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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.

15001550160016501700175018001850190019502000
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Showing 31 of 2,948 notable people

0005 KING

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

1820 - 1878

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0141 PRESBYTER

Leonardo Murialdo

1828 - 1900

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0374 POLITICIAN

Carlo Felice Nicolis, conte di Robilant

1826 - 1888

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0441 PAINTER

Andrea Gastaldi

1826 - 1889

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0544 PAINTER

Rodolfo Morgari

1827 - 1909

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0582 ARCHITECT

Carlo Ceppi

1829 - 1921

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0659 ENGINEER

Felice Giordano

1825 - 1892

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0730 POET

Desiderato Chiaves

1825 - 1895

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0742 POLITICIAN

Carlo Alfieri di Sostegno

1827 - 1897

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0748 PAINTER

Carlo Felice Biscarra

1823 - 1894

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0770 ARCHITECT

Maurizio Dufour

1826 - 1897

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0840 POLITICIAN

Cesare Bonelli

1821 - 1904

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0949 PRIEST

Federico Albert

1820 - 1876

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0997 PAINTER

Ernesto Allason

1822 - 1869

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1040 POLITICIAN

Tancredi Canonico

1828 - 1908

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1163 ACTOR

Laura Bon

1825 - 1904

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1345 PHOTOGRAPHER

Giuseppe Leone Righini

1820 - 1884

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1375 POLITICIAN

Pier Carlo Boggio

1827 - 1866

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1381 PLAYWRIGHT

Federico Garelli

1827 - 1885

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1407 POLITICIAN

Gustavo Mazè de la Roche

1824 - 1886

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1417 COMPOSER

Angelo Villanis

1821 - 1865

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1469 CONDUCTOR

Paolo Sperati

1821 - 1884

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1641 PAINTER

Edoardo Perotti

1824 - 1870

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1683 POLITICIAN

Felice Rignon

1829 - 1914

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1770 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Alasia

1820 - 1893

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1815 PAINTER

Angelo Beccaria

1820 - 1897

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1900 EGYPTOLOGIST

Francesco Rossi (egittologo)

1827 - 1912

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2005 POLITICIAN

Camillo Ferrati

1822 - 1888

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2111 POLITICIAN

Francesco Verasis Asinari

1826 - 1867

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2241 POLITICIAN

Luigi Avogadro di Quaregna

1826 - 1900

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2698 OFFICER

Carlo Canera di Salasco (1823-1891)

1823 - 1891

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