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| People from the Province of Perugia | |
|---|---|
| Name | Province of Perugia |
| Official name | Provincia di Perugia |
| Region | Umbria |
| Country | Italy |
People from the Province of Perugia The Province of Perugia in Umbria has produced a wide array of notable individuals whose work connects to cities and institutions such as Perugia, Assisi, Spoleto, Gubbio, Todi and Città di Castello, and to events and organizations like the Council of Trent, the Papal States, the Italian unification, the Festival dei Due Mondi, the Università per Stranieri di Perugia and the Umbria Jazz Festival. Figures from this province span epochs from the medieval era through the Renaissance to modern politics, literature, music, science and sport, including connections to Pope Gregory IX, St. Francis of Assisi, Pietro Perugino, Giovanni Sforza and Aldo Capitini.
The demographic and cultural fabric of the province has fostered talents linked to institutions such as the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi, the Sala del Cambio, the Palazzo dei Priori (Perugia), the Rocca Paolina, the Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria and the Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, and to movements including the Italian Renaissance, the Counter-Reformation, the Risorgimento, the Italian Socialist Party, the Christian Democracy (Italy), and festivals such as the Festival dei Due Mondi and the Umbria Jazz Festival, producing artists, clerics, scholars and athletes tied to these centers.
Medieval and Renaissance personages include St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Gregory IX, Benedict XI, Gentile da Foligno, Pietro Vannucci (Perugino), Pinturicchio, Giovanni Sforza, Pope Innocent IV, Cardinal Albornoz, Braccio da Montone, Oddo Bonavita, Jacopo da Todi and Enea Silvio Piccolomini (Pope Pius II), whose careers intersected with the Council of Basel, the Papacy, the Papal States, the House of Sforza, the Condottieri, the Italian Renaissance and the Italian Wars. Later figures include Ugolino da Gualdo Cattaneo, Aldo Capitini and Giuseppe Mazzatinti, linked to the Risorgimento, the Italian unification, the Florentine Republic and 19th-century Italian politics.
Writers, poets and visual artists associated with Perugia and neighboring towns include Giacomo Leopardi (through critical reception), Aldo Capitini, Andrea Camilleri (connections via Umbrian settings), Perugino (Pietro Vannucci), Pinturicchio, Emanuele Brugnoli, Giuseppe Cesetti, Raffaele Cadorin, Giorgio Vasari (chronicling Umbrian art), Gabriele del Grande (documentary work), Nadia Fusini, Maria Zambrano (intellectual ties), Dante Alighieri (travels and references), Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle, Enrico Coletti, Carlo Cassola, Sergio Endrigo, Michele L. Straniero, Roberto Vecchioni, Eugenio Montale (critical influence), Mario Luzi and Cesare Pavese. Painters and sculptors with roots or major works in the province include Perugino, Pinturicchio, Federico Barocci, Lorenzo Ghiberti (commissions), Benvenuto da Gubbio, Niccolò Alunno, Giorgio Vasari, Gino Severini and Francesco da Todi; performers and directors linked to Perugia and festivals include Giacomo Puccini, Riccardo Muti, Ettore Scola, Federico Fellini (festival appearances) and Ennio Morricone.
Scholars and scientists associated with Perugia’s institutions such as the Università per Stranieri di Perugia, the Università degli Studi di Perugia and the Accademia dei Lincei include Gentile da Foligno, Bartolomeo Eustachi, Gabriele Falloppio, Giacomo Leopardi (philology), Guglielmo Marconi (contacts), Antonio Meucci, Cesare Beccaria (legal thought influence), Vincenzo Gioberti, Mario Alicata, Giorgio La Pira, Camillo Golgi (scientific networks), Adolfo Omodeo, Gaetano Salvemini, Giorgio Amendola, Aldo Capitini, Armando Ginesi, Ugo Spirito, Giulio Regeni (research ties), Renzo Piano (architectural projects), Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza (anthropology connections) and Angelo Celli.
Politicians, statesmen, judges and civil servants connected to Perugia and Umbrian public life include Aldo Moro (national ties), Palmiro Togliatti (political contacts), Giuseppe Mazzatinti, Aldo Capitini, Gabriele D'Annunzio (political engagements), Giorgio La Pira, Amintore Fanfani, Alcide De Gasperi, Antonio Segni, Ugo La Malfa, Giuseppe Saragat, Bettino Craxi, Enrico Letta, Matteo Renzi (national careers with Umbrian constituencies), Luciano Violante, Emma Bonino, Francesco Rutelli, Graziano Delrio, Francesco Cossiga and regional figures like Maria Rita Lorenzetti, Catiuscia Marini, Andrea Romizi and Luca Barberini, who engaged with entities such as the Italian Republic, the European Union, the Christian Democracy (Italy), the Italian Socialist Party, the Italian Communist Party and municipal administrations of Perugia and Assisi.
Athletes and sporting figures from the province include footballers, cyclists, runners and rugby players linked to clubs like A.C. Perugia Calcio, Sir Safety Perugia, Gubbio Calcio, AC Ternana (regional rivalries), and national teams of Italy. Notable sports figures include Francesco Totti (influence on local football culture), Mauro Bergonzini, Simone Perrotta, Diego Fuser, Dario Hübner, Marco Paolini (sports commentary), Gianluca Pagliuca (goalkeeping influence), Fabio Cannavaro (national linkages), Franco Baresi (football legacy), cyclists such as Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi (historical role models), runners and triathletes with Umbrian training ties including Alberto Cova, Stefano Baldini, Valentina Vezzali (sporting culture), and volleyball and basketball figures associated with regional clubs and tournaments like the Umbria Volley and the Serie A (men's volleyball).
Cultural leaders, religious figures and social activists include Pope Francis (visits), St. Clare of Assisi, St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Gregory IX, Benedict XI, Aldo Capitini, Maria Montessori (educational influence), Chiara Lubich, Giuseppe Dossetti, Doroteo Vannucci, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Roberto Benigni (cinematic ties), Ettore Majorana (intellectual associations), Tullio De Mauro (linguistic influence), Don Lorenzo Milani (social pedagogy), Eugenio Montale, Dacia Maraini, Renato Guttuso, Michelangelo Antonioni, Paolo Rossi (actor), Carlo Collodi (cultural heritage), and festival organizers of the Festival dei Due Mondi and Umbria Jazz Festival; religious sites like the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi, Santa Maria degli Angeli, San Pietro (Perugia), and civic traditions such as the Corsa dei Ceri in Gubbio anchor communal identity.
Category:People by province in Italy