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Most Famous Italian Writers
Writing 798
Italy 6,692
96 DA 
Dante Alighieri Italian Poet 1265–1321
Dante Alighieri Italian Poet 1265–1321 141 TA 
Thomas Aquinas Italian Philosopher 1225–1274
Thomas Aquinas Italian Philosopher 1225–1274 413 UE 
Umberto Eco Italian Novelist 1932–2016
Umberto Eco Italian Novelist 1932–2016 440 P 
Petrarch Italian Poet 1304–1374
Petrarch Italian Poet 1304–1374 625 AG 
Antonio Gramsci Italian Philosopher 1891–1937
Antonio Gramsci Italian Philosopher 1891–1937 804 GB 
Giovanni Boccaccio Italian Writer 1313–1375
Giovanni Boccaccio Italian Writer 1313–1375 1,024 GD 
Gabriele D'Annunzio Italian Playwright 1863–1938
Gabriele D'Annunzio Italian Playwright 1863–1938 1,054 LP 
Luigi Pirandello Italian Playwright 1867–1936
Luigi Pirandello Italian Playwright 1867–1936 1,195 GL 
Giacomo Leopardi Italian Writer 1798–1837
Giacomo Leopardi Italian Writer 1798–1837 1,214 IC 
Italo Calvino Italian Writer 1923–1985
Italo Calvino Italian Writer 1923–1985 1,347 PL Primo Levi Italian Poet 1919–1987
2,372 GC 
Giosuè Carducci Italian Writer 1835–1907
Giosuè Carducci Italian Writer 1835–1907 2,666 TT 
Torquato Tasso Italian Poet 1544–1595
Torquato Tasso Italian Poet 1544–1595 2,757 UF 
Ugo Foscolo Italian Poet 1778–1827
Ugo Foscolo Italian Poet 1778–1827 2,790 GP 
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Italian Philosopher 1463–1494
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Italian Philosopher 1463–1494 2,995 BC 
Benedetto Croce Italian Philosopher 1866–1952
Benedetto Croce Italian Philosopher 1866–1952 3,373 B 
Bonaventure Italian Philosopher 1221–1274
Bonaventure Italian Philosopher 1221–1274 3,515 GD 
Grazia Deledda Italian Writer 1871–1936
Grazia Deledda Italian Writer 1871–1936 3,998 SQ 
Salvatore Quasimodo Italian Poet 1901–1968
Salvatore Quasimodo Italian Poet 1901–1968 4,073 CP 
Cesare Pavese Italian Poet 1908–1950
Cesare Pavese Italian Poet 1908–1950 4,343 GC 
Gerolamo Cardano Italian Philosopher 1501–1576
Gerolamo Cardano Italian Philosopher 1501–1576 4,389 TC 
Tommaso Campanella Italian Philosopher 1568–1639
Tommaso Campanella Italian Philosopher 1568–1639 4,428 IS 
Italo Svevo Italian Writer 1861–1928
Italo Svevo Italian Writer 1861–1928 4,448 MF 
Marsilio Ficino Italian Philosopher 1433–1499
Marsilio Ficino Italian Philosopher 1433–1499 4,573 GR 
Gianni Rodari Italian Writer 1920–1980
Gianni Rodari Italian Writer 1920–1980 4,759 AC 
Andrea Camilleri Italian Writer 1925–2019
Andrea Camilleri Italian Writer 1925–2019 4,950 VA 
Vittorio Alfieri Italian Playwright 1749–1803
Vittorio Alfieri Italian Playwright 1749–1803 5,163 GG 
Giovanni Gentile Italian Philosopher 1875–1944
Giovanni Gentile Italian Philosopher 1875–1944 5,896 LS 
Leonardo Sciascia Italian Writer 1921–1989
Leonardo Sciascia Italian Writer 1921–1989 5,971 GP 
Giovanni Pascoli Italian Poet 1855–1912
Giovanni Pascoli Italian Poet 1855–1912 8,935 DM Dacia Maraini Italian Poet b. 1936
9,485 GG 
Giovannino Guareschi Italian Writer 1908–1968
Giovannino Guareschi Italian Writer 1908–1968 12,088 PB 
Poggio Bracciolini Italian Historian 1380–1459
Poggio Bracciolini Italian Historian 1380–1459 13,135 VC 
Vittoria Colonna Italian Poet 1490–1547
Vittoria Colonna Italian Poet 1490–1547 13,411 GB 
Giambattista Basile Italian Writer 1566–1632
Giambattista Basile Italian Writer 1566–1632 15,463 GP 
Giuseppe Parini Italian Poet 1729–1799
Giuseppe Parini Italian Poet 1729–1799 15,673 JD 
Jacopone da Todi Italian Poet 1236–1306
Jacopone da Todi Italian Poet 1236–1306 15,855 GD 
Giambattista della Porta Italian Scholar 1535–1615
Giambattista della Porta Italian Scholar 1535–1615 16,271 SP Silvio Pellico Italian Writer 1789–1854
17,815 AR 
Antonio Rosmini Italian Philosopher 1797–1855
Antonio Rosmini Italian Philosopher 1797–1855 19,233 TC Thomas Cajetan Italian Philosopher 1469–1534
19,830 EB 
Enzo Biagi Italian Writer 1920–2007
Enzo Biagi Italian Writer 1920–2007 20,480 FD 
Francesco de Sanctis Italian Writer 1817–1883
Francesco de Sanctis Italian Writer 1817–1883 20,790 AN Ada Negri Italian Poet 1870–1945
20,815 BT Bernardino Telesio Italian Philosopher 1509–1588
21,000 VM 
Vincenzo Monti Italian Poet 1754–1828
Vincenzo Monti Italian Poet 1754–1828 21,419 MR 
Mario Rigoni Stern Italian Writer 1921–2008
Mario Rigoni Stern Italian Writer 1921–2008 22,062 NA Nicola Abbagnano Italian Philosopher 1900–1990
22,342 ML 
Mario Luzi Italian Poet 1914–2005
Mario Luzi Italian Poet 1914–2005 22,391 LC 
Luigi Capuana Italian Writer 1839–1915
Luigi Capuana Italian Writer 1839–1915
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