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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 32 of 2,948 notable people

0010 REGENT

Charles Albert of Sardinia

1798 - 1849

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0034 PAINTER

Massimo d'Azeglio

1798 - 1866

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0149 PHILOSOPHER

Luigi Taparelli

1793 - 1862

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0323 MAGIC

Bartolomeo Bosco

1793 - 1863

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0395 LAWYER

Federico Sclopis

1798 - 1878

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0417 POLITICIAN

Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno

1799 - 1869

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0423 POLITICIAN

Roberto d’Azeglio

1790 - 1862

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0439 ECONOMIST

Carlo Ilarione Petitti di Roreto

1790 - 1850

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0460 POLITICIAN

Giacinto Collegno

1794 - 1856

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0485 OFFICER

Alessandro Ferrero La Marmora

1799 - 1855

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0723 PAINTER

Ferdinando Cavalleri

1794 - 1867

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0728 TYPOGRAPHER

Giuseppe Pomba

1795 - 1876

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0850 COMPOSER

Giuseppe Gabetti

1796 - 1862

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0914 POLITICIAN

Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares

1790 - 1857

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0977 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Nigra

1798 - 1865

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0984 OFFICER

Carlo Canera di Salasco

1796 - 1866

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1446 WRITER

Costanza Alfieri di Sostegno

1793 - 1862

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1538 SOLDIER

Carlo Castelli

1790 - 1860

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1587 LIBERAL

Giovenale Vegezzi Ruscalla

1799 - 1885

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1848 POLITICIAN

Antonio Nomis di Pollone

1799 - 1866

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1998 POLITICIAN

Marcello Gianotti

1799 - 1868

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2055 POET

Coriolano Malingri di Bagnolo

1790 - 1855

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2134 POLITICIAN

Ferdinando Prat

1792 - 1862

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2255 POLITICIAN

Federico Lovera Di Maria

1796 - 1871

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2326 OFFICER

Giuseppe Passalacqua

1794 - 1849

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2427 SINGER

Felicitas Blangini-Klenze

1794 - 1844

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2484 POLITICIAN

Alessandro Pinelli

1798 - 1868

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2486 EDITOR

Francisco Afonso de Meneses de Sousa Coutinho –

1796 - 1834

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2487 ERZBISCHOF

Alessandro Asinari di San Marzano (Bischof) – Wi

1795 - 1876

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2639 POLITICIAN

Maurizio Rorà di Lucerna

1793 - 1854

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2738 ENGRAVER

Giuseppe Ferraris

1791 - 1869

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2906 POLITICIAN

Filippo Quaranta

1790 - 1873

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