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

4801 FOOTBALL

Aurelio Santagostino

1928 - 2004

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4802 FOOTBALL

Giampiero Calloni

Born 1938

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4803 BANK

Guido Jarach

1905 - 1991

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4804 ARTIST

Federico Memola

1967 - 2019

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4805 PHILOSOPHER

Stefano Moriggi

Born 1972

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4806 PRIEST

Maurizio Pietra

1514 - 1576

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4807 NOVELIST

Sam Angus (writer)

Born 1967

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4808 DANZA

Giovanna Limido

1851 - 1890

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4809 PRIEST

Manfred von Riva

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4810 ACTOR

Patricia Vezzuli

Born 1979

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4811 WRITER

Enrico Pessina (rugbista)

Born 1954

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4812 FOOTBALL

Agostino Recalcati

1879 - 1935

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4813 BUSINESS

Luca Barilla

Born 1959

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4814 PRELATE

Alessandro Croce

1650 - 1704

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4815 ROWER

Orfeo Paroli

1906 - 1980

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4816 MILITAR

Francesco Barbieri (militare)

1894 - 1916

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4817 ARTIST

Paolo Di Clemente

Born 1971

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4818 SWIMMER

Alessandra Finesso

Born 1956

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4819 SCULPTOR

Pietro Antonio Daverio

1564 - 1621

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4820 FOOTBALL

Claudio Finetti

Born 1972

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4821 TERRORISTA

Maurizio Baldasseroni

Born 1950

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4822 SINGER

Aldo Killy

1938 - 2018

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4823 POLITICIAN

Alessandro Besana

1814 - 1897

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4824 LAWYER

Anselmo Dall'Orto

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4825 BALLERINA

Pompeo Diobono

-

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4826 PRELATE

Lodovico Magio

1564 - 1618

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4827 PRELATE

Francesco Simonetta

Died 1612

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4828 BIOLOGIST

Roberto Galli (micologo)

Born 1954

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4829 WEIGHTLIFTER

Giuseppe Conca

1904 - 1972

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4830 FOOTBALL

Gianpaolo Incerti

Born 1943

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4831 FOOTBALL

Alberto Citterio

Born 1917

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4832 SCULPTOR

Giorgio Brigno

Died 1503

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4833 FOOTBALL

Felice Mastropierro

Born 1976

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4834 ROWER

Mario Moretti (rower)

1906 - 1977

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4835 SINGER

Mau Cristiani

Born 1952

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4836 PHYSICIAN

Aldo Bargero

1924 - 1987

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4837 ACTIVIST

Fabio Alberti

Born 1956

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4838 POLITICIAN

Urbano Aletti

1923 - 2019

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4839 LAWYER

Giorgio Covi

1923 - 2005

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4840 PATRIOTA

Antonio Tosi

1828 - 1906

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4841 POLITICIAN

Roberto Baldassari

Born 1938

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4842 MAN OF LETTERS

Letizia Fortini

1929 - 2002

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4843 TRANSLATOR

Enrico Ganni

1950 - 2020

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4844 PRELATE

Ercole Visconti

1646 - 1712

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4845 POET

Filippo Manzoni

1826 - 1868

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4846 FOOTBALL

Manuel Daffara

Born 1989

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4847 AVIATORE

Aldo Forzinetti

1914 - 1941

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4848 PRIEST

Attilio Pietrasanta

Died 1666

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4849 FOOTBALL

Primo Danieli

1899 - 1964

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4850 FOOTBALL

Dante Lodrini

Born 1947

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4851 ACTOR

Giovanna Maldotti

Born 1963

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4852 SINGER

Rosella Masseglia Natali

1943 - 2013

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4853 PLAYER

Andrea Taveggia

Born 1933

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4854 JOURNALIST

Luca Carra

Born 1960

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4855 FOOTBALL

Oscar Bocchi

Born 1902

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4856 ENTREPRENEUR

Achille Roncoroni

1923 - 2005

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4857 FOOTBALL

Mattia El Hilali

Born 1998

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4858 SONGWRITER

Brigitte Beraha

Born 1977

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4859 PAINTER

Carlo e Luigi Rigola

1883 - 1949

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4860 LAWYER

Mario Venanzi

1913 - 1995

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4861 POLITICIAN

Maurilio Frigerio

Born 1944

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4862 FOOTBALL

Aldo Biffi

Born 1910

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4863 NOBILE

Francesco II Sforza di Caravaggio

Died 1680

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4864 POLITICIAN

Alberto Torazzi

Born 1963

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4865 FILM

Giorgio Agliani

1910 - 1996

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4866 DIVER

Walter Messa

Born 1939

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4867 PRIEST

Carlo Maria Polvani

Born 1965

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4868 SCULPTOR

Elena Pasquali Marchesi

1908 - 2003

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4869 PRELATE

Giambattista Visconti

Died 1638

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4870 ARTIST

Fabrizio Divari

Born 1972

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4871 BASKET

Arrigo Muggiani

1889 - 1973

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4872 TEACHER

Paola Formica

Born 1962

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4873 PUBLISHER

Arnaldo de Mohr

1874 - 1921

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4874 SINGER

Steven Bryan

Born 1982

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4875 AVIATORE

Leopoldo Marangoni

1914 - 1941

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4876 FOOTBALL

Giorgio Perversi

Born 1935

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4877 PRIEST

Tommaso Pusterla

Died 1399

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4878 NOBILE

Caterina Melzi d'Eril

1824 - 1887

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4879 JOURNALIST

Franco Brera

Born 1951

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4880 POLITICIAN

Alessandro Colucci

Born 1974

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4881 COMPOSER

Luca Spagnoletti

Born 1954

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4882 POLITICIAN

Alessandro Poss

1876 - 1957

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4883 MILITAR

Emilio Legnani

1918 - 2006

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4884 PAINTER

Ettore Paganini

1922 - 1986

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4885 FOOTBALL

Mario Moretti (calciatore 1889)

Born 1889

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4886 FOOTBALL

Camillo Caironi

1900 - 1962

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4887 CREATIVO

Kean Etro

Born 1964

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4888 COMPOSER

Michele Fedrigotti

Born 1957

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4889 ARTIST

Giancarlo Tenenti

Born 1934

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4890 FENCER

Claudio Francesconi

Born 1945

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4891 NOBILE

Giovanni Paolo II Sforza di Caravaggio

Died 1630

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4892 FOOTBALL

Giorgio Granata

Born 1924

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4893 SINGER

Luca Milani

Born 1978

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4894 SINGER

Daniele Tenca

Born 1971

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4895 ILLUSTRATOR

Giulio Peranzoni

Born 1952

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4896 ENTREPRENEUR

Giorgio Valerio

1904 - 1979

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4897 FOOTBALL

Luigi Binda

1896 - 1978

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4898 PRESBYTER

Manfredo Settala

Died 1217

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4899 COMPOSER

Mike Painter

Born 1964

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4900 FILM

Pete Maggi

Born 1964

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4901 PRIEST

Salvatore Andreani

1705 - 1784

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4902 ARCHBISHOP

Antonio Biglia

1708 - 1755

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4903 ARCHBISHOP

Onorato (arcivescovo di Milano)

Died 572

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4904 JOURNALIST

Cristiano Ruiu

Born 1979

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4905 COMPOSER

Gianluca Battaglion

Born 1965

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4906 ARTIST

Paolo Rizzatto

Born 1941

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4907 FOOTBALL

Matteo Anania

Born 1984

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4908 WRITER

Antonietta Dosi

Born 1930

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4909 POLITICIAN

Raffaele Morese

Born 1942

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4910 JOURNALIST

Massimo Alberizzi

Born 1947

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4911 PHOTOGRAPHER

Guido Vanzetti

1938 - 1994

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4912 MERCHANT

Marco Carelli

1320 - 1394

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4913 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Michele Rubino

1910 - 1978

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4914 GUERRILLA

Oreste Filopanti

1886 - 1966

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4915 FOOTBALL

Fausto Braga

Born 1921

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4916 FOOTBALL

Carlo Scaccabarozzi

1932 - 2016

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4917 ACTOR

Claudia Tempestini

-

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4918 BASKET

Giandomenico Ongaro

Born 1941

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4919 ENTREPRENEUR

Massimo Carfora

Born 1956

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4920 AVIATORE

Giorgio Savoja

1916 - 1943

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4921 SAILOR

Giacomo Tarsis Di Brolo

Born 1906

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4922 DIPLOMAT

Baltasar Patiño

1667 - 1733

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4923 NOBILE

Francesco III Sforza di Caravaggio

Died 1697

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4924 ACADEMIC

Marco Lanzetta

Born 1962

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4925 WRESTLER

Riccardo Pizzocaro

Born 1901

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4926 PLAYER

Massimo Caria

Born 1960

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4927 FOOTBALL

Andrea Pansera

Born 1979

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4928 PLAYER

Renzo Maffioli

Born 1908

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4929 SCULPTOR

Luigi Fontana (sculpteur)

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4930 POLITICIAN

Giovanni Brambilla

1910 - 1994

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4931 SWIMMER

Giuseppe Tiano

Born 1968

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4932 FOOTBALL

Diego Daldosso

Born 1983

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4933 BANK

Francesco Saverio Vinci

Born 1962

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4934 BASKET

Maria Amedea Pelle

Born 1946

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4935 ANARCHIST

Mario Mantovani (anarchico)

1897 - 1977

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4936 RELIGIOSO

Cesare Sforza

1491 - 1512

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4937 CARDINAL

Glusiano de Casate

Died 1287

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4938 POLITICIAN

Vittorio Olcese

1925 - 1999

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4939 WORKER

Teresa Meroni

1885 - 1951

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4940 ACTOR

Carlo Battaglia

-

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4941 FOOTBALL

Luigi Asti

1922 - 1977

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4942 MILITAR

Giannantonio Prinetti Castelletti

1922 - 1944

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4943 JOURNALIST

Stefano Olivari

Born 1967

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4944 RADIO

Luca Gattuso

Born 1964

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4945 SCULPTOR

Giuseppe Antignati (scultore)

1704 - 1778

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4946 JOURNALIST

Gian Luca Rossi

Born 1966

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4947 POLITICIAN

Lodovico Gavazzi

1857 - 1944

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4948 SKATER

Anna Cattaneo

1911 - 2002

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4949 POLITICIAN

Carlo Prinetti

1820 - 1911

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4950 MUSIC

Tito Ricordi (Musikverleger, 1865)

1865 - 1933

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4951 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Carmignato

1906 - 1992

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4952 ACTOR

Anna Goel

Born 1935

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4953 FILM

Gianfilippo Pedote

Born 1952

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4954 FENCER

Gianguido Milanesi

Born 1935

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4955 WRITER

Ivan Guerrerio

Born 1963

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4956 PRESBYTER

Landolfo Cotta

Died 1061

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4957 PLAYER

Ruggero Crotti

1924 - 2015

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4958 WRITER

Christian Antonini

Born 1971

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4959 POLITICIAN

Graziano Tubi

1825 - 1904

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4960 ARTIST

Kalinka (artist)

Born 1968

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4961 ACTOR

Giuliano Caputi

Born 1965

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4962 SCREENWRITER

Marco di Castri

Born 1952

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4963 SCULPTOR

Giorgio Regondi

1616 - 1681

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4964 POLITICIAN

Girolamo Brandolini

1870 - 1935

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4965 POLITICIAN

Maria Teresa Coppo Gavazzi

Born 1937

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4966 SCULPTOR

Silvano Bulgari

Born 1955

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4967 POLITICIAN

Umberto Alberici

1905 - 1997

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4968 CHOREOGRAPHER

Carla Strauss

1907 - 1997

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4969 FOOTBALL

Ennio Testa

1930 - 2019

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4970 FOOTBALL

Alberto Crivelli

1883 - 1961

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4971 POLITICIAN

Antonio Busca Serbelloni

1799 - 1870

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4972 BASSIST

Giorgio Buratti

Born 1935

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4973 MOUNTAINEER

Nino Oppio

1906 - 1982

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4974 ARCHITECT

Francesco Tenca

1861 - 1908

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4975 POLITICIAN

Luigi Melzi

1554 - 1629

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4976 SINGER

Stefano Vergani

Born 1982

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4977 ENGINEER

Giuseppe Cadolini

1805 - 1858

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4978 FOOTBALL

Osvaldo Biancardi

1929 - 1988

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4979 SPORT

Alfredo Galli

-

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4980 COMPOSER

Giorgio Logiri

Born 1946

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4981 COACH

Paolo Amendola

Born 1980

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4982 BASKET

Enrico Lana

Born 1958

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4983 PLAYER

Giorgio Colombo

Born 1949

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4984 JOURNALIST

Raffaele Masto

1953 - 2020

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4985 MUSIC

Patrizia Rebizzi

1957 - 2017

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4986 MILITAR

Pietro Crespi

1897 - 1918

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4987 WRITER

Max Papeschi

Born 1970

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4988 FOOTBALL

Mario Giuriati

1895 - 1916

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4989 SPRINT

Luigi Grossi

1925 - 2008

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4990 ARTIST

Beatrice Catanzaro

Born 1975

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4991 NOBILE

Renato II Borromeo

1618 - 1685

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4992 NOBILE

Renato III Borromeo Arese

1710 - 1778

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4993 WRITER

Sandro Lopez Nunes

Born 1937

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4994 BASKET

Alice Romagnoli

Born 1984

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4995 PUBLISHER

Andrea Corno

1937 - 2007

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4996 DIRIGENTE

Emilio Barbiano di Belgiojoso-Este

1855 - 1944

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4997 POLITICIAN

Antonio Baslini (senatore)

1869 - 1943

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4998 PLAYWRIGHT

Napoleone Giotti

1803 - 1897

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4999 JOURNALIST

Lanfranco Vaccari

Born 1951

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5000 PRIEST

Guglielmo Pusterla

Born 1380

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5001 BASKET

Carmine Florio

Born 1954

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5002 WRESTLER

Giuseppe Gorletti

1901 - 1986

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5003 ILLUSTRATOR

Chiara Bigatti

Born 1963

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5004 FOOTBALL

Tiziano Ballarin

1899 - 1978

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5005 SWIMMER

Guido Elmi

Born 1935

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5006 POLITICIAN

Rinaldo Casati

1844 - 1898

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5007 BASKET

Claudia Corbani

Born 1978

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5008 LAWYER

Roberto Veratti

1902 - 1943

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5009 WRITER

Pablo Lentini Riva

Born 1971

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5010 CHESS

Ferruccio Castiglioni

1921 - 1971

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5011 RADIO

Claudia Cassani

Born 1974

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5012 ACTOR

Gaddo Treves

1916 - 1972

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5013 FOOTBALL

Luigi Beretta

Born 1910

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5014 WRITER

Carlo Invernizzi

1932 - 2018

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5015 ASTROPHYSICIST

Roberto Capuzzo Dolcetta

Born 1953

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5016 MISSING

Renato II. Borromeo

1613 - 1685

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5017 OBOIST

Francesco Quaranta

Born 1967

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5018 FOOTBALL

Antonio Dubini

1877 - 1931

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5019 POLITICIAN

Luca Bagliani

Born 1959

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5020 JOURNALIST

Alessandro Cassinis

Born 1960

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5021 SWIMMER

Andrea Bondanini

Born 1983

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5022 FILOSOFIA

Adriano Paolo Morando

1949 - 2013

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5023 SPORT

Renato Sacchi

Born 1928

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5024 ARCIVESCOVO

Giovanni III Visconti

Died 1453

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5025 ENTREPRENEUR

Aldo Mairano

1898 - 1991

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5026 BUSINESS

Guido Borghi (1883)

1883 - 1957

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5027 FOOTBALL

Vittorio Pelvi

1896 - 1949

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5028 WISSENSCHAFTLER

Sabrina Speich

Born 1964

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5029 PUBLISHER

Gianfranco Viviani

1937 - 2014

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5030 FOOTBALL

Tullio Aliatis

Born 1905

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5031 POLITICIAN

Camillo Casati

1805 - 1869

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5032 SINGER

Susy Rottonara

Born 1979

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5033 ARTIST

Fabio Jacomelli

Born 1966

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5034 PUBLISHER

Nico Colonna

-

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5035 FOOTBALL

Emilio Buttarelli

Born 1924

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5036 GINNASTA

Laura Trefiletti

Born 1984

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5037 WRESTLER

Walter Ranghieri

Born 1895

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5038 ENTREPRENEUR

Lodovico Zambeletti

1841 - 1890

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5039 BASKET

Ileana Pasquali

Born 1928

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5040 LAWYER

Libero Corso Bovio

1948 - 2007

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5041 FILM

Davide di Lernia

Born 1978

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5042 FOOTBALL

Augusto Galletti

1886 - 1945

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5043 POLITICIAN

Tommaso Spinola

1803 - 1879

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5044 ILLUSIONISTA

Edoardo Pecar

Born 1956

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5045 MUSIC

Pino Di Pietro

Born 1969

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5046 BASKET

Roberta Colico

Born 1979

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5047 WRITER

Luciano Zeppegno

Died 1985

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5048 FOOTBALL

Bruno Midali

1903 - 1978

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5049 COMPOSER

Giuseppe Enzo Palanti

1922 - 1981

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5050 DIRIGENTE

Fausto Maifredi

Born 1948

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5051 REGISTA

Fabio Jansen

Born 1974

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5052 SINGER

Giordano Colombo

Born 1943

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5053 PUBLISHER

Carlo Bestetti

1934 - 1987

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5054 MILITAR

Giovanni De Alessandri

1895 - 1937

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5055 FOOTBALL

Alessandro Beltrame

1902 - 1957

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5056 MATHEMATICIAN

Giulia Di Nunno

Born 1973

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5057 FOOTBALL

Fabio Gentile

Born 1974

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5058 FILM

Isabella Bruno

Born 1954

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5059 ACTOR

Greta Bonetti

Born 1969

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5060 DIVER

Carlo Bonfanti

1875 - 1933

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5061 FOOTBALL

Franco Danova

Born 1930

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5062 FILM

Attilio Giovannini (Filmschaffender)

1915 - 1967

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5063 FOOTBALL

Vittorio Pedroni

1886 - 1968

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5064 PHYSICIAN

Giampiero Mosconi

1921 - 2010

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5065 POLITICIAN

Giulio Bianchi

1840 - 1898

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5066 FOOTBALL

Carmelo Amenta

Born 1918

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5067 PHOTOGRAPHER

Aldo Matteotti

1927 - 1999

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5068 PHILOSOPHER

Carlo Ravizza

1817 - 1848

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5069 CESTISTA

Licia Pasquali

Born 1931

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5070 EDITOR

Giuseppe Liverani

Born 1947

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5071 SPORT

Sabino Cannone

Born 1969

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5072 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Fossati

Born 1894

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5073 OFFICER

Francesco Bellotti (generale)

1869 - 1949

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5074 BASEBALL

Silvano Ambrosioni

1942 - 2004

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5075 FOOTBALL

Simone Dell'Acqua

Born 1989

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5076 FOOTBALL

Adolfo Dusi

1908 - 1984

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5077 POLITICIAN

Conte Borella

Died 1498

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5078 FOOTBALL

Luciano Sassi

1931 - 2011

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5079 DRIVER

Tonino Ascari

1942 - 2008

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5080 JOURNALIST

Gigi Reggi

Born 1934

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5081 BASKET

Guido Brocca

1900 - 1944

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5082 POLITICIAN

Matteo Luigi Bianchi

Born 1979

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5083 FOOTBALL

Massimiliano Zandali

1917 - 1974

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5084 POLITICIAN

Filippo Milone

Born 1952

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5085 SPORT

Primo Bergomi

1917 - 1987

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5086 SPORT

Giuseppe Singrossi

Born 1879

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5087 ENGINEER

Alberto Elli (egittologo)

Born 1952

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5088 ARCHITECT

Aldo Manassi

1888 - 1940

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5089 ARCIVESCOVO

Lorenzo II di Milano

507 - 592

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5090 SWIMMER

Massimo Sacchi

Born 1950

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5091 FOOTBALL

Ferdinando Di Stefano

1940 - 2019

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5092 FOOTBALL

Alessio D'Ascenzo

Born 1979

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5093 SCULPTOR

Filippo Biganzoli

1823 - 1894

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5094 FILM

Cesare Cicardini

Born 1969

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5095 ESSAYIST

Ivan Berni

Born 1955

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5096 FOOTBALL

Guido Valerio

1876 - 1943

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5097 BASKET

Marco Muggiani

1894 - 1963

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5098 CHAMBERLAIN

Gian Niccolò Trivulzio

1479 - 1512

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5099 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Saccone

1918 - 2001

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5100 POLITICIAN

Carlo Martinelli (politico)

1872 - 1926

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