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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 86 of 2,948 notable people

0070 JOURNALIST

Félix Fénéon

1861 - 1944

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0112 COMPOSER

Alberto Franchetti

1860 - 1942

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0177 COMPOSER

Stanislao Gastaldon

1861 - 1939

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0197 COMPOSER

Leone Sinigaglia

1868 - 1944

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0242 ARCHITECT

Pietro Fenoglio

1865 - 1927

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0248 ACTOR

Luigi Maggi

1867 - 1946

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0283 SINGER

Cesira Ferrani

1863 - 1943

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0296 BREEDER

Federico Tesio

1869 - 1954

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0306 POLITICIAN

Claudio Treves

1869 - 1933

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0418 POLITICIAN

Ernesto Mombelli

1867 - 1932

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0560 WRITER

Guido Rey

1861 - 1935

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0569 POLITICIAN

Oddino Morgari

1865 - 1944

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0594 ORNITHOLOGIST

Roberto Dabbene

1864 - 1938

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0597 COMPOSER

Niccola Spinelli

1865 - 1909

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0602 PAINTER

Giovanni Colmo

1867 - 1947

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0614 POLITICIAN

Carlo Montù

1869 - 1949

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0642 BOTANIST

Luigi Buscalioni

1863 - 1954

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0649 HERPETOLOGIST

Mario Giacinto Peracca

1861 - 1923

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0654 POLITICIAN

Carlo Petitti di Roreto

1862 - 1933

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0660 POET

Enrico Thovez

1869 - 1925

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0670 PAINTER

Vittorio Cavalleri

1860 - 1938

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0799 LIBRETTIST

Domenico Oliva

1860 - 1917

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0838 ANARCHIST

Juan De Marchi

1866 - 1943

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0853 OFFICER

Alberto Cavaciocchi

1862 - 1925

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0869 FOOTBALL

Edoardo Bosio

1864 - 1927

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0888 PHYSICIAN

Filippo De Filippi (1869-1938)

1869 - 1938

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0931 PAINTER

Sofia Cacherano di Bricherasio

1867 - 1950

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0953 ACTOR

Adele Garavaglia

1869 - 1944

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0976 OFFICER

Enrico Gotti

1867 - 1920

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0979 COLLECTOR

Giorgio Franchetti

1865 - 1922

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1008 COMPOSER

Delfino Thermignon

1861 - 1944

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1042 ACTOR

Dante Testa

1861 - 1923

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1114 VIOLIN

Teresina Tua

1866 - 1956

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1157 PHOTOGRAPHER

Alejandro Merletti

1860 - 1943

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1185 PHYSICIAN

Ricardo Galeazzi

1866 - 1952

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1186 COMPOSER

Luigi Maurizio Tedeschi

1867 - 1944

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1225 WRITER

Gustavo Balsamo-Crivelli

1869 - 1929

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1251 ACTOR

Italia Vitaliani

1866 - 1938

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1302 POET

Enrichetta Carafa Capecelatro

1863 - 1941

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1343 WRITER

Carlo Dadone

1864 - 1931

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1349 COMPOSER

Giocondo Fino

1867 - 1950

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1353 HISTORIAN

Ferdinando Gabotto

1866 - 1918

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1484 CONDUCTOR

Arturo Vigna

1863 - 1927

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1497 PAINTER

Giovanni Battista Carpanetto

1863 - 1928

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1513 POLITICIAN

Isaia Levi

1863 - 1949

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1537 PHILOSOPHER

Romualdo Giani

1868 - 1931

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1580 ACTOR

Ercole Vaser

1860 - 1918

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1584 OFFICER

Giacinto Ferrero

1862 - 1922

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1598 POLITICIAN

Carlo Centurione Scotto

1862 - 1937

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1600 ENGINEER

Cesare Bertea (ingegnere)

1866 - 1941

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1638 WRITER

Arturo Olivieri Sangiacomo

1861 - 1903

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1673 LAWYER

Enrico San Martino Valperga

1863 - 1947

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1691 POLITICIAN

Adolfo Zerboglio

1866 - 1952

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1749 SCULPTOR

César Biscarra

1866 - 1943

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1776 ECONOMIST

Vittorio Alfieri (economista)

1863 - 1930

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1788 PAINTER

Francesco Ballesio

1860 - 1923

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1863 RACECAR

Luigi Storero

1868 - 1956

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1880 ARCHITECT

Giuseppe Velati Bellini

1867 - 1926

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1902 POLITICIAN

Vittorio Moschini

1864 - 1940

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1912 PAINTER

Carlo Cussetti

1866 - 1949

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1921 HISTORIAN

Carlo Merkel

1862 - 1899

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1938 POLITICIAN

Guido Biscaretti di Ruffia

1867 - 1946

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1964 ENTREPRENEUR

Emanuele Cacherano di Bricherasio

1869 - 1904

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2011 PROFESSOR

Alessandro Malladra

1865 - 1945

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2056 GEOLOGIST

Vittorio Novarese

1861 - 1948

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2079 WRITER

Carlo Bernardino Ferrero

1866 - 1924

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2103 PHYSICIAN

Zaccaria Treves

1869 - 1911

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2123 NATURALIST

Giovanni Luigi Pavarino

1867 - 1937

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2160 POLITICIAN

Delfino Orsi

1868 - 1929

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2182 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Malladra

1863 - 1940

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2224 PAINTER

Anselmo Sacerdote

1868 - 1926

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2266 PHYSICIST

Luigi Palazzo

1861 - 1933

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2306 INVENTOR

Giovanni Emanuele Elia

1866 - 1935

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2347 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Appiani

1865 - 1944

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2485 PAINTER

Alois Edgar Rauchenegger

1861 - 1908

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2578 PAINTER

Rinaldo Priora

1864 - 1942

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2652 FOOTBALL

Michele Ceriana Mayneri

1861 - 1930

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2680 POLITICIAN

Eugenio Rebaudengo

1862 - 1944

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2686 MILITAR

Filippo Martinengo (generale)

Born 1864

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2762 POLITICIAN

Donato Bachi

1866 - 1952

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2810 POLITICIAN

Marco Di Saluzzo di Paesana

1866 - 1928

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2854 POLITICIAN

Bellom Pescarolo

1861 - 1930

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2881 SCULPTOR

Celestino Fumagalli

1864 - 1941

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2888 POLITICIAN

Giacomo Curreno

1868 - 1923

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2916 POLITICIAN

Dante Racca

1865 - 1919

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2918 ACTOR

Cesare Dondini jr.

1861 - 1922

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