38 Notable alumni of University of Trieste
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Trieste is 576st in the world, 1st in North America, and 22st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 38 notable alumni from University of Trieste 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 Trieste won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jacopo Schettini Gherardini
1965-. (aged 61)
economist
Jacopo Schettini Gherardini is an Italian economist. He was a Candidate for the National Secretariat of the Democratic Party (Italy) during the primary elections of 2007. He is currently the Executive Director of Standard Ethics Aei based in London.
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2. Massimiliano Di Ventra
physicist
Massimiliano Di Ventra is an American-Italian theoretical physicist. Specializing in condensed-matter physics, he is the co-founder of MemComputing, Inc.
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3. Alberto Conti
1966-. (aged 60)
astronomer
Alberto Conti, is an astrophysicist and the Vice President for Strategic Operations at BAE Systems Inc. He is one of the creators of the GoogleSky concept, of the idea of astronomical outreach at South by SouthWest 2013 and of the James Webb Space Telescope iBook. He is also the Executive Producer of the Emmy Winning CNN Films The Hunt for...
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4. Claudio Tiribelli
1946-. (aged 80)
hepatologist
Claudio Tiribelli is an Italian hepatologist best known for his studies on bilirubin and Kernicterus, a bilirubin-induced neurological condition.
5. Giacomina Lapenna
1924-2013 (aged 89)
journalist
entrepreneur
Giacomina Lapenna was an Italian entrepreneur, journalist, teacher, and communication expert. She was the first woman in Italy to work in the field of public relations. In 1958, she co-founded the National Union of Public Relations Experts, Italy. She was also a member of several international public relations organizations and of the European association of women executives.
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6. Antonio Giordano
1962-. (aged 64)
pathologist
university teacher
scientist
oncologist
geneticist
Antonio Giordano is an Italian-American oncologist, pathologist, geneticist, researcher, and professor. He is the Director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine in Philadelphia and a Professor of Anatomy and Pathological Histology in the Department of Medical Biotechnology at the University of Siena.
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7. Ettore Romoli
1938-2018 (aged 80)
politician
Ettore Romoli was an Italian politician. He was a member of the Forza Italia party and was mayor of Gorizia from 2007 to 2017.
8. Renzo de' Vidovich
1934-2024 (aged 90)
journalist
politician
Renzo de' Vidovich was a Dalmatian Italian politician, historian and journalist.
9. Dušan Jelinčič
1953-. (aged 73)
writer
mountaineer
journalist
essayist
Dušan Jelinčič is a writer and a journalist from the community of Slovene minority in Italy from Trieste, Italy. He is also an Alpine style mountaineer and the first mountaineer from Trieste who ever conquered an over-8000 m high Himalayan peak.
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10. Eugenio Morelli
1946-. (aged 80)
physician
poet
writer
Eugenio Morelli, Cavaliere OMRI, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian physician, poet, writer, essayist and art critic.
11. Carlo Pelanda
1951-. (aged 75)
economist
Carlo A. Pelanda is an Italian professor of Political Science and Economics.
12. Pietro Fontanini
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Pietro Fontanini is an Italian politician from the Lega Nord, former mayor of Udine and former President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
13. Luca Visentini
1969-. (aged 57)
poet
trade unionist
Luca Visentini is an Italian trade unionist. Elected general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) at the organisation's 5th World Congress in Melbourne, Australia, in mid-November 2022, he stood aside on 14 December 2022 following his arrest and conditional release in relation to the Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament. On 11 March 2023, the ITUC General...
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14. Lamberto Zannier
1954-. (aged 72)
diplomat
jurist
Lamberto Zannier is an Italian diplomat with rank of Ambassador and lawyer.
15. Mikael Minasyan
1977-. (aged 49)
diplomat
Mikayel Arayi Minasyan is an Armenian public figure, diplomat, and media mogul. He previously served as Armenia's ambassador to the Holy See, Sovereign Military Order of Malta and Portugal. He is the son-in-law of former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
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16. Rodolfo Ziberna
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Rodolfo Ziberna is an Italian politician.
17. Almerigo Grilz
1953-1987 (aged 34)
politician
photojournalist
journalist
Almerigo Grilz was an Italian right wing politician, and an independent war correspondent.
18. José Rodríguez de la Borbolla
1947-. (aged 79)
university teacher
lawyer
politician
José María Rodríguez de la Borbolla Camoyán is a Spanish politician and lawyer, member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia, who was President of Andalusia between 1984 and 1990.
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19. Renzo Tondo
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Renzo Tondo is an Italian politician, former President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
20. Roberto Menia
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Roberto Menia is an Italian politician.
21. Noemi Batki
1987-. (aged 39)
competitive diver
Noemi Batki is a Hungarian-born Italian former diver. She was a member of the Italian National Diving Team at four Olympic Games and was a member of the sports section of the Italian Army, Centro Sportivo Esercito, and Triestina Nuoto.
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22. Walter Rizzetto
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Walter Rizzetto is an Italian politician of Brothers of Italy serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies. He was first elected in the 2013 general election, and was re-elected in 2018 and 2022. Until 2015, he was a member of the Five Star Movement, and later joined Free Alternative and founded Our Land, before joining Brothers of Italy...
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23. Bianca Maria Piccinino
1924-2025 (aged 101)
author
journalist
television presenter
science communicator
Bianca Maria Piccinino was an Italian journalist and television hostess. She was the first woman to conduct an Italian newscast, the 5:00 pm newscast.
24. Alessandro Ciriani
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Alessandro Ciriani is an Italian politician.
25. Andrea Illy
1964-. (aged 62)
entrepreneur
businessperson
Andrea Illy is an Italian businessman. He is the Chairman of illycaffè S.p.A., a family coffee business founded in Trieste in 1933. He has additionally been Chairman of Altagamma since 2013.
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26. Enrico Zanetti
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
economist
Enrico Zanetti is an Italian politician and tax advisor. He was appointed Secretary of Civic Choice in February 2015.
27. Demetrio Volcic
1931-2021 (aged 90)
university teacher
politician
journalist
Demetrio Volcic, also known in Slovene as Dimitrij Volčič, was an Italian journalist, author, and politician of Slovenian descent. He rose to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s as foreign correspondent for the Italian television RAI. In the late 1990s, he served as member of the Italian Senate, and later as Member of European Parliament for the European...
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28. Lelio Luttazzi
1923-2010 (aged 87)
pianist
television presenter
actor
composer
conductor
Lelio Luttazzi was an Italian composer, musician, actor, singer, conductor, writer, and television and radio presenter.
29. Massimiliano Fedriga
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Massimiliano Fedriga is an Italian Northern League politician. He is the president of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region.
30. Stefano Patuanelli
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Stefano Patuanelli is an Italian politician and civil engineer, member of the Five Star Movement. On 5 September 2019, he was appointed the Italian Minister of Economic Development in the Conte II Cabinet.
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31. Luca Ciriani
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Luca Ciriani is an Italian politician who is the group leader of the Brothers of Italy grouping in the Senate of the Republic.
32. Liliana Segre
1930-. (aged 96)
politician
Liliana Segre OMRI is an Italian Holocaust survivor, named senator for life by President Sergio Mattarella in 2018 for outstanding patriotic merits in the social field.
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33. Roberto Fico
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Roberto Fico is an Italian politician who has been serving as President of Campania since 9 December 2025. He served as the Chairman of the RAI Supervision Commission from 2013 to 2018 and President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 2018 to 2022..
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34. Salvatore Satta
1902-1975 (aged 73)
university teacher
novelist
jurist
Salvatore Satta was an Italian jurist and writer. He is famous for the novel The Day of Judgment (orig. Italian: Il giorno del giudizio) (1975), and for several important studies on civil law.
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35. Roberto Vannacci
1968-. (aged 58)
military personnel
writer
politician
Roberto Vannacci is a politician and former Italian Army military general. Since July 2024, he has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament; elected for the League, in February 2026 he founded his own political party, National Future.
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36. Jerónimo Saavedra
1936-2023 (aged 87)
academic
lawyer
politician
trade unionist
Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo was a Spanish politician and academic. He served as President of the Canary Islands twice, from 1983 to 1987, and again from 1991 to 1993.
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37. Albert O. Hirschman
1915-2012 (aged 97)
university teacher
economist
writer
Albert Otto Hirschman was an American economist. He was the author of several influential books on development economics, political economy, and political ideology including The Strategy of Economic Development (1958), Exit, Voice, and Loyalty (1970), The Passions and the Interests (1977), and The Rhetoric of Reaction (1991). He was a founding figure in the School of Social Science at the...
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38. Marta Verginella
1960-. (aged 66)
historian
university teacher
Marta Verginella is a Slovenian historian from the Slovene minority in Italy in Trieste, notable as one of the most prominent contemporary Slovene historians. Together with Alenka Puhar, she is considered a pioneer in the history of family relations in the Slovene Lands.
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