Bologna has produced a number of well-known artists, actors, f1 drivers, football players, economists and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Bologna includes Annibale Carracci, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Alex Zanardi, Christian Vieri, Pierluigi Collina, and many others.

Famous People Born In Bologna

Guglielmo MarconiGuglielmo Marconi
25 April 1874, Italian
Inventor
Annibale CarracciAnnibale Carracci
03 November 1560, Italian
Painter

Pier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo Pasolini
05 March 1922, Italian
Film director, Writer, Actor, Poet, Screenwriter,

Christian VieriChristian Vieri
12 July 1973, Italian
Association football player

Pierluigi CollinaPierluigi Collina
13 February 1960, Italian
Association football referee, Writer, Economist

Rossano BrazziRossano Brazzi
18 September 1916, Italian
Actor, Film director, Singer
Luigi GalvaniLuigi Galvani
09 September 1737, Italian
Anatomist, Physicist, Physician, University

Alex ZanardiAlex Zanardi
23 October 1966, Italian
Sport cyclist, Racecar driver, Television

Pope Gregory XIIIPope Gregory XIII
07 January 1502, Italian
 
Sara ErraniSara Errani
29 April 1987, Italian
Tennis player

Ottorino RespighiOttorino Respighi
09 July 1879, Italian
Composer, Conductor, Musicologist, Music educator,
Serena GrandiSerena Grandi
23 March 1958, Italian
Actor, Model

Gianluca PagliucaGianluca Pagliuca
18 December 1966, Italian
Association football player

Guido ReniGuido Reni
04 November 1575, Italian
Painter

Laura BassiLaura Bassi
31 October 1711, Italian
Italian physicist, Academic

Lucio DallaLucio Dalla
04 March 1943, Italian
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician,
Stefano AccorsiStefano Accorsi
02 March 1971, Italian
Stage actor, Film actor

Giorgio MorandiGiorgio Morandi
20 July 1890, Italian
Painter, Teacher, Soldier, Etcher, University

Alessandro CortiniAlessandro Cortini
24 May 1976, Italian
Singer, Guitarist

Catherine of BolognaCatherine of Bologna
08 September 1413, Italian
painter
Veronica LarioVeronica Lario
19 July 1956, Italian
Actor

Pope Benedict XIVPope Benedict XIV
31 March 1675, Italian
 
Luca Cordero di MontezemoloLuca Cordero di Montezemolo
31 August 1947, Italian
Businessperson, Entrepreneur, Lawyer, Racecar

Lavinia FontanaLavinia Fontana
24 August 1552, Italian
Painter

Sebastiano SerlioSebastiano Serlio
06 September 1475, Italian
Architect
Pope Lucius IIPope Lucius II
Italian
Pope

Agostino CarracciAgostino Carracci
16 August 1557, Italian
Painter
DomenichinoDomenichino
31 October 1581, Italian
painter, architect

Pope Gregory XVPope Gregory XV
09 January 1554, Italian
 

Ulisse AldrovandiUlisse Aldrovandi
11 September 1522, Italian
Naturalist
Giorgio BassaniGiorgio Bassani
04 March 1916, Italian
Novelist

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Giovanni Battista MartiniGiovanni Battista Martini
24 April 1706, Italian
Musician
Ludovico CarracciLudovico Carracci
21 April 1555, Italian
Painter

Gino CerviGino Cervi
03 May 1901, Italian
Actor

Francesco PrimaticcioFrancesco Primaticcio
30 April 1504, Italian
Painter

Marco MinghettiMarco Minghetti
18 November 1818, Italian
Prime Minister, Politician, economist
Mondino de LiuzziMondino de Liuzzi
1270 AD, Italian
Physician, Anatomist, Professor of surgery