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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.

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Showing 117 of 2,344 notable people

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Moana Pozzi

1961 - 1994

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Sabrina Salerno

Born 1968

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Rosanna Schiaffino

1939 - 2009

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Eleonora Rossi Drago

1925 - 2007

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Arisa

Born 1982

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Alberto Lupo

1924 - 1984

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George Eastman (actor)

Born 1942

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Delia Boccardo

Born 1948

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Ombretta Colli

Born 1943

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Carla Signoris

Born 1960

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Bartolomeo Pagano

1878 - 1947

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Gilberto Govi

1885 - 1966

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Ugo Fangareggi

1938 - 2017

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Massimo Popolizio

Born 1961

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Marisa Solinas

1941 - 2019

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Vittorio Sanipoli

1915 - 1992

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Joe Sentieri

1925 - 2007

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Lina Volonghi

1916 - 1991

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Cinzia Monreale

Born 1957

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Paolo Kessisoglu

Born 1969

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Elisabetta Pozzi

Born 1955

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Giorgia Würth

Born 1981

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Giuditta Rissone

1895 - 1977

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0163 ACTOR

Liliana Ross

1939 - 2018

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Alberto Capozzi

1884 - 1945

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Franco Silva

1920 - 1995

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Luca Bizzarri

Born 1971

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Tullio Solenghi

Born 1948

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Alex Baresi

Born 1979

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Baby Pozzi

Born 1963

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Anne Françoise Elisabeth Lange

1772 - 1816

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Corrado Invernizzi

Born 1965

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Carlo Mazzarella

1919 - 1993

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Ignazio Oliva (acteur)

Born 1970

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Elizabeth Seal

Born 1933

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Nicola Siri

Born 1968

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Andrea Bruschi

Born 1968

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Davide Iacopini

Born 1984

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Armando Bandini

1926 - 2011

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Gino Lavagetto

Born 1938

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Livia Giampalmo

Born 1941

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Elsa Albani

1921 - 2004

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Marcella Silvestri

Born 1961

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Silvana Roth

1924 - 2010

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Cesare Zoppetti

1876 - 1940

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Enzo Doria

Born 1936

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Virginia Ramponi-Andreini

1583 - 1630

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Mauro Vestri

1938 - 2015

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Franca Sciutto

Born 1939

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Adela Carboné

1890 - 1960

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Lia Corelli

1922 - 1987

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Max Parodi (attore)

Born 1967

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Lia Angeleri

1922 - 1969

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Paolo Calissano

Born 1967

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Enzo Braschi

Born 1949

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Ferruccio De Ceresa

1922 - 1993

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Björn Casapietra

Born 1970

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Gianni Ansaldi

Born 1959

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Massimo Morini

Born 1967

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Eleonora Gaggero

Born 2001

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Maria Sole

Born 1943

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Gerolamo Alchieri

Born 1954

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Maurizio Lastrico

Born 1979

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Vivian Prescott

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Fioretta Dolfi

1920 - 2016

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Roberto Bertea

1922 - 1985

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Marco Sciaccaluga

Born 1953

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Eva Orlowsky

Born 1962

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Giorgio Bixio

1912 - 1984

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Alfredo Sainati

1868 - 1936

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Tiziana Avarista

Born 1962

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Flavio Bonacci

Born 1948

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1023 ACTOR

Giovanni Vernia

Born 1973

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Sergio Lucchetti

Born 1958

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1034 ACTOR

Roby Carletta

Born 1946

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Alessandro Sperlì

Born 1934

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1065 ACTOR

Ferruccio Benini

1854 - 1916

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Pietro Nuti

Born 1928

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Andrea Lavagnino

Born 1970

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Lucia Chiarla

Born 1970

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Alba Cardilli

Born 1939

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Dino Emanuelli

1931 - 2017

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Anna Caroli

1913 - 1979

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Elena Arvigo

Born 1979

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1179 ACTOR

Carola Stagnaro

Born 1957

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1182 ACTOR

Maria Dominiani

Born 1913

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Francesca Cuttica

Born 1983

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Massimo Olcese

Born 1957

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Valentina Beotti

Born 1978

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Claudio Nocera

1957 - 2004

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Armando Celso

Born 1934

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Alessandro Bergallo

Born 1966

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Enzo Bottesini

Born 1942

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Mauro Pirovano

Born 1956

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Andrea Miano

1909 - 1987

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Franca Lumachi

Born 1932

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Ida Sansone

Born 1959

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Mimma Di Terlizzi

Born 1942

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Giulia Ottonello

Born 1984

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Davide Paniate

Born 1969

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Elena Ballerini

Born 1984

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Liliana Castagnola

1895 - 1930

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1482 ACTOR

Federico Galliano

Born 1980

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Fabrizio Casalino

Born 1970

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Nicoletta Parodi

Born 1920

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Alberto Canepa

Born 1946

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Julio Traversa

1886 - 1958

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Enzo Paci (attore)

Born 1973

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Paolo Serra (attore)

Born 1958

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Giuseppe Imer

1700 - 1758

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Luciano Chitarrini

1923 - 2010

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Mario Moretti (drammaturgo)

1929 - 2010

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Nino Eller

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Carlo Sciaccaluga

Born 1987

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Filippo Dini

Born 1973

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Marina Senesi

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Marcello Nencioni

1928 - 2005

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