Famous University Of Bologna Alumni
List of famous alumni from University of Bologna, with photos when available. Prominent graduates from University of Bologna include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more. This list of distinguished University of Bologna alumni is loosely ordered by relevance, so the most recognizable celebrities who attended University of Bologna are at the top of the list. This directory is not just composed of graduates of this school, as some of the famous people on this list didn't necessarily earn a degree from University of Bologna.
List is made up of many different graduates, including Pier Paolo Pasolini and Michelangelo Antonioni.
This list answers the questions “Which famous people went to University of Bologna?” and “Which celebrities are University of Bologna alumni?”1
Researcher, InventorAge: 75
Birthplace: Midland, Michigan
Robert Koffler Jarvik, M.D. (born May 11, 1946) is an American scientist, researcher and entrepreneur known for his role in developing the Jarvik-7 artificial heart. ...more2
Linguist, PainterAge: Dec. at 53 (1922-1975)
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italian: [ˌpjɛr ˈpaːolo pazoˈliːni]; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual, who also distinguished himself as an actor, ...more3
Fashion designer, BusinesspersonAge: 87
Birthplace: Piacenza, Italy
Giorgio Armani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo arˈmaːni]; born 11 July 1934) is an Italian fashion designer. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, ...more4
PoliticianAge: Dec. at 39 (1885-1924)
Birthplace: Fratta Polesine, Italy
Giacomo Matteotti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːkomo matteˈɔtti]; 22 May 1885 – 10 June 1924) was an Italian socialist politician. On 30 May 1924, he openly spoke in the Italian Parliament alleging ...more5
Mathematician, DiplomatAge: Dec. at 70 (1473-1543)
Birthplace: Toruń, Second Polish Republic
Nicolaus Copernicus (; Polish: Mikołaj Kopernik; German: Nikolaus Kopernikus; Niklas Koppernigk; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer, who formulated a ...more6
Screenwriter, Film EditorAge: Dec. at 94 (1912-2007)
Birthplace: Ferrara, Italy
Michelangelo Antonioni (, Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo antoˈnjoːni]; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007), was an Italian film director, screenwriter, editor, and short story author. Best known for his ...more7
Robert Henryson (Middle Scots: Robert Henrysoun) was a poet who flourished in Scotland in the period c. 1460–1500. Counted among the Scots makars, he lived in the royal burgh of Dunfermline and is a ...more8
Pope Alexander VI, born Rodrigo de Borja (Valencian: Roderic Llançol i de Borja [roðeˈɾiɡ ʎanˈsɔl i ðe ˈbɔɾdʒa], Spanish: Rodrigo Lanzol y de Borja [roˈðɾiɣo lanˈθol i ðe ˈβoɾxa]; 1 January 1431 – 18 ...more9
Pope Nicholas V (Latin: Nicholaus V; 13 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was Pope from 6 March 1447 until his death. Pope Eugene made him a cardinal in 1446 after successful ...more10
Physicist, InventorAge: Dec. at 63 (1874-1937)
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Guglielmo Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi (Italian: [ɡuʎˈʎɛlmo marˈkoːni]; 25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian inventor, and electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work on ...more11
Priest, LinguistAge: Dec. at 68 (1404-1472)
Birthplace: Genoa, Italy
Leon Battista Alberti was an Italian humanist author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher and cryptographer; he epitomised the Renaissance Man. Although he is often characterized ...more12
Physicist, AstronomerAge: Dec. at 88 (1905-1993)
Birthplace: Venice, Scorzè, Italy
Bruno Benedetto Rossi (; Italian: [ˈrossi]; 13 April 1905 – 21 November 1993) was an Italian experimental physicist. He made major contributions to particle physics and the study of cosmic rays. A ...more13
Book editor, PoetAge: Dec. at 84 (1916-2000)
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Giorgio Bassani (4 March 1916 – 13 April 2000) was an Italian novelist, poet, essayist, editor, and international intellectual. ...more14
Civil engineer, ArchitectAge: Dec. at 87 (1891-1979)
Birthplace: Sondrio, Italy
Pier Luigi Nervi was an Italian engineer. He studied at the University of Bologna and qualified in 1913. Dr. Nervi taught as a professor of engineering at Rome University from 1946-61. He is widely ...more15
Biologist, ScientistAge: Dec. at 70 (1729-1799)
Birthplace: Scandiano, Italy
Lazzaro Spallanzani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈladdzaro spallanˈtsaːni]; 10 January 1729 – 12 February 1799) was an Italian Catholic priest, biologist and physiologist who made important contributions ...more16
Poet, WriterAge: Dec. at 69 (1304-1374)
Birthplace: Arezzo, Italy
Francesco Petrarca (Italian: [franˈtʃesko peˈtrarka]; July 20, 1304 – July 18/19, 1374), commonly anglicized as Petrarca (), was an Italian scholar and poet during early Italian Renaissance who was ...more17
PhysicianAge: Dec. at 66 (1628-1694)
Birthplace: Crevalcore, Italy
Marcello Malpighi (10 March 1628 – 29 November 1694) was an Italian biologist and physician, who is referred to as the "Founder of microscopical anatomy, histology & Father of physiology and ...more18
GeologistAge: Dec. at 72 (1922-1995)
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Cesare Emiliani (8 December 1922 – 20 July 1995) was an Italian-American scientist, geologist, micropaleontologist, and founder of paleoceanography, developing the timescale of marine isotope stages, ...more19
Opera composer, LibrettistAge: Dec. at 62 (1857-1919)
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (UK: LAY-on-kav-AL-oh, US: LAY-ohn-kə-VAH-loh, -kah-, Italian: [rudˈdʒɛːro leˌoŋkaˈvallo]; 23 April 1857 – 9 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and ...more20
PoetAge: Dec. at 51 (1544-1595)
Birthplace: Sorrento, Italy
Torquato Tasso ( TASS-oh, also US: TAH-soh, Italian: [torˈkwaːto ˈtasso]; 11 March 1544 – 25 April 1595) was an Italian poet of the 16th century, best known for his poem Gerusalemme liberata ...more21
Financial adviser, RefereeAge: 61
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Pierluigi Collina (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpjɛrluˈiːdʒi kolˈliːna]; born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. He was named FIFA's "Best Referee of the Year" six consecutive times ...more22
Mathematician, AstrologerAge: Dec. at 61 (1555-1617)
Birthplace: Padua, Italy
Giovanni Antonio Magini (in Latin, Maginus) (13 June 1555 – 11 February 1617) was an Italian astronomer, astrologer, cartographer, and mathematician. ...more23
Scientist, AnatomistAge: Dec. at 89 (1682-1771)
Birthplace: Forlì, Italy
Giovanni Battista Morgagni (25 February 1682 – 6 December 1771) was an Italian anatomist, generally regarded as the father of modern anatomical pathology, who taught thousands of medical students ...more24
PoetAge: Dec. at 56 (1855-1912)
Birthplace: San Mauro Pascoli, Italy
Giovanni Placido Agostino Pascoli (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni ˈpaskoli]; 31 December 1855 – 6 April 1912) was an Italian poet, classical scholar and an emblematic figure of Italian literature in the late ...more25
LawyerAge: Dec. at 100 (1175-1275)
Birthplace: Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain
Raymond of Penyafort, OP (Catalan: Sant Ramon de Penyafort, IPA: [ˈsan rəˈmon də ˌpɛɲəˈfɔɾ]; Spanish: San Raimundo de Peñafort; c. 1175 – 6 January 1275), was a Spanish Dominican friar in the 13th ...more
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