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
Veronica FrancoVeronica Franco
25 March 1546, Italian
Courtesan, Poetess

Giovanni GabrieliGiovanni Gabrieli
1557 AD, Italian
Italian composer

Margherita RonchiMargherita Ronchi
14 July 1966, Italian
Matthew Fox's Wife
Jacopo AmigoniJacopo Amigoni
08 August 1904, Italian
Painter

Antonio Lucio VivaldiAntonio Lucio Vivaldi
04 March 1678, Italian
Composer
Terence HillTerence Hill
29 March 1939, Italian
Film director, Actor, Television director,

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

Pope Paul IIPope Paul II
23 February 1417, Italian
Pope

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

MantovaniMantovani
15 November 1905, Italian, British
Musician

Francesco HayezFrancesco Hayez
10 February 1791, Italian
Painter

Carlo GoldoniCarlo Goldoni
25 February 1707, Italian
Playwright, Writer, Librettist, Screenwriter,
Pope Eugene IVPope Eugene IV
1383 AD, Italian
Pope

Pope Gregory XIIPope Gregory XII
13 May 1326, Italian
 
Carlo ScarpaCarlo Scarpa
02 June 1906, Italian
Architect, Designer, University teacher

Gentile BelliniGentile Bellini
1429 AD, Italian
painter, sculptor, medallist

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

Luigi NonoLuigi Nono
29 January 1924, Italian
Composer, Conductor
Barbara StrozziBarbara Strozzi
06 August 1619, Italian
Singer, Composer, Actor, Model

Sebastiano del PiomboSebastiano del Piombo
1485 AD, Italian
painter

Pietro BemboPietro Bembo
20 May 1470, Italian
Writer, Poet, Librarian, Historian, Translator,
Andrew III of HungaryAndrew III of Hungary
1265 AD, Hungarian, Italian
prelate

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Pope Clement XIIIPope Clement XIII
07 March 1693, Italian
 
Elena Cornaro PiscopiaElena Cornaro Piscopia
05 June 1646, Italian
Philosopher

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

Francesco GuardiFrancesco Guardi
05 October 1712, Italian
Painter

Rosalba CarrieraRosalba Carriera
07 October 1675, Italian
Painter
Pope Alexander VIIIPope Alexander VIII
22 April 1610, Italian
 
Antonio CaldaraAntonio Caldara
1670 AD, Italian
composer

Bruno MadernaBruno Maderna
21 April 1920, Italian
Conductor

Giuseppe SinopoliGiuseppe Sinopoli
02 November 1946, Italian
Conductor

Francesco AlgarottiFrancesco Algarotti
11 December 1712, Italian
Polymath
Paolo SarpiPaolo Sarpi
14 August 1552, Italian
Historian

Carlo GozziCarlo Gozzi
13 December 1720, Italian
Playwright

Marino FalieroMarino Faliero
1274 AD, Italian
Doge of Venice

Francesco FoscariFrancesco Foscari
19 June 1373, Italian
Doge

Andrea GabrieliAndrea Gabrieli
1533 AD, Italian
Italian composer
Ermanno Wolf-FerrariErmanno Wolf-Ferrari
12 January 1876, Italian
Composer

Jacopo BelliniJacopo Bellini
1400 AD, Italian
Painter
Alvise CadamostoAlvise Cadamosto
1432 AD, Italian
Explorer

Theodore KomisarjevskyTheodore Komisarjevsky
23 May 1882, Italian, Russian
Director

Daniele ManinDaniele Manin
13 May 1804, Italian
Political leader
Gian Francesco MalipieroGian Francesco Malipiero
18 March 1882, Italian
Composer

Giovanni Domenico TiepoloGiovanni Domenico Tiepolo
30 August 1727, Italian
Painter
Gasparo ContariniGasparo Contarini
16 October 1483, Italian
Diplomat

Domenico VenezianoDomenico Veneziano
1410 AD, Italian
Painter

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

Giovanni Battista PiazzettaGiovanni Battista Piazzetta
13 February 1682, Italian
Painter

Domenico AlbertiDomenico Alberti
1710 AD, Italian
Singer
Faustina BordoniFaustina Bordoni
30 March 1697, Italian
Opera singer

Baldassare LonghenaBaldassare Longhena
1598 AD, Italian
Architect

Jean-Antoine de BaïfJean-Antoine de Baïf
19 February 1532, French, Italian
Poet

Antonio VivariniAntonio Vivarini
1440 AD, Italian
Painter
Michele SanmicheliMichele Sanmicheli
1484 AD, Italian
Architect

Alessandro LonghiAlessandro Longhi
12 June 1733, Italian
Artist
Caterina CornaroCaterina Cornaro
25 November 1454, Italian
Queen of Cyprus

Antonio FranconiAntonio Franconi
1737 AD, Italian
Physician

Domenico CampagnolaDomenico Campagnola
1500 AD, Italian
Painter
Gasparo GozziGasparo Gozzi
04 December 1713, Italian
Critic

Paulus ManutiusPaulus Manutius
12 June 1512, Italian
Humanist
Michele GiambonoMichele Giambono
1400 AD, Italian
Artist

Sebastian CabotSebastian Cabot
1476 AD, Italian
London

Aldus Manutius the YoungerAldus Manutius the Younger
13 February 1547, Italian
Printer
Vincenzo DandoloVincenzo Dandolo
22 October 1758, Italian
Chemist

Francesco PasinettiFrancesco Pasinetti
01 June 1911, Italian
Film Director
Bianca CapelloBianca Capello
1548 AD, Italian
Venetian noble

Emilio BandieraEmilio Bandiera
20 June 1819, Italian
Author

Giuliana CoenGiuliana Coen
08 December 1920, Italian
Fashion designer

Jacopo de' BarbariJacopo de' Barbari
1450 AD, Italian
Painter
Leone ModenaLeone Modena
23 April 1571, Italian
Scholar