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

Locations without recorded people

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

  1. 1Giovanni FerreroFarigliano · Italian businessman$22.4B
  2. 2Leonardo Del VecchioMilan · Italian businessman (1935–2022)$19.8B
  3. 3Stefano PessinaPescara · Italian businessman and CEO of Walgreens$12.4B
  4. 4Douglas LeoneGenoa · American businessman$9.1B
  5. 5Giorgio ArmaniPiacenza · Italian fashion designer (1934–2025)$8.5B
  6. 6Ernesto BertarelliRome · Swiss-Italian billionaire, entrepreneur, philanthropist$8B
  7. 7Massimiliana Landini AleottiLerici · Italian heiress, owner of Menarini Group (pharmaceutical group), billionaire$7.4B
  8. 8Rocco CommissoMarina di Gioiosa Ionica · Italian and American businessman (1949–2026)$5.6B
  9. 9Luca GaravogliaMilan · Italian businessman$1B
  10. 10Luca BarillaMilan · Italian businessman$1B
  11. 11Pier Luigi Loro PianaMilan · businessman$1B
  12. 12Remo RuffiniComo · Italian businessman$1B
  13. 13Sam TarascioVizzini · Italian-born Australian billionaire businessman$1B
  14. 14Lodovico BuglioPrivate company founderMineo · Italian Jesuit active in ChinaUndisclosed
  15. 15Silvio BerlusconiPublic company founderIsola · Italian media tycoon and politician (1936–2023)Undisclosed
  16. 16Angelo MorattiPublic company founderMilanUndisclosed
  17. 17Marina MultinedduTech founderMonti · Biologist, Herbalist, Digital Entrepreneur, founder of Lerboristeria.comUndisclosed
  18. 18Domenico DonnaPublic company founderTurin · Italian association football playerUndisclosed
  19. 19Lino SaputoPublic company founderMontelepre · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  20. 20Marco PescarmonaPublic company founderTurin · President of the board of directors of MoltiplyUndisclosed
  21. 21Enrico RubboliTech founderCesena · Italian entrepreneur and software engineerUndisclosed
  22. 22Marcel BichPublic company founderTurin · co-founder of BicUndisclosed
  23. 23Marco PalmieriPublic company founderMilan · Italian entrepreneur, founder, chairman, CEO and majority shareholder of PiquadroUndisclosed
  24. 24Francesco Gaetano CaltagironePublic company founderRome · Italian businessmanUndisclosed
  25. 25Marco Tronchetti ProveraPublic company founderMilan · Italian businessmanUndisclosed
  26. 26Luigi ForlanoPublic company founderRocchetta Tanaro · Italian association football player (1884-1916)Undisclosed
  27. 27Giuseppe Lazarus MorpurgoPublic company founderGorizia · Austrian authorUndisclosed
  28. 28Renato SoruPublic company founderSanluri · Italian businessman and politicianUndisclosed
  29. 29Mario DanieliPublic company founderFagagna · Italian industrialist and endurance racing driver active during the first half of the 20th centuryUndisclosed
  30. 30Timo DanieliPublic company founderFagagna · Italian industrialist and racing driver active during the first half of the 20th centuryUndisclosed
  31. 31Stefano BuonoPublic company founderAvellino · Italian physicistUndisclosed
  32. 32Mario PradaPublic company founderMilan · Italian designerUndisclosed
  33. 33Amedeo NatoliPublic company founderPalermo · Italian-French merchant bankerUndisclosed
  34. 34Miguel MorelTech founderRoràUndisclosed
  35. 35Riccardo ZacconiTech founderRome · Italian businessmanUndisclosed
  36. 36Andrea TessitorePublic company founderTurin · Italian lawyerUndisclosed
  37. 37Giuseppe ToviniPublic company founderCividate Camuno · Italian lawyer and bank officer (1841-1897)Undisclosed
  38. 38Carla HumphreyTech founderGenoa · video game designerUndisclosed
  39. 39Carlo Vittorio VarettiPublic company founderTurin · Italian footballerUndisclosed
  40. 40Angelo ZottoliPrivate company founderNaples · Italian Roman Catholic priest, missionary in China, sinologist and lexicographerUndisclosed
  41. 41Miuccia PradaPublic company founderMilan · Italian fashion designer and entrepreneurUndisclosed
  42. 42Ivan VenturiTech founderBolognaUndisclosed
  43. 43Alberto CiaramellaTech founderUdine · Italian computer engineer and scientist (born 1947)Undisclosed
  44. 44Magdalene of CanossaPrivate company founderVerona · Italian Religious Sister and foundressUndisclosed
  45. 45Giovanni AgnelliPublic company founderVillar Perosa · Italian entrepreneur (1866–1945)Undisclosed
  46. 46Brunello CucinelliPublic company founderCastel Rigone · Italian entrepreneur and philanthropistUndisclosed
  47. 47Luigi GibezziPublic company founderCesena · Italian association football player and engineer (1883-1956)Undisclosed
  48. 48Enrico CucciaPublic company founderRome · Italian politician and private banker (1907-2000)Undisclosed
  49. 49Mario Moretti PolegatoPublic company founderCrocetta del Montello · Italian businessmanUndisclosed
  50. 50Rinaldo PiaggioPublic company founderGenoa · Italian entrepreneur (1864–1938)Undisclosed
  51. 51Alberto BombasseiPublic company founderVicenza · Italian politicianUndisclosed
  52. 52Roberto NavigliTech founderRome · Italian researcher and computer scientistUndisclosed
  53. 53Guglielmo MarconiPublic company founderBologna · Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874–1937)Undisclosed
  54. 54Cesare AlgranatiPublic company founderAncona · Italian journalist (1865–1925)Undisclosed
  55. 55Edoardo GarronePublic company founderCarpeneto · Italian entrepreneur (1906–1963)Undisclosed
  56. 56Enrico SalzaPublic company founderTurin · Italian entrepreneurUndisclosed
  57. 57Francesco CarlàTech founderLecce · Italian journalist and entrepreneurUndisclosed
  58. 58Francesco MerloniPublic company founderFabriano · Italian politician, engineer and businessperson (1925-2024)Undisclosed
  59. 59Gaspare CampariPublic company founderCassolnovo · Italian drink maker (1828-1882)Undisclosed
  60. 60Giacomo MariniPublic company founderCugnoli · American businessman (born 1951)Undisclosed
  61. 61Gianni VernettiTech founderTurin · Italian politicianUndisclosed
  62. 62Nicolò RezzaraPublic company founderChiuppano · Italian sociologist and politician (1848-1915)Undisclosed
  63. 63Paolo FarinettiPublic company founderBarbaresco · Italian entrepreneur and politician (1922–2009)Undisclosed
  64. 64Pierluigi ZappacostaPublic company founderChieti · Italian engineer and businessman (born 1950)Undisclosed
  65. 65Alberto Sangiovanni-VincentelliPublic company founderMilan · Italian engineer (born 1947)Undisclosed
  66. 66Gioacchino ArmanoPublic company founderLa Spezia · Italian association football player (1883–1965)Undisclosed
  67. 67Anacleto AngeliniPublic company founderFerrara · Italian-born Chilean businessman (1912-2007)Undisclosed
  68. 68Andrew ViterbiPublic company founderBergamo · Italian-born American electrical engineer and businessmanUndisclosed
  69. 69Franco Belgiorno-NettisPublic company founderCassano delle Murge · Australian businessmanUndisclosed
  70. 70Enrico MatteiPublic company founderAcqualagna · Italian entrepreneur (1906-1962)Undisclosed
  71. 71Alfredo ArmanoPublic company founderLa Spezia · Italian footballer (1885-1965)Undisclosed
  72. 72Stanislao Medolago AlbaniPublic company founderBergamoUndisclosed
  73. 73Federico FagginPublic company founderVicenza · Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur (born 1941)Undisclosed
  74. 74Giovanni Battista Alberto PirelliPublic company founderVarenna · Italian mathematician and engineer (1848-1932)Undisclosed
  75. 75Camillo CastiglioniPublic company founderTrieste · Austrian financier and banker (1879-1957)Undisclosed
  76. 76William Brooks ClosePublic company founderNaples · British rower and businessmanUndisclosed
  77. 77Arnoldo MondadoriPublic company founderPoggio Rusco · Italian publisher (1889–1971)Undisclosed
  78. 78Oronzio De NoraPublic company founderAltamura · Italian engineerUndisclosed
  79. 79Enrico CanfariPublic company founderGenoa · Italian association football player and association football referee (1877-1915)Undisclosed
  80. 80Piero FerrariPublic company founderCastelvetro di Modena · Italian engineerUndisclosed
  81. 81Umberto MalvanoPublic company founderMoncalieri · Italian footballer (1884-1971)Undisclosed
  82. 82Eugenio CanfariPublic company founderGenoa · Italian footballer (1877-1962)Undisclosed
  83. 83Paolo PederciniTech founderItalian video game designerUndisclosed

Technology Sectors

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1Juventus FC9
  2. 2Piquadro4
  3. 3Cattolica Assicurazioni4
  4. 4Deodato.Gallery3
  5. 5Luxottica3
  6. 6Prada2
  7. 7Pirelli2
  8. 8Italia Independent Group2
  9. 9Caltagirone2
  10. 10Danieli2
  11. 11Tessellis2
  12. 12Industrie De Nora1
  13. 13Tinexta1
  14. 14Saipem1
  15. 15Acea1
  16. 16Brunello Cucinelli1
  17. 17Mediaset1
  18. 18Moltiply Group1
  19. 19Unnamed1
  20. 20Unieuro1
  21. 21Eni1
  22. 22Geox1
  23. 23Assicurazioni Generali1
  24. 24Erg1
  25. 25Mediobanca1
  26. 26Bulgari1
  27. 27Campari Group1
  28. 28Piaggio1
  29. 29Gruppo Mondadori1
  30. 30Brembo1

Wealth figures are in U.S. dollars and use the latest available estimate for each person. Read the methodology and sources.