Most Famous Italian Poets

Italy has produced 187 notable poets throughout history, led by Dante Alighieri. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Dante Alighieri — Italian Poet (1265–1321) , ranked #96
  2. Petrarch — Italian Poet (1304–1374) , ranked #440
  3. Primo Levi — Italian Poet (1919–1987) , ranked #1347
  4. Torquato Tasso — Italian Poet (1544–1595) , ranked #2666
  5. Ugo Foscolo — Italian Poet (1778–1827) , ranked #2757
  6. Salvatore Quasimodo — Italian Poet (1901–1968) , ranked #3998
  7. Cesare Pavese — Italian Poet (1908–1950) , ranked #4073
  8. Giovanni Pascoli — Italian Poet (1855–1912) , ranked #5971
  9. Dacia Maraini — Italian Poet (Born 1936) , ranked #8935
  10. Vittoria Colonna — Italian Poet (1490–1547) , ranked #13135
  11. Giuseppe Parini — Italian Poet (1729–1799) , ranked #15463
  12. Jacopone da Todi — Italian Poet (1236–1306) , ranked #15673
  13. Ada Negri — Italian Poet (1870–1945) , ranked #20790
  14. Vincenzo Monti — Italian Poet (1754–1828) , ranked #21000
  15. Mario Luzi — Italian Poet (1914–2005) , ranked #22342
  16. Lanza del Vasto — Italian Poet (1901–1981) , ranked #23858
  17. Venantius Fortunatus — Italian Poet (530–609) , ranked #24061
  18. Dino Campana — Italian Poet (1885–1932) , ranked #27047
  19. Andrea Zanzotto — Italian Poet (1921–2011) , ranked #34956
  20. Ardengo Soffici — Italian Poet (1879–1964) , ranked #37269