Famous people
Reggio Emilia
Marco Emilio Lepido
Marco Emilio Lepido, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus in latin (187 b.C. - 153 a.C) was an important commander of the Roman Republic
Ludovico Ariosto
The great poet, author of "The Furious Orlando", was born in Reggio Emilia in 1474 where he lived during his childhood. He was also Governor in Garfagnana region. His poetry was well-known for its famous knights, weapons and loves.
Cristoforo Munari
Cristoforo Munari, one of the leading protagonists of Italian still life painting between the 1600s and 1700s, found in prestigious collections in both Italy and abroad.
Filippo Re
Filippo Re (1763 - 1817) devoted himself to botanic studies and agriculture. He taught in Reggio Emilia, Bologna and Modena, and also had an active role in the public life of that time.
Antonio Fontanesi
Antonio Fontanesi (Reggio Emilia, 1818 - Turin, 1882) is considered one of the most important Italian painters of the XIX century.
Camillo Prampolini
He was called "The apostle of socialism" because of his dedication to humanitarian socialism.
Maria Melato
Maria Melato was born in Reggio Emilia October 16, 1885. She was one of the best theatre and cinema actresses of the first half of the 20th century, icon of elegance, glamour and passion. Panizzi Library hosts the Foundation with scripts, photos and documents.
Ferruccio Tagliavini
Born in 1913 in the small village Cavazzoli, near Reggio Emilia, has been one of the most beloved voices of Melodrama.
Loris Malaguzzi
Loris Malaguzzi (Correggio, 1920 - Reggio Emilia, 1994), graduate in pedagogy and psychology, tirelessly promoted an innovative philosophy of education appraising the wealth of potentials and resources of all children, as expressed in the concept of the “hundred languages of children".
Paolo Borciani
Born in Reggio Emilia in 1922, he dedicated his whole life to music; he is the founder and first violin of the Quartetto Italiano.
Silvio D'Arzo
The writer Silvio D'Arzo, favourite pen-name of Ezio Comparoni, lived in the XX century and was original and lonely at the same time.
Romolo Valli
Romolo Valli, important actor in Italian theatre, was born in Reggio Emilia in 1925. He was also a film actor as well as a dubbing artist and television presenter.
Marco Gerra
Marco Gerra (Reggio Emilia 1925 - 2000) started his artistic work in Modena, where he knew Afro, Spazzapan and Corsi, and in Bologna from 1946, where he attended Morandi and Guidi's lessons at Fine Arts Academy.
Vasco Ascolini
The photographer Vasco Ascolini was born in Reggio Emilia in 1937 and started his activity in the 1960s. In the 1970s he long collaborated with Teatro Municipale Valli. Ascolini sees the world in black-and-white only.
Zucchero
Blues singer Adelmo Fornaciari, universally known as Zucchero, was born at Roncocesi September 25, 1955.
Fondazione Nazionale della Danza Compagnia Aterballetto
In April 2003, Centro della Danza, formerly Centro Regionale della Danza (Dance Regional Centre), became Fondazione Nazionale della Danza (Dance National Foundation). The members of the foundation are the Region of Emilia-Romagna and the Municipality of Reggio Emilia
Father Angelo Secchi
Jesuit, physicist, astronomer, meteorologist, director for almost thirty years of the Observatory of the Roman College, passionately dedicates his energies to research. It makes a fundamental contribution to the birth of astrophysics, to the development of modern meteorology - it is among other things the creator of what could now be defined as the Weather Forecast - in a vision of science at the service of the common good and progress.
Giannetto Cimurri
Giannetto Cimurri (1905-2002) was a myth of cycling, real ambassador of the local sport when globalization did not exist.
Nilde Iotti
Nilde Iotti (1920-1999) was the first woman in the history of the Italian Republic to hold the presidency of the Chamber of Representatives. He held the post for three legislatures between 1979 and 1992: until now, it is the longest term as Speaker of the Chamber since the establishment of the Republic.
Miss Deanna
An Italian-style successful story: Deanna Ferretti Veroni, the woman who invented knitwear.
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