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MODENA

Most Famous People Born in Modena, Italy

Notable people
612
Peak decade
1910s
Median birth year
1902
Most distinctive
Aristocrat 7.8×
Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Modena during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Modena Is Known For

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Football is Modena's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (88).

Modena over-indexes on aristocrat — 7.8× the global rate.

Modena under-produces actor — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football88
  2. Painter55
  3. Politician52
  4. Writer25
  5. Priest19
  6. Composer19
  7. Singer18
  8. Player15
  1. Aristocrat87.8×
  2. Entrepreneur83.9×
  3. Painter553.4×
  4. Engineer112.9×
  5. Composer192.4×
  6. Priest192.1×
  7. Mathematician62.0×
  8. Poet121.9×
  1. Actor140.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Modena's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0026 FILM

Vittorio Cottafavi

1914 - 1998

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0063 ACTOR

Laura Adani

1913 - 1996

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0091 HISTORIAN

Saverio Muratori

1910 - 1973

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0104 PHILOLOGIST

Aurelio Roncaglia

1917 - 2001

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0120 PAINTER

Carlo Mattioli

1911 - 1994

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0126 WRITER

Vittorio Gorresio

1910 - 1982

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0169 BOTANIST

Daria Bertolani Marchetti

1919 - 1994

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0182 COMPOSER

Giuseppe Selmi

1912 - 1987

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0198 HISTORIAN

Eugenio Manni

1910 - 1989

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0241 ENTREPRENEUR

Umberto Branchini

1914 - 1997

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0246 HAMMER THROWER

Giovanni Cantagalli

1914 - 2008

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0273 GUERRILLA

Giorgio Labò

1919 - 1944

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0298 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Carlo Ferrari

1910 - 1987

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0322 FOOTBALL

Arrigo Morselli

1911 - 1977

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0328 FOOTBALL

Mauro Bergonzini

Born 1912

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0334 FOOTBALL

Duilio Setti

1912 - 1972

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0341 ACTOR

Diana Lante

Born 1914

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0347 AUTHOR

Adolfo Jenni

1911 - 1997

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0356 FOOTBALL

Mario Angiolini

Born 1911

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0359 ILLUSTRATOR

Alfonso Artioli

1913 - 1986

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0400 FOOTBALL

Franco Scaramelli

Born 1911

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0450 FOOTBALL

Eriberto Braglia

1919 - 1940

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0453 AVIATORE

Fulvio Setti

1914 - 1991

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0468 COACH

Angelo Costa (allenatore)

1918 - 1979

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0479 FOOTBALL

Vittorio Malagoli

1917 - 1991

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0508 FOOTBALL

Carlo Ravizzoli

1914 - 1989

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0513 GUERRILLA

Emilio Po

1916 - 1944

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0515 FOOTBALL

Astro Galli

1913 - 1996

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0522 FOOTBALL

Armando Fiorini

1914 - 1994

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0525 SAILOR

Walter Tabacchi

1917 - 1944

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0534 FOOTBALL

Porthus Silingardi

1915 - 2005

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0537 POLITICIAN

Dino Felisetti

Born 1919

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0539 SINGER

Carmen Bulgarelli Campori

1910 - 1965

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0543 GUERRILLA

Vittorio Barbieri

1915 - 1944

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0545 FOOTBALL

Nello Tedeschini

Born 1912

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0547 OPERAIO

Fermo Melotti

1912 - 1964

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0557 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Salvioli

Born 1917

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0558 ENTREPRENEUR

Renzo Bompani

1919 - 1988

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0560 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Fernando Malavolti

1913 - 1954

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0562 FOOTBALL

Marino Cavazzuti

Born 1911

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0574 FOOTBALL

Giordano Malagoli

Born 1915

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0576 FOOTBALL

Danilo Bazzani

Born 1914

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0592 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Righi (calciatore)

Born 1915

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0595 FOOTBALL

Florindo Longagnani

1911 - 1953

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0607 POLITICIAN

Vittorino Morselli

1918 - 1993

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