1
Nicolaus Copernicus
(Polish Astronomer Who Proposed That the Earth Revolves Around the Sun)
135
17
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 19, 1473
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Toruń, Poland
Died: May 24, 1543
2
Paracelsus
(Physician, Botanist, Astrologer)
26
5
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 17, 1493
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Died: September 24, 1541
3
Girolamo Savonarola
(Italian Preacher, Reformer and Martyr)
19
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 21, 1452
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ferrara, Italy
Died: May 23, 1498
4
Elisabetta Casellati
(Politician, Lawyer)
1
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: August 12, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rovigo, Italy
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
5
Michele Ferrari
(Italian Physician and Cycling Coach Known for His Role in Supplying Bicycle Racers with Performance-Enhancing Drugs)
0
0
6
Marcella Hazan
(Writer, Biologist)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 15, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cesenatico, Italy
Died: September 29, 2013
7
Ludovico Ariosto
(Italian Poet Best Known for His Romance Epic Poem ‘Orlando Furioso’)
2
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 8, 1474
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Died: July 6, 1533
8
Gabriele Falloppio
(One of the Most Important Anatomists and Physicians of the 16th Century)
1
0
9
Matteo Maria Boiardo
(Poet)
1
0
10
Giambattista Giraldi
(Novelist)
0
0
11
Giovanni Battista Guarini
(Poet)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 10, 1538
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ferrara, Italy
Died: October 7, 1612
12
Pope Pius VI
(Pope)
1
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 25, 1717
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cesena, Italy
Died: August 29, 1799
13
Vincenzo Monti
(Poet)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 19, 1754
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Alfonsine, Italy
Died: October 13, 1828
14
Paškal Buconjić
(Bishop)
1
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 2, 1834
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Drinovci, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Died: December 8, 1910
15
Guido Bentivoglio
(Historian)
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 4, 1579
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ferrara, Italy
Died: September 7, 1644
