Billionaires Born in Italy
Ranked by recorded net worth, using documented birthplaces.
RichGeo records 83 people for Italy by birthplace. 13 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.
83
People recorded
13
Net worth of $1B or more
$98.2B
Combined recorded net worth
States and provinces
Lombardy 18Piedmont 14Liguria 8Emilia-Romagna 7Lazio 5Veneto 5Friuli Venezia Giulia 5Sicily 4Abruzzo 3Campania 3Apulia 3Marche 3Sardinia 2Calabria 1Umbria 1
Locations without recorded people
Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth
- 1Giovanni FerreroFarigliano · Italian businessman$22.4B
- 2Leonardo Del VecchioMilan · Italian businessman (1935–2022)$19.8B
- 3Stefano PessinaPescara · Italian businessman and CEO of Walgreens$12.4B
- 4Douglas LeoneGenoa · American businessman$9.1B
- 5Giorgio ArmaniPiacenza · Italian fashion designer (1934–2025)$8.5B
- 6Ernesto BertarelliRome · Swiss-Italian billionaire, entrepreneur, philanthropist$8B
- 7Massimiliana Landini AleottiLerici · Italian heiress, owner of Menarini Group (pharmaceutical group), billionaire$7.4B
- 8Rocco CommissoMarina di Gioiosa Ionica · Italian and American businessman (1949–2026)$5.6B
- 9Luca GaravogliaMilan · Italian businessman$1B
- 10Luca BarillaMilan · Italian businessman$1B
- 11Pier Luigi Loro PianaMilan · businessman$1B
- 12Remo RuffiniComo · Italian businessman$1B
- 13Sam TarascioVizzini · Italian-born Australian billionaire businessman$1B
- 14Lodovico BuglioPrivate company founderMineo · Italian Jesuit active in ChinaUndisclosed
- 15Silvio BerlusconiPublic company founderIsola · Italian media tycoon and politician (1936–2023)Undisclosed
- 16Angelo MorattiPublic company founderMilanUndisclosed
- 17Marina MultinedduTech founderMonti · Biologist, Herbalist, Digital Entrepreneur, founder of Lerboristeria.comUndisclosed
- 18Domenico DonnaPublic company founderTurin · Italian association football playerUndisclosed
- 19Lino SaputoPublic company founderMontelepre · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 20Marco PescarmonaPublic company founderTurin · President of the board of directors of MoltiplyUndisclosed
- 21Enrico RubboliTech founderCesena · Italian entrepreneur and software engineerUndisclosed
- 22Marcel BichPublic company founderTurin · co-founder of BicUndisclosed
- 23Marco PalmieriPublic company founderMilan · Italian entrepreneur, founder, chairman, CEO and majority shareholder of PiquadroUndisclosed
- 24Francesco Gaetano CaltagironePublic company founderRome · Italian businessmanUndisclosed
- 25Marco Tronchetti ProveraPublic company founderMilan · Italian businessmanUndisclosed
- 26Luigi ForlanoPublic company founderRocchetta Tanaro · Italian association football player (1884-1916)Undisclosed
- 27Giuseppe Lazarus MorpurgoPublic company founderGorizia · Austrian authorUndisclosed
- 28Renato SoruPublic company founderSanluri · Italian businessman and politicianUndisclosed
- 29Mario DanieliPublic company founderFagagna · Italian industrialist and endurance racing driver active during the first half of the 20th centuryUndisclosed
- 30Timo DanieliPublic company founderFagagna · Italian industrialist and racing driver active during the first half of the 20th centuryUndisclosed
- 31Stefano BuonoPublic company founderAvellino · Italian physicistUndisclosed
- 32Mario PradaPublic company founderMilan · Italian designerUndisclosed
- 33Amedeo NatoliPublic company founderPalermo · Italian-French merchant bankerUndisclosed
- 34Miguel MorelTech founderRoràUndisclosed
- 35Riccardo ZacconiTech founderRome · Italian businessmanUndisclosed
- 36Andrea TessitorePublic company founderTurin · Italian lawyerUndisclosed
- 37Giuseppe ToviniPublic company founderCividate Camuno · Italian lawyer and bank officer (1841-1897)Undisclosed
- 38Carla HumphreyTech founderGenoa · video game designerUndisclosed
- 39Carlo Vittorio VarettiPublic company founderTurin · Italian footballerUndisclosed
- 40Angelo ZottoliPrivate company founderNaples · Italian Roman Catholic priest, missionary in China, sinologist and lexicographerUndisclosed
- 41Miuccia PradaPublic company founderMilan · Italian fashion designer and entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 42Ivan VenturiTech founderBolognaUndisclosed
- 43Alberto CiaramellaTech founderUdine · Italian computer engineer and scientist (born 1947)Undisclosed
- 44Magdalene of CanossaPrivate company founderVerona · Italian Religious Sister and foundressUndisclosed
- 45Giovanni AgnelliPublic company founderVillar Perosa · Italian entrepreneur (1866–1945)Undisclosed
- 46Brunello CucinelliPublic company founderCastel Rigone · Italian entrepreneur and philanthropistUndisclosed
- 47Luigi GibezziPublic company founderCesena · Italian association football player and engineer (1883-1956)Undisclosed
- 48Enrico CucciaPublic company founderRome · Italian politician and private banker (1907-2000)Undisclosed
- 49Mario Moretti PolegatoPublic company founderCrocetta del Montello · Italian businessmanUndisclosed
- 50Rinaldo PiaggioPublic company founderGenoa · Italian entrepreneur (1864–1938)Undisclosed
- 51Alberto BombasseiPublic company founderVicenza · Italian politicianUndisclosed
- 52Roberto NavigliTech founderRome · Italian researcher and computer scientistUndisclosed
- 53Guglielmo MarconiPublic company founderBologna · Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874–1937)Undisclosed
- 54Cesare AlgranatiPublic company founderAncona · Italian journalist (1865–1925)Undisclosed
- 55Edoardo GarronePublic company founderCarpeneto · Italian entrepreneur (1906–1963)Undisclosed
- 56Enrico SalzaPublic company founderTurin · Italian entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 57Francesco CarlàTech founderLecce · Italian journalist and entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 58Francesco MerloniPublic company founderFabriano · Italian politician, engineer and businessperson (1925-2024)Undisclosed
- 59Gaspare CampariPublic company founderCassolnovo · Italian drink maker (1828-1882)Undisclosed
- 60Giacomo MariniPublic company founderCugnoli · American businessman (born 1951)Undisclosed
- 61Gianni VernettiTech founderTurin · Italian politicianUndisclosed
- 62Nicolò RezzaraPublic company founderChiuppano · Italian sociologist and politician (1848-1915)Undisclosed
- 63Paolo FarinettiPublic company founderBarbaresco · Italian entrepreneur and politician (1922–2009)Undisclosed
- 64Pierluigi ZappacostaPublic company founderChieti · Italian engineer and businessman (born 1950)Undisclosed
- 65Alberto Sangiovanni-VincentelliPublic company founderMilan · Italian engineer (born 1947)Undisclosed
- 66Gioacchino ArmanoPublic company founderLa Spezia · Italian association football player (1883–1965)Undisclosed
- 67Anacleto AngeliniPublic company founderFerrara · Italian-born Chilean businessman (1912-2007)Undisclosed
- 68Andrew ViterbiPublic company founderBergamo · Italian-born American electrical engineer and businessmanUndisclosed
- 69Franco Belgiorno-NettisPublic company founderCassano delle Murge · Australian businessmanUndisclosed
- 70Enrico MatteiPublic company founderAcqualagna · Italian entrepreneur (1906-1962)Undisclosed
- 71Alfredo ArmanoPublic company founderLa Spezia · Italian footballer (1885-1965)Undisclosed
- 72Stanislao Medolago AlbaniPublic company founderBergamoUndisclosed
- 73Federico FagginPublic company founderVicenza · Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur (born 1941)Undisclosed
- 74Giovanni Battista Alberto PirelliPublic company founderVarenna · Italian mathematician and engineer (1848-1932)Undisclosed
- 75Camillo CastiglioniPublic company founderTrieste · Austrian financier and banker (1879-1957)Undisclosed
- 76William Brooks ClosePublic company founderNaples · British rower and businessmanUndisclosed
- 77Arnoldo MondadoriPublic company founderPoggio Rusco · Italian publisher (1889–1971)Undisclosed
- 78Oronzio De NoraPublic company founderAltamura · Italian engineerUndisclosed
- 79Enrico CanfariPublic company founderGenoa · Italian association football player and association football referee (1877-1915)Undisclosed
- 80Piero FerrariPublic company founderCastelvetro di Modena · Italian engineerUndisclosed
- 81Umberto MalvanoPublic company founderMoncalieri · Italian footballer (1884-1971)Undisclosed
- 82Eugenio CanfariPublic company founderGenoa · Italian footballer (1877-1962)Undisclosed
- 83Paolo PederciniTech founderItalian video game designerUndisclosed
Technology Sectors
Leading IndustriesBy associated people
Companies Headquartered Here
- 1Juventus FC9
- 2Piquadro4
- 3Cattolica Assicurazioni4
- 4Deodato.Gallery3
- 5Luxottica3
- 6Prada2
- 7Pirelli2
- 8Italia Independent Group2
- 9Caltagirone2
- 10Danieli2
- 11Tessellis2
- 12Industrie De Nora1
- 13Tinexta1
- 14Saipem1
- 15Acea1
- 16Brunello Cucinelli1
- 17Mediaset1
- 18Moltiply Group1
- 19Unnamed1
- 20Unieuro1
- 21Eni1
- 22Geox1
- 23Assicurazioni Generali1
- 24Erg1
- 25Mediobanca1
- 26Bulgari1
- 27Campari Group1
- 28Piaggio1
- 29Gruppo Mondadori1
- 30Brembo1
Wealth figures are in U.S. dollars and use the latest available estimate for each person. Read the methodology and sources.