Naples - Notable People From Naples

Notable People From Naples

  • Statius (45–96 AD), poet
  • Pope Boniface V (died 625), pope
  • Pope Urban VI (1318–1389), pope
  • Joanna I of Naples (1328–1382), queen
  • Pope Boniface IX (1356–1404), pope
  • Giovanni Pontano (1426–1503), writer, diplomat, humanist, poet
  • Alfonso II of Naples (1448–1495), king
  • Esposito Gennaro (1500-2000), netturbino
  • Jacopo Sannazaro (1458–1530), poet
  • Pietro Summonte (1463–1526), poet, writer, humanist
  • Pirro Ligorio (1510–1583), architect
  • Laura Terracina (1519-c. 1577), poet
  • Giambattista Della Porta (1535–1615), alchemist, scientist, philosoper, writer, playwright
  • Giordano Bruno (1548–1600), philosopher
  • Luca Valerio (1552–1618), mathematician
  • Giambattista Marino (1569–1625), poet
  • Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680), sculptor, painter, architect
  • Salvator Rosa (1615–1673), poet, satirist, painter
  • Francesco Antonio Picchiati (1619–1694), architect
  • Masaniello (1622–1647), revolutionary
  • Gennaro Annese (1604–1648), revolutionary
  • Luca Giordano (1634–1705), painter
  • Ludovico Sabbatini (1650–1724), religious teacher, priest
  • Giambattista Vico (1668–1744), philosopher
  • Ferdinando Sanfelice (1675–1748), painter
  • Domenico Antonio Vaccaro (1678–1745) architect, painter
  • Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757), composer
  • Nicola Porpora (1686–1768), composer
  • Alphonsus Liguori, (1696–1787), saint, writer
  • Bernardo Tanucci (1698–1783), jurist, politician, minister
  • Luigi Vanvitelli, (1700–1773), architect
  • Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel (1751–1799), poet, journalist, revolutionary
  • Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (1751–1825), king
  • Gaetano Filangieri (1752–1788), jurist
  • Raffaele Sacco (1787–1872), poet, inventor, lyricist
  • Salvadore Cammarano (1801–1852), librettist, poet, playwright
  • Domenico Morelli (1823–1901), painter
  • Ruggiero Bonghi (1826–1895), philologist, politician
  • Lord Acton (1834–1902), historian
  • Giovanni Bovio (1837–1903, philosopher, politician
  • Peppino Turco (1846–1907), songwriter, journalist
  • Lamont Young, (1851–1929), architect
  • Vincenzo Gemito (1852–1929), sculptor
  • Matilde Serao (1856–1927), writer, journalist
  • Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857–1919), composer
  • Salvatore Di Giacomo (1860–1934), poet
  • Eduardo di Capua (1865–1917), composer
  • Ferdinando Russo (1866–1927), poet, journalist, writer
  • Benedetto Croce, (1866–1952), writer, politician, senator, philosoper
  • Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869–1947), king
  • Enrico Caruso (1873–1921), opera singer
  • Salvatore Gambardella (1873–1913), composer
  • Enrico Cannio (1874–1949), composer
  • Ernesto De Curtis (1875–1937), composer
  • Enrico De Nicola (1877–1959), president, jurist, journalist
  • Libero Bovio (1883–1942) poet, songwriter
  • Cesare Andrea Bixio (1896–1978), composer
  • Antonio "Totò" De Curtis (1898–1967), actor
  • Eduardo De Filippo (1900–1984), actor, writer
  • Renato Caccioppoli (1904–1959), mathematician
  • Luigi Cosenza (1904–1984), architect
  • Salvatore Mazzocco (1915–1976), composer
  • Renato Carosone (1920–2001), singer-songwriter, musician
  • Domenico Rea (1921–1994), writer, journalist
  • Roberto Tucci (1921–), Roman Catholic Cardinal, theologian
  • Giorgio Napolitano (1925–), politician, president
  • Fausto Sarli (1927–2010), fashion designer
  • Bud Spencer (1929–), swimmer, water polo player, actor
  • Luciano De Crescenzo (1928–), engineer, writer, actor, director, philosopher
  • Sophia Loren (1934–), actress
  • Mario Merola (1934–2005), singer
  • Mariano Rigillo (1939–), actor
  • Mario Trevi (1941–), singer
  • Riccardo Muti (1941–), conductor
  • Edoardo Bennato (1946–), architect, singer, songwriter
  • Tullio De Piscopo (1946–), singer, songwriter
  • Mario Terlizzo (1947–), Royal Caribbean director of port operations
  • Michele Campanella (1947–), pianist, conductor
  • Gianni Nazzaro (1948–) singer, actor
  • Tony Esposito, (1950–), musician, songwriter
  • Gabriele Salvatores, (1950–), director, Academy Award winner
  • Alan Sorrenti (1950–), singer, songwriter
  • Marisa Laurito (1951–), actress, singer
  • Francesco Clemente (1952–), artist
  • Massimo Troisi (1953–1994), actor
  • Marco Abbondanza (1953–), ophthalmologist
  • Lina Sastri (1955–), actress
  • Pino Daniele (1955–), singer-songwriter, musician
  • Teresa De Sio (1955–), musician, singer, songwriter
  • Nino D'Angelo (1957–), singer, actor
  • Mario Martone (1959–), director
  • Iaia Forte (1962–), actress
  • Paolo Sorrentino (1970–), screenwriter, director
  • Fabio Cannavaro (1973–), World Cup-winning footballer
  • Giuliana Rancic (1974-), journalist, television personality
  • Antonio Di Natale (1977–), national footballer
  • Massimiliano Rosolino (1978–), Olympic swimmer
  • Roberto Saviano (1979–), journalist, writer
  • Ambra Vallo, ballet dancer

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