Most Famous Italian Writers
Italy has produced 403 notable writers throughout history, led by Umberto Eco. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
UE
Umberto Eco Italian Novelist 1932 – 2016
#
413
GB
Giovanni Boccaccio Italian Writer 1313 – 1375
#
804
GD
Gabriele D'Annunzio Italian Playwright 1863 – 1938
#
1,024
LP
Luigi Pirandello Italian Playwright 1867 – 1936
#
1,054
GL
Giacomo Leopardi Italian Writer 1798 – 1837
#
1,195
IC
Italo Calvino Italian Writer 1923 – 1985
#
1,214
GC
Giosuè Carducci Italian Writer 1835 – 1907
#
2,372
GD
Grazia Deledda Italian Writer 1871 – 1936
#
3,515
IS
Italo Svevo Italian Writer 1861 – 1928
#
4,428
GR
Gianni Rodari Italian Writer 1920 – 1980
#
4,573
AC
Andrea Camilleri Italian Writer 1925 – 2019
#
4,759
VA
Vittorio Alfieri Italian Playwright 1749 – 1803
#
4,950
LS
Leonardo Sciascia Italian Writer 1921 – 1989
#
5,896
GG
Giovannino Guareschi Italian Writer 1908 – 1968
#
9,485
GB
Giambattista Basile Italian Writer 1566 – 1632
#
13,411
SP
Silvio Pellico Italian Writer 1789 – 1854
#
16,271
EB
Enzo Biagi Italian Writer 1920 – 2007
#
19,830
FD
Francesco de Sanctis Italian Writer 1817 – 1883
#
20,480
MR
Mario Rigoni Stern Italian Writer 1921 – 2008
#
21,419
LC
Luigi Capuana Italian Writer 1839 – 1915
#
22,391