







The Most Famous
Actors from Italy
Trending Actors from Italy This Week
The top 10 Actors from Italy trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1

Franca Rame
1929 - 2013
Trending in Italian (#4) Wikipedia (16,681 views, on Mar 30).
- #2

Terence Hill
b. 1939
Trending in Hungarian (#5), German (#11), Italian (#31), French (#221), and Spanish (#417) Wikipedia (1,063 views, on Mar 29).
- #3

Paola Cortellesi
b. 1973
Trending in Italian (#7) Wikipedia (9,486 views, on Mar 30).
- #4

Bud Spencer
1929 - 2016
Trending in Hungarian (#8), German (#11), and Italian (#64) Wikipedia (428 views, on Mar 30).
- #5

Serena Grandi
b. 1958
Trending in Italian (#13) Wikipedia (7,996 views, on Mar 29).
- #6

Luca Argentero
b. 1978
Trending in Italian (#13) Wikipedia (4,577 views, on Apr 2).
- #7

Stefania Sandrelli
b. 1946
Trending in Italian (#14) Wikipedia (7,948 views, on Mar 29).
- #8

Sabina Guzzanti
b. 1963
Trending in Italian (#17) Wikipedia (5,978 views, on Mar 29).
- #9

Alessandro Gassmann
b. 1965
Trending in Italian (#18) Wikipedia (4,363 views, on Mar 30).
- #10

Amy Adams
b. 1974
Trending in Italian (#18) and Spanish (#389) Wikipedia (4,179 views, on Apr 2).
Top 10 Italian Actors
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Italians Actors of all time. This list of famous Italians Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Italians Actors.
- #1

Sophia Loren
b. 1934
HPI 83.26100 langsSophia Loren is most famous for her roles in the films "The Millionairess" and "Marriage Italian Style."
- #2

Bud Spencer
1929 - 2016
HPI 80.5467 langsBud Spencer is most famous for his appearances in the spaghetti westerns, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "A Fistful of Dollars."
- #3

Marcello Mastroianni
1924 - 1996
HPI 80.2183 langsMarcello Mastroianni is most famous for his roles in La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2.
- #4

Gina Lollobrigida
1927 - 2023
HPI 79.7274 langsGina Lollobrigida is an Italian actress, photojournalist, and sculptor, renowned as one of the leading European actresses of the 1950s and...Read moreShow less
Gina Lollobrigida is an Italian actress, photojournalist, and sculptor, renowned as one of the leading European actresses of the 1950s and 1960s. Born in 1927, she gained international fame for her beauty and her roles in numerous Italian and American films. Lollobrigida's notable works include "Beat the Devil" (1953), "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1956), and "Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell" (1968). She was often dubbed "the most beautiful woman in the world" during her acting career. Later, she achieved success as a photojournalist and sculptor. Lollobrigida has been a significant cultural icon, symbolizing Italian glamour and cinema in the post-war era.
- #5

Terence Hill
b. 1939
HPI 79.5958 langsTerence Hill is most famous for his collaborations with Italian director Sergio Leone. They made a total of five films together, the most...Read moreShow less
Terence Hill is most famous for his collaborations with Italian director Sergio Leone. They made a total of five films together, the most famous being "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."
- #6

Yves Montand
1921 - 1991
HPI 76.1863 langsYves Montand was a French actor, singer, and songwriter. He was born in Paris and raised in Marseille. He was the son of a doctor and a...Read moreShow less
Yves Montand was a French actor, singer, and songwriter. He was born in Paris and raised in Marseille. He was the son of a doctor and a pianist. He studied at the Conservatoire de Marseille and became a concert pianist before moving to Paris in 1944 to study at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique. He began his career as a singer in the cabarets of Paris and then starred in a number of French films, including "The Grand Illusion" (1937), "La Bête Humaine" (1938), "Diary of a Chambermaid" (1946), "The River" (1951), "Lola Montès" (1955), "The Red and the Black" (1954), "The Proud and the Beautiful" (1956), "Les Parisiennes" (1957), "The Adventures of Antoine Doinel" (1960), "The Viscount of Bragelonne" (1961), "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964), "The Young Girls of Rochefort" (1967), and "Love on the Run" (1979). He also released many popular albums and singles, including "La Foule" (1957), "Avec le temps" (1963), "Ce soir je t'attendrai" (1963), "Avec le temps" (1963), "Je n'ai pas changé" (1964), "Les Champs-Élysées" (1964), "Je t'aime, je t'aime" (1964), "Les Champs-Élysées" (1964), "Ils se sont tant aimés" (1965), "Je t'aime, je t'aime" (1964), "Je n'ai pas changé" (1964), "Avec le temps" (1963), "Les Champs-Élysées" (1964), "Je t'aime, je t'aime" (1964), "Les Champs-Élysées" (1964), "Je n'ai pas changé" (1964), "Avec le temps" (1963), "Je t'aime, je t'aime" (1964), and "Les Champs-Élysées" (1964).
- #7

Roberto Benigni
b. 1952
HPI 75.7577 langsRoberto Benigni is most famous for his 1997 film Life is Beautiful. The film tells the story of an Italian Jew, Guido, who tries to protect...Read moreShow less
Roberto Benigni is most famous for his 1997 film Life is Beautiful. The film tells the story of an Italian Jew, Guido, who tries to protect his son from the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp by pretending that it is all just a game.
- #8

Monica Bellucci
b. 1964
HPI 75.4085 langsMonica Bellucci is most famous for her role in the movie "The Matrix Reloaded."
- #9

Anna Magnani
1908 - 1973
HPI 74.4069 langsAnna Magnani was an Italian actress who was most famous for her role in The Rose Tattoo.
- #10

Giulietta Masina
1921 - 1994
HPI 74.3247 langsGiulietta Masina is most famous for her role in Federico Fellini's 8½.
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Italians Actors grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Actors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Actors since 1700.



































































































