- A few years before his death, he confessed that he hated his first novel, 'The Name of the Rose', and was annoyed that it was so much more popular than his later books. It is also the only book of his that was adapted into a movie, which he gave a mixed review.
- As a child, he spent hours in his grandfather's cellar, reading through the older man's eclectic collection of Jules Verne, Marco Polo, and Charles Darwin, and adventure comics.
- He received Italy's highest literary award, the Premio Strega; was named a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur by the French government, and was an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 37th Venice International Film Festival in 1980.
- Father of assistant director/journalist Stefano Eco, brother of actress Emy Eco.
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 131, pages 132-140. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- He was a founder of the "Gruppo 63".
- Currently finishing up a new hypertext reference work called the Encyclomedia. (1996)
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