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

1801 BASKET

Riccardo Morandotti

Born 1965

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1802 PAINTER

Melchiorre Gherardini

1607 - 1668

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1803 COMPOSER

Antonio Nava

1775 - 1826

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1804 SINGER

Entics

Born 1985

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1805 PRIEST

Giuseppe Maria Maraviglia

1617 - 1684

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1806 PAINTER

Francesco Valaperta

1836 - 1908

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1807 PAINTER

Giuseppe Solenghi

1879 - 1944

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1808 MILITAR

Mario Carità

1904 - 1945

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1809 PRESENTER

Camila Raznovich

Born 1974

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1810 CONDUCTOR

Vittorio Parisi

Born 1957

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1811 PRODUCER

Alberto Salerno

Born 1949

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1812 PLAYER

Giorgio Intoppa

Born 1981

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1813 MILITAR

Quintus Petilius Secundus

19 - 43

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1814 ACTOR

Margherita Pavesi Mazzoni

1930 - 2010

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1815 PAINTER

Giovanni Battista Bonacina

1620 - 1664

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1816 ACTOR

Gianni Magni

1941 - 1992

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1817 WRITER

Giancarlo Narciso

Born 1947

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1818 ACTOR

Thomas Trabacchi

Born 1965

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1819 ONCOLOGIST

Carlo Gambacorti-Passerini

Born 1957

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1820 WRITER

Gianni Barbacetto

Born 1952

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1821 WRITER

Stefano Bartezzaghi

Born 1962

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1822 JOURNALIST

Monica Maggioni

Born 1964

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1823 SCIENTIST

Gabriela Morreale

1930 - 2017

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1824 WRITER

Beppe Viola

1939 - 1982

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1825 FOOTBALL

Federico Crovari

Born 1975

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1826 COMPOSER

Vittorio Mascheroni

1895 - 1972

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1827 ENGINEER

Cesare Chiodi

1885 - 1969

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1828 FOOTBALL

Attilio Trerè

1887 - 1943

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1829 ENTREPRENEUR

Piero Pirelli

1881 - 1956

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1830 POLITICIAN

Piero Bassetti

Born 1928

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1831 ACTOR

Eleonora Morana

Born 1922

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1832 COMPOSER

Bernardo Aliprandi

1710 - 1792

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1833 PRIEST

Venerius (bishop of Milan)

Died 408

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1834 PAINTER

Camilla Adami

Born 1935

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1835 ATHLETIC

Beniamino Poserina

Born 1970

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1836 PAINTER

Sergio Dangelo

Born 1932

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1837 ACTOR

Raffaele Di Sipio

1916 - 1996

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1838 ENTOMOLOGIST

Antonio Villa

1806 - 1885

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1839 FOOTBALL

Evert Skoglund

Born 1953

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1840 WRITER

Pierangelo Sequeri

Born 1944

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1841 CHESS

Luigi Ceriani

1894 - 1969

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1842 ILLUMINATOR

Matteo da Milano

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1843 CHOREOGRAPHER

André Isidore Carey

1798 - 1821

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1844 FLAUTIST

Davide Formisano

Born 1974

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1845 CHOREOGRAPHER

Giorgio Madia

Born 1965

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1846 PSYCHIATRIST

Massimo Picozzi

Born 1956

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1847 PAINTER

Carlo Zocchi

1894 - 1965

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1848 POET

Pinin Carpi

1920 - 2004

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1849 ACTOR

Carlo Gabardini

Born 1974

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1850 FILM

Marco Pozzi (Regisseur)

Born 1970

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1851 WRITER

Carlo Mazzoni

Born 1979

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1852 DAUGHTER

Ippolita Maria Sforza (1493–1501)

1493 - 1501

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1853 POET

Humbert Wolfe

1885 - 1940

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1854 WRITER

Giorgio De Simone

Born 1932

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1855 POLITICIAN

Piero Bottoni

1903 - 1973

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1856 RACER

Dany Locati

Born 1977

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1857 FOOTBALL

Francesco Anacoura

Born 1994

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1858 ATHLETIC

Emilio Brambilla

1882 - 1938

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1859 SINGER

Thema (rapper)

Born 1972

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1860 POLITICIAN

Gaudenzio Fantoli

1867 - 1940

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1861 FOOTBALL

Simone Bonomi

Born 1980

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1862 PRODUCER

Marco Trentacoste

Born 1976

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1863 DRIVER

Lilian Bryner

Born 1959

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1864 JOURNALIST

Luigi Bisignani

Born 1953

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1865 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Ferrante Rittatore Vonwiller

1919 - 1976

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1866 FOOTBALL

Paolo Todeschini

1920 - 1993

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1867 LITERARY

Pier Vincenzo Mengaldo

Born 1936

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1868 TEST PILOT

Primo Gibelli

1893 - 1936

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1869 ACTOR

Ilaria Stagni

Born 1967

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1870 SCREENWRITER

Eugenio Perego

1876 - 1944

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1871 SINGER

Lyrian

Born 1985

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1872 ARCHITECT

Umberto Riva

Born 1928

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1873 SINGER

Paola Folli

Born 1965

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1874 PAINTER

Andrea Porta

1656 - 1723

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1875 DRIVER

Eugenio Siena

1905 - 1938

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1876 PAINTER

Amerino Cagnoni

1853 - 1923

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1877 PIANIST

Paolo Jannacci

Born 1972

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1878 FOOTBALL

Giannina Lattanzio

Born 1993

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1879 ARCHITECT

Luigi Rovelli

1850 - 1911

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1880 SINGER

Michele Straniero

1936 - 2000

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1881 HISTORIAN

Claudio Beretta

1920 - 2008

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1882 LAWYER

Gaetano Pecorella

Born 1938

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1883 MINERALOGIST

Giulio Curioni

1796 - 1878

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1884 MUSIC

Space One

Born 1971

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1885 SIGNORA

Bonacossa Borri

1254 - 1321

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1886 PRIEST

Agostino Cusani (1655-1730)

1655 - 1730

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1887 WRITER

Anna Del Conte

Born 1925

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1888 FOOTBALL

Francesco Zanoncelli

Born 1967

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1889 SINGER

Paolo Benvegnù

Born 1965

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1890 POLITICIAN

Massimo Felice De Rosa

Born 1979

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1891 POET

Giancarlo Majorino

Born 1928

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1892 SPORT

Giuseppe Loretz

1860 - 1944

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1893 SPRINT

Milena Greppi

1929 - 2016

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1894 PODCASTER

Daniele Bolelli

Born 1974

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1895 SPORT

Romulo Bruni

1871 - 1939

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1896 SPORT

Salvatore Maccali

Born 1955

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1897 WRITER

Duccio Demetrio

Born 1945

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1898 SPORT

Franco Cortinovis

Born 1945

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1899 PAINTER

Gaetano Fasanotti

1831 - 1882

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1900 ARTIST

Claudio Sciarrone

Born 1972

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1901 COMPOSER

Vittorio Fellegara

1927 - 2011

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1902 HISPANIST

Margherita Morreale

1922 - 2012

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1903 POET

Lancino Curti

Died 1512

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1904 WRITER

Raffaele Morelli

Born 1948

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1905 ACTOR

Luca Sandri

Born 1966

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1906 SINGER

Ghigo Agosti

Born 1936

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1907 DISCUS THROWER

Elivia Ricci

Born 1936

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1908 SPORT

Massimo Brunelli

Born 1971

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1909 POLITICIAN

Marco Valli

Born 1985

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1910 ENGINEER

Giovanni Battista Piatti

1812 - 1867

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1911 ACTOR

Clely Fiamma

1914 - 2001

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1912 ECONOMIST

Roberto Perotti

Born 1961

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1913 ACTOR

Alessandra Barzaghi

Born 1980

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1914 EDITOR

Edilio Rusconi

1916 - 1996

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1915 PRIEST

Ugo Camozzo

1892 - 1977

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1916 ARCHITECT

Antonio Monestiroli

1940 - 2019

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1917 ORIENTALIST

Massimo Campanini

1954 - 2020

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1918 ACTOR

Renato Pareti

Born 1947

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1919 ACTOR

Paola Gassman

Born 1945

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1920 FLAUTIST

Raffaele Trevisani

Born 1955

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1921 FILM

Adriana Monti

Born 1951

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1922 WRITER

Daniele Biacchessi

Born 1957

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1923 PAINTER

Carlo Erba (pittore)

1884 - 1917

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1924 MANAGER

Andrea Guerra (businessman)

Born 1965

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1925 PAINTER

Giulio Rossi (painter)

1824 - 1884

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1926 HISTORIAN

Giulia Veronesi

1906 - 1973

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1927 PRIEST

Albinus (cardinal)

Died 1197

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1928 BASSIST

Faso

Born 1965

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1929 HOCKEY

Mario Bedogni

1923 - 2017

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1930 WRITER

Giancarlo Vigorelli

1913 - 2005

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1931 ARTIST

Silvio Wolf

Born 1952

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1932 PAINTER

Giovan Francesco Gonzaga

1921 - 2007

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1933 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Caimi

1890 - 1917

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1934 ACTOR

Marco Della Noce

Born 1958

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1935 SWIMMER

Roberto Lazzari

1937 - 2017

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1936 ART HISTORIAN

Fernanda Wittgens

1903 - 1957

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1937 PRIEST

José Brasanelli

1659 - 1728

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1938 ACTOR

Bruno Armando

1956 - 2020

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1939 WRITER

Armando Torno

Born 1953

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1940 WRITER

Chandra Livia Candiani

Born 1952

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1941 ACADEMIC

Fernando Sansò

Born 1945

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1942 COMPOSER

Nello Segurini

1910 - 1988

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1943 PRIEST

Vitaliano Visconti

1618 - 1671

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1944 SOCIOLOGIST

Federico Butera

Born 1940

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1945 PHYSICIAN

Ludovico Necchi

1876 - 1930

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1946 LITERARY

Piero Treves

1911 - 1992

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1947 JOURNALIST

Valentina De Poli

Born 1968

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1948 WRITER

Uberto Paolo Quintavalle

1926 - 1997

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1949 ENTREPRENEUR

Carlo Guzzi

1889 - 1964

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1950 ACTOR

Tommaso Ramenghi

Born 1983

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1951 COMEDIAN

Nino Formicola

Born 1953

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1952 ACTOR

Claudia Coli

Born 1979

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1953 PRIEST

Flaminio Piatti

1552 - 1613

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1954 CINEMA

Fabio Olmi

Born 1963

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1955 ACTOR

Giulio Cavalli

Born 1977

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1956 COMPOSER

Agostino Guerrieri

1630 - 1685

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1957 HARPSICHORDIST

Laura Alvini

1946 - 2005

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1958 PUBLISHER

Stefano Mauri (editore)

Born 1961

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1959 PHILOSOPHER

Remo Cantoni

1914 - 1978

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1960 WRITER

Franco Forte

Born 1962

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1961 FOOTBALL

Michele Cossato

Born 1970

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1962 SPORT

Armando Peverelli

1921 - 1981

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1963 ACTOR

Lisa Mazzotti

Born 1949

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1964 ARCHITECT

Gian Luigi Banfi

1910 - 1945

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1965 ACTOR

Gianluca Grecchi

Born 1997

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1966 WRITER

Stefano Di Marino

Born 1961

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1967 FILM

Italo Martinenghi

1930 - 2008

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1968 FOOTBALL

Gianni Fabiano

Born 1984

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1969 JOURNALIST

Andrea Palladino

Born 1965

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1970 DUCHESS

Bertha of Milan

997 - 1040

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1971 COMPOSER

Alba Rosa Viëtor

1889 - 1979

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1972 SKATER

Davide Viscardi

Born 1990

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1973 PUBLISHER

Natale Battezzati

1818 - 1882

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1974 BUSINESS

Maria Patrizia Grieco

Born 1952

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1975 COMPOSER

Alberto Baldan Bembo

1948 - 2017

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1976 FOOTBALL

Walter De Vecchi

Born 1955

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1977 FILM

Jacopo Quadri

Born 1964

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1978 FOOTBALL

Guido Moda

1885 - 1957

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1979 FENCER

Martino Minuto

Born 1988

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1980 SPORT

Massimiliano Maisto

Born 1980

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1981 ARCHIVIST

Luigi Bossi

1758 - 1835

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1982 PAINTER

Cesare Bassano

1584 - 1648

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1983 PRODUCER

Luca Ronchi

Born 1955

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1984 MILITAR

Francesco Colombo

1899 - 1945

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1985 CHIRURGO

Renzo Dionigi

Born 1940

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1986 ACTOR

Chiara Tortorella

Born 1982

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1987 SCULPTOR

Giovanni Angelo Del Maino

Born 1475

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1988 JOURNALIST

Luigi Bacialli

Born 1954

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1989 MATHEMATICIAN

Enzo Tonti

Born 1935

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1990 FOOTBALL

Mattia Biso

Born 1977

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1991 PHILOSOPHER

Elio Franzini

Born 1956

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1992 FILM

Jean Prat (réalisateur)

1927 - 1991

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1993 WRITER

Andrea Pamparana

Born 1953

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1994 POLITICIAN

Eugenio Chiesa

1863 - 1930

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1995 PLAYER

Barbara Rossi (tennis)

Born 1961

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1996 ACTOR

Franco Parenti

1921 - 1989

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1997 CHESS

Edoardo Crespi

1849 - 1910

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1998 PRIEST

Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli

Born 1956

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1999 JOURNALIST

Massimo Bertarelli

1943 - 2019

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2000 SCULPTOR

Jacopo della Pila

Died 1471

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2001 ACTOR

Elena Di Cioccio

Born 1974

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2002 ENTREPRENEUR

Giuseppe Visconti di Modrone

1879 - 1941

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2003 HISTORIAN

Raimondo Luraghi

1921 - 2012

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2004 WRITER

Guido Almansi

1931 - 2001

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2005 SINGER

Ninni Carucci

Born 1942

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2006 ARCHITECT

Luca Mangoni

Born 1961

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2007 BUSINESS

Lorenzo Borghese

Born 1972

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2008 ARCHITECT

Emilio Alemagna

1833 - 1910

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2009 POLITICIAN

Siro Lombardini

1924 - 2013

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2010 PAINTER

Ugo Piatti

1888 - 1953

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2011 POET

Ivan Tresoldi

Born 1981

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2012 ARTIST

Alessandro Bignamini

Born 1970

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2013 WRITER

Giusi Marchetta

Born 1982

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2014 SCULPTOR

Carlo Abate

1859 - 1941

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2015 ACTOR

Chiara Noschese

Born 1968

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2016 PAINTER

Scipione Cignaroli

1690 - 1766

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2017 DANCER

Simone Vaturi

Born 1988

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2018 BASKET

Fabrizio Frates

Born 1959

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2019 SCREENWRITER

Giorgio Gherarducci

Born 1963

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2020 ACTOR

Pietro Genuardi

Born 1962

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2021 FOOTBALL

Stefano Mingardo

1959 - 2014

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2022 SCIENTIST

Giorgio Macchi

Born 1930

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2023 ENTREPRENEUR

Giovanni Borghi

1910 - 1975

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2024 SPORT

Arrigo Gattai

1928 - 2012

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2025 RACEWALKER

Ettore Rivolta

1904 - 1977

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2026 ARTIST

Enrico Bagnoli (auteur)

1925 - 2012

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2027 ACTOR

Laura Lattuada

Born 1960

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2028 ACTOR

Carla Sveva

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2029 LITERARY

Franco Brevini

Born 1951

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2030 JOURNALIST

Benedetta Tobagi

Born 1977

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2031 ACTOR

Maria Amelia Monti

Born 1962

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2032 FOOTBALL

Luca Scapuzzi

Born 1991

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2033 FOOTBALL

Andrea Vassallo (footballer)

Born 1997

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2034 ARCHITECT

Giovanni Greppi (architetto)

1884 - 1960

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2035 ACTOR

Mario Scarabelli

Born 1953

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2036 SINGER

Eva Tetrazzini

1862 - 1938

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2037 JOURNALIST

Alberto Mingardi

Born 1981

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2038 HELLENIST

Dario Del Corno

1933 - 2010

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2039 COMPOSER

Massimo Colombo

Born 1961

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2040 ACTOR

Gioia Scola

Born 1961

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2041 FOOTBALL

Michele De Nadai

Born 1954

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2042 FILM

Nicola Carraro

Born 1942

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2043 ACTOR

Paolo De Santis

Born 1979

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2044 BASKET

Franco Casalini

Born 1952

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2045 POLITICIAN

Giacomo Balbi Piovera

1800 - 1878

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2046 PLAYER

Andrea Tomatis

Born 1978

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2047 COMPOSER

Oscar Bianchi

Born 1975

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2048 FOOTBALL

Luca Franchini

Born 1983

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2049 COMICS

Teresa Radice

Born 1975

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2050 PLAYER

Ferruccio Quintavalle

1914 - 1998

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2051 FILM

Carlo Cotti (Regisseur)

Born 1939

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2052 FOOTBALL

Severino Lojodice

Born 1933

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2053 OPERA

Teresa Albuzzi-Todeschini

1723 - 1760

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2054 PHOTOGRAPHER

Gian Paolo Barbieri

Born 1938

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2055 PAINTER

Mario Raciti

Born 1934

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2056 PAINTER

Lara Molinari

Born 1970

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2057 COMEDIAN

Bruno Arena

Born 1957

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2058 ACTOR

Marga Cella

1893 - 1964

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2059 ACTOR

Elda Olivieri

Born 1960

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2060 PRIEST

Franco Agnesi

Born 1950

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2061 PRIEST

Giuseppe Negri

Born 1959

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2062 BUSINESS

Riccardo Silva

Born 1970

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2063 SPORT

Vittorio Malingri

Born 1961

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2064 PAINTER

Alessandro Focosi

1836 - 1869

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2065 SCULPTOR

Carlo Biffi

1605 - 1675

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2066 HISTORIAN

Giorgio Giulini

1714 - 1780

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2067 ACTOR

Pamela Saino

Born 1987

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2068 WRITER

Saverio Tutino

1923 - 2011

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2069 FOOTBALL

Gianpaolo Castorina

Born 1976

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2070 LYRICIST

Cheope (paroliere)

Born 1961

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2071 NOBILE

Barbara Sanseverino

1550 - 1612

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2072 ACTOR

Paola Veneroni

Born 1922

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2073 DANCER

Lorenza Alessandrini

Born 1990

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2074 WRITER

Sandro Provvisionato

1951 - 2017

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2075 POLITICIAN

Francesco Arese Lucini (senatore)

1805 - 1881

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2076 ENTREPRENEUR

Davide Campari

1867 - 1936

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2077 WRITER

Edoardo Raspelli

Born 1949

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2078 CARDINAL

Luigi Maria Lucini

1666 - 1745

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2079 PHILOSOPHER

Roberto Mordacci

Born 1965

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2080 PAINTER

Emilio Magistretti

1851 - 1936

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2081 PRIEST

Francesco Bossi

1525 - 1584

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2082 PRODUCER

Calibi (paroliere)

1911 - 1982

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2083 BASKET

Arnaldo Taurisano

1933 - 2019

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2084 ARCHITECT

Carlo III. Borromeo

1586 - 1652

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2085 ARTIST

Paolo Ventura

Born 1968

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2086 CANOE

Francesco Uberti

Born 1962

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2087 POLITICIAN

Eleonora Evi

Born 1983

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2088 FOOTBALL

Claudio Ambu

Born 1958

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2089 ARCHITECT

Guglielmo Mozzoni

1915 - 2014

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2090 ENGINEER

Carlo Maurilio Lerici

1890 - 1981

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2091 POLITICIAN

Simona Tagli

Born 1964

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2092 MAGISTRAT

Guido Salvini (judge)

Born 1954

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2093 PAINTER

Agostino Ferrari

Born 1938

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2094 WRITER

Primo Moroni

1936 - 1998

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2095 BUSINESS

Piero Sacerdoti

1905 - 1966

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2096 JOURNALIST

Carlo Silvestri

1893 - 1955

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2097 WRITER

Claudio Risé

Born 1939

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2098 PAINTER

Alfredo Chighine

1914 - 1974

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2099 WRITER

Stefano Bortolussi

Born 1959

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2100 JOURNALIST

Fabio Ravezzani

Born 1960

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