Genoa has produced a number of well-known political leaders, poets, violinists, actresses, actors and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Genoa includes Giuseppe Mazzini, Leon Battista Alberti, Niccolo Paganini, Moana Pozzi, Vittorio Gassman, and many others.

Famous People Born In Genoa

Giuseppe MazziniGiuseppe Mazzini

22 June 1805

Italian

Leon Battista AlbertiLeon Battista Alberti
(Architect, Linguist)

18 February 1404

Italian

Niccolo PaganiniNiccolo Paganini
(Violinist)

27 October 1782

Italian

Moana PozziMoana Pozzi
(Adult Film Star, Autobiographer)

27 April 1961

Italian

Renzo PianoRenzo Piano
(Architect, Politician)

14 September 1937

Italian

Vittorio GassmanVittorio Gassman
(Film director, Actor, Screenwriter, Stage actor)

01 September 1922

Italian

Pope Innocent VIIIPope Innocent VIII
(Pope)

1432 AD

Italian

SabrinaSabrina
(actor, singer, model, record producer, composer)

15 March 1968

Greek,Italian

Fabrizio De AndréFabrizio De André
(Singer-songwriter, Composer)

18 February 1940

Italian

Palmiro TogliattiPalmiro Togliatti
(Politician)

26 March 1893

Italian

Pope Adrian VPope Adrian V
(diplomat, Catholic priest)

1205 AD

Italian

Eugenio MontaleEugenio Montale
(poet, writer, journalist, translator)

12 January 1896

Italian

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Luigi Luca Cavalli-SforzaLuigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
(Geneticist)

25 January 1922

Italian

Vanessa BeecroftVanessa Beecroft
(Painter, Photographer, Sculptor)

25 April 1969

Italian

Riccardo GiacconiRiccardo Giacconi
(Astrophysicist)

06 October 1931

Italian

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