Giovanni Battista Tassara (Genoa, June 23, 1841 - Genoa, October 5, 1916) was an Italian sculptor. As a young man he was apprenticed in the studio of the professor Nomagnino, where he stayed 6 or 7 months, transferring to the studio of professor . By 1860, Tassara joined the patriotic Expedition of the Thousand, and distinguished himself for valor. At Calatafimi, he was made corporal, and in Palermo sergeant, receiving two honorable mentions and an honor for a wound to the right shoulder that damaged part of his scapula.