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Most Famous Italian Athletes

Sports 1,304
Italy 6,692
1,560 MB Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli Italian Football b. 1990
1,667 AP Andrea Pirlo Andrea Pirlo Italian Football b. 1979
2,043 GB Gianluigi Buffon Gianluigi Buffon Italian Football b. 1978
2,631 RB Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio Italian Football b. 1967
3,213 AD Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero Italian Football b. 1974
3,703 CA Carlo Ancelotti Carlo Ancelotti Italian Football b. 1959
5,593 GB Gino Bartali Gino Bartali Italian Sport 1914–2000
6,064 FC Fausto Coppi Fausto Coppi Italian Sport 1919–1960
6,149 AC Antonio Cassano Antonio Cassano Italian Football b. 1982
8,252 PC Primo Carnera Primo Carnera Italian Boxer 1906–1967
8,336 AG Alberto Gilardino Alberto Gilardino Italian Football b. 1982
8,490 PM Pietro Mennea Pietro Mennea Italian Sprint 1952–2013
8,738 AC Antonio Conte Antonio Conte Italian Football b. 1969
8,845 GG Gennaro Gattuso Gennaro Gattuso Italian Football b. 1978
9,477 DZ Dino Zoff Dino Zoff Italian Football b. 1942
10,462 SE Stephan El Shaarawy Stephan El Shaarawy Italian Football b. 1992
10,710 FC Fabio Capello Fabio Capello Italian Football b. 1946
11,328 GF Giacinto Facchetti Giacinto Facchetti Italian Football 1942–2006
12,328 LT Luca Toni Luca Toni Italian Football b. 1977
13,133 GT Giovanni Trapattoni Giovanni Trapattoni Italian Football b. 1939
13,151 MD Matteo Darmian Matteo Darmian Italian Football b. 1989
13,993 LB Leonardo Bonucci Leonardo Bonucci Italian Football b. 1987
15,146 GZ Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola Italian Football b. 1966
15,588 GP Graziano Pellè Graziano Pellè Italian Football b. 1985
16,765 LR Luigi Riva Luigi Riva Italian Football b. 1944
17,774 FL Filipe Luís Filipe Luís Italian Football b. 1985
17,790 FM Francesco Moser Francesco Moser Italian Sport b. 1951
18,089 RD Roberto Di Matteo Roberto Di Matteo Italian Football b. 1970
18,175 DC Domenico Criscito Domenico Criscito Italian Football b. 1986
18,214 FQ Fabio Quagliarella Italian Football b. 1983
18,937 FP Federica Pellegrini Federica Pellegrini Italian Swimmer b. 1988
18,957 TN Tazio Nuvolari Tazio Nuvolari Italian Driver 1892–1953
19,003 FB Fabio Borini Fabio Borini Italian Football b. 1991
19,022 MF Matteo Ferrari Matteo Ferrari Italian Football b. 1999
19,423 IA Ignazio Abate Ignazio Abate Italian Football b. 1986
19,515 GB Giampiero Boniperti Giampiero Boniperti Italian Football b. 1928
19,701 NL Nicola Legrottaglie Nicola Legrottaglie Italian Football b. 1976
20,075 NB Nino Benvenuti Nino Benvenuti Italian Boxer b. 1938
20,183 CA Christian Abbiati Christian Abbiati Italian Football b. 1977
20,244 GS Gaetano Scirea Gaetano Scirea Italian Football 1953–1989
21,028 SP Silvio Piola Silvio Piola Italian Football 1913–1996
21,143 BS Bruno Sammartino Bruno Sammartino Italian Wrestler 1935–2018
21,693 DS Davide Santon Davide Santon Italian Football b. 1991
22,435 DB Dino Baggio Dino Baggio Italian Football b. 1971
22,468 EG Emanuele Giaccherini Emanuele Giaccherini Italian Football b. 1985
22,775 GP Giampaolo Pazzini Giampaolo Pazzini Italian Football b. 1984
22,778 FG Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi Italian Sport 1942–2019
23,229 AC Alessio Cerci Alessio Cerci Italian Football b. 1987
23,772 AP Angelo Palombo Angelo Palombo Italian Football b. 1981
23,813 MA Marco Amelia Marco Amelia Italian Football b. 1982
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Inside Italy Athletes

1,304 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous italy athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Italy Athletes peaked in the 1950s with 192 people.

What Italy Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Italy Athletes's biggest group — 50% of all notables (654).

Italy Athletes over-index on jockey — 24.1× the global rate.

  1. Football654
  2. Sport283
  3. Skier40
  4. Athletic35
  5. Player34
  6. Basket34
  7. Driver28
  8. Rower23
  1. Jockey1524.1×
  2. Sport28312.9×
  3. Racer1812.5×
  4. Skier407.8×
  5. Driver287.7×
  6. Rower237.1×
  7. Football6545.4×
  8. Runner185.2×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Italy Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.