44.4048° N, 8.9343° E

GENOA

Most Famous People Born in Genoa, Italy

Notable people
2,344
Peak decade
1920s
Median birth year
1907
Most distinctive
Pallanuotista 156.2×

A maritime republic that spent eight centuries moving money and cardinals around the western Mediterranean — the Painter and Sculptor benches are the Renaissance dividend, the Prelate and Priest depth is what a city with two medieval popes leaves on the ledger, and the Pallanuotista cohort, running at better than a hundred and fifty times the global baseline, is what happens when the harbor itself doubles as the practice pool.

Through the Centuries

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

What Genoa Is Known For

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Politician is Genoa's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (358).

Genoa over-indexes on pallanuotista156.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician358
  2. Football284
  3. Painter161
  4. Actor117
  5. Priest89
  6. Writer76
  7. Singer58
  8. Composer49
  1. Pallanuotista27156.2×
  2. Prelate246.0×
  3. Entrepreneur253.1×
  4. Sculptor473.1×
  5. Painter1612.6×
  6. Priest892.6×
  7. Poet461.9×
  8. Composer491.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

15001550160016501700175018001850190019502000
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Showing 118 of 2,344 notable people

0061 FOOTBALL

Enrico Chiesa

Born 1970

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0094 PLAYWRIGHT

Fausto Paravidino

Born 1976

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0160 MAN OF LETTERS

Sara Rattaro

Born 1975

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0200 ARTIST

Alessandro Barbucci

Born 1973

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0207 FILM

Enrico Casarosa

Born 1970

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0214 ACTOR

Luca Bizzarri

Born 1971

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0242 ACTOR

Alex Baresi

Born 1979

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0265 SKIER

Gianfranco Martin

Born 1970

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0291 ACTOR

Ignazio Oliva (acteur)

Born 1970

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0302 FOOTBALL

Michele Mignani

Born 1972

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0333 PLAYER

Andrea de Rossi

Born 1972

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0339 FOOTBALL

Joseph Dayo Oshadogan

Born 1976

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0351 MUSIC

Haim Fabrizio Cipriani

Born 1971

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0371 RACER

Stefano D'Aste

Born 1974

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0386 JOURNALIST

Gianluca Ferraris

Born 1976

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0402 PIANIST

Andrea Bacchetti

Born 1977

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0421 FOOTBALL

Marcello Cottafava

Born 1977

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0425 SPORT

Marco Fertonani

Born 1976

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0429 SINGER

Roberto Tiranti

Born 1973

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0459 PRODUCER

Danijay

Born 1977

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0466 POLITICIAN

Tiziana Beghin

Born 1971

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0469 POLITICIAN

Edoardo Rixi

Born 1974

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0504 FOOTBALL

Fabrizio Casazza

Born 1970

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0549 FOOTBALL

Alessandro Doga

Born 1975

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0571 POLO

Alberto Ghibellini

Born 1973

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0583 SCIENTIST

Gianaurelio Cuniberti

Born 1970

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0598 POLO

Elisa Casanova

Born 1973

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0612 POLITICIAN

Luca Pastorino

Born 1971

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0629 FOOTBALL

Massimo Minetti

Born 1978

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0683 ACTOR

Björn Casapietra

Born 1970

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0690 SWIMMER

Paola Cavallino

Born 1977

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0718 FOOTBALL

Mauro Bergonzi

Born 1971

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0722 FILM

Massimilian Breeder

Born 1978

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0741 BASSIST

John KillerBob

Born 1976

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0792 ACTOR

Maurizio Lastrico

Born 1979

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0818 FOOTBALL

Ivan Tisci

Born 1974

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0849 FOOTBALL

Luca Tabbiani

Born 1979

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0952 DJ

Fabio Alisei

Born 1975

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1015 PLAYER

Massimo Ardinghi

Born 1971

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1023 ACTOR

Giovanni Vernia

Born 1973

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1028 WRITER

Ilaria Cavo

Born 1973

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1030 MISSING

Serena Garitta

Born 1978

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1035 SENATE

Armando Siri

Born 1971

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1037 ENTREPRENEUR

Davide Serra

Born 1971

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1054 WRITER

Sergio Badino

Born 1979

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1076 WRITER

Riccardo Gazzaniga

Born 1976

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1088 RACER

Michele Ivaldi

Born 1970

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1092 SCHERMITRICE

Frida Scarpa

Born 1976

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1094 ARTIST

Stefano Martino

Born 1970

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1114 ACTOR

Andrea Lavagnino

Born 1970

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1130 ACTOR

Lucia Chiarla

Born 1970

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1135 FOOTBALL

Igor Zaniolo

Born 1973

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1173 ACTOR

Elena Arvigo

Born 1979

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1188 WRITER

Alessandro Hellmann

Born 1971

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1201 AUTHOR

Max Novaresi

Born 1971

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1224 POET

Sara Ciampi

Born 1976

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1230 ACTOR

Valentina Beotti

Born 1978

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1231 SINGER

Vibeke Saugestad

Born 1976

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1241 WRITER

Nicola Nosengo

Born 1973

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1247 WRITER

Luca Barbieri (scrittore)

Born 1976

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1249 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Riccardo Giraudi

Born 1975

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1287 WRITER

Anselmo Roveda

Born 1972

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1293 PHOTOGRAPHER

Emanuele Biggi

Born 1979

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1304 POLITICIAN

Lorenzo Basso

Born 1976

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1308 SNOWBOARD

Stefano Pozzolini

Born 1977

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1352 PENCILLER

Gabriele Parma

Born 1975

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1358 COMPOSER

Daniele Coro

Born 1976

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1361 ARTIST

David Guido Pietroni

Born 1970

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1369 ARTIST

Enrico Macchiavello

Born 1974

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1377 SONGWRITER

Julyo

Born 1978

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1383 MUSIC

Steve Vawamas

Born 1970

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1396 FOOTBALL

Tiziano Pieri

Born 1971

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1399 POLITICIAN

Francesco Belsito

Born 1971

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1412 ARTIST

Aldo Giannotti

Born 1977

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1431 SINGER

Emanuele Dabbono

Born 1977

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1445 FOOTBALL

Fabio Rossi

Born 1971

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1515 ACTOR

Fabrizio Casalino

Born 1970

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1536 DRIVER

Adriano de Micheli

Born 1975

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1553 FOOTBALL

Fabrizio Anzalone

Born 1978

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1574 PRESENTER

Federica Torti

Born 1979

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1599 SINGER

Francesco Di Roberto

Born 1974

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1601 COMPOSER

Verdiano Vera

Born 1976

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1602 FOTOGRAF

Martina Bacigalupo

Born 1978

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1623 MUSIC

Luigi Gaggero

Born 1976

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1635 ACTOR

Enzo Paci (attore)

Born 1973

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1655 MUSIC

Alessio Menconi

Born 1970

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1660 WRITER

Federico Traversa

Born 1975

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1664 COMPOSER

Luca Scherani

Born 1978

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1682 FOOTBALL

Mirko Bolesan

Born 1975

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1695 COMPOSER

Claudio Fossati (musicista)

Born 1973

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1704 SINGER

Max Parodi (cantante)

1970 - 2008

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1714 ARTIST

Marco Mazzarello

Born 1971

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1726 PRODUCER

Paolo Mantero

Born 1975

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1736 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Fasce

Born 1970

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1755 CONDUCTOR

Matteo Beltrami

Born 1975

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1768 SINGER

Massimiliano Cattapani

Born 1971

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1793 THEATRE

Stephanie Mohr

Born 1972

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1846 FOOTBALL

Roberto Arco

Born 1974

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1865 PHILOSOPHER

Federico Nicolao

Born 1970

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1872 SINGER

Ila (cantautrice)

Born 1978

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1896 ACTOR

Filippo Dini

Born 1973

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1897 RADIO

Marina Minetti

Born 1977

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1936 FOOTBALL

Daniele Bargellini

Born 1971

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1940 COACH

Daniele Magalotti

Born 1974

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1980 PALLANUOTISTA

Daniele Bettini

Born 1977

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1984 ARTIST

Veronica Vernocchi

Born 1978

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1985 MUSIC

Giorgio Ravera

Born 1971

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1992 CAMPIONE

Francesco Marcolini

Born 1971

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2002 ARTIST

Werner Maresta

Born 1975

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2016 SINGER

Andrea Cavalieri

Born 1970

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2023 POLO

Luca Gualco

Born 1971

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2045 WRITER

Fabrizio Venerandi

Born 1970

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2091 SINGER

Giovanni Battista Parodi

Born 1976

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2147 PALLANUOTISTA

Luca Minetti

Born 1974

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2161 ALLENATORE

Jonathan Del Galdo

Born 1975

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2191 JOURNALIST

Paola Nurnberg

Born 1971

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2240 PALLANUOTISTA

Michele Capanna

Born 1976

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2273 POLITICIAN

Mattia Crucioli

Born 1976

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