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PADOVA

Most Famous People Born in Padova, Italy

Notable people
967
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1922
Most distinctive
Physician 3.3×

Home to one of Europe's oldest universities and its 1545 botanical garden, the city tilts hard toward the Renaissance scholarly professions that still inhabit the Palazzo Bo. The outsized Physician bench and a thick Botanist count descend directly from the medical school that taught Vesalius and Harvey, while the disproportionate Mathematician cluster carries the Galilean chair. The Sculptor bump is a quieter signal, pointing to the Donatellian legacy in the Basilica del Santo.

Through the Centuries

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

What Padova Is Known For

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Football is Padova's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (131).

Padova over-indexes on physician3.3× the global rate.

Padova under-produces actor — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football131
  2. Politician89
  3. Player42
  4. Painter40
  5. Writer38
  6. Actor35
  7. Composer24
  8. Physician22
  1. Physician223.3×
  2. Sculptor172.7×
  3. Botanist102.6×
  4. Player422.2×
  5. Swimmer102.1×
  6. Mathematician102.1×
  7. Composer241.9×
  8. Historian191.9×
  1. Actor350.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 131 of 967 notable people

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Francesco Toldo

Born 1971

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Cristian Pasquato

Born 1989

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Luca Rossettini

Born 1985

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Pietro Pastore

1903 - 1968

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Enrico Alfonso

Born 1988

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Gino Cappello

1920 - 1990

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Omero Tognon

1924 - 1990

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Alberto Bigon

Born 1947

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Bruno Nicolè

1940 - 2019

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Andrea Zaccagno

Born 1997

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Filippo Maniero

Born 1972

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Mario Perazzolo

1911 - 2001

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Benito Sarti

1936 - 2020

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Elisa Camporese

Born 1984

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Andrea Raimondi

Born 1990

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Antonio Busini

1904 - 1975

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Simone Salviato

Born 1987

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Ivone De Franceschi

Born 1974

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Antonio Fayenz

1899 - 1980

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Roberto Filippi

Born 1948

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Marco Varnier

Born 1998

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Adriano Zancopè

Born 1971

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Gastone Prendato

1910 - 1980

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Federico Carraro

Born 1992

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Davide Voltan

Born 1995

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Riccardo Bigon

Born 1971

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Carlo Perrone (calciatore 8 luglio 1960)

Born 1960

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Sergio Buso

1950 - 2011

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Silvio Appiani

1894 - 1915

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Davide Carteri

Born 1982

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Riccardo Gaiola

Born 1996

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Albino Carraro

1899 - 1964

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Andrea Bergamo

Born 1964

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Margherita Zanon

Born 1990

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Franklyn Akammadu

Born 1998

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Francesco Francescon

Born 1928

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Emanuele Pellizzaro

Born 1970

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Gino Ferrer Callegari

1911 - 1954

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Giorgio Treves de'Bonfili

1884 - 1964

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Mauro Morello

Born 1977

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Alessandro Quaggiotto

Born 1962

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Bruno Ruzza

Born 1926

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Fabiano Ballarin

Born 1973

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Gianni Facchinello

1950 - 2003

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Cesare Zancanaro

1904 - 1989

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Massimo Mattiazzo

Born 1960

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Mattia Turetta

Born 1984

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Nicola Stefanelli

Born 1997

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Walter Petron

1918 - 1945

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Daniele Chiffi

Born 1984

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Gianluca Zattarin

Born 1974

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Giuseppe Galtarossa

Born 1938

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Claudia Ferrato

Born 1996

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Matteo Franchetti

Born 1996

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Irene Tombola

Born 1987

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Enrico Rossi Chauvenet

Born 1984

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Antonio Vettore

Born 1960

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Andrea Cisco

Born 1998

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Valeriano Barbiero

1942 - 2016

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Bruno Camporese

Born 1928

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Giuseppe Cosma

Born 1940

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Guglielmo Costantini

1934 - 2016

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Gastone Zanon

1924 - 2016

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Roberto Bortolotto

Born 1984

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Enzo Mocellin

Born 1956

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Piero Pierobon

1931 - 2010

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Luca Maniero (footballer, born 1998)

Born 1998

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Emma Iozzelli

Born 1966

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Mario Gallo (calciatore)

Born 1909

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Giancarlo Mezzalira

1936 - 2016

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Plinio Rolle

Born 1924

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Angelo Quintavalle

1947 - 2003

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Bruno Ragazzo

1927 - 2017

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Giustiniano Bellavitis

1888 - 1944

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Bruno Tognana

1907 - 1951

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Federico Busini

1901 - 1981

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Bruno Bellini

1893 - 1947

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Silvio Formentin

1922 - 1990

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Gastone Boni

1914 - 2004

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Bruto Tessari

1887 - 1956

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Giovanni Baccaglini

1911 - 1980

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Rinaldo Frezza

Born 1943

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Pietro Colombati

1897 - 1980

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Luigi Norbiato

1929 - 1983

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Albano Luisetto

1920 - 1983

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Paolo Mingatti

Born 1970

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Alcide Bezzati

1907 - 1967

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Gastone Rizzato

Born 1945

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Romolo Turra

1899 - 1942

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Giovanni Garbo

Born 1912

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Armindo Valente

1917 - 2005

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Alessandro Astolfi

1909 - 1981

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Antonio Zambotto

1905 - 1984

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Antonio Fasolo

Born 1905

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Angelo Faggiotto

Born 1910

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Franco Rampazzo

Born 1938

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Umberto Favero

1909 - 1983

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Alfredo Schiavo

1927 - 2009

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Duilio Rizzato

Born 1924

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Giovanni Lovato

1914 - 1990

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Ermenegildo Volpi

Born 1917

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Alessio Nicolè

1935 - 2013

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Giacomo Ciro Turra

1894 - 1928

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Giulio Zanninovich

1905 - 1972

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Flavio Maneo

Born 1922

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Antonio Marino (calciatore 1892)

Born 1892

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Aldo Mainardi

Born 1919

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Carlo Bettin

Born 1919

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Davide Marcandella

Born 1997

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Guido Scanferla

1908 - 1943

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Alberto Comin

Born 1933

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Gastone Gamba

1909 - 1984

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Antonio Girardi (calciatore)

Born 1895

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Carlo Bonaventura

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Luigi Marino (calciatore)

1895 - 1980

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Giovanni Zambotto

1896 - 1977

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Luigi Geremia

Born 1904

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Girolamo Doni

1898 - 1958

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Augusto Mazzucato

Born 1920

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Zefferino Grassetto

Born 1914

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Gino Corazza

1894 - 1959

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Lorenzo Modulo

1898 - 1977

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Bruno Geremia

1911 - 1937

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Bortolo Simonato

1903 - 1980

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Erminio Santiello

1879 - 1945

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Angelo Palla

1901 - 1965

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Alessandro Giacomel

Born 1998

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Gastone Ruzzante

Born 1912

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Giovanni Mingatti

1882 - 1975

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Lodovico Szathvary

1894 - 1969

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Silvio Briard

Born 1924

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