Tancredi Falletti di Barolo was an Italian nobleman and politician born in 1782 in Turin. After serving in the court of Napoleon Bonaparte, he relocated to his home city where he became a prominent civic leader and the mayor of Turin. Alongside his wife, Juliette Colbert, he dedicated his life to charitable works, including the establishment of schools, a bank for small savings, and homes for the underprivileged. He is recognized for his extensive humanitarian efforts during a cholera epidemic and his role in founding the Sisters of Saint Anne.