44.8014° N, 10.3280° E

PARMA

Most Famous People Born in Parma, Italy

Notable people
742
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1901
Most distinctive
Aristocrat 8.1×

Ducal residue everywhere: the Aristocrat bench is a Farnese and Bourbon-Parma court artefact, the Conductor cluster is anchored by Toscanini, and the Painter tradition runs from Parmigianino's Mannerism through Lanfranco's Baroque ceilings. The Composer line is the opera-house town doing what opera-house towns do.

Through the Centuries

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

What Parma Is Known For

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

Football is Parma's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (89).

Parma over-indexes on aristocrat8.1× the global rate.

Parma under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football89
  2. Painter77
  3. Politician55
  4. Writer34
  5. Composer31
  6. Player29
  7. Priest23
  8. Actor20
  1. Aristocrat108.1×
  2. Conductor105.3×
  3. Painter774.0×
  4. Entrepreneur83.2×
  5. Composer313.2×
  6. Photographer92.5×
  7. Poet182.3×
  8. Physician122.3×
  1. Actor200.5×
  2. Politician550.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

1500155016001650170017501800185019001950
  • Sports
  • Art & Design
  • Writing
  • Music
  • Politics & Law
  • Science
  • Other
All742
Sort By

Showing 5 of 742 notable people

0017 ARISTOCRAT

Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma

1630 - 1694

Preview
0044 PRINCE

Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma

1635 - 1689

Preview
0232 PAINTER

Alessandro Baratta

1639 - 1714

Preview
0300 WRITER

Rannuzio Pallavicino

1633 - 1712

Preview
0420 PAINTER

Mauro Oddi

1639 - 1702

Preview