Rome has produced a number of well-known emperors & kings, actresses, chefs and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Rome includes Julius Caesar, Sophia Loren, Marcus Aurelius, Giada De Laurentiis, Isabella Rossellini, and many others.

Famous People Born In Rome

Julius CaesarJulius Caesar

13 July 0100

Ancient Roman

Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius
(Roman Emperor)

26 April 0121

Ancient Roman

Sophia LorenSophia Loren
(Film star)

20 September 1934

Italian

TiberiusTiberius
(Roman Emperor)

16 November 0042

Ancient Roman

Giada De LaurentiisGiada De Laurentiis
(Chef, TV personality, Writer)

22 August 1970

Italian,American

Claudio RanieriClaudio Ranieri
(Football Manager)

20 October 1951

Italian

Isabella RosselliniIsabella Rossellini
(Actress)

18 June 1952

Italian

Joel McHaleJoel McHale
(Comedian, Actor)

20 November 1971

Italian,American

Asia ArgentoAsia Argento
(Actress, Model, Writer)

20 September 1975

Italian

Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone
(Composer)

10 November 1928

Italian

TitusTitus
(Roman Emperor)

30 December 0039

Ancient Roman

Francesco TottiFrancesco Totti
(Italian Footballer)

27 September 1976

Italian

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Cesare BorgiaCesare Borgia
(Duke of Valentinois)

13 September 1475

Italian

Clara PetacciClara Petacci
(Mistress of Benito Mussolini)

28 February 1912

Italian

Pope Pius XIIPope Pius XII
(Pope of Roman Catholic Church)

02 March 1876

Italian

DomitianDomitian
(Roman Emperor)

24 October 0051

Ancient Roman

Francesca GregoriniFrancesca Gregorini
(Film Director)

07 August 1968

Italian,American

Enrico FermiEnrico Fermi
(Nobel Laureate in Physics)

29 September 1901

Italian,American

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Artemisia GentileschiArtemisia Gentileschi
(Painter)

08 July 1593

Italian

Simonetta StefanelliSimonetta Stefanelli
(Actress)

30 November 1954

Italian

Daniela BianchiDaniela Bianchi
(Aactress)

31 January 1942

Italian

Lou AlbanoLou Albano
(Wrestler)

29 July 1933

American

Juan Carlos I of SpainJuan Carlos I
(Former King of Spain (1975-2014))

05 January 1938

Spanish

Anna MagnaniAnna Magnani
(Actress)

07 March 1908

Italian

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Ernesto BertarelliErnesto Bertarelli
(Businessman)

22 September 1965

Italian

Alberto MoraviaAlberto Moravia
(Italian novelist)

28 November 1907

Italian

Alberto SordiAlberto Sordi
(Italian actor)

15 June 1920

Italian

Franco ModiglianiFranco Modigliani
(Economist)

10 June 1918

Italian

Michael CollinsMichael Collins
(NASA Astronaut, Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 (the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon))

31 October 1930

Italian,American

Anicius Manlius Severinus BoethiusAnicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
(Philosopher, Theologian, Statesman)

0480 AD

Italian

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Livia GiuggioliLivia Giuggioli
(Film Producer)

04 September 1969

Italian

Rossano RubicondiRossano Rubicondi
(Actor)

14 March 1972

Italian

Alessandra MussoliniAlessandra Mussolini
(Actor, Politician, Model)

30 December 1962

Italian

Federico MachedaFederico Macheda
(Association football player)

22 August 1991

Italian

Juan Carlos I of SpainJuan Carlos I of Spain
(Sovereign)

05 January 1938

Spanish,Italian

Scipio AfricanusScipio Africanus
(General)

0236 BC

Italian

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Sergio LeoneSergio Leone
(Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Actor, Composer)

03 January 1929

Italian

Anita PallenbergAnita Pallenberg
(Actor, Model)

06 April 1944

German,Italian

Daniele De RossiDaniele De Rossi
(Association football player)

24 July 1983

Italian

GermanicusGermanicus
(Political figure)

24 May 0015

Turkish

Alessandro NestaAlessandro Nesta
(Association football player)

19 March 1976

Italian

Julius EvolaJulius Evola
(Poet, Racial theorist, Writer, Painter, Philosopher)

19 May 1898

Italian

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Pope Gregory IPope Gregory I

0540 AD

Italian

Dario ArgentoDario Argento
(Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Composer)

07 September 1940

Italian

VitelliusVitellius
(Emperor)

24 September 0024

Italian

Andrea BargnaniAndrea Bargnani
(Basketball player)

26 October 1985

Italian

Cato the YoungerCato the Younger
(Statesman)

0095 BC

Ancient Roman

LiviaLivia
(wife of the Roman emperor Augustus)

30 January 0058

Italian

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Gaius Cassius LonginusGaius Cassius Longinus
(Military commander)

0085 BC

Italian

Paolo Di CanioPaolo Di Canio
(Association football player, Association football manager)

09 July 1968

Italian

Roberto RosselliniRoberto Rossellini
(Film director, Actor, Film producer, Playwright, Screenwriter, Racecar driver)

08 May 1906

Italian

Saint CeciliaSaint Cecilia
(Musician, Saint)

Italian

Ornella MutiOrnella Muti
(Actor)

09 March 1955

Italian

John William WaterhouseJohn William Waterhouse
(Painter)

06 April 1849

British

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BoethiusBoethius
(Philosopher)

0480 AD

Italian,Ancient Roman

Pope Clement IPope Clement I

0035 AD

Italian

Lucius Tarquinius SuperbusLucius Tarquinius Superbus
(King)

Italian

Lucius VerusLucius Verus
(Political figure)

15 December 0130

Italian

Violante PlacidoViolante Placido
(Actor, Singer)

01 May 1976

Italian

Gordian IIIGordian III
(Emperor)

20 January 0225

Romanian

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SuetoniusSuetonius
(Secretary, historian)

0069 AD

Italian

Giorgio AgambenGiorgio Agamben
(Philosopher, Writer, University teacher, Poet lawyer)

22 April 1942

Italian

Mario DraghiMario Draghi
(Economist, Banker, University teacher)

03 September 1947

Italian

Guillaume ApollinaireGuillaume Apollinaire
(Poet)

25 August 1880

French,Italian

Pope Adrian IPope Adrian I

0700 AD

Italian

Tiberius GracchusTiberius Gracchus
(Politician)

0168 BC

Italian

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Raoul BovaRaoul Bova
(Actor, Model)

14 August 1971

Italian

Pope Benedict IXPope Benedict IX

1012 AD

Italian

Monica VittiMonica Vitti
(Actor, Screenwriter, Film director)

03 November 1931

Italian

Silvana ManganoSilvana Mangano
(Actor, Model)

21 April 1930

Italian

Nero Claudius DrususNero Claudius Drusus
(Roman Politician)

14 January 0038

German

Augustine of CanterburyAugustine of Canterbury
(Archbishop of Canterbury)

Italian,British

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Luciana PaluzziLuciana Paluzzi
(Actor)

10 June 1937

Italian

Francesco QuinnFrancesco Quinn
(Actor, Television actor)

22 March 1963

Italian,American

Elsa SchiaparelliElsa Schiaparelli
(Fashion designer)

10 September 1890

Italian

Pope John XIIPope John XII
(Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church)

0937 AD

Italian

Pope Leo IIIPope Leo III
(Pope)

0750 AD

Italian

Veronica De LaurentiisVeronica De Laurentiis
(Author)

13 January 1950

Italian

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Alberto AquilaniAlberto Aquilani
(Association football player)

07 July 1984

Italian

Giulio AndreottiGiulio Andreotti
(Writer, Journalist, Politician, Diplomat, Reporter)

14 January 1919

Italian

Giancarlo FisichellaGiancarlo Fisichella
(Racecar driver)

14 January 1973

Italian

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