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
18 February 1404, Italian
Architect, Linguist

Niccolo PaganiniNiccolo Paganini
27 October 1782, Italian
Violinist

Pope Innocent VIIIPope Innocent VIII
1432 AD, Italian
Pope

Vittorio GassmanVittorio Gassman
01 September 1922, Italian
Film director, Actor, Screenwriter, Stage actor

Moana PozziMoana Pozzi
27 April 1961, Italian
Adult Film Star, Autobiographer
Renzo PianoRenzo Piano
14 September 1937, Italian
Architect, Politician

Fabrizio De AndréFabrizio De André
18 February 1940, Italian
Singer-songwriter, Composer

Palmiro TogliattiPalmiro Togliatti
26 March 1893, Italian
Politician
Pope Innocent IVPope Innocent IV
1195 AD, Italian
Pope

Eugenio MontaleEugenio Montale
12 January 1896, Italian
poet, writer, journalist, translator
Vanessa BeecroftVanessa Beecroft
25 April 1969, Italian
Painter, Photographer, Sculptor

Pope Adrian VPope Adrian V
1205 AD, Italian
Pope

Catherine of GenoaCatherine of Genoa
05 April 1447, Italian
Saint

Riccardo GiacconiRiccardo Giacconi
06 October 1931, Italian
Astrophysicist

Luigi Luca Cavalli-SforzaLuigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
25 January 1922, Italian
Geneticist
Giovanni Battista GaulliGiovanni Battista Gaulli
08 May 1639, Italian
Artist

Goffredo MameliGoffredo Mameli
05 September 1827, Italian
Poet

Giovanni Benedetto CastiglioneGiovanni Benedetto Castiglione
23 March 1609, Italian
Painter

Alessandro MagnascoAlessandro Magnasco
04 February 1667, Italian
Painter
Johann Lukas von HildebrandtJohann Lukas von Hildebrandt
14 November 1668, Austrian
Architect

Edoardo SanguinetiEdoardo Sanguineti
09 December 1930, Italian
Poet
Giuseppe TaddeiGiuseppe Taddei
26 June 1916, Italian
Baritone

Giovanni Luigi FieschiGiovanni Luigi Fieschi
1522 AD, Italian
Nobleman

Anastasio BallestreroAnastasio Ballestrero
03 October 1913, Italian
Cardinal
Caffaro di Rustico da CaschifelloneCaffaro di Rustico da Caschifellone
1080 AD, Italian
Historian