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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 26 of 2,948 notable people

0072 WRITER

Cesare Balbo

1789 - 1853

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0119 POLITICIAN

Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela

1781 - 1850

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0138 ARISTOCRAT

Maria Beatrice of Savoy

1782 - 1840

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0174 NATURALIST

Alberto della Marmora

1789 - 1863

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0303 COMPOSER

Felice Blangini

1781 - 1841

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0344 WRITER

Ludovico di Breme

1780 - 1820

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0479 NOBLE

Carlo Emmanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince of Cisterna

1787 - 1864

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0530 PHILOLOGIST

Amedeo Peyron

1785 - 1870

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0714 WRITER

Davide Bertolotti

1784 - 1860

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0876 NOBILE

Tancredi Falletti di Barolo

1782 - 1838

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1005 POLITICIAN

Michele Benso de Cavour

1781 - 1850

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1189 ARCHITECT

Benedetto Brunati

1784 - 1862

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1389 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Ignazio Pansoya

1784 - 1851

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1605 ARCHITECT

Giuseppe Maria Talucchi

1782 - 1863

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1650 POLITICIAN

Alessandro d'Angennes

1781 - 1869

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1756 POLITICIAN

Carlo Emanuele La Marmora

1788 - 1854

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1826 POLITICIAN

Luigi Provana del Sabbione

1786 - 1856

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1850 POLITICIAN

Luigi de Margherita

1783 - 1856

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1870 ACTOR

Angelo Canova

1781 - 1854

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1978 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Cotta

1785 - 1868

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1985 POLITICIAN

Carlo Ferdinando Galli della Loggia

1780 - 1858

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2169 POLITICIAN

Luigi Provana di Collegno

1786 - 1861

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2280 COMPOSER

Charles Michael Alexis Sola

1786 - 1857

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2401 PAINTER

Angelo Boucheron

1780 - 1859

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2782 POLITICIAN

Cesare Romagnano di Virle

1783 - 1849

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2927 INVENTOR

James Chiosso

1789 - 1864

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