46 Notable alumni of University of Bari
Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Bari is ranked #538 in the world and #20 in Italy by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 46 notable alumni from University of Bari sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Bari won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Gaetano Gorgoni
1933-2020 (aged 87)
politician
Gaetano Gorgoni was an Italian politician who served as a Deputy.
2. Giovanni Cassandro
1913-1989 (aged 76)
politician
Giovanni Cassandro was an Italian Jurist by training, with a particular focus on Legal history. During the 1930s he worked as a government archivist, first in Venice and then in Naples, which gave him the opportunity to develop an abiding specialism in the wider history of Italy, especially with regard to the south. He also took a growing interest in...
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3. Angela Masi
1987-. (aged 39)
politician
Angela Masi is an Italian politician affiliated with the Five Star Movement. She began her term in the Chamber of Deputies on 23 March 2018.
4. Maria Girone
physicist
Maria Girone is the Head of CERN openlab. She leads the development of High Performance Computing technologies for particle physics experiments.
5. Francesco Minerva
1904-2004 (aged 100)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Francesco Minerva was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate; at his death he was the second-oldest living bishop in the Roman Catholic Church, after Corrado Bafile. He was also one of its longest-serving priests, having been ordained on 16 April 1927.
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6. Guglielmo Cavallo
1938-. (aged 88)
historian
palaeographer
philologist
university teacher
Guglielmo Cavallo is an Italian palaeographer and Byzantinist, Emeritus Professor of the Sapienza University of Rome.
7. Guido Marzulli
1943-. (aged 83)
painter
Guido Marzulli is a figurative Italian painter.
8. Dante Troisi
1920-1989 (aged 69)
magistrate
writer
Dante Troisi was an Italian writer and magistrate. His writings primarily deal with the cultural and sociological woes of Italy following World War II. Much of his literature draws on issues raised through his work as a magistrate. His most significant work is likely the novel Diario di un giudice (Diary of a Judge), written in 1962. In 2005, Troisi...
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9. Giovanni Procacci
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Giovanni Procacci, is an Italian politician, and was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in the 2006 General election. Previously he was a Member of the European Parliament and a member of its Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
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10. Ippazio Stefano
1945-. (aged 81)
politician
Ippazio Stefano is an Italian politician and physician.
11. Augusto Ponzio
1942-. (aged 84)
university teacher
philosopher
Augusto Ponzio is an Italian semiologist and philosopher.
12. Giorgio De Giuseppe
1930-. (aged 96)
politician
Giorgio De Giuseppe is an Italian politician who served as Senator for six legislatures (1972–1994).
13. Eleonora Forenza
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Eleonora Forenza is an Italian politician who served as an MEP in the 8th European parliament for Southern Italy.
14. Simeone Di Cagno Abbrescia
1944-2024 (aged 80)
entrepreneur
politician
Simeone Di Cagno Abbrescia was an Italian politician who served as mayor of Bari.
15. Massimo Cassano
1965-. (aged 61)
entrepreneur
politician
Massimo Cassano is an Italian politician and entrepreneur.
16. Vito Lattanzio
1926-2010 (aged 84)
politician
physician
Vittorio Lattanzio (31 October 1926 – 31 October 2010) was an Italian Christian Democrat politician and physician.
17. Pino Pisicchio
1954-. (aged 72)
journalist
politician
Giuseppe "Pino" Pisicchio is an Italian politician, journalist, essayist and professor.
18. Giuseppe L'Abbate
1985-. (aged 41)
politician
Giuseppe L'Abbate is an Italian politician.
19. Daniela Melchiorre
1970-. (aged 56)
magistrate
politician
Daniela Melchiorre is an Italian magistrate and politician.
20. Chiara Maria Gemma
1968-. (aged 58)
university teacher
didactician
politician
Chiara Maria Gemma is an Italian politician who was elected as a member of the European Parliament in 2019 and in 2024.
21. Erica Mou
1990-. (aged 36)
composer
singer-songwriter
singer
songwriter
Erica Musci, better known by her stage name Erica Mou, is an Italian singer and musician. Born in Bisceglie, Italy, she began studying singing at the age of 5, and playing guitar at 11.
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22. Salvatore Rossi
1949-. (aged 77)
banker
economist
politician
Salvatore Rossi OMRI is an Italian economist and civil servant who serves as the director of the Bank of Italy since May 2013. Prior to his position, he served in several financial and economic institutions in Italy, including as chair of the board of directors of Telecom Italia from October 2019 to April 2024.
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23. Carlo Salvemini
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Carlo Salvemini is an Italian politician, Mayor of Lecce from June 2017 to January 2019 and again from May 2019 to June 2024.
24. Silvio Noto
1925-2000 (aged 75)
television presenter
actor
television actor
Silvio Noto was an Italian TV and radio presenter, actor and voice actor.
25. Marcello Gemmato
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Marcello Gemmato is an Italian politician of Brothers of Italy serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies. He was first elected in the 2018 general election, and was re-elected in 2022. Since 2022, he has served as undersecretary of the Ministry of Health.
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26. Carmine Abate
1954-. (aged 72)
poet
writer
Carmine Abate is an Italian writer. He has written numerous short stories, novels and essays, mainly focusing on issues of migration and the encounters between disparate cultures.
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27. Nunzio Galantino
1948-. (aged 78)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Nunzio Galantino is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) from 2018 to 2023. He was the Secretary-General of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) from 30 December 2013 to 26 June 2018 and Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio from 2012 to 2015.
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28. Michele Emiliano
1959-. (aged 67)
judge
politician
magistrate
Michele Emiliano is an Italian politician, former judge and president of Apulia from 2015 to 2026. He previously served as mayor of Bari from 2004 to 2014. Emiliano has often been considered a populist and regionalist politician.
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29. Luciano Violante
1941-. (aged 85)
writer
teacher
judge
politician
Luciano Violante is an Italian judge and politician.
30. Kostis Maraveyas
1974-. (aged 52)
musician
Kostis Maraveyas or Kostis Maravegias, also known by his stage name Maraveyas ilegál or just Maraveyas, is a Greek singer-songwriter, composer, performer, director, TV presenter and writer. He plays the accordion, piano, guitar, hammond, farfisa and he sings in Greek, English, Spanish and Italian. Although he began his musical career in the underground and alternative music scene of Italy and...
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31. Gaetano Quagliariello
1960-. (aged 66)
historian
politician
Gaetano Quagliariello is an Italian politician, former Minister of Constitutional Reforms and current leader of Identity and Action party.
32. Giuseppe Tatarella
1935-1999 (aged 64)
lawyer
politician
journalist
Giuseppe Tatarella, also known as Pinuccio Tatarella, was an Italian politician who served as deputy prime minister in the first cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi from 1994 to 1995.
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33. Roberto Garofoli
1966-. (aged 60)
civil servant
politician
judge
magistrate
Roberto Garofoli is an Italian magistrate and civil servant. He served as secretary of the council of ministers in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
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34. Rino Formica
1927-. (aged 99)
politician
Salvatore Formica, best known as Rino Formica, is a former Italian politician.
35. Silvana Sciarra
1948-. (aged 78)
university teacher
jurist
judge
Silvana Sciarra is an Italian jurist and academic. She served as a judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy from November 2014 to November 2023 and served as its president from 20 September 2022 to 11 November 2023.
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36. Gianrico Carofiglio
1961-. (aged 65)
non-fiction writer
magistrate
screenwriter
judge
politician
Gianrico Carofiglio is an Italian novelist and former anti-Mafia judge in the city of Bari. His debut novel, Involuntary Witness, published in 2002 and translated into English in 2005 by Patrick Creagh, was published by the Bitter Lemon Press and has been adapted as the basis for a popular television series in Italy. The subsequent novels were translated by Howard...
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37. Anna Dello Russo
1962-. (aged 64)
fashion editor
model
journalist
Anna Dello Russo is an Italian fashion journalist. She is a creative consultant and editor-at-large for Vogue Japan.
38. Raffaele Fitto
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Raffaele Fitto is an Italian politician who has served as Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Cohesion and Reforms since 2024. He previously was Minister for European Affairs and Minister for the South and Cohesion Policies in the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni from 2022 to 2024. A member of Brothers of Italy (FdI), which he joined in...
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39. Roberto Cingolani
1961-. (aged 65)
physicist
Roberto Cingolani is an Italian physicist, academic and manager who served as Minister for Ecological Transition in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mario Draghi from 2021 to 2022. On May 10, 2023, the Board of Directors of Leonardo appointed Cingolani to the position of Chief Executive Officer and General Manager.
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40. Nichi Vendola
1958-. (aged 68)
poet
politician
journalist
Nicola "Nichi" Vendola is an Italian left-wing politician and LGBT activist who was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Apulia from 1992 to 2005 and President of Apulia from 2005 to 2015. Since 2023, he has been the President of the Italian Left. He is one of the first openly LGBT Italian politicians and the first openly LGBT...
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41. Luciano Canfora
1942-. (aged 84)
historian
classical philologist
university teacher
Luciano Canfora is an Italian classicist and historian. Born in Bari, Canfora obtained his first degree in Roman History in 1964 at Pisa University. He has for some years been professor emeritus of Classics at the University of Bari. His specialty is ancient libraries and his book The Vanished Library, which is about the Library of Alexandria, has been translated...
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42. Aldo Moro
1916-1978 (aged 62)
diplomat
professor
politician
Aldo Moro was an Italian statesman and prominent member of Christian Democracy (DC) and its centre-left wing. He served as prime minister of Italy for five terms from December 1963 to June 1968 and from November 1974 to July 1976.
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43. Checco Zalone
1977-. (aged 49)
film director
actor
singer-songwriter
singer
comedian
Luca Pasquale Medici, known as Checco Zalone ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈkekko ddzaˈloːne]; modelled on the Italianised Barese insult che cozzalone!, lit. 'What a boor!'), is an Italian comedian, actor, showman, singer, musician, cabaret performer, screenwriter, director and film producer. He co-wrote and starred in the first highest-grossing Italian films in Italy, Buen Camino.
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44. Francesco Boccia
1968-. (aged 58)
university teacher
economist
politician
Francesco Boccia is an Italian academic and politician of the Democratic Party (PD) who served as Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies in the government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
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45. Pietro Mennea
1952-2013 (aged 61)
sprinter
lawyer
athletics competitor
politician
Pietro Paolo Mennea, nicknamed la Freccia del Sud ("the Arrow of the South"), was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200 m event, winning a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and setting a world record at 19.72 seconds in September 1979. This record stood for almost 17 years – the longest duration in...
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46. Raffaella Buonsanti
1981-. (aged 45)
materials scientist
researcher
chemist
Raffaella Buonsanti is an Italian chemist and material scientist. Her research is at the interface between materials chemistry and catalysis as she focuses on the synthesis of nanocrystals to drive various energy-related reactions, such as CO2 reduction. She is currently an associate professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and director of the Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy located...
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