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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 58 of 2,948 notable people

0012 MONARCH

Umberto I of Italy

1844 - 1900

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0025 SOVEREIGN

Amadeo I of Spain

1845 - 1890

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0083 KING

Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy

1843 - 1911

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0098 KING

Maria Pia of Savoy

1847 - 1911

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0137 PHYSICIAN

Angelo Mosso

1846 - 1910

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0151 SINGER

Angelo de Gubernatis

1840 - 1913

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0171 PRIEST

Joseph Marello

1844 - 1895

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0557 ACTOR

Giacinta Pezzana

1841 - 1919

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0578 PAINTER

Francesco Brunery

1849 - 1926

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0586 SOLDIER

Tancredi Saletta

1840 - 1909

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0620 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Edoardo Brizio

1846 - 1907

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0690 MILITAR

Vittorio Dabormida

1842 - 1896

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0720 POLITICIAN

Richard zu Dohna-Schlobitten

1843 - 1916

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0863 WRITER

Roberto Sacchetti

1847 - 1881

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0887 PAINTER

Filiberto Petiti

1845 - 1924

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0932 POLITICIAN

Severino Casana

1842 - 1912

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0946 LAWYER

Peter Remondino

1846 - 1926

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0983 PHOTOGRAPHER

Vittorio Calcina

1847 - 1916

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1028 HISTORIAN

Pio Carlo Falletti

1848 - 1933

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1074 SCULPTOR

Gabriele Ambrosio

1844 - 1918

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1086 DIPLOMAT

Alberto Pansa

1844 - 1928

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1105 PAINTER

Cesare Bernieri

1848 - 1887

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1161 PAINTER

Luigi Capello

1843 - 1902

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1211 SCULPTOR

Luigi Belli

1848 - 1919

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1285 EDUCATOR

Candido Ghiotti

1841 - 1915

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1289 ENTREPRENEUR

Ernesto Cerruti

1844 - 1915

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1325 VIOLIN

Enrico Rocca

1847 - 1915

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1371 POLITICIAN

Mario Leoni

1847 - 1931

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1453 SINGER

Virginia Ferni Germano

1849 - 1934

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1467 POET

Fulberto Alarni

1849 - 1888

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1475 POLITICIAN

Roberto Biscaretti di Ruffia

1845 - 1940

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1511 TYPOGRAPHER

Edoardo Perino

1845 - 1895

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1520 PHILANTHROPIST

Aniceta Frisetti

1846 - 1920

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1593 POLITICIAN

Giacomo Malvano

1841 - 1922

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1643 PAINTER

Celestino Turletti

1845 - 1905

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1844 PAINTER

Silvio Allason

1842 - 1912

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1860 ACTOR

Carolina Civili

1841 - 1884

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1944 ARCHITECT

Tommaso Gaudenzio Bezzi

1844 - 1915

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1974 MUSIC

Giuseppe Ippolito Franchi-Verney della Valetta

1848 - 1911

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1994 MOUNTAINEER

Luigi Vaccarone

1849 - 1902

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2049 POLITICIAN

Luigi Fecia di Cossato (1841-1921)

1841 - 1921

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2065 POLITICIAN

Coriolano Ponza di San Martino

1842 - 1926

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2137 WRITER

Quintino Carrera

1840 - 1927

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2199 POLITICIAN

Cesare Ponza di San Martino

1844 - 1915

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2270 JOURNALIST

Luigi Roux

1848 - 1913

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2276 POLITICIAN

Luigi Avogadro di Collobiano Arborio

1843 - 1917

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2307 PAINTER

Domenico Bologna

1845 - 1885

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2316 POLITICIAN

Tancredi Luigi Beria d'Argentine

1845 - 1931

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2348 ENTREPRENEUR

Antonio Agù

1845 - 1909

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2412 ARCHITECT

Ernesto Ghiotti

1847 - 1938

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2439 POLITICIAN

Carlo Rizzetti

1841 - 1931

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2573 POLITICIAN

Melchiorre Voli

1842 - 1894

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2596 BANK

Moise Jarach

1846 - 1922

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2687 SCULPTOR

Carlo Giovanni Battista Fossati

1844 - 1927

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2741 POLITICIAN

Cesare Tarditi

1842 - 1913

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2808 BOTANIST

Edoardo Martel

1846 - 1929

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2833 POLITICIAN

Giacinto Cibrario

1843 - 1917

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2853 POLITICIAN

Adolfo Leris

1843 - 1918

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