List of people from Trieste

The Province of Trieste is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. The following is a list of notable Triestini and some outsiders who either wrote about the city or resided there.

Literature

Many famous authors were born and/or lived many years in Trieste. They include:

Italian-language authors

Slovene-language authors

German-language authors

Authors in other languages

Architects, gallerists, designers, and visual artists

Actors, musicians, and performance artists

TV personalities

Entrepreneurs and business leaders

Fashion designers

Journalists and authors

Political figures

  • Engelbert Besednjak, Slovene politician
  • Willer Bordon, Italian politician, Minister of the Environment, 2000-2001
  • Josip Ferfolja, Slovenian social-democratic politician and human rights activist
  • Odilo Globočnik, Nazi war criminal, SS leader
  • Riccardo Illy, Italian politician
  • Stefano Patuanelli, Italian politician, minister of economic development
  • Mitja Ribičič, Slovenian Communist leader, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1969–1971)
  • Vittorio Vidali (aka Enea Sormenti, Jacobo Hurwitz Zender, Carlos Contreras), Communist agent
  • Josip Wilfan, Slovene jurist, politician, and human rights activist
  • Christian van Singer, politician

Religious figures

Scholars, scientists, and intellectuals

Sportspeople

Statesmen and aristocracy

  • Mathilde Bonaparte, Napoleon's niece, daughter of his brother Jérôme Bonaparte; born in Trieste in 1820
  • Joseph Fouché, duke of Otranto, spent his last 5 years exiled in Trieste
  • Maximilian of Habsburg, Emperor of Mexico, Archduke of Austria (Schönbrunn 1832 - Querétaro 1867); built the white castle and park on the riviera; planted plants in the park from his travels around the world
  • Fiorello La Guardia, 99th Mayor of New York City, son of Trieste-born Irene Coen, of the Luzzatto family. Spent part of his 20s in Trieste with his family, also working for the US Consulate.
  • Princess Marie Adélaïde de France, Madame de France, daughter of King Louis XV of France, died in Trieste in 1800 and was buried at San Giusto Cathedral
  • Princess Marie Louise Thérèse Victoire de France, Madame de France, daughter of King Louis XV of France, died in Trieste in 1799
  • Louis Antoine Debrauz de Saldapenna, Austrian diplomat, journalist and author
  • Gottfried von Banfield (1890–1986), top Austrian Empire fighter ace in World War I

References

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