45.4669° N, 9.1900° E

MILANO

Most Famous People Born in Milano, Italy

Notable people
5,707
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1931
Most distinctive
Entrepreneur 3.6×

Italy's working capital, in every sense. Milano's distinctive professions are entrepreneurs, architects, journalists, and the priests and archbishops of one of Christendom's oldest sees — the trades of the city that runs Italian publishing, design, and football all at once. The notable births stretch back to a Roman ancestor of the city, but the centre of mass is squarely in the postwar decades, and the actor and footballer benches are both among the deepest in Italy.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Milano during each.

What Milano Is Known For

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Football is Milano's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (604).

Milano over-indexes on entrepreneur3.6× the global rate.

Milano under-produces politician — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football604
  2. Actor446
  3. Politician438
  4. Painter309
  5. Writer293
  6. Singer184
  7. Journalist171
  8. Priest165
  1. Entrepreneur693.6×
  2. Architect1312.6×
  3. Painter3092.1×
  4. Artist1172.0×
  5. Priest1652.0×
  6. Composer1461.9×
  7. Journalist1711.9×
  8. Sculptor691.9×
  1. Politician4380.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Milano's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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5,707 notable people

2701 ESSAYIST

Marta Boneschi

Born 1946

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2702 SINGER

Irene Lamedica

Born 1968

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2703 SPRINT

Gaspare Torretta

1883 - 1910

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2704 PATRIOT

Giovanni Livraghi

1819 - 1849

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2705 ANATOMIST

Antonio Pensa

1874 - 1970

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2706 JOURNALIST

Giovanni Dall'Orto

Born 1958

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2707 SPRINT

Angelo Ferrario

1908 - 1997

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2708 ARCHITECT

Luca Scacchetti

1952 - 2015

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2709 DRIVER

Emilio Villoresi

1914 - 1939

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2710 BOXER

Giancarlo Garbelli

1931 - 2013

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2711 ACADEMIC

Filippo Ranieri

1944 - 2020

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2712 ARCHITECT

Carlo Perogalli

1921 - 2005

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2713 ECONOMIST

Luigi Frey

1934 - 2019

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2714 WRITER

Luca Trugenberger

Born 1955

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2715 PAINTER

Angelo Del Bon

1898 - 1952

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2716 PRINTER

Giovanni Angelo Scinzenzeler

Died 1526

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2717 SCULPTOR

Giancarlo Sangregorio

1925 - 2013

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2718 WRITER

Mathilde Bonetti

Born 1971

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2719 POLITICIAN

Federico Bellazzi

1825 - 1868

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2720 SPORT

Rossella Galbiati

Born 1958

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2721 SKATER

Michela Cobisi

Born 1982

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2722 MUSIC

Ernesto Teodoro Moneta Caglio

1907 - 1995

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2723 FILM

Christian Bisceglia

Born 1967

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2724 FOOTBALL

Alessandro Livi

Born 1982

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2725 ACTOR

Massimo Molea

Born 1963

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2726 PHILOLOGIST

Alberto Grilli

1920 - 2007

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2727 PRIEST

Timoleon Raimondi

1827 - 1894

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2728 ENTREPRENEUR

Antonio Feltrinelli

1887 - 1942

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2729 ACTOR

Lucio Rama

1911 - 1988

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2730 CONDAMNÉ

Francesco Arese Lucini

1778 - 1835

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2731 CORRESPONDENT

Edoardo Fazzioli

Born 1934

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2732 PRESENTER

Fiammetta Cicogna

Born 1988

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2733 PRODUCER

Takagi (disc jockey)

Born 1973

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2734 WRITER

Eugenio Treves

1888 - 1970

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2735 PUBLISHER

Emilia Lodigiani

Born 1950

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2736 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Nicolò Cesa-Bianchi

Born 1963

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2737 COMPOSER

Livio Magnini

Born 1973

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2738 ACTOR

Pieraldo Ferrante

Born 1950

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2739 ACTOR

Luisella Visconti

1928 - 1967

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2740 LAWYER

Luca Boneschi

1939 - 2016

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2741 SWIMMER

Miriam Corsini

Born 1989

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2742 ECONOMIST

Stefano Preda

Born 1949

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2743 DRIVER

Aldo Marazza

1912 - 1938

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2744 BHIKKHU

Carlo Zendo Tetsugen Serra

Born 1953

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2745 ARTIST

Luigi Castiglioni

1936 - 2003

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2746 ACTOR

Piera Vidale

1947 - 2018

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2747 RADIO

Paolo Noise

Born 1974

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2748 TEACHER

Fulvio Ferrari

Born 1955

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2749 ACTOR

Dino Galvani

1890 - 1940

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2750 MAGISTRAT

Giacomo Giuseppe Costa

1833 - 1897

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2751 PHILOSOPHER

Guido Davide Neri

1935 - 2001

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2752 ACTOR

Marc Tainon

Born 1993

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2753 ARCHITECT

Roberto Menghi

1920 - 2006

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2754 PUBLISHER

Luciano Inga Pin

1927 - 2009

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2755 CELLIST

Silvia Chiesa

Born 1966

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2756 PRELATE

Zanon de Castiglione

Died 1459

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2757 LAWYER

Giuseppe Marocco

1773 - 1829

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2758 ACTOR

Primarosa Battistella

Born 1933

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2759 COMPOSER

Andrea Cima

1580 - 1627

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2760 ACTOR

Renato Tagliani

1927 - 2000

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2761 ACTOR

Antonio Paiola

Born 1941

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2762 ACTOR

Paola Tovaglia

1965 - 1994

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2763 ARTIST

Fausta Squatriti

Born 1941

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2764 TEACHER

Alessandro Cortese

1940 - 2007

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2765 TRANSLATOR

Barbara Agosti

Born 1965

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2766 SINGER

Antonietta Pastori

Born 1929

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2767 PRODUCER

Carlo Andrea Bixio

1941 - 2011

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2768 MUSIC

Giuliano Modarelli

Born 1977

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2769 ACTOR

Gualtiero Scola

Born 1970

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2770 PRIEST

Arnulf III (archbishop of Milan)

Died 1097

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2771 FOOTBALL

Renzo Merlin

Born 1923

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2772 ARTIST

Aldo Di Gennaro

Born 1938

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2773 TEACHER

Ernesto Pestalozza

1860 - 1934

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2774 ACTOR

Alessandro Quasimodo

Born 1939

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2775 ENGRAVER

Giorgio Upiglio

1932 - 2013

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2776 POET

Vincenzo Costantino

Born 1964

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2777 ACTOR

Lara Parmiani

Born 1971

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2778 STATISTICIAN

Pietro Maestri

1816 - 1871

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2779 CANOE

Elisabetta Introini

Born 1961

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2780 PUBLISHER

Andrea Rizzoli

1914 - 1983

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2781 POLITICIAN

Roberto Bernardelli

Born 1949

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2782 TEACHER

Giorgio Ravegnani

Born 1948

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2783 ANARCHICO

Ugo Fedeli

1898 - 1964

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2784 WRITER

Michele Dalai

Born 1973

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2785 FOOTBALL

Oliviero Mascheroni

1914 - 1987

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2786 PHOTOGRAPHER

Fabiano Alborghetti

Born 1970

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2787 DRIVER

Rocky Agusta

1950 - 2018

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2788 FOOTBALL

Paolo Cristallini

Born 1971

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2789 ACTOR

Memo Dittongo

Died 1993

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2790 DRIVER

Mario Alborghetti

1928 - 1955

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2791 POLITICIAN

Carlo Cagnola

1828 - 1895

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2792 BOXER

Amilcare Beretta

Born 1892

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2793 JOURNALIST

Ugo Casiraghi

1921 - 2006

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2794 ACTOR

Francesca Cassola

Born 1980

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2795 SCULPTOR

Lina Arpesani

1888 - 1974

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2796 POLITICIAN

Gianfranco Astori

Born 1948

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2797 FOOTBALL

Aquilino Bonfanti

1943 - 2016

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2798 ACTOR

Alessandra Ierse

Born 1970

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2799 ARCHITECT

Federico Frigerio (architetto)

1873 - 1959

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2800 FOOTBALL

Marco Zaffaroni

Born 1969

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2801 PAINTER

Umberto Milani

1912 - 1969

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2802 POLITICIAN

Massimo Riva (giornalista)

Born 1940

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2803 FOOTBALL

Giulio Campanati

1923 - 2011

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2804 EXPLORER

Federico Bonola

1839 - 1912

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2805 FOOTBALL

Pierluigi Brivio

Born 1969

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2806 LUTENIST

Massimo Lonardi

Born 1953

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2807 FILM

Ferdinando Cito Filomarino

Born 1986

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2808 CONDUCTOR

Gilberto Serembe

Born 1955

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2809 PHOTOGRAPHER

Cesare Montalbetti

1946 - 2015

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2810 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Bolzoni (footballer, born 1905)

1905 - 1980

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2811 WRITER

Ezio Savino

1949 - 2014

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2812 POLITICIAN

Peter Wolff

Born 1946

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2813 WRITER

Ambrogio Bazzero

1851 - 1882

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2814 SKATER

Matteo Zanni

Born 1987

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2815 ACTOR

Alberto Caneva

Born 1957

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2816 GUITAR

Cesareo

Born 1962

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2817 COMPOSER

Nino Rastelli

1913 - 1962

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2818 SINGER

Walter Foini

Born 1948

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2819 POLITICIAN

Mary Tibaldi Chiesa

1896 - 1968

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2820 CHEMIST

Gianfranco Pacchioni

Born 1954

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2821 FOOTBALL

Piero Trapanelli

Born 1924

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2822 ACTOR

Ambrogio Colombo (doppiatore)

Born 1952

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2823 ACTOR

Rina Gaioni

1893 - 1984

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2824 PAINTER

Paolo Landriani

1755 - 1839

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2825 POET

Carlo Vallini

1885 - 1920

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2826 POLITICIAN

Ezio Cartotto

Born 1943

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2827 PRIEST

Romolo Archinto

Died 1576

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2828 ENGINEER

Giulio Cesare Carcano

1910 - 2005

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2829 ATHLETIC

Alessandra Fossati

Born 1963

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2830 PHILOLOGIST

Mario Mancini

Born 1941

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2831 MODEL

Alex Marte

Born 1979

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2832 PRODUCER

Pino Nicolosi

Born 1959

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2833 SCREENWRITER

Morgan Bertacca

Born 1973

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2834 FOOTBALL

Giorgio Tinazzi

1934 - 2016

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2835 ACTOR

Roberto Ceriotti

Born 1967

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2836 WRITER

Andrea Carlo Cappi

Born 1964

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2837 ROWER

Stefano Spremberg

Born 1965

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2838 PAINTER

Osvaldo Peruzzi

1907 - 2004

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2839 LINGUIST

Gianfranco Porcelli

Born 1941

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2840 WRITER

Elda Mazzocchi Scarzella

1904 - 2005

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2841 WRITER

Contardo Calligaris

Born 1948

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2842 PHOTOGRAPHER

Giorgio Lotti

Born 1937

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2843 FOOTBALL

Luciano Gariboldi

Born 1927

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2844 PAINTER

Gino Gregori

1906 - 1973

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2845 BANK

Claudio Costamagna

Born 1956

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2846 PIANIST

Alfredo Rossi

1906 - 1986

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2847 ACTOR

Antonio Colonnello

1938 - 2005

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2848 ESSAYIST

Lorenzo Pellizzari

1938 - 2016

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2849 POET

Carl'Antonio Tanzi

1710 - 1762

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2850 FOOTBALL

Tito Celani

Born 1921

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2851 FOOTBALL

Walter Pontel

1937 - 2003

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2852 WRITER

Shady Hamadi

Born 1988

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2853 HOCKEY

Franco Rossi (ice hockey)

1916 - 2006

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2854 ACTOR

Diego Sabre

Born 1968

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2855 HOCKEY

Giancarlo Agazzi

1932 - 1995

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2856 PUBLISHER

Emilio Bestetti

1870 - 1954

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2857 ANNOUNCER

Fulvia Colombo

1926 - 2005

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2858 POLITICIAN

Oreste Bonomi

1902 - 1983

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2859 PHOTOGRAPHER

Stefano Stampa

1819 - 1907

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2860 CONDUCTOR

Maurizio Rinaldi

1937 - 1995

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2861 WRITER

Guido Vergani

1935 - 2005

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2862 WRITER

Costantino Baroni

1905 - 1956

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2863 COMPOSER

Federico Vaona

Born 1973

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2864 MANAGER

Raffaele Jerusalmi

Born 1961

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2865 GAME

Spartaco Albertarelli

Born 1963

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2866 MATHEMATICIAN

Francesco Maria De Regi

1720 - 1794

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2867 BASKET

Daniele Sandri

Born 1990

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2868 ARCHITECT

Jules de Mérindol

1814 - 1888

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2869 THEATRE

Andrée Ruth Shammah

Born 1948

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2870 WRITER

Renzo Magosso

Born 1947

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2871 MUSIC

Walter Martino

Born 1953

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2872 MUSIC

Pietro Condorelli

Born 1962

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2873 SWIMMER

Raffaele Franceschi

Born 1960

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2874 PHYSICIAN

Giuseppe Antonini (medico)

1864 - 1938

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2875 ACTOR

Melina Martello

Born 1941

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2876 PAINTER

Ruggero Pazzi

1927 - 2010

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2877 MUSIC

Eduardo Rescigno

Born 1931

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2878 PRIEST

Paolo Origo

1840 - 1928

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2879 PRIEST

Anselmo della Pusterla

Died 1136

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2880 SINGER

Gianni Resta

Born 1974

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2881 ACTOR

Augusta Gori

Born 1960

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2882 POLITICIAN

Arialdo Banfi

1913 - 1997

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2883 WRITER

Pietro Belfiore

Born 1986

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2884 POLITICIAN

Lucio Mario Luzzatto

1913 - 1986

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2885 PRESENTER

Ettore Andenna

Born 1946

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2886 ACADEMIC

Claudio Radaelli

Born 1960

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2887 ARTIST

Danilo Barozzi

Born 1969

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2888 EXPLORER

Renzo Manzoni

1852 - 1918

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2889 POLITICIAN

Agostino "Tino" Casali

1920 - 2015

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2890 LAWYER

Enrico Gonzales

1882 - 1965

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2891 MISSING

Donato II Silva

1690 - 1779

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2892 ARCHITECT

Carlo Bartoli

1931 - 2020

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2893 SINGER

Carlo Fava

Born 1965

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2894 FILM

Martina Amati

Born 1969

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2895 FOOTBALL

Andrea Loberto

Born 1974

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2896 PAINTER

Francesco Fedeli

1911 - 1998

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2897 JOURNALIST

Silvia Dell'Orso

1956 - 2009

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2898 COMPOSER

Giulio Litta

1822 - 1891

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2899 ARCHITECT

Giuseppe Cusi

1780 - 1864

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2900 ACTOR

Vittorio Bestoso

Born 1952

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2901 JOURNALIST

Antonio Di Bella

Born 1956

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2902 POLITICIAN

Gianpiero Carlo Cantoni

1939 - 2012

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2903 POET

Dario Villa

1953 - 1996

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2904 ACTOR

Davide Silvestri

Born 1981

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2905 SOCIOLOGIST

Giorgio Pacifici

Born 1939

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2906 PAINTER

Vittorio Gussoni

1893 - 1968

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2907 MILITAR

Karl von Simbschen

1794 - 1870

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2908 PAINTER

Achille Tominetti

1848 - 1917

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2909 SCULPTOR

Emilio Quadrelli

1863 - 1925

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2910 MATHEMATICIAN

Francesco Speranza (matematico)

1932 - 1998

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2911 SINGER

Folco Orselli

Born 1971

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2912 BIBLIOGRAPHER

Edoardo Barbieri

Born 1961

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2913 ZOOLOGIST

Napoleone Pini

1835 - 1907

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2914 PRESBYTER

Giovanni Barbareschi

1922 - 2018

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2915 PAINTER

Aldo Salvadori

1905 - 2002

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2916 COMEDIAN

Carlo Turati

Born 1958

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2917 COMPOSER

Bruno Zanolini

Born 1945

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2918 ACTOR

Gea Riva

Born 1985

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2919 POLITICIAN

Francesco Verga

1929 - 1975

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2920 PAINTER

Attilio Pusterla

1862 - 1941

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2921 ARCHITECT

Spirito Maria Chiappetta

1868 - 1948

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2922 POLITICIAN

Ottaviano Vimercati

1815 - 1879

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2923 POET

Mia Lecomte

Born 1966

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2924 WRITER

Mimì Zorzi

1928 - 2019

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2925 ARTIST

Paolo Castaldi (fumettista)

Born 1982

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2926 SPORT

Marco Cattaneo (cyclisme, 1982)

Born 1982

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2927 PAINTER

Attilio Colonello

Born 1930

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2928 POLITICIAN

Stefano Quaranta

Born 1971

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2929 TRANSLATOR

Bruno Oddera

1917 - 1988

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2930 WRITER

Dario Venegoni

Born 1951

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2931 ACTOR

Lucia Stara

Born 1964

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2932 FOOTBALL

Giampiero Vitali

1940 - 2001

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2933 SINGER

Antonio Cripezzi

Born 1946

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2934 ARTIST

Omar Hassan (artist)

Born 1987

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2935 PRODUCER

Angelo Carrara

1945 - 2012

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2936 SCREENWRITER

Michele Rho

Born 1976

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2937 WRITER

Pier Ambrogio Curti

1819 - 1899

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2938 PHOTOGRAPHER

Paola Mattioli

Born 1948

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2939 WRITER

Luisa Amalia Paladini

1810 - 1872

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2940 FOOTBALL

Massimiliano Farris

Born 1971

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2941 WRITER

Gaspare Ordoño de Rosales

1802 - 1887

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2942 ACTOR

Federico Danti

Born 1952

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2943 MISSIONARY

Carlo Salerio

1827 - 1870

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2944 HELLENIST

Diego Lanza

1937 - 2018

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2945 PAINTER

Pietro Marzorati

1829 - 1895

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2946 FILM

Mauro Ivaldi

Born 1942

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2947 POLITICIAN

Daniele Farina

Born 1964

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2948 SCREENWRITER

Carlo Taranto (personaggio televisivo)

Born 1961

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2949 SINGER

Giordano Gambogi

Born 1969

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2950 ACTOR

Esperia Sperani

1903 - 1973

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2951 RACER

Gilberto Milani

Born 1932

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2952 POET

Dino Carlesi

1919 - 2010

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2953 DESIGNER

Vittorio Missoni

1954 - 2013

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2954 FILM

Giorgio Amato

Born 1969

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2955 ENGINEER

Angelo Vescovali

1826 - 1895

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2956 CHILD

Dermide Leclerc

1798 - 1804

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2957 FOOTBALL

Emilio Gattoronchieri

Born 1912

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2958 PRODUCER

Filippo Sugar

Born 1971

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2959 FENCER

Clara Mochi

Born 1956

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2960 LAWYER

Sandro Schipani

Born 1940

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2961 ARTIST

Decio Canzio

1930 - 2013

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2962 COMEDIAN

Andrea Pucci

Born 1965

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2963 ACTOR

Umberto Ceriani

Born 1939

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2964 SINGER

Stefano Bersola

Born 1976

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2965 WRITER

Enrico Fasana

1940 - 2008

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2966 COMEDIAN

Marco Lui

Born 1975

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2967 ACTOR

Ruggero De Daninos

1931 - 2000

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2968 ACTOR

Daniele Tedeschi

Born 1930

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2969 SOLDIER

Cesare Airaghi

1840 - 1896

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2970 ARCHITECT

Marco Piva

Born 1952

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2971 ACTOR

Bedy Moratti

Born 1942

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2972 ARTIST

Federico Sartori

1865 - 1938

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2973 LITERARY

Uberto Limentani

1913 - 1989

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2974 HISTORIAN

Giovanni Mira

1891 - 1966

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2975 SKATER

Grazia Barcellona

1929 - 2019

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2976 POLITICIAN

Aldo Arroni

Born 1945

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2977 WRITER

Carlo Oliva

1943 - 2012

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2978 COMPOSER

Giuseppe Besozzi

1686 - 1760

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2979 WRITER

Massimo Nava

Born 1950

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2980 SWIMMER

Lorena Zaffalon

Born 1981

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2981 CRIMINOLOGIST

Antonio Buccellati

1831 - 1890

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2982 PAINTER

Ignazio Fumagalli

1778 - 1842

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2983 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Bettina Jungklaus

Born 1965

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2984 POET

Luchino d'Arezzo

1424 - 1501

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2985 WRITER

Claudio Cesare Secchi

1897 - 1981

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2986 JOURNALIST

Lorenzo Arruga

1937 - 2020

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2987 ACTOR

Pietro Andolfati

1750 - 1830

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2988 ENGINEER

Enrico Mosconi

1843 - 1910

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2989 PHOTOGRAPHER

Joey Shaw

Born 1969

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2990 PAINTER

Arnaldo Badodi

1913 - 1943

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2991 COOK

Marco Bianchi

Born 1978

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2992 SINGER

Saturnino (Carlo Franzini)

1923 - 2003

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2993 JOURNALIST

Felice Cameroni

1844 - 1913

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2994 ARTIST

Massimiliano Bertolini

Born 1967

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2995 ARTIST

Nicola Genzianella

Born 1967

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2996 POLITICIAN

Patricia Lips

Born 1963

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2997 COUNT

Giulio de Visconti

1664 - 1751

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2998 RETTORE

Marco Berrini

Born 1964

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2999 PLAYWRIGHT

Mara Cantoni

Born 1951

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3000 POLITICIAN

Fiorello Cortiana

Born 1955

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