Gian Lorenzo Bernini
1598 - 1680
HPI 83.5476 languages
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian sculptor and architect. He is most famous for his sculptures.
The Most Famous
Architects from Italy
65 notable people
This page contains a list of the greatest Italians Architects. The pantheon dataset contains 533 Architects, 65 of which were born in Italy.
Top 10 Italian Architects
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Italian Architects of all time. This list of famous Italian Architects 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 Italian Architects.
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Vitruvius
75 BC - 15 BC
HPI 82.4678 languagesVitruvius is most famous for his book, De Architectura, which is a text on architecture. Vitruvius is also famous for being the architect of the temple of Jupiter in Rome.
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Donato Bramante
1443 - 1514
HPI 81.2070 languagesDonato Bramante was an Italian architect who is most famous for designing the Tempietto in Rome.
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Andrea Palladio
1508 - 1580
HPI 80.1674 languagesAndrea Palladio is most famous for his work in architecture. He was a Venetian architect who designed many buildings, including the Villa Rotunda, Villa Capra, and Villa Almerico Capra.
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Leon Battista Alberti
1404 - 1472
HPI 79.8362 languagesLeon Battista Alberti was a Renaissance architect, artist, and writer. He is most famous for his book on architecture, "De Re Aedificatoria."
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Renzo Piano
b. 1937
HPI 74.8966 languagesRenzo Piano is most famous for designing the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, France.
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Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
1507 - 1573
HPI 72.0240 languagesGiacomo Barozzi da Vignola is most famous for his design of the Villa Farnese in Caprarola, Italy.
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Giacomo della Porta
1533 - 1602
HPI 71.9436 languagesGiacomo della Porta is most famous for being a Renaissance architect. He was born in 1533 and died in 1602. He is most famous for being the architect of St. Peter's Basilica.
#9 
Arnolfo di Cambio
1240 - 1302
HPI 71.6041 languagesArnolfo di Cambio is most famous for being the architect of the Florence Cathedral, which was built between 1296 and 1436.
#10 
Aldo Rossi
1931 - 1997
HPI 71.1742 languagesAldo Rossi is most famous for his architecture. He was an Italian architect and theorist who was best known for his design of the Pirelli Tower in Milan.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Architects were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Architects since 1700.
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