani

1772 - 1832

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3601 PAINTER

Angelo Monticelli

1778 - 1837

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3674 PHYSICIST

Pietro Configliachi

1777 - 1844

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3800 PAINTER

Giovanni Bigatti

1774 - 1817

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3812 OFFICER

François Franceschi-Losio

1770 - 1810

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3852 PUBLISHER

Giovanni Silvestri (editore)

1778 - 1855

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3895 POLITICIAN

Giacomo Ciani

1776 - 1868

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4204 COMPOSER

Giacomo Monzino

1772 - 1854

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4221 POLITICIAN

Alessandro Trivulzio

1773 - 1805

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4303 POLITICIAN

Federico III Fagnani

1775 - 1840

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4468 POLITICIAN

Alessandro Annoni

1770 - 1825

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4546 ACTOR

Giuseppe De Marini

1772 - 1829

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4640 PAINTER

Giacomo Sessa

1777 - 1862

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4672 PRIEST

Emmanuele Lodi

1770 - 1845

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4772 LAWYER

Domenico Berra

1771 - 1835

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5178 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Negri (politico)

1779 - 1862

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5179 POLITICIAN

Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, VI marchese di Sesto Ulter

1774 - 1831

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5324 POLITICIAN

Cristoforo Riva

1771 - 1833

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5707 POLITICIAN

Carlo Visconti di Modrone

1770 - 1836

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