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
(Inventor)

25 April 1874

Italian

Annibale CarracciAnnibale Carracci
(Painter)

03 November 1560

Italian

Pier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo Pasolini
(Film director, Writer, Actor, Poet, Screenwriter, Journalist, Philosopher, Novelist, Linguist, Playwright, Film actor)

05 March 1922

Italian

Christian VieriChristian Vieri
(Association football player)

12 July 1973

Italian

Pierluigi CollinaPierluigi Collina
(Association football referee, Writer, Economist)

13 February 1960

Italian

Rossano BrazziRossano Brazzi
(Actor, Film director, Singer)

18 September 1916

Italian

Alex ZanardiAlex Zanardi
(Sport cyclist, Racecar driver, Television presenter)

23 October 1966

Italian

Luigi GalvaniLuigi Galvani
(Anatomist, Physicist, Physician, University teacher)

09 September 1737

Italian

Pope Gregory XIIIPope Gregory XIII

07 January 1502

Italian

Ottorino RespighiOttorino Respighi
(Composer, Conductor, Musicologist, Music educator, University teacher)

09 July 1879

Italian

Sara ErraniSara Errani
(Tennis player)

29 April 1987

Italian

Lucio DallaLucio Dalla
(Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Composer, Pianist, Film score composer)

04 March 1943

Italian

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Veronica LarioVeronica Lario
(Actor)

19 July 1956

Italian

Serena GrandiSerena Grandi
(Actor, Model)

23 March 1958

Italian

Giorgio MorandiGiorgio Morandi
(Painter, Teacher, Soldier, Etcher, University teacher)

20 July 1890

Italian

Guido ReniGuido Reni
(Painter)

04 November 1575

Italian

Gianluca PagliucaGianluca Pagliuca
(Association football player)

18 December 1966

Italian

Luca Cordero di MontezemoloLuca Cordero di Montezemolo
(Businessperson, Entrepreneur, Lawyer, Racecar driver)

31 August 1947

Italian

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Pope Benedict XIVPope Benedict XIV

31 March 1675

Italian

Catherine of BolognaCatherine of Bologna
(painter)

08 September 1413

Italian

Alessandro CortiniAlessandro Cortini
(Singer, Guitarist)

24 May 1976

Italian

Stefano AccorsiStefano Accorsi
(Stage actor, Film actor)

02 March 1971

Italian

Lavinia FontanaLavinia Fontana
(Painter)

24 August 1552

Italian

Laura BassiLaura Bassi
(Italian physicist, Academic)

31 October 1711

Italian

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Pope Lucius IIPope Lucius II
(Pope)

Italian

Pope Gregory XVPope Gregory XV

09 January 1554

Italian

DomenichinoDomenichino
(painter, architect)

31 October 1581

Italian

Marco MinghettiMarco Minghetti
(Prime Minister, Politician, economist)

18 November 1818

Italian

Mondino de LiuzziMondino de Liuzzi
(Physician, Anatomist, Professor of surgery)

1270 AD

Italian

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