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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.

What Modena Is Known For

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

Modena over-indexes on aristocrat7.8× 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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0004 SINGER

Francesco Guccini

Born 1940

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0020 SINGER

Caterina Caselli

Born 1946

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0032 ARTIST

Bonvi

1941 - 1995

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0055 WRITER

Walter Siti

Born 1947

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0116 DESIGNER

Lorenzo Ramaciotti

Born 1948

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0125 POLITICIAN

Renzo Imbeni

1944 - 2005

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0128 TEACHER

Pier Aldo Rovatti

Born 1942

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0149 AUTHOR

Silvio Cadelo

Born 1948

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0204 SINGER

Maurizio Vandelli (cantante)

Born 1944

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0210 MISSING

Simona Colarizi

Born 1944

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0212 FOOTBALL

Giorgio Rognoni

1946 - 1986

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0219 PAINTER

Wainer Vaccari

Born 1949

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0222 FOOTBALL

Amos Adani

Born 1946

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0233 WRITER

Dario Fertilio

Born 1949

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0245 POLITICIAN

Giorgio Pighi

Born 1949

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0251 POLITICIAN

Filippo Cavazzuti

Born 1942

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0260 FOOTBALL

Fabio Bonci

Born 1949

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0262 LAWYER

Carlo Mezzanotte

1942 - 2008

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0275 RACER

Claudio Lusuardi

Born 1949

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0326 MUSIC

Franco Ceccarelli

1942 - 2012

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0329 PLAYER

Gabriella Pavarotti

1940 - 2013

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0332 MUSIC

Victor Sogliani

1943 - 1995

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0366 PLAYER

Gian Franco Zanetti

1942 - 2020

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0372 ACTOR

Cesare Bastelli

Born 1949

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0384 PRODUCER

Paolo Guerra

1949 - 2020

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0414 SINGER

Marta Lami

Born 1947

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0423 ENTREPRENEUR

Guidalberto Guidi

Born 1941

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0439 SINGER

Ambra Borelli

Born 1945

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0442 FOOTBALL

Gianni Balugani

Born 1946

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0445 LOTTA

Paolo Maurizio Ferrari

Born 1945

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0464 SINGER

Milena Manni

Born 1946

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0480 FOOTBALL

Franco Frassoldati

Born 1945

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0482 POET

Gian Pio Torricelli

1942 - 2018

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0484 FOOTBALL

Renzo Fantazzi

1942 - 2020

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0503 FOOTBALL

Gianfranco Borsari

Born 1942

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0511 COACH

Gian Paolo Guidetti

Born 1947

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0512 POLITICIAN

Angela Bellei Trenti

Born 1949

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0524 ACTOR

Giulia Shell

Born 1948

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0533 JOURNALIST

Giò Barbieri

Born 1947

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0577 SINGER

Dante Meschiari

Born 1944

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