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.

Top Ranked

  1. Umberto Eco — Italian Novelist (1932–2016) , ranked #413
  2. Giovanni Boccaccio — Italian Writer (1313–1375) , ranked #804
  3. Gabriele D'Annunzio — Italian Playwright (1863–1938) , ranked #1024
  4. Luigi Pirandello — Italian Playwright (1867–1936) , ranked #1054
  5. Giacomo Leopardi — Italian Writer (1798–1837) , ranked #1195
  6. Italo Calvino — Italian Writer (1923–1985) , ranked #1214
  7. Giosuè Carducci — Italian Writer (1835–1907) , ranked #2372
  8. Grazia Deledda — Italian Writer (1871–1936) , ranked #3515
  9. Italo Svevo — Italian Writer (1861–1928) , ranked #4428
  10. Gianni Rodari — Italian Writer (1920–1980) , ranked #4573
  11. Andrea Camilleri — Italian Writer (1925–2019) , ranked #4759
  12. Vittorio Alfieri — Italian Playwright (1749–1803) , ranked #4950
  13. Leonardo Sciascia — Italian Writer (1921–1989) , ranked #5896
  14. Giovannino Guareschi — Italian Writer (1908–1968) , ranked #9485
  15. Giambattista Basile — Italian Writer (1566–1632) , ranked #13411
  16. Silvio Pellico — Italian Writer (1789–1854) , ranked #16271
  17. Enzo Biagi — Italian Writer (1920–2007) , ranked #19830
  18. Francesco de Sanctis — Italian Writer (1817–1883) , ranked #20480
  19. Mario Rigoni Stern — Italian Writer (1921–2008) , ranked #21419
  20. Luigi Capuana — Italian Writer (1839–1915) , ranked #22391