Born in Bologna

Bologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna and the seventh most populous city in Italy. The city is home to to the oldest university in continuous operation. Name these famous people who were born in Bologna.
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Pope from 1572 to 1585 and namesake for the Gregorian calendar
1502
Gregory XIII
Pope from 1621 to 1623
1554
Gregory XV
Pope from 1740 to 1758
1675
Benedict XIV
First woman to have a doctorate in science and first salaried female teacher in a university
1711
Laura Bassi
Inventor of the radio and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate
1874
Guglielmo Marconi
Engineer and one of the pioneers of the jet engine
1904
Secondo Campini
Former football referee who was named "World's Best Referee" six consecutive times from 1998 to 2003
1960
Pierluigi Collina
Formula One racing driver in the 90s for Jordan, Minardi, Lotus and Williams
1966
Alex Zanardi
Former goalkeeper who played for Inter Milan, Bologna, Sampdoria and the Italian national team
1966
Gianluca Pagliuca
Actress, "My Own Private Idaho" "Ripley's Game"
1967
Chiara Caselli
Former footballer who played most notably for Inter Milan and the Italian national team
1973
Christian Vieri
Co-director of "Kung Fu Panda 3"
1978
Alessandro Carloni
Tennis player and Australian Open doubles winner 2015
1985
Simone Bolelli
Tennis player, French Open singles finalist 2012 and winner of six doubles Grand Slams
1987
Sara Errani
Cyclist and Giro d'Italia 2025 mountains classification winner
1996
Lorenzo Fortunato
Formula One racing driver who is driving for Mercedes
2006
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
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