Venice has produced a number of well-known explorers, spies, artists and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Venice includes Marco Polo, Giacomo Casanova, Tintoretto, Canaletto, Giovanni Bellini, and many others.

Famous People Born In Venice

Marco PoloMarco Polo
1254 AD, Italian
 
Giacomo CasanovaGiacomo Casanova
02 April 1725, Italian
Womanizer

tintoretto Tintoretto
29 September 1518, Italian
Renaissance Painter

Giovanni Antonio CanalCanaletto
28 October 1697, Italian
Painter

Giovanni BelliniGiovanni Bellini
1430 AD, Italian
Renaissance Painter

Giovanni Battista TiepoloGiovanni Battista Tiepolo
05 March 1696, Italian
Painter, Printmaker
Giovanni GabrieliGiovanni Gabrieli
1557 AD, Italian
Italian composer

Veronica FrancoVeronica Franco
25 March 1546, Italian
Courtesan, Poetess

Margherita RonchiMargherita Ronchi
14 July 1966, Italian
Matthew Fox's Wife
Antonio Lucio VivaldiAntonio Lucio Vivaldi
04 March 1678, Italian
Composer

Jacopo AmigoniJacopo Amigoni
08 August 1904, Italian
Painter
Terence HillTerence Hill
29 March 1939, Italian
Film director, Actor, Television director,

Pierre CardinPierre Cardin
02 July 1922, French, Italian
Grand couturier

Enrico DandoloEnrico Dandolo
1107 AD, Italian
diplomat, politician

Debora CaprioglioDebora Caprioglio
03 May 1968, Italian
Actor, Model

Tomaso AlbinoniTomaso Albinoni
08 June 1671, Italian
Composer
Pope Paul IIPope Paul II
23 February 1417, Italian
Pope

MantovaniMantovani
15 November 1905, Italian, British
Musician

Francesco HayezFrancesco Hayez
10 February 1791, Italian
Painter

Andrew III of HungaryAndrew III of Hungary
1265 AD, Hungarian, Italian
prelate
Carlo GoldoniCarlo Goldoni
25 February 1707, Italian
Playwright, Writer, Librettist, Screenwriter,

Carlo ScarpaCarlo Scarpa
02 June 1906, Italian
Architect, Designer, University teacher
Gentile BelliniGentile Bellini
1429 AD, Italian
painter, sculptor, medallist

Barbara StrozziBarbara Strozzi
06 August 1619, Italian
Singer, Composer, Actor, Model

Lorenzo LottoLorenzo Lotto
1480 AD, Italian
painter,
Vittore CarpaccioVittore Carpaccio
1465 AD, Italian
painter

Luigi NonoLuigi Nono
29 January 1924, Italian
Composer, Conductor
Pope Gregory XIIPope Gregory XII
13 May 1326, Italian
 

Pope Eugene IVPope Eugene IV
1383 AD, Italian
 

Sebastiano del PiomboSebastiano del Piombo
1485 AD, Italian
painter
Rosalba CarrieraRosalba Carriera
07 October 1675, Italian
Painter

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Elena Cornaro PiscopiaElena Cornaro Piscopia
05 June 1646, Italian
Philosopher
Pietro BemboPietro Bembo
20 May 1470, Italian
Writer, Poet, Librarian, Historian, Translator,

Benedetto MarcelloBenedetto Marcello
09 August 1686, Italian
composer, poet, writer

Francesco AlgarottiFrancesco Algarotti
11 December 1712, Italian
Polymath

Paolo SarpiPaolo Sarpi
14 August 1552, Italian
Historian
Francesco GuardiFrancesco Guardi
05 October 1712, Italian
Painter
Antonio CaldaraAntonio Caldara
1670 AD, Italian
composer

Pope Clement XIIIPope Clement XIII
07 March 1693, Italian
 

Bruno MadernaBruno Maderna
21 April 1920, Italian
Conductor

Pope Alexander VIIIPope Alexander VIII
22 April 1610, Italian
 
Carlo GozziCarlo Gozzi
13 December 1720, Italian
Playwright

Giuseppe SinopoliGiuseppe Sinopoli
02 November 1946, Italian
Conductor

Daniele ManinDaniele Manin
13 May 1804, Italian
Political leader

Ermanno Wolf-FerrariErmanno Wolf-Ferrari
12 January 1876, Italian
Composer

Andrea GabrieliAndrea Gabrieli
1533 AD, Italian
Italian composer
Giovanni Domenico TiepoloGiovanni Domenico Tiepolo
30 August 1727, Italian
Painter

Francesco FoscariFrancesco Foscari
19 June 1373, Italian
Doge
Gian Francesco MalipieroGian Francesco Malipiero
18 March 1882, Italian
Composer

Luigi LuzzattiLuigi Luzzatti
11 March 1841, Italian
Political, Prime Minister

Caterina CornaroCaterina Cornaro
25 November 1454, Italian
Queen of Cyprus
Sebastian CabotSebastian Cabot
1476 AD, Italian
London

Bianca CapelloBianca Capello
1548 AD, Italian
Venetian noble