Lecce, Italy

1. Antonio Conte (1969)

Italian Footballer And Manager

Midfielder who played from 1985-2004 for Lecce, Juventus, and the Italian national team. He went on to manage several teams in 2006, including Juventus, Siena, and most recently Chelsea.

2. Antony Coia (1979)

Composer

Italian film composer who has worked on the feature films Kokeshi, Dolcezza Extrema, Adrenaline and E.N.D. - The movie. His music generally works with horror, thriller, fantasy, and science-fiction movies....

3. Isabella Poti (1995)

Chef

Professional chef who is known for being both the head chef and partner at Bros' Restaurant. Specializing in pastries, she is also known for having been a celebrity guest chef...

4. Emanuele Briganti (1981)

Fashion Designer

CEO and founder of Italy's GuidoMaggi Luxury Elevator Shoes and also the creative director of the brand. The shoes are described as handmade, Italian bespoke footwear for the discriminating fashionista.

5. Fabio Novembre (1966)

Italian Architect

Italian architect and designer who designs furniture, interiors and installations. He has designed over five dozen buildings internationally, and has published several book. 

6. Marco Materazzi (1973)

Italian Footballer

Italian former defender known for his extraordinary goal-scoring ability for his position. He scored the game-winning goal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup to secure Italy's victory over France.

7. Cloe Elmo (1910)

Italian Opera Singer

Cloë Elmo was an Italian operatic contralto particularly associated with the Italian repertory. She was born in Lecce and began singing at an early age. By the age of seventeen...

8. Carlo Bernardini (1930)

Italian Artist

Carlo Bernardini is an Italian artist.

9. Maikol Negro (1988)

Italian Footballer

Maikol Francesco Negro is an Italian footballer who plays for Benevento on loan from Serie B club Latina.

10. Adriana Poli Bortone (1943)

Italian Politician

Adriana Poli Bortone is an Italian politician andwas an Alleanza National Socialist German Workers' Partyonale Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2008. She represented Southern Italy. She was...

11. Ivan Fedele (1953)

Composer

Ivan Fedele is an Italian composer. He studied at the Milan Conservatory. Fedele's compositions are published by Edizioni Suvini Zerboni and many of his works are recorded on Stradivarius Records.

12. Cesare Salvi (1948)

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Cesare Salvi is a senior Italian politician and senator with the Democrats of the Left who served as minister of labor and social security.

13. Massimo Bray (1959)

Italian Politician

Massimo Bray is an Italian intellectual and politician who has been serving as the minister of culture since 28 April 2013.

14. Fabio Rugge (1951)

Italian Historian

bio Rugge is an Italian historian academic and provost. In June 2013 he was elected rector of the University of Pavia.

15. Giuseppe Carignani Di Novoli (1759)

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16. Pasquale Bruno (1962)

Italian Footballer

Pasquale Bruno is a former Italian footballer who played as a defender for a number of clubs in his homeland Heart of Midlothian in Scotland and Wigan Athletic in England....

17. Antonio De Viti De Marco (1858)

Economist

Antonio De Viti De Marco was an Italian economist. He was professor of public finance in Rome from 1887 until 1931 when he resigned rather than take an oath of...

18. Sergio Brio (1956)

Italian Footballer And Manager

Sergio Brio is a former Italian footballer in the role of centre back who played for Juventus F. C. in the late 1970s and the 1980s and was part of...

19. Dario Morello (1968)

Italian Footballer

Dario Morello is a retired Italian professional football player.

20. Oronzio Gabriele Costa (1787)

Italian Scientist

Oronzio Gabriele Costa was an Italian zoologist. At first a physician he taught zoology at the University of Naples. He wrote 126 papers on various subjects principally entomology and in...

21. Gianluca Petrachi (1969)

Italian Footballer

Gianluca Petrachi is a retired Italian footballer. He began his career at Lecce and played in the Serie A with Torino Cremonese and Perugia Calcio and also played in England...

22. Francesco Moriero (1969)

Football Player And Manager

sco Checco Moriero is a retired Italian association football player and current manager.

23. Davide Petrachi (1986)

Italian Footballer

Davide Petrachi is an Italian football goalkeeper who as of 2007 is playing for A. S. Melfi on loan from Lecce. Petrachi grew out of the Lecce youth system winning...

24. Bruno Ferrante (1947)

Italian Politician

Bruno Ferrante was Milan prefect from 8 June 2000 to November 2005. He ran in 2006 as a mayoral candidate in Milan for the centre-left coalition The Union after having...

25. Loredana Lecciso (1972)

Italian Singer

Loredana Lecciso is an Italian entertainer. She is also known for appearances on tabloid talk shows. She became famous as the girlfriend of celebrated Italian singer Albano Carrisi with whom...

26. Salvatore Bruno (1979)

Italian Footballer

Salvatore Bruno is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie B club Modena.

27. Fabrizio Gatti (1966)

Italian Journalist

brizio Gatti is an Italian journalist. He started his career in 1991 writing mostly about illegal immigration first on Corriere della Sera and from 2004 on l'Espresso. Gatti was born...

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