1. Vittorio Sgarbi (1952)

Italian Art Critic

Known for his written and televised Italian cultural and arts commentary, he also held office as Mayor of Salemi, Sicily, and served in the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1994...

2. Michelangelo Antonioni (1912)

Italian Film Director

Italian director whose 1966 film Blowup won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed the critically acclaimed films L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961) and L'Eclisse (1962)....

3. Bruno Tonioli (1955)

Italian Choreographer

Choreographer who worked with some of the best acts of his generation and then retired to judge Strictly Come Dancing. He appeared on Dancing with the Stars as a judge at the show's...

4. Isabella d'Este (1474)

Politician

5. Dario Franceschini (1958)

Lawyer Writer And Politician

Dario Franceschini is an Italian lawyer writer and politician who served as the second leader of the Democratic Party. He has been a prominent member of the Italian People's Party...

6. Giulia Casoni (1978)

Tennis Player

Giulia Casoni is an Italian tennis player. As a junior player she won 1996 French Open in doubles while her best professional results include singles quarterfinals at Internazionali Femminili di...

7. Diego Marani (Unknow)

Italian Writer And Translator

Diego Marani is an Italian novelist translator and newspaper columnist. In 1996 while working as a translator for the Council of the European Union he invented Europanto a mock international...

8. Matteo Lunati (1987)

Italian Footballer

Matteo Lunati is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Calcio Portogruaro Summaga.

9. Gianfranco Goberti (1939)

Italian Painter

Gianfranco Goberti is an Italian painter. After studying Arts at the Institut Dosso Dossi in Ferrara Italy and at the Academy of Art in Bologna he was teacher and Director...

10. Alberto Marvelli (1918)

Italian Layman

Alberto Marvelli was an Italian member of the Catholic Action. Born at Ferrara he was given a Christian formation by his mother who kept their home open to the poor....

11. Niccolò Manfredini (1988)

Italian Footballer

Niccolò Manfredini is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie B club Modena.

12. Camillo Gargano (1942)

Italian Yacht Racer

Camillo Gargano is an Italian sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Star class at the 1968 Summer Olympics together with Franco Cavallo.

13. Fresco D'Este (1280)

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14. Rinaldo I D'Este (Unknow)

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15. Ercole II D'Este, Duke Of Ferrara (1508)

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16. Francesco Dal Co (1945)

Architectural Historian

sco Dal Co is an Italian historian of architecture. He graduated in 1970 at the University Iuav of Venice and has been director of the Department of History of Architecture...

17. Michele Ferrari (1953)

Italian Sports Doctor

Michele Ferrari is an Italian physician cycling coach and author. On 10 July 2012 the United States Anti-Doping Agency issued Ferrari a lifetime sports ban for numerous anti-doping violations including...

18. Massimo Magnani (1951)

Marathon Runner

Massimo Magnani is a former Italian marathon runner. He has the Italian best performance of the 30 km established in 1982.

19. Tancredi Mosti Trotti Estense (1826)

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20. Cesare D'Este, Duke Of Modena (1562)

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21. Ramberto Ramberti (Unknow)

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22. Ugo Sani (1865)

Writer

23. Marcello Benvenuti (1964)

Italian High Jumper

Marcello Benvenuti is a retired Italian high jumper.

24. Riccardo Casini (1992)

Italian Footballer

Riccardo Casini is an Italian footballer who plays for Catanzaro on loan from Bologna.

25. Luigi Preti (1914)

Italian Democratic Socialist Par

Luigi Preti was an Italian politician and minister of Italian Democratic Socialist Party.

26. Lucio Magri (1932)

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Lucio Magri was an Italian journalist and politician.

27. Carlo Emanuele Muzzarelli (1797)

Catholic Bishop

Carlo Emanuele dei conti Muzzarelli was an Italian clergyman a member of the Roman Catholic curia under Pope Pius IX who had the reputation of a liberal as well as...

28. Thomas Manfredini (1980)

Italian Footballer

Thomas Manfredini is an Italian football defender who currently plays for Italian Serie A side Sassuolo.

29. Michael Brini Ferri (1989)

Italian Footballer

Michael Brini Ferri is an Italian footballer who plays for Viareggio.

30. Giglio Gregorio Giraldi (1479)

Italian Poet

Giglio Gregorio Giraldi was an Italian scholar and poet. He was born at Ferrara where he early distinguished himself by his talents and acquirements. On the completion of his...

31. Cornelio Bentivoglio (1668)

Catholic Cardinal

Cornelio Bentivoglio was an Italian nobleman and cardinal. Born at Ferrara to the powerful Bentivoglio family he went to Rome at an early age and was appointed Archbishop of Carthage....

32. Giovanni Battista Giraldi (Unknow)

Italian Writer

Giovanni Battista Giraldi was an Italian novelist and poet. He appended the nickname Cinthio to his name and is commonly referred to by that name. Born at Ferrara he was...

33. Giovan Battista Pigna (1529)

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Giovan Battista Pigna was an Italian humanist poet and historian from Ferrara. A reformer of the University of Ferrara Pigna was secretary to Alfonso II d'Este Duke of Ferrara and...

34. Temistocle Solera (1815)

Italian Opera Librettist

Temistocle Solera was an Italian opera composer and librettist.

35. Antonio Tebaldeo (1463)

Italian Poet

Antonio Tebaldeo was an Italian poet. He figured among the writers of the time who engaged in the discussion concerning the nature of literary Italian.

36. Ercole Strozzi (1473)

Italian Poet

Ercole Strozzi was an Italian poet the son of Tito Vespasiano Strozzi. He was a friend of Lucrezia Borgia and was murdered in Ferrara.

37. Tito Vespasiano Strozzi (Unknow)

Italian Poet

Tito Vespasiano Strozzi was a Renaissance poet at the Este court of Ferrara who figures as an interlocutor in Angelo Decembrio's De politia litteraria. A member of the Strozzi family...

38. Guido Bentivoglio (1579)

Catholic Cardinal

Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona was an Italian cardinal statesman and historian.

39. Fulvio Testi (1593)

Italian Diplomat

ulvio Testi was an Italian diplomat and poet. Recognised as one of the main exponents of 17th century Baroque literature he worked in the service of the d'Este dukes in...

40. Mirco Di Tora (1986)

Swimmer

Mirco Di Tora is a male Italian swimmer.

41. Niccolò Cabeo (1586)

Italian Jesuit Philosopher

Niccolò Cabeo also known as Nicolaus Cabeus was an Italian Jesuit philosopher theologian engineer and mathematician.

42. Girolamo Savonarola (1452)

Italian Dominican Friar

Girolamo Savonarola was an Italian Dominican friar and preacher active in Renaissance Florence and known for his prophecies of civic glory and calls for Christian renewal. He denounced clerical corruption...

43. Isaac Lampronti (1679)

Italian Rabbi

Isaac Lampronti was an Italian rabbi and physician best known as author of the rabbinic encyclopedia Paħad Yitzħak. Lampronti was born at Ferrara. His great-grandfather Samuel Lampronti had emigrated from...

44. Massimiliano Duran (1963)

Italian Boxer

Massimiliano Duran is a former Italian professional boxer who briefly held the Cruiser WBC title and the European championship.

45. Luca Zanforlin (1965)

Italian Television Host

Luca Zanforlin is an Italian television presenter.

46. Anna Caterina Antonacci (1961)

Singer

Anna Caterina Antonacci born 5 April 1961 in Ferrara is an Italian soprano known for roles in the bel canto and Baroque repertories. She performed as a mezzo-soprano for several...