Born in Florence
Florence
Italian city and commune, located in Tuscany
Florence as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Italian businessman (1948-1995), Italian poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321), Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)): Maurizio Gucci, Dante Alighieri, Niccolò Machiavelli and some more.
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56 Dante Alighieri
Italian poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
*May 30th, 1265 †September 13th, 1321, Ravenna
58 Niccolò Machiavelli
Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)
*May 3rd, 1469 †June 21st, 1527, Sant'Andrea in Percussina_%C2%A9_Max_Fenichel_(1885%E2%80%931942)_OeNB_9802368.png "Dietrich von Hildebrand")
87 Dietrich von Hildebrand
German Catholic philosopher and theologian
*October 12th, 1889 †January 26th, 1977, New Rochelle
90 Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820-1910)
*May 12th, 1820 †August 13th, 1910, London
54 Jean-Baptiste Lully
Italian-born French composer (1632–1687)
*November 28th, 1632 †March 22nd, 1687, Paris.jpg "Matteo Renzi")
54 Irene Grandi
Italian singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, actress and television host
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65 David Sassoli
President of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2022
*May 30th, 1956 †January 11th, 2022, Aviano
87 Clement XII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740
*April 7th, 1652 †February 6th, 1740, Rome
69 Catherine de' Medici
Queen-consort and regent of France (1519-1589)
*April 13th, 1519 †January 5th, 1589, Château de Blois
69 Leo XI
Pope of the Catholic Church in April 1605 (1535-1605)
*June 2nd, 1535 †April 27th, 1605, Rome
77 Oriana Fallaci
Italian journalist and writer (1929-2006)
*June 29th, 1929 †September 15th, 2006, Florence
67 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)
*February 12th, 1768 †March 2nd, 1835, Vienna
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Amerigo Vespucci
Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
*March 9th, 1454 †February 22nd, 1512, Seville
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70 Benvenuto Cellini
Florentine sculptor and goldsmith
*November 1st, 1500 †February 13th, 1571, Florence.jpg "Alba Rohrwacher")
74 Cosimo de' Medici
First ruler of the Medici political dynasty (1389–1464)
*September 27th, 1389 †August 1st, 1464, Villa Medici at Careggi.jpg "Bronzino")
71 Guccio Gucci
Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci
*March 26th, 1881 †January 2nd, 1953, Milan
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Leo X
Son of Lorenzo de' Medici fia, pope from 1513 to 1521
*December 11th, 1475 †December 1st, 1521, Rome.jpg "Bettino Ricasoli")
71 Bettino Ricasoli
Italian politician (1809–1880)
*March 9th, 1809 †October 23rd, 1880, Castello di Brolio
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Tommaso Francini
The elder of Italian French brothers fountain and garden design duo Tommaso and Alessandro Francini
*March 15th, 1571 †April 13th, 1651, Saint-Germain-en-Laye
24 Giuliano de' Medici
Italian politician (1469-1478)
*October 25th, 1453 †April 26th, 1478, Florence Cathedral 45
Domenico Ghirlandaio
Italian Renaissance painter from Florence (1448-1494)
*June 2nd, 1448 †January 11th, 1494, Florence 56
Clement VII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534
*May 26th, 1478 †September 25th, 1534, Rome 67
Marie de' Medici
Queen of France, second wife of King Henry IV of France (1575-1642)
*April 26th, 1575 †July 4th, 1642, Cologne
53 Piero di Cosimo de' Medici
Italian nobleman, father of Lorenzo the Magnificent
*September 19th, 1416 †December 2nd, 1469, Florence 59
Federigo Melis
Italian economic historian and medievalist
*August 14th, 1914 †December 26th, 1973, Florence 96
Franco Zeffirelli
Italian director and politician (1923-2019)
*February 12th, 1923 †June 15th, 2019, Rome
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57 Francesco Guicciardini
Italian writer, historian and politician (1483-1540)
*March 6th, 1483 †May 22nd, 1540, Arcetri_-_cropped.jpg "Carlo Casini")
80 Elsa Peretti
Italian jewelry designer, philanthropist, fashion model (1940-2021)
*May 1st, 1940 †March 18th, 2021, Sant Martí Vell
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55 Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Grand Duke of Tuscany (1769-1824)
*May 6th, 1769 †June 18th, 1824, Florence
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76 Mario Soffici
Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter
*May 14th, 1900 †May 10th, 1977, Buenos Aires
37 Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours
Italian nobleman, the third son of Lorenzo the Magnificent (1479-1516)
*March 12th, 1479 †March 17th, 1516, Florence
73 Hugolin Martelli
Bishop of Glandèves (1519-1592)
*September 21st, 1519 †November 1st, 1592, Empoli.jpg "Enrico Toselli")
42 Enrico Toselli
Italian pianist and composer (1883-1926)
*March 13th, 1883 †January 15th, 1926, Florence
44 Eleanor de' Medici
Family member of the House of Medici (1567-1611)
*February 28th, 1567 †September 9th, 1611, Cavriana
73 Antonio Manetti
Italian humanist, architect and mathematician
*July 6th, 1423 †May 26th, 1497, Florence
66 Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja
Italian mathematician (1803-1869)
*January 1st, 1803 †September 28th, 1869, Fiesole
83 Lucrezia de' Medici
Italian noblewoman and member of the Medici family
*August 13th, 1470 †November 25th, 1553, Florence
75 Donald Howard Menzel
American astronomer (1901–1976)
*April 11th, 1901 †December 14th, 1976, Boston
49 Giovanni di Bernardo Rucellai
Renaissance humanist, grandson of Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai
*October 20th, 1475 †April 3rd, 1525, Rome
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39 Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici
Italian banker and politician (1463-1503)
*August 4th, 1463 †May 20th, 1503, Florence
76 Bernardo Buontalenti
Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist (1531-1608)
*December 15th, 1531 †June 6th, 1608, Florence
64 Vincenzo da Filicaja
Poet from Italy (1642-1707)
*December 30th, 1642 †September 24th, 1707, FlorenceBirthdays of famous people
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