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

3901 PHOTOGRAPHER

Alfredo Sabbatini

1954 - 2019

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3902 PAINTER

Ortensio Crespi

1578 - 1631

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3903 PHYSICIAN

Luigi Ferri (deportato)

Born 1932

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3904 JOURNALIST

Maso Notarianni

Born 1966

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3905 FLAUTIST

Sergio Zampetti

1971 - 2014

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3906 PAINTER

Gustav Zorn

1845 - 1893

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3907 SPORT

Luigi Cantu

1868 - 1951

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3908 ACTOR

Elvira Bonecchi

Born 1880

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3909 SINGER

Sabrina Musiani

Born 1971

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3910 ACTOR

Achille Majeroni (attore 1824-1888)

1824 - 1888

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3911 POLITICIAN

Carlo Monguzzi

Born 1951

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3912 MUSIC

Luca Cerchiari

Born 1957

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3913 PRESENTER

Paola Marella

Born 1963

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3914 ACTOR

Ernesto D'Argenio

Born 1985

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3915 POLITICIAN

Alberto Zorzoli

Born 1943

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3916 JOURNALIST

Giuseppe Augusto Cesana

1821 - 1903

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3917 ART DIRECTOR

Egidio Romio

Born 1957

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3918 FOOTBALL

Denise Mazzola

Born 1993

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3919 PRESBYTER

Francesco Tanzio Cornigero

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3920 TRADE UNION

Adelaide Coari

1881 - 1966

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3921 DESIGNER

Sara Battaglia

Born 1984

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3922 FOOTBALL

Alfredo De Franceschini

1902 - 1959

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3923 GUITAR

Frank Caruso

Born 1968

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3924 LITERARY

Francesco Cazzamini-Mussi

1888 - 1952

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3925 PRIEST

Aicone

Died 918

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3926 ACTOR

Alessio Saro

Born 1975

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3927 BASKET

Giuseppe Sessa

1895 - 1985

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3928 ENTREPRENEUR

Guido Ravasi

1877 - 1946

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3929 PRODUCER

Adelio Cogliati

1948 - 2018

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3930 ARCIVESCOVO

Guglielmo I da Rizolio

Died 1241

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3931 PUBLISHER

Luigi Pachì

Born 1961

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3932 POLITICIAN

Guido Artom

1931 - 2017

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3933 RADIO

DJ Giuseppe

Born 1965

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3934 DRIVER

Arturo Mercanti

1875 - 1936

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3935 PRIEST

Cosma (cardinal)

Died 1139

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3936 SCHERMITRICE

Anna Ferni

Born 1973

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3937 POLITICIAN

Gabriella Pistone

Born 1951

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3938 POET

Claudio Recalcati

Born 1960

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3939 WRITER

Vittore Frigerio

1885 - 1961

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3940 DRUMMER

Paolo Pellegatti

Born 1957

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3941 PRESENTER

Morena Zapparoli

Born 1967

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3942 CHEMIST

Raffaello Fusco

1910 - 2002

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3943 PAINTER

Federigo Panza

1633 - 1703

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3944 GEOLOGIST

Andrea Bina

1724 - 1792

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3945 SPORT

Giovanni Tragella

Born 1896

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3946 ACTOR

Francesco Cataldo

Born 1964

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3947 PRODUCER

Fabrizio Giannini

Born 1960

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3948 POLITICIAN

Ernesto Brivio

1915 - 1976

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3949 DESIGNER

Ilio Negri

1926 - 1974

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3950 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Lauzi

1800 - 1885

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3951 ARCIVESCOVO

Algisio da Pirovano

Died 1182

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3952 PHOTOGRAPHER

Livio Senigalliesi

Born 1956

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3953 POLITICIAN

Enrico Fano

1834 - 1899

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3954 MECHANIKER

Giuseppe Pattoni

1926 - 1999

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3955 ENGINEER

Ernesto Besenzanica

1864 - 1940

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3956 ENGINEER

Roberto Guiducci

1923 - 1988

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3957 ACTOR

Franco Sangermano

Born 1939

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3958 JOURNALIST

Lapo De Carlo

Born 1968

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3959 BASKET

Lorenzo Alberti

1970 - 2007

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3960 FILM

Fulvio Accialini

Born 1952

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3961 NEGOCIO

Paolo Bassetti

Born 1964

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3962 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Cattaneo (politico)

1865 - 1944

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3963 RIDER

Stefy Bau

Born 1977

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3964 FILM

Fabio Calvi

Born 1962

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3965 WRITER

Cesarino Branduani

1896 - 1976

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3966 FOOTBALL

Rita Bertoni

Born 1982

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3967 FOOTBALL

Manuel Sarao

Born 1989

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3968 REGISTA

Matteo Pellegrini

Born 1967

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3969 SINGER

Ricky Belloni

Born 1952

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3970 PAINTER

Cristoforo Zavattari

Died 1414

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3971 POET

Marina Corona

Born 1949

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3972 POLITICIAN

Giovanna Capelli

Born 1945

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3973 COMPOSER

Diego Maggi

Born 1977

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3974 ENTREPRENEUR

Gilberto Colombo

1921 - 1988

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3975 SINGER

Daniele Stefani

Born 1980

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3976 POLITICIAN

Giberto Borromeo (politico)

1460 - 1508

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3977 SCENEGGIATORE

Silvio Mazzola

Born 1960

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3978 WRITER

Antonio Steffenoni

1947 - 2017

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3979 PAINTER

Alessandro Barbieri

1850 - 1931

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3980 ARCHITECT

Arrigo Arrighetti

1922 - 1989

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3981 POLITICIAN

Alberto di Luca

Born 1952

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3982 ACTOR

Guia Zapponi

Born 1977

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3983 PAINTER

Lodovico Zambeletti (pittore)

1881 - 1966

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3984 AUTHOR

Giovanni da Cermenate

1280 - 1344

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3985 COMPOSER

Chicco Santulli

Born 1958

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3986 TERRORISTA

Marco Barbone

Born 1958

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3987 PRESENTER

Roberta Termali

Born 1964

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3988 TEACHER

Adele Bonolis

1909 - 1980

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3989 POLITICIAN

Antonio Pestalozza

1784 - 1865

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3990 SCENOGRAPHER

Antonello Geleng

Born 1946

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3991 REGISTA

Rinaldo Gaspari

Born 1955

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3992 CERAMIST

Felice Clerici

1710 - 1780

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3993 LAWYER

Decio Lancellotto

1444 - 1500

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3994 SKATER

Lia Trovati

Born 1965

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3995 MUSIC

Gaetano Nava

1802 - 1875

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3996 BISHOP

Francesco Rossi (vescovo)

1903 - 1972

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3997 GEOGRAPHER

Leonardo Ricci (geografo)

1877 - 1967

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3998 POLITICIAN

Loris Scricciolo

1923 - 2004

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3999 SKATER

Guido Citterio

Born 1931

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4000 ACTOR

Edoardo Torricella

Born 1935

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4001 POLITICIAN

Mario Agustoni

1902 - 1982

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4002 FOOTBALL

Franco Cresci

Born 1945

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4003 ARTIST

Angelica Tintori

Born 1967

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4004 COMPOSER

Melchiorre Chiesa

1716 - 1783

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4005 FOOTBALL

Roberto Poluzzi

Born 1936

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4006 JOURNALIST

Alberto Brandi

Born 1963

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4007 ACTOR

Matteo Leoni

Born 1990

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4008 PAINTER

Gaetano Dardanone

1688 - 1760

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4009 POLITICIAN

Carlo Barbiano di Belgioioso

1815 - 1881

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4010 FOOTBALL

Paolo Erba

1931 - 2016

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4011 COLLECTOR

Giacomo Melzi

1721 - 1802

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4012 JOURNALIST

Claudio Todesco

Born 1969

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4013 PRIEST

Gian Paolo Salvini

Born 1936

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4014 SPORT

Carlo Rovida

1905 - 1968

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4015 POLITICIAN

Severino Guscetti

1816 - 1871

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4016 SWIMMER

Luca Bianchin

Born 1971

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4017 SCENOGRAPHER

Virginia Vianello

Born 1955

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4018 LAWYER

Cesare Pedrazzi

1927 - 2005

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4019 PHOTOGRAPHER

Mirco Braccini

Born 1959

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4020 ROMANIST

Carlo Passerini Tosi

1916 - 1991

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4021 ARCHITECT

Augusto Magnaghi

1914 - 1963

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4022 LINGUIST

Daniela Rossella

Born 1955

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4023 NUMISMATIST

Costantino Luppi

1828 - 1899

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4024 ACTOR

Brunilde Júdice

1898 - 1979

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4025 RADIO

Pippo Palmieri

Born 1969

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4026 FOOTBALL

Franco Varisco

1887 - 1970

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4027 ARCHITECT

Giovan Battista Borsani

1850 - 1906

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4028 OPERA

Joe Fallisi

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4029 MILITAR

Ludovic de Birague

1509 - 1572

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4030 BASKET

Matteo Anchisi

Born 1971

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4031 POLITICIAN

Luigi Meda

1900 - 1966

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4032 JOURNALIST

Mauro Suma

Born 1965

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4033 PRESENTER

Marco Foroni

Born 1972

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4034 WRITER

Giovanni Ambrogio Biffi

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4035 TERRORISTA

Fabrizio Zani

Born 1953

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4036 PLAYER

Piermarcello Farinelli

1917 - 1988

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4037 POLITICIAN

Luca Marcora

Born 1960

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4038 FOOTBALL

Piero Volpi

Born 1952

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4039 MUSIC

Hidalgo Serra

Born 1980

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4040 FOOTBALL

Edgardo Rebosio

Born 1914

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4041 MILITAR

Antonio Barbiano di Belgiojoso

1693 - 1769

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4042 FOOTBALL

Dennis Esposito

Born 1988

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4043 ARTIST

Sandro Sussi

1963 - 2015

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4044 FILM

Marco Bonfanti

Born 1980

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4045 PHYSICIAN

Giovanni Matteo Ferrari da Grado

1436 - 1472

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4046 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Carpani

1907 - 1958

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4047 GUERRILLA

Pierfranco Bonetti

1921 - 1944

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4048 ACTOR

Corrado d'Elia

Born 1967

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4049 ARTIST

Bobo Piccoli

1927 - 1981

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4050 BASKET

Cesare Volpato

Born 1937

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4051 WRITER

Wintana Rezene

Born 1987

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4052 PAINTER

Remo Taccani

1891 - 1973

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4053 POLITICIAN

Paolo Uggè

Born 1947

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4054 PAINTER

Leonardo di Bisuccio

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4055 WRITER

Laura Facchi

Born 1971

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4056 SPORT

Giovanni Cocchi (ciclista)

Born 1888

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4057 BASKET

Andrea Picarelli

Born 1996

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4058 JOURNALIST

Franco Nisi

1957 - 2016

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4059 FOOTBALL

Giulia Pagano

Born 1990

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4060 SCULPTOR

Ercole Villa (scultore)

1827 - 1909

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4061 RADIO

Mila By Night

-

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4062 PAINTER

Alessandro Durini

1818 - 1892

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4063 SPORT

Peppo Biscarini

Born 1960

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4064 POLITICIAN

Livio Togni

Born 1950

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4065 PHYSICIAN

Giovanni Polli

1812 - 1880

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4066 FOOTBALL

Maurizio Lizzani

Born 1968

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4067 JOURNALIST

Francesco Vecchi

Born 1982

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4068 POLITICIAN

Ettore Bocconi

1871 - 1932

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4069 BUSINESS

Carlo Salteri

1920 - 2010

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4070 PRODUCER

Emi Fontana

Born 1961

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4071 THEATRE

Serena Sinigaglia

Born 1973

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4072 PHOTOGRAPHER

Patrizia Genovesi

Born 1962

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4073 PAINTER

Itala Pellegrino

Born 1865

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4074 ACTOR

Claudio Bertoni

Born 1961

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4075 MUSIC

Roberto Cecchetto

Born 1965

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4076 BUSINESS

Achille Brioschi (imprenditore)

1860 - 1942

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4077 FUTSAL

Fabrizio Amoroso

Born 1980

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4078 POLITICIAN

Alphonse Joseph Constant Bourelle de Sivry

1799 - 1862

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4079 BUSINESS

Giovanni Benedetto Borromeo Arese

1679 - 1744

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4080 COMEDIAN

Stefano Corti

Born 1985

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4081 MISSING

Simone Barlaam

Born 2000

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4082 WRITER

Ermanno Guarneri

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4083 HOCKEY

Edoardo Caletti

Born 1986

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4084 ACTOR

Alessandra Adari

1914 - 1993

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4085 MUSIC

Cesare Malfatti

Born 1964

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4086 COMPOSER

Giovanni Francesco Maria Marchi

Died 1740

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4087 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Battista Migliori

1893 - 1978

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4088 SKATER

Carolina Gillespie

Born 1993

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4089 CHOREOGRAPHER

Bruno Dossena

1926 - 1958

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4090 WRITER

Luca Randazzo

Born 1971

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4091 POLITICIAN

Achille Majocchi

1821 - 1904

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4092 JOURNALIST

Bruno Gattai

Born 1959

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4093 JOURNALIST

Bruno Tasso

1914 - 1962

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4094 FOOTBALL

Amilcare Pizzi

1891 - 1974

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4095 PHYSICIAN

Felice Perussia

1885 - 1959

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4096 JOURNALIST

Andrea Monti (giornalista)

Born 1955

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4097 RADIO

Ylenia Baccaro

Born 1980

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4098 BASKET

Giuseppe Sforza

1923 - 1964

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4099 SCULPTOR

Giovanni Antonio Labus

1806 - 1857

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4100 POLITICIAN

Francesco Simonetta (patriota)

1813 - 1863

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4101 PAINTER

Gaetano Vacani

1763 - 1844

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4102 ENTREPRENEUR

Ambrogio Binda

1811 - 1874

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4103 DANZA

Marta Romagna

Born 1974

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4104 CHOREOGRAPHER

Antonio Monticini

1792 - 1854

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4105 FILM

Alberto Moro

1937 - 2006

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4106 CHOREOGRAPHER

Tiziana Di Pilato

Born 1978

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4107 FOOTBALL

Giulio Cederna

1876 - 1939

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4108 ACTOR

Massimo Loreto

-

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4109 ENTREPRENEUR

Renato Cepparo

1916 - 2007

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4110 MUSIC

TAO (cantante)

Born 1971

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4111 SCRITTRICE

Giuliana Gadola

1915 - 2005

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4112 ASTRONOMER

Mario Cavedon

1920 - 2009

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4113 DESIGNER

Gabriele Devecchi

1938 - 2011

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4114 ACTOR

Valentina Colombo

Born 1990

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4115 JOURNALIST

Claudia de Lillo

Born 1970

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4116 FOOTBALL

Luigi Barbieri

1887 - 1931

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4117 FOOTBALL

Giancarlo Pistorello

Born 1932

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4118 ACTOR

Vera Castagna

Born 1962

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4119 BASKET

Mitchell Poletti

Born 1988

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4120 SCULPTOR

Antonio Rosetti (escultor)

Born 1819

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4121 ACTOR

Alfredo Danti

1923 - 2003

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4122 MUSIC

Roberto Frizzo

Born 1946

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4123 POLITICIAN

Cesare Bensi

1922 - 1986

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4124 BASSIST

Leandro Misuriello

1972 - 2006

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4125 FOOTBALL

Luca D'Errico

Born 1992

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4126 FOOTBALL

Carmelo Malgeri

Born 1966

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4127 NEUROLOGIST

Renato Boeri

1922 - 1994

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4128 ARTIST

Gaudenzio Capelli

Born 1929

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4129 JOURNALIST

Massimo Bernardini

Born 1955

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4130 FILM

Renzo Barzizza

Born 1935

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4131 FOOTBALL

Henry Molinari

1894 - 1958

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4132 PRIEST

Franco Croci

Born 1930

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4133 MISSING

Giuseppe Maria Imbonati

1688 - 1768

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4134 ACTOR

Laura Merli

Born 1965

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4135 OFFICER

Emanuele Annoni

1916 - 2004

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4136 SINGER

Matteo Markus Bok

Born 2003

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4137 FOOTBALL

Dario Baruffi

Born 1938

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4138 PAINTER

Leo Spaventa Filippi

1912 - 1999

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4139 FOOTBALL

Riccardo Moreo

Born 1996

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4140 SKATER

Fernando Alloni

Born 1925

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4141 JOURNALIST

Davide De Zan

Born 1962

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4142 NOBILE

Galeazzo Arconati

1580 - 1649

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4143 JOURNALIST

Elio Corno

Born 1946

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4144 POLITICIAN

Rinaldo Taverna

1839 - 1913

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4145 FOOTBALL

Luca Profeta

Born 1990

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4146 PHILANTHROPIST

Mario Negri (imprenditore)

1891 - 1960

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4147 JOURNALIST

Maurizio Beretta

Born 1955

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4148 SINGER

Nuccia Bongiovanni

1930 - 1970

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4149 PRIEST

Ardicio Rivoltella

Died 1186

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4150 DIPLOMAT

Antonio Meli Lupi di Soragna

1885 - 1971

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4151 ARCIVESCOVO

Guglielmo II Pusterla

Died 1370

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4152 ART CRITIC

Carlo Ernesto Accetti

1882 - 1961

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4153 DESIGNER

Mario Convertino

1948 - 1986

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4154 JOURNALIST

Carlo Verdelli

Born 1957

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4155 BACKGAMMON

Luigi Villa

-

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4156 POLITICIAN

Filippo della Torre

Died 1265

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4157 MILITAR

Guido Visconti di Modrone (militare)

1901 - 1942

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4158 ACTOR

Carlotta Pisoni Brambilla

Born 1965

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4159 PAINTER

Renato Restelli

Born 1949

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4160 PHILOSOPHER

Giampaolo Azzoni

Born 1961

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4161 JOURNALIST

Andrea Berton

Born 1970

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4162 FOOTBALL

Marco Franceschetti

Born 1967

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4163 ACADEMIC

Luigi Configliachi

1787 - 1864

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4164 POLITICIAN

Carlo Villa (mayor)

1766 - 1846

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4165 COSTUME DESIGNER

Grazia Colombini

-

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4166 POLITICIAN

Luigi Simonetta

1861 - 1934

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4167 CHOREOGRAPHER

Louise Stichel

1856 - 1933

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4168 COMPOSER

Silvio Capeccia

Born 1957

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4169 PRESBYTER

Eugenio Bussa

1904 - 1977

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4170 POLITICIAN

Laura Molteni

Born 1960

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4171 ACADEMIC

Gianpaolo Bellini (Physiker)

Born 1935

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4172 FOOTBALL

Mario Macalli

Born 1937

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4173 PAINTER

Teodolinda Sabaino Migliara

1816 - 1866

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4174 JOURNALIST

Giovanna Milella

Born 1949

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4175 POLITICIAN

Carla Gronchi

1912 - 1993

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4176 PRIEST

Tommaso Ronna

1767 - 1828

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4177 ACTOR

Gianna Coletti

Born 1963

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4178 WRITER

Lucia Rizzi

Born 1942

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4179 PLAYER

Giulia Perelli (tennista)

1897 - 1964

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4180 SINGER

Davide De Marinis

Born 1971

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4181 PLAYER

Cesare Ghezzi

1909 - 1996

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4182 POLITICIAN

Gaetano De Castillia

1794 - 1870

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4183 POLITICIAN

Stella Vecchio

1921 - 2011

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4184 ACTOR

Rita Pelusio

Born 1971

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4185 JOURNALIST

Luigi Cesana

1851 - 1932

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4186 JOURNALIST

Emanuela Falcetti

Born 1957

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4187 WRITER

Cristina Garavaglia

Born 1966

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4188 COMPOSER

Gino De Stefani

Born 1956

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4189 CHOREOGRAPHER

Alessandra Celentano

Born 1966

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4190 BIOLOGIST

Vincenzo Venuto

Born 1965

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4191 NATURALIST

Hercules Turati

1829 - 1881

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4192 ACTOR

Teresa Paternoster

Born 1979

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4193 JOURNALIST

Valeria Ciardiello

Born 1977

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4194 FILM

Gianni Pons

1909 - 1975

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4195 ACTOR

Enzo Polidoro

Born 1967

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4196 CRIMINALE

Ugo Ciappina

Born 1928

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4197 ENTREPRENEUR

Luigi Canzi

1839 - 1922

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4198 ACTOR

Roberto Marelli

Born 1937

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4199 FOOTBALL

Michele Manenti

1928 - 1988

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4200 ACTOR

Andrea Midena

Born 1965

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