14 Notable alumni of University of Salerno
Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Salerno is ranked #693 in the world and #27 in Italy by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from University of Salerno 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 Salerno won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Eugenio Viola
1975-. (aged 51)
art critic
Eugenio Viola is an Italian art critic and curator based in Bogotá.
2. Giada Franco
1996-. (aged 30)
rugby union player
Giada Franco is an Italian rugby union player. She plays Flanker for Rugby Colorno. She is a member of the Italy women's national rugby union team. She competed at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
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3. Gianfranco Rotondi
1960-. (aged 66)
journalist
politician
Gianfranco Rotondi is an Italian politician. A member of the Italian Parliament since 1994, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 1996, from 2001 to 2006, and since 2008, as well as a member of the Senate of the Republic from 2006 to 2008. He was also a Minister without Portfolio for the Implementation of...
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4. Luigi Iovino
1993-. (aged 33)
politician
Luigi Iovino is an Italian politician, a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies in the XVIII legislature of the Italian Republic. He served as the Secretary of the Presidency Office of the Chamber of Deputies from October 2, 2019, to October 12, 2022, making him the youngest in the history of the Italian Republic.
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5. Vincenzo Di Mauro
1951-. (aged 75)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Vincenzo Di Mauro is an Italian Catholic bishop, archbishop-bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vigevano, and prior to that was an official of the Roman Curia. He was appointed coadjutor-bishop of Vigevano, which is part of the Province of Milan, by Pope Benedict XVI on Monday, 22 November 2010, and given the "ad personam" (personal) title of archbishop....
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6. Matthaeus Platearius
physician
botanist
writer
Matthaeus Platearius was a physician from the medical school at Salerno, and is thought to have produced a twelfth-century Latin manuscript on medicinal herbs titled "Circa Instans", later translated into French as "Le Livre des simples medecines". It was an alphabetic listing and textbook of simples that was based on Dioscorides "Vulgaris", which described the appearance, preparation, and uses of...
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7. Guglielmo Vaccaro
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Guglielmo Vaccaro is a centre-left Italian politician of the Democratic Party in the faction around the Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta.
8. Mara Carfagna
1975-. (aged 51)
dancer
politician
model
Maria Rosaria "Mara" Carfagna is an Italian politician and former showgirl and model. After obtaining a degree in law, Carfagna worked for several years on Italian television shows and as a model. She later entered politics and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Forza Italia party in 2006. From 2008 to 2011, she served as Minister for Equal...
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9. Michele Santoro
1951-. (aged 75)
film director
journalist
television presenter
politician
Michele Santoro is an Italian journalist, television host and presenter.
10. Vincenzo De Luca
1949-. (aged 77)
philosophy teacher
politician
Vincenzo De Luca is an Italian politician and former president of Campania. A member of the Democratic Party (PD), he also served as mayor of Salerno for more than 17 years, becoming one of the longest serving mayors in Italy. Often described as a populist politician, De Luca attracted national attention for his histrionic manner and incendiary tones, earning him...
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11. Francesco Paolo Figliuolo
1961-. (aged 65)
military personnel
Francesco Paolo Figliuolo is an Italian army corps general. On 1 March 2021, he was appointed by Prime Minister Mario Draghi as Extraordinary Commissioner for the Implementation of Health Measures to Contain the COVID-19 pandemic, to lead the vaccination campaign.
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12. Giuseppina Picierno
1981-. (aged 45)
politician
Giuseppina "Pina" Picierno is an Italian politician. Born in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, she is a member of the Democratic Party who has been serving in the European Parliament since 2014. Since 2022, she has served as vice-president of the European Parliament.
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13. Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio
1959-. (aged 67)
university teacher
politician
Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio is an Italian politician, lawyer and journalist. He served as Minister of Agriculture in the second cabinet of Giuliano Amato and as Minister of Environment in the second cabinet of Romano Prodi.
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14. 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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