Iacopo Melio (born 28 April 1992) is an Italian politician, journalist, author and human and civil rights activist.

[1] The son of Claudio, a factory worker, and Barbara, a teacher, Iacopo Melio was born with Escobar syndrome, a rare genetic syndrome for which there is no research for prevention or cure, and uses a wheelchair to get around; he has often joked about his condition, saying for example that he was born "with four wheels to get around because he was born comfortable.

[6] In 2014, he created an online awareness campaign using the hashtag #Vorreiprendereiltreno, which was internationally successful[7][8][9][10][11][12] and involved the singer Lorenzo Baglioni [it], who sang with Melio the song "Canto anch'io (No, tu no!

[6] In the same period of time he has published four books: Parigi XXI, an autobiographical novel in prose and poetry; Faccio salti altissimi, an autobiography; Buonisti, a semi-serious essay on intolerance and hatred, especially online; Tutti i fiori che sei, a collection of stories dedicated to his sister.

On 21 July 2020 he announced his candidacy for the 2020 regional elections in Tuscany in the ranks of the Democratic Party,[15] of which he was the leader in the constituency Florence 1, where on 20–21 September of the same year, with 11,233 votes, the highest number of preferences, he was elected regional councillor.