Editing Taranto (section)

==Notable people==
These historical figures have had a relationship with the city. Not all of them were actually born in Taranto.
*[[Archytas]] (428-347 BC) of Tarentum, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, strategist and commander-in-chief of the army of Taranto
*[[Philolaus]] (c. 470 - c. 385 BCE), mathematician and philosopher
*[[Aristoxenus]] (c. 375 - after 335 BCE), peripatetic philosopher, and writer on music and rhythm
*[[Leonidas of Tarentum]] (3rd century BCE), poet
*[[Lysis of Tarentum]] (c. 5th century BCE), philosopher
*[[Cleinias of Tarentum]] (4th century BCE), Pythagorean philosopher
*[[Rhinthon]] (c. 323–285 BC), dramatist
*[[Zeuxis of Tarentum|Zeuxis]] (3rd century BCE), physician
*[[Livius Andronicus]] (с. 284- с. 205 BCE), poet
*[[Titus Quinctius Flamininus]] (c. 229 - c. 174 BCE), [[propraetor]] of Tarentum
*[[Pacuvius]] (220 - c. 130), tragic poet, died in Tarentum in 130 BC
*[[Saint Cataldus|Cataldus]] (с 7th century), archbishop and patron saint of Taranto
*[[Bohemond of Taranto]] (c. 1054 -1111), (born in Calabria)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nobledynasty.com/antiochhistory.htm |title=Antioch History |publisher=Nobledynasty.com |access-date=12 March 2013 |archive-date=13 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313104220/http://www.nobledynasty.com/antiochhistory.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://skeel.info/getperson.php?personID=I25944&tree=ks |title=Bohemond I. of Antioch b. Abt. 1058 San Marco Argentano in Calabria d. 1111: Skeel and Kannegaard Genealogy |publisher=Skeel.info |access-date=12 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801214900/http://skeel.info/getperson.php?personID=I25944&tree=ks |archive-date=1 August 2014 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> key military leader on the First Crusade
*[[Philip I, Prince of Taranto]], [[Latin Emperor]] in exile 1313–1332 (as Philip II), king of [[Kingdom of Albania (medieval)|Albania]]
*[[Gil Albornoz]], archbishop of Taranto in 1644
*[[Nicola Fago]] (1677-1745), composer, teacher, and church musician (maestro di cappella) in Naples
*[[Giovanni Paisiello]] (1740-1816), composer associated with Naples
*[[Carlo Balsamo di Specchia-Normandia]] (1890 - 1960), commander of the naval forces of [[Italian East Africa]] during the early stages of [[World War II]].
*[[Pierre Choderlos de Laclos]], Napoleonic army general and novelist, died in Taranto
*[[Etienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre MacDonald]] (1765–1840), ''duke of Taranto'' and ''marshal of France''
*[[Marcus Fulvius Nobilior (consul 189 BC)|Marcus Fulvius Nobilior]], rumoured to have been born here and not Rome as was first assumed
*[[Riccardo Tisci]], fashion designer, creative director of [[Givenchy]]
*[[Roberta Vinci]], professional tennis player
*[[Cosimo Damiano Lanza]], pianist, harpsichordist and composer
*[[Pino De Vittorio]], singer, actor
*[[Filippo Di Stani]], Italian footballer
*[[Quentin Tarantino]], whose family derives its surname from its origins in the city
*[[Michele Riondino]], actor, director, singer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1494072/ |title=Michele Riondino |publisher=IMDb |access-date=6 October 2013 |archive-date=19 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919094648/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1494072/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Laura Albanese]], Italian-Canadian newscaster and politician
*[[Nicola Martinucci]], opera singer
*[[Alessandro Leogrande]], journalist
*[[Anna Fougez]], actress and singer
*[[Diodato]], singer and author who was also designated as the Italian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*[[Giobbe Covatta]], actor, performer writer and social activist