Who’s who in Emilia Romagna

Emilia Romagna gave birth to orchestra director Arturo Toscanini (Parma, 1867 – New York, 1957), composer Giuseppe Verdi (Le Roncole, 1813 – Milan, 1901) and opera singer Luciano Pavarotti and mezzo-soprano Giulietta Simionato.
Also born in Emilia Romagna:
– poet Giovanni Pascoli, writer and dramatist Vincenzo Monti (Alfonsine, 1754 – Milan, 1828), artist and intellectual Pier Paolo Pasolini.
– directors Federico Fellini (and his wife Giulietta Masina), Pupi Avati, Michelangelo Antonioni, Marco Bellocchio, Bernardo Bertolucci
– singers Lucio Dalla, Gianni Morandi, Francesco Guccini, Laura Pausini.
– entrepreneurs Enzo Ferrari (Modena) and Pietro Barilla (Parma), fashion designer Giorgio Armani
– journalists Enzo Biagi and Vittorio Zucconi and TV host Raffaella Carrà
– architect Michele De Lucchi.
– alpine ski racer Alberto Tomba, cyclist Marco Pantani, NBA player Marco Belinelli and football coach Arrigo Sacchi

Source Wikimedia Commons:
Giorgio Armani Di Jan Schroeder – Opera propria, CC BY-SA 3.0,
Luciano Pavarotti Di Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0,
Laura Pausini Di LivePict.com, CC BY-SA 3.0,
Wikipedia, unknown source: Federico Fellini,