Most Famous Italian Military figures

Italy has produced 184 notable military figures throughout history, led by Skanderbeg. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Category All
Citizenship All
S
Skanderbeg Italian Warrior 1405 – 1468
# 6,678
AD
Andrea Doria Italian Condottiero 1466 – 1560
# 7,846
LC
Luigi Cadorna Italian Infantry 1850 – 1928
# 7,905
RG
Rodolfo Graziani Italian Marshal 1882 – 1955
# 8,059
FI
Francesco I Sforza Italian Condottiero 1401 – 1466
# 9,507
BC
Bartolomeo Colleoni Italian Condottiero 1400 – 1475
# 15,874
GD
Giovanni dalle Bande Nere Italian Condottiero 1498 – 1526
# 16,699
GM
Giovanni Messe Italian Officer 1883 – 1968
# 18,704
UC
Ugo Cavallero Italian Militar 1880 – 1943
# 24,153
EL
Emilio Lussu Italian Soldier 1890 – 1975
# 28,611
RO
Roger of Lauria Italian Navy 1245 – 1305
# 37,682
MS
Muzio Sforza Italian Condottiero 1369 – 1424
# 38,787
FD
Fra Diavolo Italian Militar 1771 – 1806
# 45,829
MC
Marcantonio Colonna Italian Officer 1535 – 1584
# 47,561
BD
Bartolomeo d'Alviano Italian Condottiero 1455 – 1515
# 68,229
FB
Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola Italian Condottiero 1385 – 1432
# 71,497
SC
Sampiero Corso Italian Soldier 1498 – 1567
# 83,486
AS
Agostino Straulino Italian Officer 1914 – 2004
# 120,559
AD
Alberico da Barbiano Italian Militar 1349 – 1409
# 123,513
UD
Uguccione della Faggiuola Italian Condottiero 1250 – 1319
# 125,072