Notable people born in Pisa
Filippo Buonarroti (1761-1837), revolutionist
Ulisse Dini (1845-1918), mathematician
Fibonacci Leonardo (c. 1175-1250), mathematician
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), astronomer, philosopher, and physicist
Giovanni Pisano (c. 1250-1314), sculptor and architect
Nicola Pisano (c. 1220-1278), sculptor
Antonio Pacinotti (1841-1912), physicist
Rustichello da Pisa (XIIIth century), writer and storyteller
Titta Ruffo (1877-1953), opera singer
Bruno Pontecorvo (1913-1993), physicist, in September 1950 migrated to Dubna.
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