Famous People Born in Italy

Archimedes (scientist) - Syracuse, Italy (287 BCE)

Monica Bellucci (Actor) - Città di Castello, Italy (September 30th, 1964)

Stefania Belmondo (Athlete, Cross-Country Skiing) - Vinadio, Italy (January 13th, 1969)

Andrea Bocelli (Singer) - Lajatico, Italy (September 22nd, 1958)

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Jr. (Actor) - Turin, Italy (January 1st, 1980)

Christopher Columbus (Explorer) - Genoa, Italy (1451)

Leonardo da Vinci (Artist, Inventor, Scientist) - Vinci, Italy (April 15th, 1452)

Elena Ferrante (Novelist) - Naples, Italy (1943)

Galileo Galilei (Astronomer, Engineer, Physicist, Scientist) - Pisa, Italy (February 15th, 1564)

Luciano Pavarotti (Singer) - Modena, Italy (October 12th, 1935)

Dacia Maraini (Playwright, Poet, Writer) - Fiesole, Italy (November 13th, 1936)

Michelangelo (Artist) - Caprese, Italy (1475)

Amedeo Modigliani (Painter, Sculptor) - Livorno, Italy (July 12th, 1884)

Eugenio Montale (Poet) - Genoa, Italy (October 12th, 1896)

Florence Nightingale (Scientist) - Florence, Italy (1820)

Federica Pellegrini (Athlete, Swimming) - Mestre, Italy (August 5th, 1988)

Marco Polo (Explorer) - Venice, Italy (1254)

Salvatore Quasimodo (Poet) - Modica, Italy (August 20th, 1901)

Alberto Tomba (Alpine Skiing, Athlete) - Bologna, Italy (December 19th, 1966)

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