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

Renzo PianoRenzo Piano
14 September 1937, Italian
Architect, Politician

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

Moana PozziMoana Pozzi
27 April 1961, Italian
Adult Film Star, Autobiographer
Fabrizio De AndréFabrizio De André
18 February 1940, Italian
Singer-songwriter, Composer

Palmiro TogliattiPalmiro Togliatti
26 March 1893, Italian
Politician

Pope Innocent VIIIPope Innocent VIII
1432 AD, Italian
Pope

Vanessa BeecroftVanessa Beecroft
25 April 1969, Italian
Painter, Photographer, Sculptor
Pope Adrian VPope Adrian V
1205 AD, Italian
diplomat, Catholic priest

Eugenio MontaleEugenio Montale
12 January 1896, Italian
poet, writer, journalist, translator
Catherine of GenoaCatherine of Genoa
05 April 1447, Italian
Saint

Luigi Luca Cavalli-SforzaLuigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
25 January 1922, Italian
Geneticist

Riccardo GiacconiRiccardo Giacconi
06 October 1931, Italian
Astrophysicist