Deaths in the 2020s

Gianfranco Manfredi

1948–2025 (age 77)

Campo Verano

Gianfranco Manfredi (26 November 1948 – 24 January 2025) was an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, author, screenwri...

Franca Valeri

1920–2020 (age 100)

Campo Verano

Alma Franca Maria Norsa (31 July 1920 – 9 August 2020), known professionally as Franca Valeri, was an Italian actress...

Monica Vitti

1931–2022 (age 91)

Campo Verano

Maria Luisa Ceciarelli (3 November 1931 – 2 February 2022), known professionally as Monica Vitti, was an Italian actre...

Rossana Rossanda

1924–2020 (age 96)

Campo Verano

Rossana Rossanda (23 April 1924 – 20 September 2020) was an Italian communist politician, journalist, author, and femi...

Sandra Milo

1933–2024 (age 91)

Campo Verano

Salvatrice Elena Greco (11 March 1933 – 29 January 2024), known professionally as Sandra Milo, was an Italian actress,...

Siniša Mihajlović

1969–2022 (age 53)

Campo Verano

Siniša Mihajlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Михајловић, pronounced [sǐniʃa mixǎːjloʋitɕ]; 20 Feb...

Paola Pigni

1945–2021 (age 76)

Campo Verano

Paola Pigni (30 December 1945 – 11 June 2021) was an Italian middle- and long-distance runner.

Antonio Buonomo

1932–2025 (age 93)

Campo Verano

Antonio Buonomo (13 December 1932 – 23 November 2025) was an Italian composer, solo percussionist and music educator.

Aristide Gunnella

1931–2025 (age 94)

Campo Verano

Aristide Gunnella (18 March 1931 – 6 January 2025) was an Italian politician from the Republican Party of which he was...

Gianni Minà

1938–2023 (age 85)

Campo Verano

Gianni Minà (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒanni miˈna]; 17 May 1938 – 27 March 2023) was an Italian journalist, write...

Giuseppe Chiaravalloti

1934–2025 (age 91)

Campo Verano

Giuseppe Chiaravalloti (26 February 1934 – 6 January 2025) was an Italian judge and politician, President of Calabria.

Philippe Daverio

1949–2020 (age 71)

Campo Verano

Philippe Daverio (17 October 1949 – 2 September 2020) was an Italian art historian, gallerist, teacher, writer, author...

Vittorio Iacovacci

1990–2021 (age 31)

Sonnino

Alessandro Mazzinghi

1938–2020 (age 82)

Pontedera

Alessandro "Sandro" Mazzinghi (3 October 1938 – 22 August 2020) was an Italian professional boxer who held the world l...

Camillo Milli

1929–2022 (age 93)

Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno

Camillo Migliori, best known as Camillo Milli (1 August 1929 – 20 January 2022) was an Italian stage, film and televis...

Rocky Gattellari

1941–2023 (age 82)

Campo Verano

Rocco Gattellari (6 September 1941 – 23 June 2023) was an Italian–Australian boxer, Olympian, political candidate an...

Estefano Starepravo

1964–2021 (age 57)

Campo Verano

Jitka Frantová Pelikánová

1932–2020 (age 88)

Campo Verano

Czech actress recognized for her performances in film and theatrical productions.

Lea Massari

1933–2025 (age 92)

Sutri

Anna Maria Massatani (30 June 1933 – 23 June 2025), known professionally as Lea Massari, was an Italian actress.

David Sassoli

1956–2022 (age 66)

Sutri

David Maria Sassoli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdaːvid maˈriːa sasˈsɔːli]; 30 May 1956 – 11 January 2022) was an ...

Pope Francis

1936–2025 (age 89)

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovere...

Julia Marie Gaiser

2001–2025 (age 24)

Brixen

Fernando Botero

1932–2023 (age 91)

Pietrasanta

Fernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 – 15 September 2023) was a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor.

Gina Lollobrigida

1927–2023 (age 96)

Subiaco

Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida OMRI (4 July 1927 – 16 January 2023) was an Italian actress, model, photojournalist, and sc...

Franco Loi

1930–2021 (age 91)

monumental cemetery of Milan

Carlo Tognoli

1938–2021 (age 83)

monumental cemetery of Milan

Carlo Tognoli (16 June 1938 – 5 March 2021) was an Italian politician who was mayor of Milan and minister of the First...

Egidio Caporello

1931–2022 (age 91)

Mantua Cathedral

Egidio Caporello (8 June 1931 – 18 July 2022) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church.

Carla Fracci

1936–2021 (age 85)

monumental cemetery of Milan

Carolina "Carla" Fracci (Italian: [ˈkarla ˈfrattʃi]; 20 August 1936 – 27 May 2021) was an Italian prima ballerina, ...

Luigi Maldera

1946–2021 (age 75)

monumental cemetery of Milan

Luigi Maldera (19 January 1946 – 5 November 2021) was an Italian football coach and player who made more than 400 appe...

Roberto Brivio

1938–2021 (age 83)

monumental cemetery of Milan

Roberto Brivio was an Italian actor known for his work in film, television, and theater.

Silvia Tortora

1962–2022 (age 60)

monumental cemetery of Milan

Silvia Tortora was a prominent Italian journalist and television personality known for her investigative reporting.

Enrico Decleva

1941–2020 (age 79)

monumental cemetery of Milan

Enrico Decleva (18 April 1941 – 19 March 2020) was an Italian historian.

Marco Formentini

1930–2021 (age 91)

monumental cemetery of Milan

Marco Formentini (14 April 1930 – 2 January 2021) was an Italian politician from the Northern League, then for the Dem...

Arturo Schwarz

1924–2021 (age 97)

monumental cemetery of Milan

Arturo Umberto Samuele Schwarz (2 February 1924 – 23 June 2021) was an Italian scholar, art historian, poet, writer, l...

Mirella Freni

1935–2020 (age 85)

Modena Cathedral

Mirella Freni (born Mirella Fregni; 27 February 1935 – 9 February 2020) was an Italian operatic soprano who had a car...

Giorgio Napolitano

1925–2023 (age 98)

Protestant Cemetery, Rome

Giorgio Napolitano (Italian: [ˈdʒordʒo napoliˈtaːno]; 29 June 1925 – 22 September 2023) was an Italian politician...

Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples

1937–2024 (age 87)

Basilica of Superga

Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Prince of Naples (Vittorio Emanuele Alberto Carlo Teodoro Umberto Bonifacio Amedeo Da...

Gigi Proietti

1940–2020 (age 80)

Protestant Cemetery, Rome

Luigi "Gigi" Proietti (2 November 1940 – 2 November 2020) was an Italian actor, dubber, comedian, singer and televisio...

Clio Bittoni

1934–2024 (age 90)

Protestant Cemetery, Rome

Clio Maria Bittoni (10 November 1934 – 10 September 2024) was an Italian lawyer who specialised in labour law.

Roberto Gervaso

1937–2020 (age 83)

Vittoriale degli italiani

Roberto Gervaso (9 July 1937 – 2 June 2020) was an Italian writer and journalist.

Elena Fanchini

1985–2023 (age 38)

Vissone

Elena Fanchini (30 April 1985 – 8 February 2023) was an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer.

Angelo Sodano

1927–2022 (age 95)

Asti Cathedral

Angelo Raffaele Sodano (23 November 1927 – 27 May 2022) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church.

Piera Degli Esposti

1938–2021 (age 83)

Certosa di Bologna

Piera Degli Esposti (12 March 1938 – 14 August 2021) was an Italian actress.

Prince Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta

1943–2021 (age 78)

Royal Crypt of Superga

Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, 5th Duke of Aosta (Amedeo Umberto Costantino Giorgio Paolo Elena Maria Fiorenzo Zvonimir d...

Gennadios Zervós

1937–2020 (age 83)

Cemetery of San Michele

Metropolitan Gennadios (Italian: Gennadios Zervós, pronounced [dʒenˈnaːdjoz dzerˈvɔs]; secular name Tsampikos Zerv...

Pinin Brambilla Barcilon

1925–2020 (age 95)

urban cemetery of Monza

Francesco Sandrelli

1969–2023 (age 54)

Vitiano

Francesco Sandrelli was an Italian poet whose lyrical works explored themes of human experience and cultural identity.

Francesco Nuti

1955–2023 (age 68)

Cimitero delle Porte Sante

Francesco Nuti (17 May 1955 – 12 June 2023) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.

Germano Celant

1940–2020 (age 80)

cemetery of Lambrate

Germano Celant (11 September 1940 – 29 April 2020) was an Italian art historian, critic, and curator who coined the te...

Piero Schlesinger

1930–2020 (age 90)

major cemetery of Milan

Piero Schlesinger (19 May 1930 – 14 March 2020) was an Italian jurist, banker, lawyer and academic who served as pres...