| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Pope Adrian I |
Religion |
? |
25-Dec-795 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 772-95 |
| Pope Adrian II |
Religion |
792 AD |
14-Dec-872 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 867-72 |
| Captain Lou Albano |
Wrestling |
29-Jul-1933 |
14-Oct-2009 |
Pro wrestling manager |
| Susan Mary Alsop |
Socialite |
19-Jun-1918 |
18-Aug-2004 |
Washington DC Socialite |
| Claudio Amendola |
Actor |
12-Feb-1963 |
|
La Scorta |
| Giulio Andreotti |
Head of State |
14-Jan-1919 |
6-May-2013 |
Six-time Prime Minister of Italy |
| Mark Antony |
Military |
c. 83 BC |
30 BC |
Julius Caesar's protege |
| Asia Argento |
Actor |
20-Sep-1975 |
|
xXx |
| Dario Argento |
Film Director |
7-Sep-1940 |
|
Deep Red |
| St. Augustine of Canterbury |
Religion |
? |
26-May-604 AD |
First Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Caesar Augustus |
Royalty |
23-Sep-63 BC |
19-Aug-14 AD |
Roman Emperor, 23 BC to 14 AD |
| Marcus Aurelius |
Royalty |
26-Apr-121 AD |
17-Mar-180 AD |
Roman Emperor, 161-180 AD |
| Boethius |
Philosopher |
c. 470 AD |
524 AD |
Consolation of Philosophy |
| Cesare Borgia |
Religion |
Sep-1476 |
12-Mar-1507 |
Cardinal of Valencia |
| Raoul Bova |
Actor |
14-Aug-1971 |
|
Alien vs. Predator |
| Margherita Buy |
Actor |
15-Jan-1962 |
|
Not of This World |
| Julius Caesar |
Head of State |
13-Jul-100 BC |
15-Mar-44 BC |
Roman Dictator 45 BC until 44 BC |
| Pietro Cavallini |
Painter |
c. 1250 |
1344 |
Early Italian Renaissance painter |
| Pope Celestine III |
Religion |
c. 1106 |
8-Jan-1198 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1191-98 |
| Beatrice Cenci |
Criminal |
6-Feb-1577 |
11-Sep-1599 |
Italian beauty, murdered her father |
| St. Clement I |
Religion |
fl. 1st c. AD |
fl. 1st c. AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 88-97 AD |
| Pope Clement III |
Religion |
? |
20-Mar-1191 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1187-91 |
| Pope Clement X |
Religion |
13-Jul-1590 |
22-Jul-1676 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1670-76 |
| Muzio Clementi |
Composer |
24-Jan-1752 |
10-Mar-1832 |
Gradus ad Parnassum |
| Michael Collins |
Astronaut |
31-Oct-1930 |
|
Apollo 11 command module pilot |
| Fulvio Conti |
Business |
28-Oct-1947 |
|
CEO of Enel |
| Joe D'Amato |
Film Director |
15-Dec-1936 |
23-Jan-1999 |
Ator the Invincible |
| Pope Damasus I |
Religion |
c. 304 AD |
11-Dec-384 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 366-84 AD |
| Domenico De Sole |
Business |
1944 |
|
CEO of Gucci, 1994-2004 |
| Giada De Laurentiis |
Chef |
22-Aug-1970 |
|
Everyday Italian |
| Stefano Dionisi |
Actor |
1-Oct-1966 |
|
Farinelli |
| Domitian |
Royalty |
24-Oct-51 AD |
18-Sep-96 AD |
Roman Emperor, 81-96 AD |
| Mario Draghi |
Business |
3-Sep-1947 |
|
President, European Central Bank |
| Alessandro Farnese |
Military |
27-Aug-1545 |
3-Dec-1592 |
Duke of Parma |
| Enrico Fermi |
Physicist |
29-Sep-1901 |
29-Nov-1954 |
First controlled nuclear chain reaction |
| Lucio Fulci |
Film Director |
17-Jun-1927 |
13-Mar-1996 |
The Beyond |
| Alessandro Gassman |
Actor |
24-Feb-1965 |
|
Transporter 2 |
| Artemisia Gentileschi |
Painter |
1593 |
1642 |
Italian Baroque painter |
| Pope Gregory I |
Religion |
c. 540 AD |
12-Mar-604 AD |
Gregory the Great |
| Pope Gregory II |
Religion |
669 AD |
11-Feb-731 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 715-731 |
| Pope Gregory IV |
Religion |
? |
25-Jan-844 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 827-44 |
| Hippolytus |
Religion |
c. 170 AD |
235 AD |
Writer of the early church |
| Pope Honorius III |
Religion |
? |
18-Mar-1227 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1216-27 |
| Pope Honorius IV |
Religion |
c. 1210 |
3-Apr-1287 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1285-87 |
| Danny Huston |
Actor |
14-May-1962 |
|
Silver City |
| Pope Innocent II |
Religion |
? |
22-Sep-1143 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1130-43 |
| Pope Innocent X |
Religion |
6-May-1574 |
7-Jan-1655 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1644-55 |
| Pope Innocent XIII |
Religion |
13-May-1655 |
7-Mar-1724 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1721-24 |
| Pope John II |
Religion |
? |
8-May-535 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 533-35 |
| Pope John III |
Religion |
? |
13-Jul-574 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 561-74 |
| Pope John IX |
Religion |
? |
Jan-900 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 898-900 |
| Pope John VIII |
Religion |
? |
16-Dec-882 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 872-882 |
| Pope John XIII |
Religion |
? |
6-Sep-972 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 965-72 |
| King Juan Carlos |
Head of State |
5-Jan-1938 |
|
King of Spain, 1975-2014 |
| Pope Julius I |
Religion |
? |
12-Apr-352 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 337-52 |
| Pope Julius III |
Religion |
10-Sep-1487 |
23-Mar-1555 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1550-55 |
| Pope Leo I |
Religion |
c. 390 AD |
10-Nov-461 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 440-61 |
| Pope Leo III |
Religion |
c. 750 AD |
12-Jun-816 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 795-816 |
| Pope Leo IV |
Religion |
? |
17-Jul-855 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 847-55 |
| Pope Leo VIII |
Religion |
? |
1-Mar-965 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 963-65 |
| Sergio Leone |
Film Director |
3-Jan-1929 |
30-Apr-1989 |
Writer/director of spaghetti westerns |
| Daniele Liotti |
Actor |
1-Apr-1971 |
|
La herencia Valdemar |
| Pope Lucius I |
Religion |
? |
5-Mar-254 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 253-54 AD |
| Lucretius |
Poet |
c. 99 BC |
c. 55 BC |
On the Nature of Things |
| Anna Magnani |
Actor |
7-Mar-1908 |
26-Sep-1973 |
The Rose Tattoo |
| Silvana Mangano |
Actor |
23-Apr-1930 |
16-Dec-1989 |
Bitter Rice and Anna |
| Pope Marcellus I |
Religion |
? |
16-Jan-309 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 309 |
| Pope Marinus II |
Religion |
? |
946 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 942-46 |
| Alessandra Martines |
Actor |
19-Sep-1963 |
|
Fantaghir� |
| Joel McHale |
TV Personality |
20-Nov-1971 |
|
The Soup |
| James Merendino |
Film Director |
1967 |
|
SLC Punk! |
| Metastasio |
Poet |
3-Jan-1698 |
12-Apr-1782 |
Italian librettist of the 18th century |
| Franco Modigliani |
Economist |
18-Jun-1918 |
25-Sep-2003 |
Life-cycle theory |
| Alberto Moravia |
Novelist |
28-Nov-1907 |
26-Sep-1990 |
Il Conformista |
| Ennio Morricone |
Composer |
10-Nov-1928 |
|
Scored The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly |
| Ornella Muti |
Actor |
9-Mar-1955 |
|
An Amazing Couple |
| Pope Nicholas III |
Religion |
c. 1225 |
22-Aug-1280 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1277-80 |
| Hugh O'Connor |
Actor |
7-Apr-1962 |
28-Mar-1995 |
Lt. Jamison on In the Heat of the Night |
| Luciana Paluzzi |
Actor |
10-Jun-1937 |
|
Thunderball |
| Adriano Panatta |
Tennis |
9-Jul-1950 |
|
Winner, 1976 French Open |
| Pandulph |
Religion |
? |
16-Sep-1226 |
Papal legate to England |
| Pope Paschal I |
Religion |
? |
11-Feb-824 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 817-24 |
| Pope Paul I |
Religion |
? |
28-Jun-767 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 757-67 |
| Pope Paul V |
Religion |
17-Sep-1552 |
28-Jan-1621 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1605-21 |
| Pope Pelagius I |
Religion |
? |
4-Mar-561 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 555-61 |
| Pope Pelagius II |
Religion |
? |
7-Feb-590 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 579-90 |
| Jacopo Peri |
Composer |
20-Aug-1561 |
12-Aug-1633 |
Dafne, the first opera |
| Clara Petacci |
Relative |
28-Feb-1912 |
28-Apr-1945 |
Mussolini's mistress |
| Ezio Pinza |
Singer |
18-May-1892 |
9-May-1957 |
Operatic bass, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Pope Pius XII |
Religion |
2-Mar-1876 |
9-Oct-1958 |
Signed treaty with Hitler |
| Francesco Quinn |
Actor |
22-Mar-1963 |
5-Aug-2011 |
Platoon |
| Leticia Roman |
Actor |
12-Aug-1941 |
|
The Evil Eye |
| Giulio Romano |
Painter |
1492 |
1-Nov-1546 |
Principal heir to Raphael |
| James C. Rosapepe |
Diplomat |
20-May-1951 |
|
US Ambassador to Romania, 1998-2001 |
| Isabella Rossellini |
Actor |
18-Jun-1952 |
|
Blue Velvet, Big Night |
| Roberto Rossellini |
Film Director |
8-May-1906 |
3-Jun-1977 |
Stromboli |
| Antonio Sabato, Jr. |
Actor |
29-Feb-1972 |
|
Mindstorm |
| Maya Sansa |
Actor |
25-Sep-1975 |
|
Good Morning, Night |
| Pope Sergius II |
Religion |
? |
27-Jan-847 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 844-47 |
| Felix Silla |
Actor |
11-Jan-1937 |
|
Cousin Itt on The Addams Family |
| Pope Sixtus III |
Religion |
? |
19-Aug-440 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 432-40 |
| Alberto Sordi |
Actor |
15-Jun-1920 |
25-Feb-2003 |
I Vitelloni |
| Simonetta Stefanelli |
Actor |
30-Nov-1954 |
|
Apollonia in The Godfather |
| Pope Stephen II |
Religion |
? |
26-Apr-757 AD |
Forged the Donation of Constantine |
| Pope Stephen IV |
Religion |
? |
24-Jan-817 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 816-17 AD |
| Pope Stephen V |
Religion |
? |
14-Sep-891 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 885-91 AD |
| Pope Stephen VI |
Religion |
? |
Aug-897 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 896-7 |
| Suetonius |
Historian |
69 AD |
122 AD |
De Vita Caesarum |
| Tarquinius Superbus |
Royalty |
fl. 6th c. BC |
fl. 6th c. BC |
Seventh King of Rome |
| Pope Sylvester I |
Religion |
? |
335 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 314-35 AD |
| Tarquinius Priscus |
Religion |
fl. 6th c. BC |
fl. 6th c. BC |
Fifth king of Rome |
| Titus |
Royalty |
30-Dec-39 AD |
13-Sep-81 AD |
Roman Emperor, 79-81 AD |
| Gabriella Tucci |
Singer |
4-Aug-1929 |
|
Operatic soprano |
| Pope Urban VII |
Religion |
4-Aug-1521 |
27-Sep-1590 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1590 |
| Lorenzo Valla |
Scholar |
1407 |
1-Aug-1457 |
Debunked the Donation of Constantine |
| Carlo Verdone |
Actor |
17-Nov-1950 |
|
Manuale d'amore |
| Monica Vitti |
Actor |
3-Nov-1931 |
|
L'Avventura |
| John William Waterhouse |
Painter |
6-Apr-1849 |
10-Feb-1917 |
British Pre-Raphaelite painter |
| Lina Wertmüller |
Film Director |
14-Aug-1928 |
|
The Seduction of Mimi |
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Pope Adrian I |
Religion |
? |
25-Dec-795 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 772-95 |
| Pope Adrian II |
Religion |
792 AD |
14-Dec-872 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 867-72 |
| Pope Adrian VI |
Religion |
2-Mar-1459 |
14-Sep-1523 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1522-23 |
| Pope Agatho |
Religion |
c. 577 AD |
10-Jan-681 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 678-81 |
| Leon Battista Alberti |
Architect |
14-Feb-1404 |
25-Apr-1472 |
Ten Books on Architecture |
| Pope Alexander II |
Religion |
? |
21-Apr-1075 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1061-73 |
| Pope Alexander VI |
Religion |
1-Jan-1431 |
18-Aug-1503 |
Divided the New World for Portugal, Spain |
| Pope Alexander VII |
Religion |
13-Feb-1599 |
22-May-1667 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1655-67 |
| Pope Alexander VIII |
Religion |
22-Apr-1610 |
1-Feb-1691 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1689-91 |
| Alfonso XIII |
Royalty |
17-May-1886 |
28-Feb-1941 |
King of Spain, 1902-31 |
| Giulio Andreotti |
Head of State |
14-Jan-1919 |
6-May-2013 |
Six-time Prime Minister of Italy |
| Fra Angelico |
Painter |
c. 1395 |
18-Feb-1455 |
Dominican friar and Florentine painter |
| Michelangelo Antonioni |
Film Director |
29-Sep-1912 |
30-Jul-2007 |
Professione: reporter |
| Asclepiades |
Doctor |
124 BC |
c. 40 BC |
Corpuscular theory of medicine |
| Mischa Auer |
Actor |
17-Nov-1905 |
5-Mar-1967 |
My Man Godfrey |
| Giacomo Balla |
Painter |
17-Jul-1871 |
1-Mar-1958 |
Italian futurist painter |
| Martin Balsam |
Actor |
4-Nov-1919 |
13-Feb-1996 |
A Thousand Clowns |
| Mario Bava |
Film Director |
31-Jul-1914 |
27-Apr-1980 |
Black Sunday |
| Robert Bellarmine |
Religion |
4-Oct-1542 |
17-Sep-1621 |
Italian Cardinal and theologian |
| Pietro Bembo |
Scholar |
20-May-1470 |
18-Jan-1547 |
Prose della volgar lingua |
| Pope Benedict XIII |
Religion |
2-Feb-1649 |
21-Feb-1730 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1724-30 |
| Pope Benedict XIV |
Religion |
31-Mar-1675 |
3-May-1758 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1740-58 |
| Pope Benedict XV |
Religion |
21-Nov-1854 |
22-Jan-1922 |
Sat out World War I |
| Cathy Berberian |
Singer |
4-Jul-1925 |
6-Mar-1983 |
Operatic mezzo-soprano |
| Luciano Berio |
Composer |
24-Oct-1925 |
27-May-2003 |
Italian Avant-garde composer |
| Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
Sculptor |
7-Dec-1598 |
28-Nov-1680 |
Baroque sculptor and architect |
| Marina Berti |
Actor |
29-Sep-1924 |
29-Oct-2002 |
La califfa |
| Giovanni Alfonso Borelli |
Doctor |
28-Jan-1608 |
31-Dec-1679 |
De motu animalium |
| Francesco Borromini |
Architect |
25-Sep-1599 |
2-Aug-1667 |
Italian baroque architect |
| Daniel Bovet |
Scientist |
23-Mar-1907 |
8-Apr-1992 |
Anti-histamines, muscle relaxants, sulfanilamide |
| Martin Boyd |
Novelist |
10-Jun-1893 |
3-Jun-1972 |
The Montforts |
| Donato Bramante |
Architect |
1444 |
11-Mar-1514 |
Designed St. Peter's Basilica |
| Lasse Braun |
Business |
21-Sep-1936 |
16-Feb-2015 |
Pornographer |
| Rossano Brazzi |
Actor |
18-Sep-1916 |
24-Dec-1994 |
South Pacific |
| Giordano Bruno |
Scientist |
1548 |
17-Feb-1600 |
Heretic cosmologist |
| Julius Caesar |
Head of State |
13-Jul-100 BC |
15-Mar-44 BC |
Roman Dictator 45 BC until 44 BC |
| Caligula |
Royalty |
31-Aug-12 AD |
24-Jan-41 AD |
Roman Emperor, 37-41 AD |
| Pope Callistus III |
Religion |
31-Dec-1378 |
6-Aug-1458 |
Posthumously vindicated Joan of Arc |
| Gaspare Campari |
Business |
1828 |
1882 |
Founder of Gruppo Campari |
| Stanislao Cannizzaro |
Chemist |
13-Jul-1826 |
10-May-1910 |
Atomic vs Molecular weights |
| Girolamo Cardano |
Doctor |
24-Sep-1501 |
21-Sep-1576 |
De Subtilitate |
| Alfredo Casella |
Composer |
25-Jul-1883 |
5-Mar-1947 |
Rejuvinated Vivaldi |
| St. Catherine of Siena |
Religion |
25-Mar-1347 |
29-Apr-1380 |
Patron saint of Italy |
| Catullus |
Poet |
c. 84 BC |
c. 54 BC |
Ancient Roman poet |
| Felice Cavallotti |
Politician |
6-Oct-1842 |
6-Mar-1898 |
Italian radical politician |
| Pope Celestine I |
Religion |
? |
27-Jul-432 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 422-432 AD |
| Pope Celestine II |
Religion |
? |
8-Mar-1144 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1143-44 |
| Pope Celestine III |
Religion |
c. 1106 |
8-Jan-1198 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1191-98 |
| Pope Celestine IV |
Religion |
? |
10-Nov-1241 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1241 |
| Adolfo Celi |
Actor |
27-Jul-1922 |
19-Feb-1986 |
And Then There Were None |
| Beatrice Cenci |
Criminal |
6-Feb-1577 |
11-Sep-1599 |
Italian beauty, murdered her father |
| Charles IV |
Royalty |
11-Nov-1748 |
20-Jan-1819 |
King of Spain, 1788-1808 |
| Giorgio de Chirico |
Painter |
10-Jul-1888 |
20-Nov-1978 |
Metaphysical surrealist painter |
| Christina of Sweden |
Royalty |
8-Dec-1626 |
16-Apr-1689 |
Crossdressing Queen of Sweden 1632-54 |
| Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
Head of State |
9-Dec-1920 |
16-Sep-2016 |
President of Italy, 1999-2006 |
| Eduardo Ciannelli |
Actor |
30-Aug-1889 |
8-Oct-1969 |
Strange Cargo |
| Claudius |
Royalty |
1-Aug-10 BC |
13-Oct-54 AD |
Roman Emperor, 41-54 AD |
| St. Clement I |
Religion |
fl. 1st c. AD |
fl. 1st c. AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 88-97 AD |
| Pope Clement III |
Religion |
? |
20-Mar-1191 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1187-91 |
| Pope Clement IX |
Religion |
28-Jan-1600 |
9-Dec-1669 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1667-69 |
| Pope Clement VII |
Religion |
26-May-1478 |
25-Sep-1534 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1523-34 |
| Pope Clement VIII |
Religion |
24-Feb-1536 |
5-Mar-1605 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1592-1605 |
| Pope Clement X |
Religion |
13-Jul-1590 |
22-Jul-1676 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1670-76 |
| Pope Clement XI |
Religion |
22-Jul-1649 |
19-Mar-1721 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1700-21 |
| Pope Clement XII |
Religion |
7-Apr-1652 |
6-Feb-1740 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1730-40 |
| Pope Clement XIII |
Religion |
7-Mar-1693 |
2-Feb-1769 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1758-69 |
| Pope Clement XIV |
Religion |
31-Oct-1705 |
22-Sep-1774 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1769-74 |
| Commodus |
Royalty |
31-Aug-161 AD |
31-Dec-192 AD |
Roman Emperor, 177-192 AD |
| Arcangelo Corelli |
Violinist |
17-Feb-1653 |
8-Jan-1713 |
Concerti Grossi |
| Francesco Cossiga |
Head of State |
26-Jul-1928 |
17-Aug-2010 |
President of Italy, 1985-92 |
| Joe D'Amato |
Film Director |
15-Dec-1936 |
23-Jan-1999 |
Ator the Invincible |
| Pope Damasus I |
Religion |
c. 304 AD |
11-Dec-384 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 366-84 AD |
| Richard Henry Dana |
Author |
1-Aug-1815 |
6-Jan-1882 |
Two Years Before the Mast |
| Grazia Deledda |
Author |
27-Sep-1871 |
15-Aug-1936 |
Novels of Sardinia |
| Didius Julianus |
Royalty |
c. 135 AD |
1-Jun-193 AD |
Roman Emperor, 193 AD |
| Dionysius Exiguus |
Religion |
c. 470 AD |
c. 540 AD |
6th century chronologer |
| Dionysius Halicarnassus |
Historian |
fl. 20 BC |
fl. 20 BC |
Roman Antiquities |
| Domitian |
Royalty |
24-Oct-51 AD |
18-Sep-96 AD |
Roman Emperor, 81-96 AD |
| Giulio Douhet |
Military |
30-May-1869 |
15-Feb-1930 |
Father of strategic air power |
| Anita Ekberg |
Actor |
29-Sep-1931 |
11-Jan-2015 |
Artists and Models |
| Elagabalus |
Royalty |
204 AD |
222 AD |
Roman Emperor, 218-222 AD |
| Victor Emmanuel II |
Royalty |
14-Mar-1820 |
9-Jan-1878 |
King of Italy, Sardinia |
| Gentile da Fabriano |
Painter |
c. 1370 |
1427 |
Italian Gothic painter |
| Federico Fellini |
Film Director |
20-Jan-1920 |
30-Oct-1993 |
La Dolce Vita |
| Bruno de Finetti |
Mathematician |
13-Jun-1906 |
20-Jul-1985 |
Subjective probability |
| Riccardo Freda |
Film Director |
24-Feb-1909 |
20-Dec-1999 |
I Vampiri |
| Girolamo Frescobaldi |
Composer |
1583 |
1-Mar-1643 |
Italian organist and composer |
| Lucio Fulci |
Film Director |
17-Jun-1927 |
13-Mar-1996 |
The Beyond |
| Galba |
Royalty |
24-Dec-3 BC |
15-Jan-69 AD |
Roman Emperor, 68-69 AD |
| Cornelius Gallus |
Poet |
c. 70 BC |
c. 26 BC |
Roman poet and orator |
| James Gandolfini |
Actor |
18-Sep-1961 |
19-Jun-2013 |
Tony Soprano wants his money |
| Vittorio Gassman |
Actor |
1-Sep-1922 |
29-Jun-2000 |
The Great War |
| John Gibson |
Sculptor |
19-Jun-1790 |
27-Jan-1866 |
English neoclassical sculptor |
| Natalia Ginzburg |
Novelist |
14-Jul-1916 |
7-Oct-1991 |
La strada che va in citt� |
| Massimo Girotti |
Actor |
18-May-1918 |
5-Jan-2003 |
Facing Windows |
| Antonio Gramsci |
Activist |
23-Jan-1891 |
27-Apr-1937 |
Founder of the Italian Communist Party |
| Pope Gregory I |
Religion |
c. 540 AD |
12-Mar-604 AD |
Gregory the Great |
| Pope Gregory II |
Religion |
669 AD |
11-Feb-731 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 715-731 |
| Pope Gregory III |
Religion |
? |
29-Nov-741 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 731-41 |
| Pope Gregory IV |
Religion |
? |
25-Jan-844 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 827-44 |
| Pope Gregory IX |
Religion |
c. 1170 |
22-Aug-1241 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1227-41 |
| Pope Gregory V |
Religion |
972 AD |
18-Feb-999 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 996-99 |
| Pope Gregory XI |
Religion |
1329 |
26-Mar-1378 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1370-78 |
| Pope Gregory XIII |
Religion |
7-Jan-1502 |
10-Apr-1585 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1572-85 |
| Pope Gregory XIV |
Religion |
11-Feb-1535 |
15-Oct-1591 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1590-91 |
| Pope Gregory XV |
Religion |
9-Jan-1554 |
8-Jul-1623 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1621-23 |
| Pope Gregory XVI |
Religion |
18-Sep-1765 |
1-Jun-1846 |
Papal spendthrift, hated railroads |
| Johannes Carsten Hauch |
Poet |
12-May-1790 |
4-Mar-1872 |
Valdemar Seir |
| Herodian |
Historian |
c. 170 AD |
c. 240 AD |
History from Aurelius to Gordian III |
| Luc Holste |
Scholar |
27-Sep-1596 |
2-Feb-1661 |
German humanist and librarian |
| Pope Honorius I |
Religion |
? |
12-Oct-638 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 625-638 AD |
| Pope Honorius II |
Religion |
? |
13-Feb-1130 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1124-30 |
| Pope Honorius III |
Religion |
? |
18-Mar-1227 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1216-27 |
| Pope Honorius IV |
Religion |
c. 1210 |
3-Apr-1287 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1285-87 |
| Horace |
Poet |
65 BC |
27-Nov-8 BC |
Satirae |
| Quintus Hortensius |
Attorney |
114 BC |
50 BC |
Roman orator and advocate |
| William Howitt |
Author |
18-Dec-1792 |
3-Mar-1879 |
The Book of the Seasons |
| Ignatius of Antioch |
Religion |
c. 35 AD |
c. 110 AD |
Early Church Father |
| Pope Innocent I |
Religion |
? |
12-Mar-417 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 402-17 |
| Pope Innocent II |
Religion |
? |
22-Sep-1143 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1130-43 |
| Pope Innocent IX |
Religion |
20-Jul-1519 |
30-Dec-1591 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1591 |
| Pope Innocent V |
Religion |
c. 1225 |
22-Jun-1276 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1276 |
| Pope Innocent VII |
Religion |
1336 |
6-Nov-1406 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1404-06 |
| Pope Innocent VIII |
Religion |
1432 |
25-Jul-1492 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1484-92 |
| Pope Innocent X |
Religion |
6-May-1574 |
7-Jan-1655 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1644-55 |
| Pope Innocent XI |
Religion |
16-May-1611 |
12-Aug-1689 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1676-89 |
| Pope Innocent XII |
Religion |
13-Mar-1615 |
27-Sep-1700 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1691-1700 |
| Pope Innocent XIII |
Religion |
13-May-1655 |
7-Mar-1724 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1721-24 |
| Pope John II |
Religion |
? |
8-May-535 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 533-35 |
| Pope John III |
Religion |
? |
13-Jul-574 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 561-74 |
| Pope John IV |
Religion |
? |
12-Oct-642 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 640-42 |
| Pope John IX |
Religion |
? |
Jan-900 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 898-900 |
| Pope John Paul I |
Religion |
17-Oct-1912 |
28-Sep-1978 |
Pope for 33 days, in summer 1978 |
| Pope John V |
Religion |
? |
2-Aug-686 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 685-86 |
| Pope John VI |
Religion |
? |
11-Jan-705 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 701-05 |
| Pope John VII |
Religion |
? |
18-Oct-707 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 705-07 |
| Pope John VIII |
Religion |
? |
16-Dec-882 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 872-882 |
| Pope John X |
Religion |
? |
928 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 914-28 |
| Pope John XI |
Religion |
c. 910 AD |
936 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 931-936 |
| Pope John XII |
Religion |
c. 937 AD |
14-May-964 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 955-964 |
| Pope John XIII |
Religion |
? |
6-Sep-972 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 965-72 |
| Pope John XIX |
Religion |
? |
1032 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1024-32 |
| Pope John XV |
Religion |
? |
996 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 985-96 |
| Pope John XXIII |
Religion |
25-Nov-1881 |
3-Jun-1963 |
Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1958-63 |
| Josephus |
Historian |
37 AD |
100 AD |
The Jewish War |
| Pope Julius I |
Religion |
? |
12-Apr-352 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 337-52 |
| Pope Julius II |
Religion |
5-Dec-1443 |
21-Feb-1513 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1503-13 |
| Pope Julius III |
Religion |
10-Sep-1487 |
23-Mar-1555 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1550-55 |
| Justin Martyr |
Religion |
c. 100 AD |
c. 165 AD |
Apology |
| John Keats |
Poet |
31-Oct-1795 |
23-Feb-1821 |
English romantic poet |
| Athanasius Kircher |
Scientist |
2-May-1601 |
28-Nov-1680 |
Master of a Hundred Arts |
| Sylva Koscina |
Actor |
22-Aug-1933 |
26-Dec-1994 |
Bride of Hercules |
| Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa |
Author |
23-Dec-1896 |
23-Jul-1957 |
Il gattopardo |
| Mario Lanza |
Singer |
31-Jan-1921 |
7-Oct-1959 |
Voice of the Century |
| Alberto Lattuada |
Film Director |
13-Nov-1913 |
3-Jul-2005 |
Stay As You Are |
| Pope Leo I |
Religion |
c. 390 AD |
10-Nov-461 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 440-61 |
| Pope Leo II |
Religion |
? |
3-Jul-683 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 682-83 |
| Pope Leo III |
Religion |
c. 750 AD |
12-Jun-816 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 795-816 |
| Pope Leo IV |
Religion |
? |
17-Jul-855 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 847-55 |
| Pope Leo IX |
Religion |
21-Jun-1002 |
19-Apr-1054 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1049-54 |
| Pope Leo VIII |
Religion |
? |
1-Mar-965 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 963-65 |
| Pope Leo X |
Religion |
11-Dec-1475 |
1-Dec-1521 |
Excommunicated Martin Luther |
| Pope Leo XI |
Religion |
2-Jun-1535 |
27-Apr-1605 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1605 |
| Pope Leo XII |
Religion |
22-Aug-1760 |
10-Feb-1829 |
Persecuted Jewry, Freemasonry |
| Pope Leo XIII |
Religion |
2-Mar-1810 |
20-Jul-1903 |
Condemned Freemasonry |
| Sergio Leone |
Film Director |
3-Jan-1929 |
30-Apr-1989 |
Writer/director of spaghetti westerns |
| Tullio Levi-Civita |
Mathematician |
29-Mar-1873 |
29-Dec-1941 |
Explored tensor calculus and PDE's |
| Rita Levi-Montalcini |
Scientist |
22-Apr-1909 |
30-Dec-2012 |
Nerve and skin cell growth factors |
| Sinclair Lewis |
Novelist |
7-Feb-1885 |
10-Jan-1951 |
Arrowsmith and Elmer Gantry |
| Virna Lisi |
Actor |
8-Sep-1937 |
18-Dec-2014 |
La Reine Margot |
| Livia Drusilla |
Royalty |
30-Jan-58 BC |
29 AD |
Roman Empress and intriguer |
| St. Ignatius of Loyola |
Religion |
1491 |
31-Jul-1556 |
Founder of the Jesuit order |
| Lucan |
Poet |
39 AD |
65 AD |
Pharsalia |
| Pope Lucius I |
Religion |
? |
5-Mar-254 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 253-54 AD |
| Pope Lucius II |
Religion |
? |
15-Feb-1145 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1144-45 |
| Lucretius |
Poet |
c. 99 BC |
c. 55 BC |
On the Nature of Things |
| Anna Magnani |
Actor |
7-Mar-1908 |
26-Sep-1973 |
The Rose Tattoo |
| Olaus Magnus |
Historian |
1490 |
1558 |
Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus |
| Marcello Malpighi |
Doctor |
10-Mar-1628 |
30-Nov-1694 |
Early microscopic anatomist |
| Nino Manfredi |
Actor |
22-Mar-1921 |
28-May-2004 |
Bread and Chocolate |
| Ammianus Marcellinus |
Historian |
c. 325 AD |
395 AD |
Last important Roman historian |
| Pope Marcellus I |
Religion |
? |
16-Jan-309 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 309 |
| Pope Marcellus II |
Religion |
6-May-1501 |
30-Apr-1555 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1555 |
| Guglielmo Marconi |
Scientist |
25-Apr-1874 |
20-Jul-1937 |
Inventor of radio |
| Pope Marinus I |
Religion |
? |
15-May-884 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 882-84 |
| Pope Marinus II |
Religion |
? |
946 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 942-46 |
| Gaius Marius |
Military |
155 BC |
13-Jan-86 BC |
Roman General and consul |
| Masaccio |
Painter |
21-Dec-1401 |
1428 |
Frescoes of the Brancacci Chapel |
| Pietro Mascagni |
Composer |
7-Dec-1863 |
2-Aug-1945 |
Cavalleria Rusticana |
| Giulietta Masina |
Actor |
22-Feb-1921 |
23-Mar-1994 |
La Strada |
| Maxentius |
Royalty |
c. 283 AD |
312 AD |
Roman Emperor, 306-12 |
| Michelangelo |
Sculptor |
6-Mar-1475 |
18-Feb-1564 |
Renaissance sculptor and painter |
| Isa Miranda |
Actor |
5-Jul-1905 |
8-Jul-1982 |
Summertime |
| Mario Monicelli |
Film Director |
15-May-1915 |
29-Nov-2010 |
Big Deal on Madonna Street |
| Edward Cardinal Mooney |
Religion |
9-May-1882 |
25-Oct-1958 |
Archbishop of Detroit, 1937-58 |
| Alberto Moravia |
Novelist |
28-Nov-1907 |
26-Sep-1990 |
Il Conformista |
| J. Pierpont Morgan |
Business |
17-Apr-1837 |
31-Mar-1913 |
Railroad financier, J. P. Morgan & Co. |
| Aldo Moro |
Head of State |
23-Sep-1916 |
9-May-1978 |
Kidnapped and murdered PM of Italy |
| Girolamo Muziano |
Painter |
1528 |
1592 |
Italian Renaissance painter |
| Philip Neri |
Religion |
21-Jul-1515 |
26-May-1595 |
Congregation of the Oratory |
| Nero |
Royalty |
15-Dec-37 AD |
9-Jun-68 AD |
Roman Emperor, 54-68 AD |
| Nerva |
Royalty |
8-Nov-30 AD |
27-Jan-98 AD |
Roman Emperor, 96-98 AD |
| Pier Luigi Nervi |
Architect |
21-Jun-1891 |
9-Jan-1979 |
Experimented with reinforced concrete |
| Pope Nicholas I |
Religion |
c. 820 AD |
13-Nov-867 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 858-67 |
| Pope Nicholas II |
Religion |
? |
27-Aug-1061 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1058-61 |
| Otto II |
Royalty |
955 AD |
7-Dec-983 AD |
Holy Roman Emperor, 967-83 |
| Johann Friedrich Overbeck |
Painter |
3-Jul-1789 |
12-Nov-1869 |
German religious painter |
| Vladimir de Pachmann |
Pianist |
27-Jul-1848 |
6-Jan-1933 |
Histrionic Russian pianist, known for Chopin |
| Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa |
Economist |
23-Jul-1940 |
18-Dec-2010 |
Italian Finance Minister, 2006-08 |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina |
Composer |
c. 1525 |
2-Feb-1594 |
Italian Renaissance composer |
| Pandulph |
Religion |
? |
16-Sep-1226 |
Papal legate to England |
| Pope Paschal I |
Religion |
? |
11-Feb-824 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 817-24 |
| Pope Paschal II |
Religion |
? |
21-Jan-1118 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1099-1118 |
| Pope Paul I |
Religion |
? |
28-Jun-767 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 757-67 |
| Pope Paul II |
Religion |
23-Feb-1417 |
26-Jul-1471 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1464-71 |
| Pope Paul III |
Religion |
29-Feb-1468 |
10-Nov-1549 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1534-49 |
| Pope Paul IV |
Religion |
28-Jun-1476 |
18-Aug-1559 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1555-59 |
| Pope Paul V |
Religion |
17-Sep-1552 |
28-Jan-1621 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1605-21 |
| St. Paul |
Religion |
c. 10 AD |
29-Jun-65 AD |
First Christian evangelist |
| Pope Pelagius I |
Religion |
? |
4-Mar-561 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 555-61 |
| Pope Pelagius II |
Religion |
? |
7-Feb-590 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 579-90 |
| Pertinax |
Royalty |
1-Aug-126 AD |
28-Mar-193 AD |
Roman Emperor, 193 AD |
| Baldassarre Peruzzi |
Architect |
7-Mar-1481 |
6-Jan-1536 |
Sienese architect, quadratura painter |
| St. Peter |
Religion |
? |
67 AD |
First Bishop of Rome |
| Luigi Pirandello |
Playwright |
28-Jun-1867 |
10-Dec-1936 |
Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore |
| Giambattista Piranesi |
Engraver |
4-Oct-1720 |
9-Nov-1778 |
Italian graphic artist |
| Pope Pius IV |
Religion |
31-Mar-1499 |
9-Dec-1565 |
Roman Catholic Pope 1560-65 |
| Pope Pius V |
Religion |
17-Jan-1504 |
1-May-1572 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1566-72 |
| Pope Pius VII |
Religion |
14-Aug-1740 |
20-Aug-1823 |
Roman Catholic Pope 1800-23 |
| Pope Pius VIII |
Religion |
20-Nov-1761 |
30-Nov-1830 |
Pope for 20 months, maybe poisoned |
| Pope Pius X |
Religion |
2-Jun-1835 |
20-Aug-1914 |
Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1903-14 |
| Pope Pius XI |
Religion |
31-May-1857 |
10-Feb-1939 |
Signed Lateran Treaties with Mussolini |
| Pope Pius III |
Religion |
9-May-1439 |
18-Oct-1503 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1503 |
| Plautus |
Playwright |
c. 254 BC |
184 BC |
Earliest extant Roman playwright |
| Porphyry |
Philosopher |
c. 232 AD |
c. 305 AD |
Introductio in Praedicamenta |
| Nicolas Poussin |
Painter |
1594 |
19-Nov-1665 |
17th c. French classicist painter |
| Edmund Purdom |
Actor |
19-Dec-1924 |
1-Jan-2009 |
The King's Thief |
| Quintilian |
Critic |
35 AD |
96 AD |
Institutio Oratoria |
| Raphael |
Painter |
6-Apr-1483 |
6-Apr-1520 |
Italian High Renaissance painter |
| Ottorino Respighi |
Composer |
9-Jul-1879 |
18-Apr-1936 |
Belfagor |
| Dino Risi |
Film Director |
23-Dec-1916 |
7-Jun-2008 |
The Easy Life |
| Roberto Rossellini |
Film Director |
8-May-1906 |
3-Jun-1977 |
Stromboli |
| Nino Rota |
Composer |
3-Dec-1911 |
10-Apr-1979 |
Film composer, The Godfather |
| Sallust |
Historian |
c. 86 BC |
c. 35 BC |
Bellum Catilinae |
| George Santayana |
Philosopher |
16-Dec-1863 |
26-Sep-1952 |
The Realms of Being |
| Ettore Scola |
Screenwriter |
10-May-1931 |
19-Jan-2016 |
A Special Day |
| Seneca |
Author |
c. 4 BC |
65 AD |
Epistulae Morales |
| Pope Sergius I |
Religion |
? |
8-Sep-701 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 687-701 |
| Pope Sergius II |
Religion |
? |
27-Jan-847 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 844-47 |
| Pope Sergius III |
Religion |
? |
14-Apr-911 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 904-911 |
| Pope Sixtus III |
Religion |
? |
19-Aug-440 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 432-40 |
| Pope Sixtus IV |
Religion |
21-Jul-1414 |
12-Aug-1484 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1471-84 |
| Pope Sixtus V |
Religion |
13-Dec-1521 |
27-Aug-1590 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1585-90 |
| Alberto Sordi |
Actor |
15-Jun-1920 |
25-Feb-2003 |
I Vitelloni |
| Bud Spencer |
Actor |
31-Oct-1929 |
27-Jun-2016 |
My Name Is Trinity |
| Pope Stephen II |
Religion |
? |
26-Apr-757 AD |
Forged the Donation of Constantine |
| Pope Stephen III |
Religion |
c. 720 AD |
24-Jan-772 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 768-72 AD |
| Pope Stephen IV |
Religion |
? |
24-Jan-817 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 816-17 AD |
| Pope Stephen V |
Religion |
? |
14-Sep-891 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 885-91 AD |
| Pope Stephen VI |
Religion |
? |
Aug-897 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 896-7 |
| Aelius Stilo |
Scholar |
c. 154 BC |
74 BC |
Earliest Roman philologist |
| Samuel Cardinal Stritch |
Religion |
17-Aug-1887 |
27-May-1958 |
Archbishop of Chicago, 1939-58 |
| Suetonius |
Historian |
69 AD |
122 AD |
De Vita Caesarum |
| Tarquinius Superbus |
Royalty |
fl. 6th c. BC |
fl. 6th c. BC |
Seventh King of Rome |
| Pope Sylvester I |
Religion |
? |
335 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 314-35 AD |
| Pope Symmachus |
Religion |
? |
19-Jul-515 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 498-514 |
| John Addington Symonds |
Critic |
5-Oct-1840 |
19-Apr-1893 |
Renaissance in Italy |
| Tarquinius Priscus |
Religion |
fl. 6th c. BC |
fl. 6th c. BC |
Fifth king of Rome |
| Torquato Tasso |
Poet |
11-Mar-1544 |
25-Apr-1595 |
Gerusalemme Liberata |
| Titus |
Royalty |
30-Dec-39 AD |
13-Sep-81 AD |
Roman Emperor, 79-81 AD |
| Ugo Tognazzi |
Actor |
23-Mar-1922 |
27-Oct-1990 |
La cage aux folles |
| Totò |
Actor |
15-Feb-1898 |
15-Apr-1967 |
The Hawks and the Sparrows |
| Giangiorgio Trissino |
Scholar |
8-Jul-1478 |
8-Dec-1550 |
Sofonisba |
| Massimo Troisi |
Actor |
19-Feb-1953 |
4-Jun-1994 |
Il Postino |
| Cy Twombly |
Painter |
25-Apr-1928 |
5-Jul-2011 |
Abstract Expressionist, scribbler |
| Piero Umiliani |
Composer |
17-Jul-1926 |
14-Feb-2001 |
Mah Na Mah Na |
| Pope Urban II |
Religion |
c. 1035 |
29-Jul-1099 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1088-99 |
| Pope Urban VI |
Religion |
1318 |
15-Oct-1389 |
Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1378-89 |
| Pope Urban VII |
Religion |
4-Aug-1521 |
27-Sep-1590 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1590 |
| Pope Urban VIII |
Religion |
5-Apr-1568 |
29-Jul-1644 |
Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1623-44 |
| Perino del Vaga |
Painter |
28-Jun-1500 |
19-Oct-1547 |
Painter of the Roman School |
| Lorenzo Valla |
Scholar |
1407 |
1-Aug-1457 |
Debunked the Donation of Constantine |
| Alida Valli |
Actor |
31-May-1921 |
22-Apr-2006 |
The Third Man |
| Romolo Valli |
Actor |
7-Feb-1925 |
1-Feb-1980 |
Il Gattopardo |
| Raf Vallone |
Actor |
17-Feb-1916 |
31-Oct-2002 |
The Greek Tycoon |
| Vespasian |
Royalty |
15-Dec-37 AD |
24-Jun-79 AD |
Roman Emperor, 69-79 AD |
| Pope Victor I |
Religion |
? |
c. 198 AD |
First Roman Catholic Pope from Africa |
| Luchino Visconti |
Film Director |
2-Nov-1906 |
17-Mar-1976 |
La Terra Trema |
| Vitellius |
Royalty |
24-Sep-15 AD |
20-Dec-69 AD |
Roman Emperor, 69 AD |
| Bernhard von Bulow |
Head of State |
3-May-1849 |
28-Oct-1929 |
German Chancellor, 1900-09 |
| William of Auxerre |
Religion |
c. 1150 |
3-Nov-1231 |
Summa Aurea |
| Bernard Williams |
Philosopher |
21-Sep-1929 |
10-Jun-2003 |
Leading moral philosopher |
