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

2101 THEATRE

Fantasio Piccoli

1917 - 1981

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2102 COMPOSER

Mirko Fait

Born 1965

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2103 POLITICIAN

Francesco Restelli

1814 - 1890

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2104 CHAMBERLAIN

Ambrogio Visconti

1343 - 1373

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2105 SCULPTOR

Luigi Capponi

1450 - 1506

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2106 SINGER

Gemma Bosini

1890 - 1982

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2107 PLAYWRIGHT

Giacinto Battaglia

1803 - 1861

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2108 COMPOSER

Carlo Ignazio Monza

1685 - 1739

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2109 SINGER

Luca Jurman

Born 1967

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2110 DESIGNER

Elvira Leonardi Bouyeure

1906 - 1999

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2111 PAINTER

Giorgio Muggiani

1887 - 1938

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2112 COMEDIAN

Pino Imperatore

Born 1961

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2113 WRITER

Maria Pace Ottieri

Born 1953

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2114 FILM

Claudio Cipelletti

Born 1962

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2115 PAINTER

Paolo Mezzanotte

1878 - 1969

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2116 ARCHITECT

Cino Zucchi

Born 1955

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2117 PRIEST

Alfonso Visconti

1552 - 1608

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2118 CRIMINAL

Ezio Barbieri

1922 - 2018

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2119 ACTOR

Valentina Fortunato

1928 - 2019

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2120 PIANIST

Sergio Cossu

Born 1960

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2121 FOOTBALL

Giorgio Siani

Born 1997

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2122 JOCKEY

DJ Aladyn

Born 1976

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2123 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Valditara

Born 1961

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2124 PRIEST

Camillo Melzi

1582 - 1659

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2125 POLITICIAN

Giulio Belinzaghi

1818 - 1892

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2126 ACTOR

Marco Bonetti

Born 1944

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2127 ACTOR

Francesca Bartellini

Born 1960

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2128 POLITICIAN

Luigi Barbiano di Belgioioso

1803 - 1885

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2129 ACTOR

Gianni Ratto

1916 - 2005

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2130 PHYSIOLOGIST

Giuseppe Albini (médecin)

1827 - 1911

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2131 ACTOR

Marco Milano

Born 1961

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2132 ACTIVIST

Ginetta Sagan

1925 - 2000

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2133 JOURNALIST

Paolo Mauri

Born 1945

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2134 ACTOR

Marisa Traversi

1936 - 2017

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2135 ACTOR

Gianfelice Facchetti

Born 1974

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2136 POET

Francescuolo da Brossano

Died 1405

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2137 PAINTER

Pompeo Calvi

1806 - 1884

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2138 ARTIST

Franco Paludetti

1924 - 2008

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2139 ACTOR

Mary Cleo Tarlarini

1878 - 1954

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2140 JOURNALIST

Francesca Del Rosso

1974 - 2016

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2141 BUSINESS

Luca de Meo

Born 1967

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2142 SCRITTORE

Matilde Viscontini Dembowski

1790 - 1825

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2143 POLITICIAN

Andrea Rigoni

Born 1960

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2144 SCREENWRITER

Diego Cajelli

Born 1971

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2145 MAGISTRAT

Carlo Biotti

1901 - 1977

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2146 COMPOSER

Tiziano Tononi

Born 1956

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2147 COMPOSER

Jean Ven Robert Hal

Born 1970

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2148 SCREENWRITER

Marina Spada

Born 1958

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2149 LINGUIST

Maurizio Vitale

Born 1922

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2150 PUBLISHER

Mario Monti (scrittore)

1925 - 1999

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2151 ACTOR

Franco Ricordi

Born 1958

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2152 WRITER

Davide Simon Mazzoli

Born 1980

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2153 WRITER

Gianni Mura

1945 - 2020

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2154 ENGINEER

William H. Wilmarth

1904 - 1999

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2155 PAINTER

Amanzia Guérillot

1828 - 1905

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2156 ARCHITECT

Amedeo Bellini

Born 1940

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2157 OFFICER

Carlo Balabio

1759 - 1838

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2158 FOOTBALL

Davide Saverino

Born 1977

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2159 FOOTBALL

Marco Achilli

1948 - 2009

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2160 ACTOR

Carla Macelloni

1937 - 2015

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2161 POET

Pier Enea Guarnerio

1854 - 1919

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2162 ECONOMIST

Alberto Bisin

Born 1962

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2163 PRIEST

Uberto da Pirovano

Died 1211

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2164 URBAN PLANNER

Federico Gorio

1915 - 2007

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2165 ARTIST

Adriano Carnevali

Born 1948

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2166 ACTOR

Margherita Seglin

1889 - 1975

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2167 ESSAYIST

Francesco Cesarini

Born 1937

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2168 PAINTER

Francesco Nappi

1565 - 1630

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2169 POLITICIAN

Giampaolo Galli

Born 1951

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2170 HISTORIAN

Giorgio Rumi

1938 - 2006

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2171 ACTOR

Giorgio Bonino

Born 1966

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2172 NOTARY

Piergaetano Marchetti

Born 1939

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2173 FOOTBALL

Leonardo Occhipinti

Born 1960

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2174 COMPOSER

Andrea Stefano Fiorè

1686 - 1732

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2175 POLITICIAN

Augusto Battaglia

Born 1948

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2176 EDITOR

Giovanni Scheiwiller

1889 - 1965

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2177 URBAN PLANNER

Giulio Minoletti

1910 - 1981

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2178 POLITICIAN

Gisella Floreanini

1906 - 1993

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2179 POLITICIAN

Giacomo Properzj

Born 1939

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2180 SPRINT

Luisa Bonfanti

Born 1906

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2181 WRITER

Maria Grazia Calandrone

Born 1964

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2182 ACTOR

Terry Schiavo

Born 1970

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2183 SCREENWRITER

Roberto Cenci (regista)

Born 1960

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2184 JUDO

Donata Burgatta

Born 1973

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2185 JOCKEY

Mace (beatmaker)

Born 1982

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2186 RELIGIOUS

Johannes de Crivellis

1367 - 1432

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2187 ART HISTORIAN

Anty Pansera

Born 1948

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2188 SINGER

Missincat

Born 1978

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2189 HISTORIAN

Michele Ranchetti

1925 - 2008

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2190 LIBRETTIST

Antonio Scalvini

1835 - 1881

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2191 FENCER

Sandro Resegotti

Born 1966

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2192 POLITICIAN

Guido Possa

Born 1937

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2193 WRITER

Sebastian Cattaneo

1545 - 1609

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2194 COMPOSER

Walter Malgoni

1924 - 2008

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2195 ACTOR

Edoardo Ferravilla

1846 - 1915

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2196 ATHLETIC

Antenore Negri

1898 - 1970

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2197 PHYSICIST

Erasmo Recami

Born 1939

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2198 ACADEMIC

Francesco Ogliari

1931 - 2009

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2199 FOOTBALL

Francesco Soldera

1892 - 1957

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2200 NOBILE

Antonietta Fagnani Arese

1778 - 1847

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2201 PIANIST

Federico Albanese

Born 1982

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2202 WRITER

Marco Filiberti

Born 1950

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2203 NATURALIST

Marco De Marchi (naturalista)

1872 - 1936

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2204 JOURNALIST

Carlo Pellegatti

Born 1950

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2205 PAINTER

Marcel Jefferys

1872 - 1924

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2206 POLO

Giulia Rambaldi Guidasci

Born 1986

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2207 SPORT

Domenico De Lillo

Born 1937

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2208 RAPPER

Jack the Smoker

Born 1982

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2209 SCREENWRITER

Giorgio Terruzzi

Born 1958

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2210 ENGINEER

Duilio Citrini

1913 - 2006

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2211 RACER

Romolo Ferri

1928 - 2015

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2212 PAINTER

Cesare Poggi

1803 - 1859

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2213 PAINTER

Giuseppe Brioschi

1802 - 1856

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2214 WRITER

Vittorio Buttafava

1918 - 1983

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2215 GIOCO

Ennio Peres

Born 1945

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2216 OPERA

Franco Vassallo

Born 1969

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2217 ARCHITECT

Ercole Silva

1756 - 1840

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2218 PRIEST

Innocenzo Migliavacca

1635 - 1714

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2219 LYRICIST

Alessandro Colombini

Born 1936

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2220 SINGER

Enrico Maria Papes

Born 1941

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2221 JOURNALIST

Enzo Gentile

Born 1955

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2222 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Marchioro

Born 1936

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2223 HISTORIAN

Lellia Cracco Ruggini

Born 1931

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2224 PAINTER

Giuseppe Viola

1933 - 2010

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2225 SWIMMER

Andrea Vergani

Born 1997

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2226 LAWYER

Dino Jarach

1915 - 1996

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2227 POLITICIAN

Davide Casaleggio

Born 1976

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2228 COMPOSER

Ignazio Balbi

1696 - 1773

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2229 PRIEST

Marcellino Corio

1664 - 1742

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2230 WRITER

Gaetano Savatteri

Born 1964

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2231 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Rossetti

1919 - 1987

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2232 SCACCHISTA

Alessandro Sanvito

1938 - 2020

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2233 SONS

Estorre Visconti

1346 - 1413

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2234 PRESBYTER

Giulio Michelini

Born 1963

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2235 ACTOR

Carlo Cataneo

1930 - 2005

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2236 POLITICIAN

Roberto Maria Radice

1938 - 2012

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2237 ARCHITECT

Cesare Beruto

1835 - 1915

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2238 HISTORIAN

Angelo Fumagalli

1728 - 1804

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2239 LAWYER

Pietro Supino

Born 1965

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2240 ACTOR

Francesca Bielli

Born 1977

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2241 WRITER

Luigi Sailer

1825 - 1885

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2242 ECONOMIST

Ulisse Gobbi

1859 - 1940

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2243 PHOTOGRAPHER

Lanfranco Colombo

1924 - 2015

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2244 HISTORIAN

Vittorio Vidotto

Born 1941

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2245 FILM

Mirko Locatelli

Born 1974

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2246 HISTORIAN

Giuseppe Parlato

Born 1952

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2247 PHILOSOPHER

Luca Fonnesu

Born 1960

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2248 JOURNALIST

Gianpiero Gamaleri

Born 1940

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2249 SINGER

Mr. T-bone

Born 1973

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2250 POLITICIAN

Attilio Terragni

1896 - 1958

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2251 BOXER

Romano Caneva

Born 1904

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2252 FOOTBALL

Niccolò Zanellato

Born 1998

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2253 DESIGNER

Nanda Vigo

1936 - 2020

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2254 SPORT

Mario Bruschera

1887 - 1968

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2255 SINGER

Giangilberto Monti

Born 1952

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2256 WRITER

Alberico Barbiano di Belgiojoso

1725 - 1813

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2257 WRITER

Andrea Marcolongo

Born 1987

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2258 SKATER

Franca Bianconi

Born 1962

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2259 MODEL

Daniele Interrante

Born 1980

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2260 DRIVER

Mauro Bianchi

Born 1937

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2261 GENETICIST

Ruggero Ceppellini

1917 - 1988

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2262 TRANSLATOR

Renata Colorni

Born 1939

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2263 SINGER

Lele Battista

Born 1975

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2264 BASKET

Marta Rezoagli

Born 1973

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2265 ACTOR

Alessandra Casella

Born 1963

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2266 POLITICIAN

Cesare Nava

1861 - 1933

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2267 ARCHITECT

Agostino Gerli

1744 - 1821

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2268 POLITICIAN

Ezio Amadeo

1894 - 1978

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2269 POLITICIAN

Achille Mauri

1806 - 1883

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2270 ACTOR

Giacomo Rosselli

Born 1961

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2271 WRITER

Gabriele Clima

Born 1967

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2272 PRIEST

Armando Dini

Born 1932

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2273 JOCKEY

Michael Cadeddu

Born 1987

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2274 EDUCATOR

Susanna Messaggio

Born 1963

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2275 JOURNALIST

Umberto Gandini

Born 1935

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2276 SINGER

Arturo Testa

Born 1932

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2277 ESCRITOR

Amatore Sciesa

1814 - 1851

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2278 POLITICIAN

Giancarlo Lombardi

1937 - 2017

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2279 SPORT

Carlo Martinenghi

1894 - 1944

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2280 SINGER

Cocky Mazzetti

Born 1937

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2281 PLAYER

Claudio Galli

Born 1965

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2282 ECONOMIST

Andrea Ichino

Born 1959

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2283 JOURNALIST

Franco Di Bella

1927 - 1997

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2284 MISSING

Antonio Aloni

1947 - 2016

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2285 SINGER

Julio D

Born 1977

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2286 FOOTBALL

Paolo Marchi

Born 1991

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2287 WRITER

Angelo Sommaruga

1857 - 1941

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2288 PAINTER

Giovanni Battista Pozzi

1662 - 1730

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2289 WRITER

Drusilla Tanzi

1885 - 1963

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2290 CURATOR

Giovanna Borasi

Born 1971

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2291 THEATRE

Paolo Bosisio

Born 1949

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2292 MUSIC

Roberto Gini

Born 1958

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2293 COMICS

Renato Queirolo

Born 1944

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2294 PRIEST

Brande Castiglioni

1415 - 1487

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2295 SINGER

Dora Carofiglio

Born 1963

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2296 WRITER

Franz Krauspenhaar

Born 1960

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2297 ESSAYIST

Ippolito Pizzetti

1926 - 2007

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2298 MUSIC

Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi

1714 - 1784

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2299 ARTIST

Amalia Del Ponte

Born 1936

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2300 ENGINEER

Leo Finzi

1924 - 2002

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2301 COMPOSER

Enea Gardana

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2302 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Gian Piero Bognetti

1902 - 1963

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2303 CARDINAL

Bernardino Scotti

1656 - 1726

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2304 PAINTER

Camillo Rapetti

1859 - 1929

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2305 COSTUME DESIGNER

Vera Marzot

1931 - 2012

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2306 PHILOLOGIST

Pietro Mazzucchelli

1762 - 1829

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2307 PRODUTTORE

Fritz da Cat

Born 1975

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2308 ILLUSTRATOR

Franco Brambilla

Born 1967

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2309 WRITER

Federica Bosco

Born 1971

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2310 GEOGRAPHER

Luigi De Marchi (geofisico)

1857 - 1936

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2311 RACEWALKER

Donato Pavesi

1889 - 1946

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2312 MISSING

Silvano Larini

Born 1935

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2313 GOLF

Silvia Cavalleri

Born 1972

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2314 POET

Cesare Breveglieri

1902 - 1948

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2315 PRIEST

Pietro Calchi Novati

1868 - 1952

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2316 OFFICER

Egidio Osio

1840 - 1902

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2317 PHYSICIST

Roberto Cingolani

Born 1961

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2318 JOURNALIST

Paolo Panerai

Born 1946

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2319 WRITER

Giampaolo Spinato

Born 1960

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2320 FOOTBALL

Arturo Boiocchi

1888 - 1964

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2321 PRIEST

Agostino Cusani (1542-1598)

1542 - 1598

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2322 GUERRILLA

Onorina Brambilla

1923 - 2011

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2323 SCULPTOR

Dante Parini

1890 - 1969

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2324 ATHLETIC

Franco Boffi

Born 1958

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2325 ACTOR

Alba Rigazzi

Born 1947

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2326 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Ugo Fabietti

1950 - 2017

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2327 ACTOR

Giorgio Mastrota

Born 1964

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2328 MILITAR

Alfonso Casati

1918 - 1944

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2329 SKIER

Tommaso Sala

Born 1995

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2330 POLITICIAN

Paolo Ungari

1933 - 1999

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2331 WRITER

Felice Bellotti

1786 - 1858

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2332 DRIVER

Mario Poltronieri

1929 - 2017

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2333 JOURNALIST

Gabriele Marcotti

Born 1973

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2334 POLITICIAN

Bassano Gabba

1844 - 1928

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2335 PRESENTER

Manuela Blanchard

Born 1959

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2336 NOBLE

Teresa Casati

1787 - 1830

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2337 ECONOMIST

Mario Nava

Born 1966

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2338 POET

Marco Ardemagni

Born 1963

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2339 CONDUCTOR

Giampiero Boneschi

1927 - 2019

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2340 ANNOUNCER

Gabriella Golia

Born 1959

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2341 FOOTBALL

Marco Barollo

Born 1972

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2342 BIOLOGIST

Giuseppina Pastori

1891 - 1983

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2343 HISTORIAN

Gianluigi Barni

1909 - 1981

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2344 BASKET

Franco Boselli

Born 1958

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2345 SINGER

Gianluca Guidi (attore)

Born 1967

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2346 FOOTBALL

Emanuele Brioschi

Born 1975

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2347 PAINTER

Cesare Peverelli

1922 - 2000

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2348 POLITICIAN

Aldo Brandirali

Born 1941

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2349 SINGER

Mino Di Martino

Born 1944

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2350 POLITICIAN

Emilio Molinari

Born 1939

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2351 CHOREOGRAPHER

Gino Landi

Born 1933

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2352 POLITICIAN

Gianluigi Melega

1935 - 2014

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2353 SINGER

Christina Moser

Born 1952

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2354 ACTOR

Morena Salvino

Born 1978

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2355 POLITICIAN

Elena Centemero

Born 1968

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2356 ACTOR

Laura Marinoni

Born 1961

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2357 PRODUCER

Nanni Ricordi

1932 - 2012

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2358 LITERARY

Lavinia Mazzucchetti

1889 - 1965

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2359 POLITICIAN

Adriana Galgano

Born 1963

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2360 CHEMIST

Adolfo Quilico

1902 - 1982

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2361 FOOTBALL

Ivan Dal Santo

Born 1972

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2362 ACTOR

Alessandra Faiella

Born 1962

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2363 PHOTOGRAPHER

Tullio Farabola

1920 - 1983

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2364 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Asti

1891 - 1970

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2365 COOK

Gaetano Medini

1772 - 1857

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2366 SINGER

Laura Luca

Born 1958

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2367 FOOTBALL

Fabio Cinetti

Born 1973

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2368 PRIEST

Giovanni Battista Mesmer

1671 - 1760

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2369 ART DIRECTOR

Charles Novi

1887 - 1966

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2370 HISTORIAN

Arturo Colombo

1934 - 2016

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2371 SKATER

Fiorella Negro

1938 - 2019

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2372 WRITER

Leonardo Coen

Born 1948

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2373 SPORT

Giovanni Bassi

1894 - 1942

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2374 POLITICIAN

Senatore Borletti

1880 - 1939

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2375 COMPOSER

Giampaolo Testoni

Born 1957

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2376 WRITER

Carlo Serra

Born 1959

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2377 SWIMMER

Roberta Panara

Born 1984

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2378 TEACHER

Miro Allione

1932 - 2006

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2379 JOURNALIST

Maurizio Porro

Born 1942

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2380 WRITER

Stefano Massaron

Born 1966

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2381 WRITER

Ippolita Avalli

Born 1949

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2382 PHILOSOPHER

Guido Morpurgo-Tagliabue

1907 - 1997

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2383 JUDO

Stefano Venturelli

Born 1967

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2384 ARCHITECT

Romolo Calabrese

Born 1966

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2385 POET

Giorgio Cesarano

1928 - 1975

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2386 POLITICIAN

Antonio Litta Visconti Arese

1748 - 1820

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2387 ACTOR

Sergio Di Giulio

1945 - 2019

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2388 ACTOR

Giulia Guerrini

Born 1996

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2389 ARTIST

Simona Atzori

Born 1974

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2390 ARCIVESCOVO

Giacinto Tredici

1880 - 1964

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2391 PHOTOGRAPHER

Luigi Sacchi

1805 - 1861

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2392 COMPOSER

Julio César Brero

1908 - 1973

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2393 THEATER

Sergio Escobar (Theaterdirektor)

Born 1950

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2394 POET

Gaspare Ambrogio Visconti

1461 - 1499

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2395 GINNASTA

Emanuela Maccarani

Born 1966

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2396 ACTOR

Loredana Nicosia

Born 1964

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2397 LAWYER

Gaetano Arangio-Ruiz

Born 1919

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2398 ACTOR

Melania Maccaferri

Born 1978

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2399 FOOTBALL

Luca Birigozzi

Born 1960

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2400 SCREENWRITER

Roberto Burchielli

Born 1966

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