Most Famous Italian Actors

Italy has produced 370 notable actors throughout history, led by Federico Fellini. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Federico Fellini — Italian Film (1920–1993) , ranked #477
  2. Pier Paolo Pasolini — Italian Film (1922–1975) , ranked #527
  3. Marcello Mastroianni — Italian Actor (1924–1996) , ranked #1026
  4. Roberto Benigni — Italian Actor (Born 1952) , ranked #1028
  5. Claudia Cardinale — Italian Actor (Born 1938) , ranked #1038
  6. Monica Bellucci — Italian Actor (Born 1964) , ranked #1118
  7. Bernardo Bertolucci — Italian Film (1940–2018) , ranked #1180
  8. Vittorio De Sica — Italian Film (1901–1974) , ranked #1691
  9. Frank Capra — Italian Film (1897–1991) , ranked #1713
  10. Rudolph Valentino — Italian Actor (1895–1926) , ranked #1798
  11. Yves Montand — Italian Actor (1921–1991) , ranked #1800
  12. Giuseppe Tornatore — Italian Film (Born 1956) , ranked #3563
  13. Virna Lisi — Italian Actor (1936–2014) , ranked #3589
  14. Giancarlo Giannini — Italian Film (Born 1942) , ranked #3663
  15. Nino Manfredi — Italian Comedian (1921–2004) , ranked #3846
  16. Beppe Grillo — Italian Actor (Born 1948) , ranked #3887
  17. Rocco Siffredi — Italian Actor (Born 1964) , ranked #4171
  18. Ettore Scola — Italian Film (1931–2016) , ranked #4246
  19. Massimo Troisi — Italian Film (1953–1994) , ranked #4459
  20. Carlo Ponti — Italian Film (1912–2007) , ranked #4686