23 Notable alumni of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice is ranked #796 in the world and #32 in Italy by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Franco Manzato
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Franco Manzato is a Venetist politician. He is a member of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord.
2. Monica Esposito
1962-2011 (aged 49)
university teacher
sinologist
translator
Monica Esposito was an Italian scholar of Chinese religion specializing in the history, texts and practices of Daoism from the 15th to 20th centuries).
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3. Felice Guarneri
1882-1955 (aged 73)
politician
economist
Felice Guarneri was an Italian economist and politician who served in the cabinet led by Benito Mussolini as the minister for exchanges and currencies between 1937 and 1939.
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4. Giuseppe De'Longhi
1939-. (aged 87)
businessperson
Giuseppe De'Longhi is an Italian billionaire businessman, and the president of De'Longhi.
5. Girolamo Li Causi
1896-1977 (aged 81)
politician
Girolamo Li Causi was an Italian politician and a leader of the Italian Communist Party who was a prominent figure in the struggle for land reform and against the Mafia in Sicily. He labelled large estates (the latifondi) Sicily's central problem.
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6. Mauro Scoccimarro
1895-1972 (aged 77)
politician
partisan
Mauro Scoccimarro was an Italian economist and communist politician. He was one of the founders of the Italian Communist Party and served as the minister of finance between 1945 and 1947.
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7. Bonaldo Stringher
1854-1930 (aged 76)
banker
economist
politician
Bonaldo Stringher was an Italian banker, economist and politician.
8. Paul Derbyshire
1986-. (aged 40)
rugby union player
Paul Derbyshire is an Italian rugby union player. Derbyshire, who is a flanker, plays club rugby for Mogliano in Top12.
9. Francesca Trivellato
1970-. (aged 56)
historian
university teacher
Francesca Trivellato is an Italian historian, focusing on cultural, economic and social history in the early modern period. Her publications have covered Italian history, Jewish history and trade and cultural networks. She is currently the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study.
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10. Sara Moretto
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Sara Moretto is an Italian politician. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Italia Viva, formerly of the Democratic Party.
11. Patrizia Valduga
1953-. (aged 73)
translator
poet
editing staff
writer
Patrizia Valduga is an Italian poet and translator.
12. Gino Zappa
1879-1960 (aged 81)
economist
Gino Zappa was an Italian economist and one of the most important figures in the fields of economics and accounting in the twentieth century.
13. Andrea Martella
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Andrea Martella is an Italian politician.
14. Massimo Marchiori
1970-. (aged 56)
computer scientist
mathematician
engineer
Massimo Marchiori is an Italian mathematician and computer scientist.
15. Sio
1988-. (aged 38)
comics artist
Simone Albrigi, better known under the pseudonym Sio ( pronounced [ˈsiːo]), is an Italian comics artist and YouTuber.
16. Massimo Bitonci
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Massimo Bitonci is an Italian Venetist politician. Born in Padua, he is a member of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord, of which he served as national president since 2016. In 1993, he joined Lega Nord and was deputy mayor of Cittadella from 1994 to 2002. During his second term, he followed mayor Lucio Facco into Liga Veneta Repubblica (LVR). With the support...
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17. Nicolò Carosio
1907-1984 (aged 77)
journalist
Nicolò Carosio was an Italian sport journalist and commentator.
18. Flaminio Piccoli
1915-2000 (aged 85)
politician
Flaminio Piccoli was an Italian politician. He was a member of Christian Democracy until its dissolution in 1994, then a member of the United Christian Democrats and finally of the Rebirth of Christian Democracy.
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19. Paul Watzlawick
1921-2007 (aged 86)
non-fiction writer
communication scholar
psychotherapist
university teacher
sociologist
Paul Watzlawick was an Austrian-American family therapist, psychologist, communication theorist, and philosopher. A theoretician in communication theory and radical constructivism, he commented in the fields of family therapy and general psychotherapy. Watzlawick believed that people create their own suffering in the very act of trying to fix their emotional problems. He was one of the most influential figures at the...
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20. Lilli Gruber
1957-. (aged 69)
news presenter
television presenter
politician
writer
journalist
Dietlinde "Lilli" Gruber is an Italian journalist and former politician.
21. Chiara Lubich
1920-2008 (aged 88)
human rights defender
teacher
writer
Chiara Lubich was an Italian teacher and author who founded the Focolare Movement, which aims to bring unity among people and promote universal family.
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22. Ugo La Malfa
1903-1979 (aged 76)
politician
Ugo La Malfa was an Italian politician and an important leader of the Italian Republican Party (Partito Repubblicano Italiano; PRI).
23. Marina Salamon
1958-. (aged 68)
entrepreneur
Marina Salamon is an Italian entrepreneur.