Most Famous Italian Politicians

Italy has produced 821 notable politicians throughout history, led by Benito Mussolini. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Category All
Citizenship All
BM
Benito Mussolini Italian Politician 1883 – 1945
# 62
GG
Giuseppe Garibaldi Italian Politician 1807 – 1882
# 331
AM
Aldo Moro Italian Politician 1916 – 1978
# 1,418
SP
Sandro Pertini Italian Politician 1896 – 1990
# 2,582
AD
Alcide De Gasperi Italian Politician 1881 – 1954
# 3,075
MM
Mario Monti Italian Politician Born 1943
# 4,037
FC
Francesco Cossiga Italian Politician 1928 – 2010
# 4,304
GG
Giovanni Giolitti Italian Politician 1842 – 1928
# 4,832
IB
Italo Balbo Italian Politician 1896 – 1940
# 5,102
AF
Amintore Fanfani Italian Politician 1908 – 1999
# 5,321
JD
Joseph de Maistre Italian Politician 1753 – 1821
# 5,620
OL
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Italian Politician 1918 – 2012
# 6,153
GM
Giacomo Matteotti Italian Politician 1885 – 1924
# 6,590
FC
Francesco Crispi Italian Politician 1818 – 1901
# 6,732
EM
Errico Malatesta Italian Activist 1853 – 1932
# 7,903
PP
Pasquale Paoli Italian Politician 1725 – 1807
# 8,289
EB
Emma Bonino Italian Politician Born 1948
# 9,157
GG
Giovanni Gronchi Italian Politician 1887 – 1978
# 11,251
GC
Giuseppe Conte Italian Politician Born 1964
# 11,532
ED
Emilio De Bono Italian Politician 1866 – 1944
# 13,076