Businesspeople from Italy

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Italians Businesspeople of all time. This list of famous Italians Businesspeople 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 Businesspeople.

1. #1

   

   Cosimo de' Medici

   1389 - 1464

   HPI 78.3755 langs

   Cosimo de' Medici is most famous for being the first of the Medici family to rule Florence.

2. #2

   

   Ferruccio Lamborghini

   1916 - 1993

   HPI 78.1048 langs

   Ferruccio Lamborghini was a successful Italian businessman who founded the Lamborghini car company.

3. #3

   

   Guccio Gucci

   1881 - 1953

   HPI 75.4233 langs

   Guccio Gucci was an Italian businessman and founder of the Gucci fashion house. He was born in Florence in 1881 and died in 1953. He was the...Read moreShow less

   Guccio Gucci was an Italian businessman and founder of the Gucci fashion house. He was born in Florence in 1881 and died in 1953. He was the son of a Florentine craftsman who made leather goods, and he studied to be a shoemaker before moving to Rome to work for a shoemaker there. He then became an apprentice to a saddler. In 1920, he opened his own saddlery store in Florence, which he named after himself. In 1921, he added a line of leather goods.

4. #4

   

   Ettore Bugatti

   1881 - 1947

   HPI 72.8340 langs

   Ettore Bugatti was a famous car designer who is most famous for his Bugatti cars.

5. #5

   

   Giovanni Agnelli

   1866 - 1945

   HPI 72.0237 langs

   Giovanni Agnelli was most famous for being the founder of Fiat, one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world.

6. #6

   

   Flavio Briatore

   b. 1950

   HPI 70.9128 langs

   Flavio Briatore is most famous for being the co-founder of the Formula One racing team, Benetton.

7. #7

   

   Piero Ferrari

   b. 1945

   HPI 69.3519 langs
8. #8

   

   Massimo Moratti

   b. 1945

   HPI 68.7134 langs

   Massimo Moratti is most famous for being the owner of Internazionale Milan.

9. #9

   

   Michele Ferrero

   1925 - 2015

   HPI 67.9228 langs

   Michele Ferrero is most famous for being the founder of Ferrero SpA, the largest chocolate manufacturer in the world.

10. #10

    

    Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici

    1421 - 1463

    HPI 65.0218 langs