Most Famous Italian Academics

Italy has produced 315 notable academics throughout history, led by Leonardo da Vinci. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Leonardo da Vinci — Italian Polymath (1452–1519) , ranked #3
  2. Thomas Aquinas — Italian Philosopher (1225–1274) , ranked #141
  3. Antonio Gramsci — Italian Philosopher (1891–1937) , ranked #625
  4. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola — Italian Philosopher (1463–1494) , ranked #2790
  5. Benedetto Croce — Italian Philosopher (1866–1952) , ranked #2995
  6. Bonaventure — Italian Philosopher (1221–1274) , ranked #3373
  7. Gerolamo Cardano — Italian Philosopher (1501–1576) , ranked #4343
  8. Tommaso Campanella — Italian Philosopher (1568–1639) , ranked #4389
  9. Marsilio Ficino — Italian Philosopher (1433–1499) , ranked #4448
  10. Giovanni Gentile — Italian Philosopher (1875–1944) , ranked #5163
  11. Aldus Manutius — Italian Humanist (1449–1515) , ranked #8163
  12. Poggio Bracciolini — Italian Historian (1380–1459) , ranked #12088
  13. Renato Dulbecco — Italian Virologist (1914–2012) , ranked #13028
  14. Giambattista della Porta — Italian Scholar (1535–1615) , ranked #15855
  15. Enrico Ferri — Italian Criminologist (1856–1929) , ranked #16784
  16. Antonio Rosmini — Italian Philosopher (1797–1855) , ranked #17815
  17. Coluccio Salutati — Italian Humanist (1331–1406) , ranked #18923
  18. Thomas Cajetan — Italian Philosopher (1469–1534) , ranked #19233
  19. Bernardino Telesio — Italian Philosopher (1509–1588) , ranked #20815
  20. Nicola Abbagnano — Italian Philosopher (1900–1990) , ranked #22062