List of personalities of the city of Mantua

This list includes personalities born in Mantua and those who worked in Mantua but were born elsewhere. The list does not claim to be complete.

Personalities born in Mantua

Luigi I. Gonzaga

Ludovico III. Gonzaga ( Andrea Mantega )

Elisabetta Gonzaga ( Raphael )

Jacopo Strada ( Titian )

Vincenzo I. Gonzaga ( Rubens )

Ivanoe Bonomi

Emma Trentini

Francesco Verri

Roberto Boninsegna (1974)

Franca Sozzani

Until 1500

• Johannes Bonus (1168–1249), lay brother
• Luigi I. Gonzaga (≈1266–1361), from 1328 lord of Mantua
• Rinaldo dei Bonacolsi (1278-1328), lord of Mantua
• Guido Gonzaga (1291–1369), lord of Mantua and eldest son of Luigi I Gonzaga
• Luigi II Gonzaga (≈1329–1382), Count of Mantua and son of Guido Gonzaga
• Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407), Count of Mantua and son of Luigi II Gonzaga
• Gianfrancesco I. Gonzaga (1395–1444), Margrave of Mantua and son of Francesco I. Gonzaga
• Ludovico III. Gonzaga (1412–1478), Condottiere and Margrave of Mantua, son of Margrave Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga
• Matteo Carreri (≈1420-1470), beatified Dominican
• Gianlucido Gonzaga (1421–1448), Prelat and fourth son of the Marquis Gianfrancesco I. Gonzaga
• Federico I. Gonzaga (1441–1484), Margrave of Mantua and son of Margrave Ludovico III. Gonzaga
• Francesco Gonzaga the Elder (1444–1483), cardinal and son of Margrave Ludovico III. Gonzaga
• Gianfrancesco Gonzaga di Sabbioneta (1446–1496), Count of Sabbioneta and Rodigo, son of Margrave Ludovico III. Gonzaga
• Battista Mantovano (1447–1516), poet and humanist
• Franco dei Russi (active 1450–1482), miniature painter
• Rodolfo Gonzaga di Castiglione (1452–1495), Lord of Castiglione, Solferino and Castelgoffredo, son of Margrave Ludovico III. Gonzaga
• Barbara Gonzaga (1455–1503), Duchess of Württemberg and Teck, daughter of Margrave Ludovico III. Gonzaga
• Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi (1460–1528), sculptor and medalist
• Ludovico Gonzaga (1460–1511), bishop and son of Margrave Ludovico III. Gonzaga
• Pietro Pomponazzi (1462–1525), philosopher and humanist of the Renaissance
• Paola Gonzaga (1464–1496), wife of Leonhard von Görz, daughter of Margrave Ludovico III. Gonzaga
• Francesco II Gonzaga (1466–1519), Margrave of Mantua, eldest son of Margrave Federico I Gonzaga
• Sigismondo Gonzaga (1469–1525), cardinal and second son of Marquis Federico I Gonzaga
• Elisabetta Gonzaga (1471–1526), ​​Duchess of Urbino and daughter of Margrave Federico I Gonzaga
• Giovanni Gonzaga (1474–1525), condottiere and third son of Margrave Federico I Gonzaga
• Teofilo Folengo (1491–1544), Benedictine and poet of the Italian Renaissance
• Eleonora Gonzaga della Rovere (1493–1550), Duchess of Urbino
• Federico II Gonzaga (1500–1540), Margrave of Mantua and son of Margrave Francesco II Gonzaga

1501-1600

• Francesco Stancaro (1501–1574), humanist, physician, Hebraist, Unitarian theologian and reformer
• Ercole Gonzaga (1505–1563), bishop and second-born son of Margrave Francesco II Gonzaga
• Pirro Gonzaga (1505–1529), cardinal and son of Count Ludovico Gonzaga di Sabbioneta
• Ferrante I. Gonzaga (1507–1557), Viceroy of Sicily, Count of Guastalla and Governor of Milan
• Jacopo Strada (1507–1588), scholar, painter, architect, goldsmith, numismatist, writer and art collector
• Azaria dei Rossi (≈1511–1578), humanist, doctor and historian
• Giorgio Ghisi (1520–1582), engraver
• Francesco III. Gonzaga (1533–1550), Duke of Mantua and Margrave of Montferrat, eldest son of Federico II Gonzaga
• Antonio Possevino (1534–1611), cleric, papal legate
• Alessandro Striggio the Elder (≈1536 / 37–1592), composer, instrumentalist and diplomat
• Lorenzo Costa il Giovane (1537–1583), painter
• Marcello Donati (1538–1602), humanist, politician and physician
• Guglielmo Gonzaga (1538–1587), Duke of Mantua and second son of Duke Federico II Gonzaga
• Luigi Gonzaga (1539–1595), Duke of Nevers and Rethel
• Andrea Andreani (≈1540 – after 1610), publisher and graphic artist
• Federico Gonzaga (1540–1565), cardinal and son of Duke Federico II Gonzaga
• Scipione Gonzaga (1542–1593), cardinal
• Abraham Portaleone (1542–1612), doctor and writer
• Ippolito Baccusi (before 1550–1609), composer and conductor
• Vincenzo I. Gonzaga (1562–1612), Duke of Mantua and son of Duke Guglielmo Gonzaga
• Anna Caterina Gonzaga (1566–1621), wife of Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria
• Salamone Rossi (≈1570 – ≈1630), violinist and composer of the early baroque
• Alessandro Striggio the Younger (1573–1630), poet, librettist and diplomat
• Rambold XIII. von Collalto (≈1575 / 79–1630), diplomat and general
• Federigo Giambelli (? - after 1585), war architect
• Giulio Superchio (? –1585), Bishop of Accia, later Bishop of Caorle
• Francesco IV Gonzaga (1586–1612), Duke of Mantua and eldest son of Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga
• Ferdinando Gonzaga (1587–1626) Duke of Mantua and second son of Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga
• Francesco Gonzaga (1588 / 89–1673), Bishop of Nola and son of Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga
• Margarita Gonzaga (1591–1632), eldest daughter of Vincenzo I. Gonzaga
• Cesare II Gonzaga (1592–1632), Duke of Guastalla
• Vincenzo II Gonzaga (1594–1627), Duke of Mantua and son Vincenzo I Gonzaga
• Giovanni Battista Buonamente (≈1595–1642), composer and violinist
• Eleonora Gonzaga (1598–1655), youngest daughter of Vincenzo I. Gonzaga
• Carlo Farina (≈1600–1639), violinist, composer and conductor

1601-1800

• Maria Gonzaga (1609–1660), regent of the duchies of Mantua, Montferrat, Nevers, Rethel and Mayenne
• Leonora Baroni (1611–1670), singer, musician and composer
• Ferrante III. Gonzaga (1618–1678), son of Cesare II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla
• Salom Italia (≈1619 – ≈1655), engraver
• Eleonora Magdalena Gonzaga of Mantua-Nevers (1628–1686), third wife of Emperor Ferdinand III.
• Carlo III. Gonzaga (1629–1665), Duke of Mantua and Duke of Nevers and Rethel, son of Duke Carlo II Gonzaga
• Vincenzo Grimani (1655–1710), cardinal, diplomat, and opera librettist
• Solomon Aviad Sar Shalom Basilea (≈1680–1743 / 1749), rabbi and Kabbalist
• Giuseppe Bazzani (1690–1769), painter
• Giovanni Paolo Bellinzani (≈1690–1757), priest, composer and musician
• Silvio Valenti Gonzaga (1690-1756), cardinal
• Antonio Francesco Riccoboni (1707–1772), actor
• Anna Girò (≈1710–?), Singer
• Karl Wilhelm von Jeetze (1710–1753), officer
• Ludwig von Terzi (1730–1800), Feldzeugmeister
• Joseph Nikolaus de Vins (1732–1798), Privy Councilor and Feldzeugmeister
• Abraham Vita de Cologna (1755-1832), rabbi
• Leandro Marconi (1763-1837), architect
• Jakob Basevi (1780–1867), lawyer
• Giovanni Arrivabene (1787–1881), political economist
• Carlo d'Arco (1799 / 1800–1873), art historian, painter and economist

1801-1900

• Carlo Poma (1823-1852), doctor and freedom fighter
• Théodelinde de Beauharnais (1814–1857), Princess of Leuchtenberg and Countess of Württemberg
• Lucido Maria Parocchi (1833–1903), cardinal to the Curia
• Wilhelm von Janko (1835–1911), officer, archivist and historian
• Gustav von Escherich (1849–1935), mathematician
• Giulio Vivanti (1859-1949), mathematician
• Gino Loria (1862–1954), mathematician and historian
• Arturo Miolati (1869-1956), chemist
• Gino Fano (1871–1952), mathematician
• Ivanoe Bonomi (1873–1951), politician
• Alfredo Guzzoni (1877–1965), General and Governor of Eritrea
• Emma Trentini (1878-1959), singer
• Ezio Levi (1884–1941), Romanist, Italianist, Hispanist, Medievalist and jazz musician
• Francesco Verri , (1885–1945), Olympic and world champion in cycling
• Aldo Bergonzoni , (1899–1976), painter and sculptor

From 1901

• Nella Maria Bonora (1904–1990), actress, author and voice actress
• Giulio Turcato (1912–1995), painter and sculptor
• Ettore Bonora (1915–1998), Romanist
• Attilio Ruffini (1924–2011), politician
• Franco Lini (1925–1997), journalist and team manager at Scuderia Ferrari
• Gianni Bedori (1930–2005), jazz musician
• Franco Migliacci (* 1930), songwriter, music producer, actor and illustrator
• Giuliana Berlinguer (1933–2014), director and screenwriter
• Enzo Dara (1938-2017), opera singer
• Marcello Morandini (* 1940), artist, designer and architect
• Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei (* 1942), Roman Catholic religious, retired Archbishop of Sassari
• Roberto Boninsegna (* 1943), football player
• Roberto Colaninno (* 1943), entrepreneur
• Franca Sozzani (1950–2016), journalist
• Giulia Sissa (* 1954), historian and philosopher
• Paolino Dalla Porta (* 1956), jazz musician
• Antonio Marcegaglia (* 1963), entrepreneur
• Alberto Jori (* 1965), philosopher
• Emma Marcegaglia (* 1965), entrepreneur
• Mauro Negri (* 1966), jazz musician
• Edoardo Affini (* 1996), racing cyclist

Famous residents of Mantua

• Vittorino da Feltre (1378–1446), humanist and teacher
• Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472), architect
• Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506), painter and engraver
• Marco Cara (1465–1525), composer
• Giulio Romano (1499–1546), painter and architect
• Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (1553–1609), singer, composer, Catholic priest
• Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (1560–1627), Franciscan and composer
• Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643), composer, gambist, singer and Catholic priest
• Antonio Caldara (1670–1736), composer
• Antonio Galli da Bibiena (1697–1774), architect and decorative painter
• Roberto Ardigò (1828–1920), philosopher
• Tazio Nuvolari (1892–1953), motorcycle and automobile racing driver