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RAVENNA

Most Famous People Born in Ravenna, Italy

Notable people
327
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1918
Most distinctive
Guerrilla 121.1×
Through the Centuries

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Ravenna Is Known For

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Football is Ravenna's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (36).

Ravenna over-indexes on guerrilla121.1× the global rate.

  1. Football36
  2. Politician33
  3. Actor17
  4. Painter16
  5. Player15
  6. Sport9
  7. Writer9
  8. Guerrilla9
  1. Guerrilla9121.1×
  2. Lord549.7×
  3. Chamberlain541.7×
  4. Entrepreneur65.4×
  5. Sculptor73.3×
  6. Player152.4×
  7. Historian72.0×
  8. Painter161.9×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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327 notable people

0301 MILITAR

Secondo Meneghetti

1893 - 1941

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0302 SWIMMER

Maria Nardi

Born 1935

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0303 PLAYER

Matteo Marighella

Born 1979

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0304 BOXER

Terry Gordini

Born 1979

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0305 GUERRILLA

Celso Strocchi

1913 - 1943

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0306 COMPOSER

Nino Maioli

1907 - 1985

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0307 FOOTBALL

Pietro Bettoli

Born 1925

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0308 HISTORIAN

Domenico Guerrini

1860 - 1928

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0309 POLITICIAN

Cesare Rasponi Bonanzi

1822 - 1886

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0310 FOOTBALL

Francesco Cortesi

Born 1914

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0311 GUERRILLA

Primo Bandini

1914 - 1944

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0312 GUERRILLA

Norina Trombini

1916 - 2009

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0313 ENTREPRENEUR

Fulvio Dodich

Born 1953

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0314 FOOTBALL

Alfredo Calderoni

Born 1920

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0315 ENGRAVER

Manlio Guberti Helfrich

1917 - 2003

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0316 GUERRILLA

Armando Montanari

1922 - 1944

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0317 FOOTBALL

Ariano Monti

Born 1922

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0318 FOOTBALL

Alessandro Sassi

Born 1919

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0319 FOOTBALL

Giorgio Giorgioni

Born 1923

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0320 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Grilli

1903 - 1978

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0321 MILITAR

Primo Sarti

1909 - 1944

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0322 RELIGIOSO

Giovanni Battista Rossi (carmelitano)

1507 - 1578

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0323 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Gonani

Born 1901

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0324 PRELATE

Pietro Rota (bishop of Lucca)

1600 - 1657

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0325 MILITAR

Pietro I da Polenta

Died 1404

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0326 POLITICIAN

Bindo Giacomo Caletti

1881 - 1971

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0327 POLITICIAN

Cosimo Fabbri

1836 - 1894

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