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VARESE

Most Famous People Born in Varese, Italy

Notable people
301
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1960
Most distinctive
Basket 9.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Varese during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Varese Is Known For

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Football is Varese's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (50).

Varese over-indexes on basket9.0× the global rate.

Varese under-produces actor — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football50
  2. Basket34
  3. Politician29
  4. Sport29
  5. Actor11
  6. Rower9
  7. Hockey8
  8. Journalist8
  1. Basket349.0×
  2. Rower98.1×
  3. Entrepreneur65.9×
  4. Sport295.8×
  5. Hockey82.2×
  6. Journalist81.7×
  7. Football501.5×
  1. Actor110.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Varese's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

16001650170017501800185019001950
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  • Film & TV
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Showing 45 of 301 notable people

0021 SPORT

Stefano Zanini

Born 1969

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0023 FOOTBALL

Luca Pellegrini (footballer, born 1963)

Born 1963

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0038 FOOTBALL

Bruno Limido

Born 1961

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0039 FASHION MODEL

Edoardo Costa

Born 1967

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0041 SCREENWRITER

Massimo Venier

Born 1967

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0048 BASKET

Marco Crespi (basketball)

Born 1962

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0053 COMPOSER

Vittorio Cosma

Born 1965

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0054 SPORT

Francesco Frattini

Born 1967

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0065 ACADEMIC

Elena Conti

Born 1967

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0072 SPORT

Mauro-Antonio Santaromita

Born 1964

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0075 BASKET

Francesco Vescovi

Born 1964

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0077 POLITICIAN

Marco Bussetti

Born 1962

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0080 FOOTBALL

Davide Pellegrini

Born 1966

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0089 SPORT

Camillo Passera

Born 1965

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0095 ARCHBISHOP

Piergiorgio Bertoldi

Born 1963

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0100 BASKET

Davide Bianchi

Born 1969

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0102 FOOTBALL

Alessandro Mazzola (footballer, born 1969)

Born 1969

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0106 PLAYER

Andrea Ghiurghi

Born 1966

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0109 SINGER

Pierpaolo Capovilla

Born 1968

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0114 SPORT

Giovanni Bottoia

Born 1962

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0116 SPORT

Ezio Moroni

Born 1961

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0130 ACTOR

Max Cavallari

Born 1963

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0136 FOOTBALL

Stefano Pellegrini (footballer, born 1967)

Born 1967

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0146 HISTORIAN

Andrea Colli

Born 1966

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0153 DRIVER

Franco Scapini

Born 1962

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0158 JOURNALIST

Luca Franchini

Born 1965

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0159 FOOTBALL

Stefano Bettinelli

Born 1962

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0161 POLITICIAN

Valerio Cattaneo

Born 1965

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0170 BASKET

Massimo Galli

Born 1960

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0182 ARTIST

Antonio Zamberletti

Born 1963

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0205 BASKET

Giulio Cadeo

Born 1963

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0209 BASKET

Massimo Ferraiuolo

Born 1965

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0211 SINGER

Maurizio Lauzi

Born 1969

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0234 PHOTOJOURNALIST

Paolo Baraldi

Born 1967

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0236 FOOTBALL

Franco Salvadè

Born 1960

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0252 BASKET

Alberto Prina

Born 1966

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0256 POLITICIAN

Alessandro Vedani

Born 1967

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0257 RACER

Max Manzo

Born 1966

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0262 POLITICIAN

Maria Cristina Cantù

Born 1964

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0264 ACTOR

Gianna Maria Garbelli

Born 1967

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0268 BASKET

Nello Guidotti

Born 1964

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0270 BASKET

Gianluca Pol

Born 1964

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0274 FOOTBALL

Ettore Gandini

Born 1969

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0280 COACH

Silvano Danzi

Born 1962

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0285 COMPOSER

Giuseppe Reggiori

Born 1964

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