51 Notable alumni of University of Siena

Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees

University of Siena is ranked #551 in the world and #21 in Italy by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 51 notable alumni from University of Siena 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 Siena won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Laura Crispini

1. Laura Crispini

1966-. (aged 60)
geologist
Laura Crispini is an Italian geologist and an Antarctic researcher. Her areas of expertise are for the Tectonics, Geodynamics and Geological Mapping including the Geology of Antarctica. She has been nominated among 150 International representative of female Antarctic researchers for the SCAR "Celebration of Women in Antarctic Research" wikibomb event. At present she is Professor at the University of Genoa...
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Pierre Lepori

2. Pierre Lepori

1968-. (aged 58)
translator poet journalist writer
Lou Lepori, previously Pierre Lepori is a Swiss queer non-binary translator and writer in Italian and French.
Andrea Bellini

3. Andrea Bellini

1971-. (aged 55)
Andrea Bellini is an Italian and Swiss curator and contemporary art critic based in Geneva, Switzerland. Since 2012, he is director of the Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève, and artistic director of the Biennial of Moving Images (Biennale de l'Image en Mouvement).
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Jan Chojeński

4. Jan Chojeński

1486-1538 (aged 52)
statesperson Catholic bishop Catholic priest
John Chojeński was a sixteenth-century Polish bureaucrat and church leader. and beatified person.
Melchior Otto Voit of Salzburg

5. Melchior Otto Voit of Salzburg

1603-1653 (aged 50)
Catholic priest
Melchior Otto Voit von Salzburg was the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1642 to 1653.
Desara Muriqi

6. Desara Muriqi

1985-. (aged 41)
rally driver
Desara Muriqi is an Albanian rally driver born in Shkodër. She moved to Sansepolcro, Italy in 2002, and in 2011 she took a degree in Foreign languages and literatures at the University of Siena.
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Maurizio Cenni

7. Maurizio Cenni

1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Maurizio Cenni is an Italian politician.
Fabio Mignanelli

8. Fabio Mignanelli

1496-1557 (aged 61)
Catholic priest university teacher
Fabio Mignanelli was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Girolamo Gigli

9. Girolamo Gigli

1660-1722 (aged 62)
librettist poet dramaturge
Girolamo Gigli was an Italian writer, playwright, and scholar.
Enrico Luigi Micheli

10. Enrico Luigi Micheli

1938-2011 (aged 73)
writer photographer politician
Enrico Luigi Micheli was an Italian politician and writer.
Mauritius Ferber

11. Mauritius Ferber

1471-1537 (aged 66)
diplomat Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Mauritius Ferber was a member of the patrician Ferber family. As Roman Catholic Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), he prevented most towns in his diocese from converting to Protestantism while the surrounding hitherto Catholic State of the Teutonic Order was transformed into the Duchy of Prussia and became the first state to adopt Lutheranism.
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Francesco Falconi

12. Francesco Falconi

1976-. (aged 50)
writer
Francesco Falconi is an Italian fantasy writer.
Matthias of Trakai

13. Matthias of Trakai

1370-1453 (aged 83)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Matthias of Trakai or of Vilnius was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic clergyman, the first Bishop of Samogitia from its establishment in 1417 until 1422 and the fifth Bishop of Vilnius from 4 May 1422 and the Bishop of Lutsk from 1453 until 9 May 1453 and an ex officio member of the Lithuanian Council of Lords. He was known for...
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Leonhard von Eck

14. Leonhard von Eck

1480-1550 (aged 70)
civil servant jurist politician
Leonhard von Eck was a Bavarian nobleman who served as chancellor of Bavaria for thirty years. He was Chancellor to William IV, Duke of Bavaria, and a powerful opponent of the Reformation.
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Alessandro Antichi

15. Alessandro Antichi

1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Alessandro Antichi is an Italian politician and lawyer.
Niccolò Fortiguerra

16. Niccolò Fortiguerra

1419-1473 (aged 54)
Catholic priest
Niccolò Fortiguerra was an Italian papal legate, military commander, and Cardinal.
Cecilia D'Elia

17. Cecilia D'Elia

1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Cecilia D'Elia Riviello is an Italian politician who has sat in the Chamber of Deputies since winning the 2022 Rome Trionfale by-election, which was triggered when Roberto Gualtieri resigned after being elected Mayor of Rome.
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Bruno Valentini

18. Bruno Valentini

1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Bruno Valentini is an Italian politician.
Alice Barbe

19. Alice Barbe

1987-. (aged 39)
social entrepreneur
Alice Barbe is a French social entrepreneur, currently President of the Academy for Future Leaders in France. She is known in particular for her social and feminist commitments, in favor of refugees and against cyber-harassment. Her work has been recognised by the Obama Foundation, where she participated in the very first cohort of Obama Scholars at Columbia University in 2018–2019;...
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Andrzej Leszczyński

20. Andrzej Leszczyński

1608-1658 (aged 50)
theologian Catholic priest preacher historian Catholic bishop
Andrzej Leszczyński, of Wieniawa coat of arms, was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth noble and priest.
Simona Petrucci

21. Simona Petrucci

1971-. (aged 55)
geologist politician
Simona Petrucci is an Italian politician who has served as a Senator since 13 October 2022.
Giorgio Antonucci

22. Giorgio Antonucci

1933-2017 (aged 84)
psychoanalyst poet essayist physician
Giorgio Antonucci was an Italian physician, known for his questioning of the bases of psychiatry.
Flavio Delbono

23. Flavio Delbono

1959-. (aged 67)
politician economist
Flavio Delbono is an Italian politician and economist. He served as the mayor of Bologna from 25 June 2009 until 28 January 2010, when he was forced to resign as he was being investigated for crimes such as embezzlement, fraud and aggravated abuse of office following allegations made by his former lover.
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Frederick of Saxony

24. Frederick of Saxony

1474-1510 (aged 36)
aristocrat
Duke Frederick of Saxony, also known as Friedrich von Sachsen or Friedrich von Wettin, was the 36th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, serving from 1498–1510. He was the third (and youngest surviving) son of Albert III, Duke of Saxony, and Sidonie of Poděbrady, daughter of George of Podebrady.
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Barbara Masini

25. Barbara Masini

1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Barbara Masini is an Italian politician who served as Senator from Tuscany in the mixed group as part of the More Europe–Action sub-group from 2018 to 2022.
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Agnolo Firenzuola

26. Agnolo Firenzuola

1493-1543 (aged 50)
poet writer
Agnolo Firenzuola was an Italian writer and poet, of mainly secular works, despite having been a Vallombrosan monk.
Flavio Chigi

27. Flavio Chigi

1631-1693 (aged 62)
Catholic priest librarian
Flavio Chigi was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and Duke of Ariccia. He was Cardinal-Nephew to Pope Alexander VII and became a powerful political force inside the Roman Catholic Church during the latter half of the 17th century.
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Paolo Mascagni

28. Paolo Mascagni

1755-1815 (aged 60)
anatomist university teacher
Paolo Mascagni was an Italian physician and anatomist. He is most well known for publishing the first complete description of the lymphatic system.
Giovanni Comisso

29. Giovanni Comisso

1895-1969 (aged 74)
journalist writer
Giovanni Comisso was an important Italian writer of the twentieth century, appreciated by Eugenio Montale, Umberto Saba, Gianfranco Contini and many others.
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Randolfo Pacciardi

30. Randolfo Pacciardi

1899-1991 (aged 92)
lawyer politician journalist
Randolfo Pacciardi was an Italian politician.
Francesco Bonifazi

31. Francesco Bonifazi

1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Francesco Bonifazi is an Italian politician, senator elected with the Democratic Party in the 2018 general elections, before moving on to Matteo Renzi's Italia Viva in 2019.
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Rino Rappuoli

32. Rino Rappuoli

1952-. (aged 74)
cell biologist immunologist microbiologist university teacher
Rino Rappuoli ForMemRS is an Italian immunologist. He is currently the scientific director of the Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena. Previously, he served as chief scientist and head of external R&D at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Vaccines, visiting scientist at Rockefeller University and Harvard Medical School, and held senior roles at Sclavo, Chiron Corporation, and Novartis Vaccines.
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Mino Maccari

33. Mino Maccari

1898-1989 (aged 91)
illustrator printmaker editor writer etcher
Mino Maccari was an Italian painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Maccari was one of the founders of the political magazine Il Selvaggio, which was launched in 1924.
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Domenico Giani

34. Domenico Giani

1962-. (aged 64)
police officer
Domenico Giani is an Italian ex-police officer security expert. He was the Inspector General of the Corpo della Gendarmeria, the police and security force of Vatican City.
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Giorgio Nardone

35. Giorgio Nardone

1958-. (aged 68)
writer psychotherapist pedagogue psychologist
Giorgio Nardone is the Director of the Post Graduate School of Brief Strategic Psychotherapy, located in Arezzo, Italy and of the School of Managerial Training in Communication and Strategic Problem Solving, located in Arezzo and also in Florence, Italy. He is the co-founder, along with Paul Watzlawick, of the Centro di Terapia Strategica where he conducts work as a psychotherapist,...
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Julius III

36. Julius III

1487-1555 (aged 68)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Pope Julius III, born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1550 to his death, in March 1555.
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Alexander VII

37. Alexander VII

1599-1667 (aged 68)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Pope Alexander VII, born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death, in May 1667.
Marcellus II

38. Marcellus II

1501-1555 (aged 54)
librarian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Pope Marcellus II, born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 1555 to his death, 22 days later.
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Bernardino of Siena

39. Bernardino of Siena

1380-1444 (aged 64)
theologian regular priest writer regular cleric pastor
Bernardino of Siena, OFM, was an Italian Catholic priest and Franciscan missionary preacher in Italy. He was a systematizer of scholastic economics.
Carlo Rosselli

40. Carlo Rosselli

1899-1937 (aged 38)
politician writer journalist philosopher resistance fighter
Carlo Alberto Rosselli was an Italian socialist political leader and anti-fascist activist, first in Italy and then abroad. He was also a journalist, historian, and philosopher who developed a theory of reformist non-Marxist socialism inspired by the British labour movement that he described as "liberal socialism". Rosselli founded the anti-fascist militant movement Giustizia e Libertà. Rosselli personally took part in...
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Dino Giarrusso

41. Dino Giarrusso

1974-. (aged 52)
screenwriter television personality actor politician
Dino Giarrusso is an Italian television personality and politician.
Gianna Nannini

42. Gianna Nannini

1954-. (aged 72)
musician composer guitarist songwriter singer
Gianna Nannini is an Italian singer and songwriter. Her most notable songs include "America" (1979), "Fotoromanza" (1984), "I maschi" (1987), "Meravigliosa creatura" (1995), "Sei nell'anima" (2006) and "Bello e impossibile" (1986). The latter became a hit across Europe, especially in Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
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Brunori Sas

43. Brunori Sas

1977-. (aged 49)
singer-songwriter record producer
Dario Brunori, known professionally as Brunori Sas, is an Italian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He reached number one on the FIMI albums chart in 2020 with Cip!, his fifth album. He also placed third in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 with "L'albero delle noci".
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Pius II

44. Pius II

1405-1464 (aged 59)
Catholic priest historian university teacher poet diplomat
Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini (Latin: Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August 1458 to his death in 1464.
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Carlo Cottarelli

45. Carlo Cottarelli

1954-. (aged 72)
economist
Carlo Cottarelli is an Italian economist and former director of the International Monetary Fund.
Tommaso Garzoni

46. Tommaso Garzoni

1549-1589 (aged 40)
writer
Tommaso Garzoni,, was an Italian Renaissance writer.
Christopher von Dohna

47. Christopher von Dohna

1583-1637 (aged 54)
writer translator politician
Burgrave Christopher von Dohna was a German politician and scholar during the time of the Thirty Years' War. He came from the Prussian family of the Burgraves of Dohna.
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Nils Turesson Bielke

48. Nils Turesson Bielke

1569-1639 (aged 70)
diplomat civil servant judge
Nils Turesson Bielke was a Swedish statesman, member of the privy council, son of Ture Pedersson Bielke.
Georg Anton von Rodenstein

49. Georg Anton von Rodenstein

1579-1652 (aged 73)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Georg Anton von Rodenstein was the Prince-Bishop of Worms from 1629 to 1652.
Nicolaus Henel von Hennenfeld

50. Nicolaus Henel von Hennenfeld

1582-1656 (aged 74)
historian writer
Nicholas Henel was a Silesian historian, receiver, biographer and a chronicler. He's considered to be the most outstanding representative of Renaissance's historiography of Silesia.
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Yusuf Garaad Omar

51. Yusuf Garaad Omar

1960-. (aged 66)
journalist
Yusuf Garaad Omar is a Somali journalist, diplomat and politician. He previously served as Somalia ambassador to the United Nations and was a senior advisor to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. He was the Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs from March 2017 until he was fired by then Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in January 2018.
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