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Gianluigi Buffon

former Italian footballer (born 1978)
Person human Q68060

Facts

35 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
January 28, 1978
Place of birth
Carrara
Country of citizenship
Italy[7]
Occupation
association football player
Field of work
association football[8]
Award received
Adidas Golden Ball, Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Bravo Award, Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year, UEFA Club Footballer of the Year, Best European Goalkeeper, IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper, Golden Foot, UEFA President's Award[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Father
Adriano Buffon[3]
Mother
Maria Stella Masocco[4]
Spouse
Alena Šeredová, Ilaria D'Amico[5]
Child
Louis Buffon[6]
Sibling
Guendalina Buffon, Veronica Buffon
Official website
www.gianluigibuffon.it[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian[41]
Country for sport
Italy[42]
Described by source
Lentapedia[29]
Family name
Buffon[24]
Given name
Gianluigi[25]
Height
+192[45]
Mass
+92[46]
Member of sports team
Juventus FC, Parma Calcio 1913, Italy men's national association football team, Italy national under-16 football team, Italy national under-17 football team, Italy national under-18 football team, Italy national under-21 football team, Italy national under-23 football team, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Juventus FC, Parma Calcio 1913
Name in native language
Gianluigi Buffon[43]
Number of children
+3[44]
Show all 35 facts +11
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P14470
Characters/Gianluigi_Buffon
P14750
FA39-698D-6555-88BA-BB15
P14795
pe15924
Participant in
1996 Summer Olympics, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, UEFA Euro 2004, UEFA Euro 2008, UEFA Euro 2012, UEFA Euro 2016[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
Position played on team / speciality
goalkeeper[19]
Relative
Dante Angelo Masocco, Lorenzo Buffon[27][28]
Residence
Carrara, Turin[21][22]
Social media followers
3.6M (3.4M–3.6M, n=4)
Sport
association football[23]
Unmarried partner
Ilaria D'Amico[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Buffon en Gigi Buffon en Gianluigi Buffon ar جانلويجي بوفون de Gigi Buffon el Τζιανλουίτζι Μπουφόν fa جانلوئیجی بوفون he ג'אנלואיג'י בופון hi जानलुइजी बुफ़्फोन it Buffon it Gigi Buffon ja ジャンルイジ・ブッフォン ko 잔루이지 부폰 pt Gianluigi Buffon Masocco ru Буффон, Джанлуиджи ru Джанлуиджи Буффон ru Джиджи Буффон sv Gianluigi Armagio Buffon th จันลุยจี บุฟฟอน uk Джанлуїджі Буффон
🔖 Identifiers · 83
ISNI
0000000106540444
VIAF cluster ID
44102493
Library of Congress authority ID
no2008038379
GND ID
1142150348
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gianluigi Buffon (31784615942) (cropped).jpg ↗
AS.com athlete ID
buffon/2064
BDFA player ID
46768
BDFutbol player ID
95966
BeSoccer player ID
735
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
buffon-gianluigi
CUP2002.RU person ID
2567
CineMagia person ID
669877
Show all 83 identifiers +71
DDB person (GND) ID
1142150348
De Agostini ID
Buffon,+Gianluigi
Dimensions.com element ID
gianluigi-buffon
Discogs artist ID
2123525
Dongqiudi.com player ID
50000052
ESPN FC player ID
12947
EU-Football.info player ID
2831
Enciclopedia dello Sport ID
gianluigi-buffon
FAST ID
1950695
FBref player ID
e40d028b
FIFA player ID (archived)
159304
Facebook username
GianluigiBuffon
Famous Birthdays ID
people/gianluigi-buffon
Film.ru person ID
dzhanluidzhi-buffon
Flashscore player ID
buffon-gianluigi/xKQMi1qO
FootballDatabase.eu person ID
1591
Fotbolltransfers.com ID
spelare/gianluigi-buffon/853
Freebase ID
/m/02wxzm
Fussballdaten.de person ID
buffongianluigi
GTAA ID
87216
Geni.com profile ID
6000000070529056828
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3005-14368
Google+ ID
+GianluigiBuffon
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Gianluigi_Buffon
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4112826
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
buffon-dzhanluidzhi-4bf4d5
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
71419
IMDb ID
nm2308807
Instagram username
gianluigibuffon
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000538634
Italian Footballers' Association player ID
221
Kicker.de player ID
gianluigi-buffon
Kinobox person ID
1512683
L'Équipe football player ID
4343
Lega Serie A player ID (archived)
BUFGI
Lex ID
Gianluigi_Buffon
Ligue 1 player ID (archived)
gianluigi-buffon
Listal ID
gianluigi-buffon
Munzinger Sport number
01000005910
NE.se ID
gianluigi-buffon
NL CR AUT ID
osa2017969675
NLP ID
a0000003661077
NUKAT ID
n2014005410
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810563548605606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5018124
National-Football-Teams.com player ID
3381
Olympedia people ID
700186
Personality Database profile ID
11082
Playmakerstats.com player ID
1979
Prabook ID
271600
Quora topic ID
Gianluigi-Buffon
SBN author ID
RAVV507212
SVKKL authority ID
0454679-Buffon-Gigi-1978
Scorebar / Soccerway person ID
53
Sinemalar person ID
476809
Soccerbase player ID
14231
Sofascore player ID
2069
Trading Card Database name ID
23808
Transfermarkt manager ID
119055
Transfermarkt player ID
5023
Treccani ID
gianluigi-buffon
TuttoCalciatori.net player ID
Buffon_Gianluigi
UEFA player ID
21307
Vikidia article ID
it:Gianluigi_Buffon, fr:Gianluigi_Buffon
WikiKids ID
Gianluigi_Buffon
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdcBd69yDQdyJJC7hkRrq
WorldFootball.net person ID (old)
gianluigi-buffon
X (Twitter) username
gianluigibuffon
Yle topic ID
18-143149
YouTube channel ID
UCjOfAwp8So-nIJ2sugiD-HQ
YouTube handle
gianluigibuffon
🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 11
Juventus FC, Juventus FC, Italy men's national association football team, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Parma Calcio 1913, Parma Calcio 1913, Italy national under-21 football team, Italy national under-17 football team +3 more
Participant in 11
2014 FIFA World Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2012, 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, 1996 Summer Olympics, 1998 FIFA World Cup +3 more
Participated in 9
Davo mercenario, 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, 2017 UEFA Champions League Final, UEFA Euro 2012 finals, 2003 UEFA Champions League Final, 1999 UEFA Cup Final, 2018 Trophée des Champions, Italy at the UEFA European Championship 2012 +1 more
Award received 7
Golden Foot, Bravo Award, IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper, Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year, UEFA Club Footballer of the Year, Best European Goalkeeper, UEFA President's Award
Residence 2
Turin, Carrara
Child 1
Louis Buffon
Children (paternal) 1
Louis Buffon
Country for sport 1
Italy
Country of citizenship 1
Italy
Field of work 1
association football
Given name 1
Gianluigi
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Italian
Occupation 1
association football player
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Place of birth 1
Carrara
Position played on team / speciality 1
goalkeeper
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
association football
Spouse 1
Alena Šeredová
Spouses 1
Alena Šeredová
Unmarried partner 1
Ilaria D'Amico
← Unmarried partner 1
Ilaria D'Amico
← Winner 1
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
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Summary

Gianluigi Buffon was born on January 28, 1978[1], in Carrara[2].

FAQs

Where was Gianluigi Buffon born?

Gianluigi Buffon's place of birth was Carrara[2].

Who were Gianluigi Buffon's parents?

Gianluigi Buffon's father was Adriano Buffon[3]. Gianluigi Buffon's mother was Maria Stella Masocco[4].

Who was Gianluigi Buffon married to?

Gianluigi Buffon's spouses include Ilaria D'Amico[5].

What awards did Gianluigi Buffon receive?

Honors received include Adidas Golden Ball[9], Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[10], Bravo Award[11], and Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year[12].

Related Entities

Italy Juventus FC

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. 17d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'af', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'ban', 'bat_smg', 'b
    Sitelink count → 112
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ Place of birth: Carrara, source for place of birth from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot 2|OKA bot task 2]])"
  2. 6w ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BeSoccer player ID → 735
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  3. 7w ago · Sotho Tal Ker · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14795 → pe15924
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  4. 8w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 476809
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  5. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → FA39-698D-6555-88BA-BB15
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46230|batch #46230]]: HAND ID (0)"
  6. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Dante Angelo Masocco, Lorenzo Buffon
    Father → Adriano Buffon
    P14470 → Characters/Gianluigi_Buffon
    Mother → Maria Stella Masocco
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Characters/Gianluigi_Buffon, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  7. 17w ago · جبران الغافري · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Dante Angelo Masocco, Lorenzo Buffon
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Relative: Maria Stella Masocco"
  8. 19w ago · جبران الغافري · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Alena Šeredová, Ilaria D'Amico
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Spouse: Ilaria D'Amico"
  9. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of children → {'amount': '+3'}
    Family name → Buffon
    SVKKL authority ID → 0454679-Buffon-Gigi-1978
    Citizenship → —
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SVKKL authority ID: 0454679-Buffon-Gigi-1978, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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