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TURIN

Most Famous People Born in Turin, Italy

Notable people
2,948
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1922
Most distinctive
Entrepreneur 4.2×

The first capital of unified Italy, and still the seat of the House of Savoy. Turin's most distinctive profession is entrepreneur at more than four times the global rate — the Agnellis, FIAT, and a long Piedmontese industrial tradition — alongside an unusually heavy philosopher, composer, and military-officer column. Primo Levi, Cavour, Victor Emmanuel II, and Lagrange all belong to this bench, and the 19th century is heavier here than in almost any other Italian city.

Through the Centuries

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

What Turin Is Known For

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Politician is Turin's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (341).

Turin over-indexes on entrepreneur4.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician341
  2. Football318
  3. Actor229
  4. Writer148
  5. Painter134
  6. Composer85
  7. Singer75
  8. Journalist75
  1. Entrepreneur424.2×
  2. Philosopher292.8×
  3. Composer852.2×
  4. Officer412.1×
  5. Architect461.8×
  6. Painter1341.7×
  7. Journalist751.6×
  8. Writer1481.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 27 of 2,948 notable people

0048 KING

Charles Felix of Sardinia

1765 - 1831

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0131 PRINCESS

Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy

1764 - 1782

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0311 BOTANIST

Luigi Aloysius Colla

1766 - 1848

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0318 PAINTER

Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti

1764 - 1831

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0448 ARISTOCRAT

Prince Maurizio, Duke of Montferrat

1762 - 1799

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0459 ARCHITECT

Ferdinando Bonsignore

1760 - 1843

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0528 POLITICIAN

Prospero Balbo

1762 - 1837

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0773 PRINCE

Prince Giuseppe, Count of Asti

1766 - 1802

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1403 ARCHITECT

Ignazio Michelotti

1764 - 1846

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1416 ATTIVISTA

Cesare Taparelli d'Azeglio

1763 - 1830

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1487 POLITICIAN

Victor-Modeste Paroletti

1767 - 1834

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1515 POLITICIAN

Ignace Laugier

1768 - 1811

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1810 PHYSICIST

Antonio Vassalli Eandi

1761 - 1825

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1929 POLITICIAN

Antoine Marie Philippe Asinari de Saint-Marsan —

1761 - 1828

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2081 PRIEST

Evase-Second-Victor Agodino

1767 - 1831

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2238 POLITICIAN

Amedeo Tempia

1762 - 1850

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2250 OFFICER

Gaétan Camille Thomas Paroletti

1769 - 1826

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2358 MISSING

Roch Joseph Laurent Corte

1761 - 1832

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2372 DIPLOMAT

Carlo Emanuele Alfieri di Sostegno

1764 - 1844

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2549 POLITICIAN

Jean-Baptiste-Alexandre-Marie Somis

1763 - 1806

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2635 POLITICIAN

Filippo Antonio Asinari di San Marzano

1767 - 1828

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2699 PRINCESA

María Cristina Fernanda de Saboya

1760 - 1768

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2714 NOBLE

Thomas Ferrero de la Marmora

1768 - 1832

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2717 POLITICIAN

Félix de Saint Martin de la Motte

1762 - 1818

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2806 SINDACO

Carlo Giuseppe Perrone di San Martino

1764 - 1836

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2858 SINDACO

Giacomo Asinari di Bernezzo

1764 - 1837

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2859 SINDACO

Filippo Grimaldi del Poggetto

1767 - 1817

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