People
- Ennius (239 BCE - 169 BC), poet among the fathers of Roman poetry
- Abraham de Balmes (c. 1450-1523), Jewish physician and translator
- Filippo Smaldone (1848–1923), Catholic priest and saint
- Tito Schipa (1888–1965), tenor
- Antonio Amantea (1894–1983), World War I Fighter Ace
- Cloe Elmo (1910–1962), opera singer
- Aldo Moro (1916–1978), Italian politician and the 39th Prime Minister of Italy
- Ennio de Giorgi (1928–1996), mathematician
- Carmelo Bene (1937–2002), actor, film director and screenwriter
- Franco Causio (born 1949), retired footballer, 1982 FIFA World Cup winner
- Ennio Capasa (born 1960), fashion designer, creator of the Italian fashion house CoSTUME NATIONAL
- Antonio Conte (born 1969), retired footballer
- Marco Materazzi (born 1973), footballer, 2006 FIFA World Cup winner
- Francesco Danieli (born 1981), historian, iconologist
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“A great world leader is gone. Liberty loving people around the globe are sad tonight. We are strengthened in the thought of President Roosevelt’s work for little people everywhere.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)
“I started off rapping for people just like myself, people who were in awe of wealth and flash. It was a conversation between me and them. But now most of those who buy my records are listening in on others’ conversation. They are the aural equivalent of voyeurs, thrilled at this crazy world that has nothing to do with their experience.”
—Ice-T [Tracy Marrow], U.S. rap musician. Observer (London, Oct. 27, 1991)
“I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn’t touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.”
—Mother Teresa (b. 1910)