Bartolomeo Gastaldi (1818âÂÂ1879), a law faculty alum who went on to become a famous Italian geologist and palæontologist, and one of the founders of the Club Alpino Italiano.
Giuseppe Giacosa (1847âÂÂ1906), law faculty alum, was a famous Italian poet, playwright and librettist.
Lidia Poët (born 1855 in Pinerolo, Piedmont) was the first modern female Italian advocate. Her disbarring led to a movement to allow women to practice law and hold public office in Italy.