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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  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Art & Design
  • Music
  • Politics & Law
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Showing 651 of 5,707 notable people

4931 SWIMMER

Giuseppe Tiano

Born 1968

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4933 BANK

Francesco Saverio Vinci

Born 1962

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4943 JOURNALIST

Stefano Olivari

Born 1967

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4944 RADIO

Luca Gattuso

Born 1964

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4946 JOURNALIST

Gian Luca Rossi

Born 1966

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4955 WRITER

Ivan Guerrerio

Born 1963

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4960 ARTIST

Kalinka (artist)

Born 1968

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4961 ACTOR

Giuliano Caputi

Born 1965

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5003 ILLUSTRATOR

Chiara Bigatti

Born 1963

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5017 OBOIST

Francesco Quaranta

Born 1967

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5020 JOURNALIST

Alessandro Cassinis

Born 1960

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5028 WISSENSCHAFTLER

Sabrina Speich

Born 1964

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5033 ARTIST

Fabio Jacomelli

Born 1966

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5045 MUSIC

Pino Di Pietro

Born 1969

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5059 ACTOR

Greta Bonetti

Born 1969

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5071 SPORT

Sabino Cannone

Born 1969

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5094 FILM

Cesare Cicardini

Born 1969

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5109 PALAEONTOLOGIST

Rudolf Stockar (Paläontologe)

Born 1965

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5119 JUDO

Giacomo De Cerce

Born 1960

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5121 ARTIST

Maurizio Gradin

Born 1967

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5123 SWIMMER

Giancarlo Cosio

Born 1963

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5126 ESSAYIST

John Nicolò Martin

Born 1963

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5130 WRITER

Valentino Peyrano

Born 1962

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5133 CONDUCTOR

Daniele Callegari

Born 1960

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5167 BASKET

Susanna Padovani

Born 1963

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5181 GUITAR

Michele Pauli

Born 1965

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5194 BUSINESS

Renato Ravanelli

Born 1965

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5200 MOTORCYCLE

Ivan Sala

Born 1969

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5212 ASTROPHYSICIST

Luciano Rezzolla

Born 1967

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5264 THEATRE

Michele De Vita Conti

Born 1965

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5265 PUBLISHER

Roberto Maggi

Born 1960

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5274 JOURNALIST

Auro Palomba

Born 1964

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5279 PAINTER

Andrés García-Peña

Born 1961

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5342 PLAYER

Manuela Zoni

Born 1960

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5343 SPORT

Paolo Canedi

Born 1965

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5351 PHYSICIST

Paolo Radaelli

Born 1961

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5352 BUSINESS

Luca Patanè

Born 1961

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5357 SONGWRITER

Roberto Bellavita

Born 1964

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5377 MUSIC

Fulvio Binetti

Born 1966

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5383 DRIVER

Massimo Arduini

Born 1960

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5429 MUSIC

Diego Crovetti

Born 1964

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5437 VELISTA

Piero D'Alì

Born 1963

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5460 POLITICIAN

Roberto Traversi

Born 1969

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5486 HIGH JUMP

Marco Segatel

Born 1962

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5490 PRESBYTER

Guglielmo Cazzulani

Born 1967

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5492 WRITER

Chiara Patarino

Born 1960

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5510 POLITICIAN

Gianni Pagliarini

Born 1961

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5555 POLITICIAN

Simone Gnaga

Born 1961

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5568 ILLUSTRATOR

Ivano Codina

Born 1968

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5583 BIOLOGIST

Laura Montermini

Born 1965

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5674 POLITICIAN

Simona Nocerino

Born 1968

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