Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone

Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone (#255)

Global Rank #255

Country Rank #5

Country Italy

Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 12 B
Cement, diversified
Italy
M
83 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #255

Country Rank #5

Net Worth $12.3B

Previous Worth $12.4B

Worth Change -$0.1B

Country Italy

Industry Cement, diversified

Age 83 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 3, 2026

Residence Rome, Italy

Citizenship Italy

World Billionaires List Italy Billionaires Cement, diversified

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Personal Stats

Age 83

Source Of Wealth Cement, diversified, Self Made

Residence Rome, Italy

Citizenship Italy

Marital Status Married

Children 3

Net Worth Change -$0.1B -0.8% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $12.4B

Current Net Worth $12.3B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone is the president of Caltagirone, a holding company with interests in construction, cement, real estate, finance and publishing. His family, which hails from Sicily, was in the construction and real estate business, which he expanded and took into other sectors. In 1999, after buying several papers, he built media group Caltagirone Editore, Italy's sixth largest newspaper publisher. The bulk of his wealth is now stakes in two publicly traded firms: insurance company Assicurazioni Generali and cement giant Cementir. Caltagirone joined the billionaire Del Vecchio family to acquire significant stakes in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena in 2024 and 2025. In 2025, the bank launch a successful takeover of investment bank Mediobanca.

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#289

Billionaires (2026)

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Did You Know?

An engineer by training, Caltagirone got his degree while working for the family business.

Caltagirone was awarded the title of Cavaliere del Lavoro, one of Italy's highest civilian honors, in 2006.

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Current Net Worth: $12.3B (May 3, 2026)