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

2401 MODEL

Selena Du

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2402 CHEMIST

Nicola Pinna

Born 1974

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2403 JOURNALIST

Marco Civoli

Born 1957

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2404 WRITER

Giovanna Rosa

Born 1950

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2405 WRITER

Marco Albino Ferrari

Born 1965

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2406 PAINTER

Leopoldo Burlando

1841 - 1915

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2407 PHYSICIAN

Alessandro Tadino

1580 - 1661

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2408 SKATER

Tommaso Dotti

Born 1993

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2409 LAWYER

Fausto Bagatti Valsecchi

1843 - 1914

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2410 AUTHOR

Mario Grasso

1941 - 2018

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2411 POET

Giovanni Torti

1774 - 1852

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2412 COMPOSER

Roberto Negri

1940 - 2006

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2413 SCULPTOR

Marco Cornini

Born 1966

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2414 POET

Mario Ramous

1924 - 1999

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2415 SCREENWRITER

Enzo Ferrieri

1896 - 1969

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2416 POLITICIAN

Tatiana Basilio

Born 1975

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2417 JOURNALIST

Alessandro Gilioli

Born 1962

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2418 COMPOSER

Paolo Castaldi (compositore)

Born 1930

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2419 WRITER

Luciana Peverelli

1902 - 1986

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2420 ROWER

Fabrizio Ravasi

Born 1965

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2421 FOOTBALL

Mario Facco

1946 - 2018

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2422 DANCER

Camilla Pistorello

Born 1987

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2423 PRIEST

Isidoro Pentorio

1568 - 1621

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2424 COMPOSER

Nando De Luca

Born 1940

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2425 NOBILE

Carlo Visconti di Parma

1359 - 1403

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2426 ARCHITECT

Vermondo Resta

1555 - 1625

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2427 PIANIST

Roberto Di Gioia

Born 1965

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2428 ACTOR

Clelia Bernacchi

1910 - 2006

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2429 WRITER

Claudio Fracassi

Born 1940

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2430 DRUMMER

Christian Meyer (Schlagzeuger)

Born 1963

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2431 PENCILLER

Gigi Cavenago

Born 1982

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2432 WRITER

Luigi Amicone

Born 1956

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2433 PRIEST

Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi

1645 - 1713

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2434 ACTOR

Franco Pastorino

1933 - 1959

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2435 CONDOTTIERO

Lodrisio Visconti

1280 - 1364

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2436 MISTRESS

Lucrezia Crivelli

1452 - 1508

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2437 WRITER

Guido Lopez

1924 - 2010

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2438 SCREENWRITER

Camillo Antona Traversi

1857 - 1934

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2439 WRITER

Matteo Bittanti

Born 1975

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2440 PAINTER

Joseph Contini

1827 - 1892

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2441 BOXER

Stefania Bianchini

Born 1970

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2442 THEOLOGIAN

Fulvio Ferrario

Born 1958

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2443 ACTOR

Cristina Boraschi

Born 1955

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2444 WATERCOLOURIST

Adolphe Augustin Rey

1864 - 1934

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2445 JOURNALIST

Guido Meda

Born 1966

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2446 ARTIST

Mario Ballocco

1913 - 2008

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2447 RAPPER

Asher Kuno

Born 1983

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2448 DUKE

Gerolamo Olgiati

1453 - 1477

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2449 WRITER

Giovanni Verri

1745 - 1818

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2450 ESSAYIST

Maria Soresina

Born 1940

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2451 FOOTBALL

Leonardo Mancuso

Born 1992

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2452 WRITER

Paolo Paci

Born 1959

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2453 SINGER

Bruno Pallesi

1921 - 1987

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2454 MUSIC

Luigi Pestalozza

1928 - 2017

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2455 ACTOR

Claudio Batta

Born 1968

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2456 ACTOR

Patrizia Zappa Mulas

Born 1956

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2457 PRIEST

Marsilio Landriani (bishop)

1528 - 1609

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2458 POLITICIAN

Antonio Del Pennino

Born 1939

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2459 POLITICIAN

Malachia De Cristoforis

1832 - 1915

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2460 ACTOR

Alessandro Betti

Born 1966

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2461 DEVELOPER

Ettore Perazzoli

1974 - 2003

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2462 BALLERINA

Elettra Morini

Born 1937

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2463 FOOTBALL

Marco Bonura

Born 1979

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2464 ARCHITECT

Carlotta de Bevilacqua

Born 1957

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2465 OPERA

Emilie Tagliana

1854 - 1910

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2466 POET

Giovanni Alvise Toscani

1450 - 1478

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2467 FOOTBALL

Luca Crosta

Born 1998

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2468 SINGER

Claudio Sanfilippo

Born 1960

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2469 PHOTOGRAPHER

Sergio Ramazzotti

Born 1965

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2470 FILM

Cecilia Zanuso

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2471 ACTOR

Daniela Calvino

Born 1938

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2472 ACTOR

Serena Vergano

Born 1943

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2473 HISTORIAN

Paolo Colombo (storico)

Born 1961

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2474 BASSIST

Paolo Costa (musicista)

Born 1964

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2475 SKATER

Gilberto Viadana

Born 1973

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2476 COMICS

Luigi Grecchi

1923 - 2001

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2477 PIANISTE

Hersilie Rouy

1814 - 1881

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2478 ACTOR

Sandro Massimini

1942 - 1996

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2479 SPORT

Cristiano Monguzzi

Born 1985

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2480 LITERARY

Ermes Visconti

1784 - 1841

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2481 CELLIST

Giuseppe Magrini

1857 - 1926

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2482 EDUCATOR

Ettore Gelpi

1933 - 2002

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2483 ACTOR

Matteo Bellina

Born 1979

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2484 FILM

Sergio Spina

1928 - 2017

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2485 FOOTBALL

Stefano Maccoppi

Born 1962

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2486 PHILOSOPHER

Giovanni Emanuele Barié

1894 - 1956

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2487 POLITICIAN

Maurizio Pagani

1936 - 2014

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2488 WRITER

Jeanne Perego

Born 1958

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2489 FOOTBALL

Carlo Raffaele Trezzi

Born 1982

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2490 PIANIST

Daniele Pollini

Born 1978

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2491 ARCHITECT

Carlo Mariani

1823 - 1883

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2492 FOOTBALL

Matteo Cincilla

Born 1994

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2493 PAINTER

Giovanni Borgonovo

1881 - 1975

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2494 PHYSICIST

Marco Bersanelli

Born 1960

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2495 CHOREOGRAPHER

Luigi Albertieri

1860 - 1930

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2496 FOOTBALL

Tullio Gritti

Born 1958

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2497 SIGNORE

Ludovico Visconti

1358 - 1404

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2498 WRITER

Annamaria Testa

Born 1953

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2499 POLITICIAN

Michele Achilli

Born 1931

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2500 ARTIST

Maria Luisa Uggetti

Born 1937

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2501 POLITICIAN

Enrico Besana

1813 - 1877

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2502 POLITICIAN

Marco Rondini

Born 1968

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2503 ACTOR

Tosawi Piovani

Born 1977

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2504 TYPOGRAPHER

Giorgio Rusconi

1470 - 1522

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2505 POLITICIAN

Luciano Pettinari

Born 1950

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2506 ECONOMIST

Marco Onado

Born 1941

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2507 POLITICIAN

Quintus Petronius Didius Severus

Died 137

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2508 ARCHITECT

Emilio Lancia

1890 - 1973

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2509 FILM

Gianpaolo Tescari

Born 1946

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2510 PAINTER

Daniele Oppi

1932 - 2006

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2511 PIANIST

Davide Cabassi

Born 1976

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2512 THEOLOGIAN

Ilarione Rancati

1594 - 1663

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2513 WRITER

Girolamo Birago

1691 - 1773

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2514 SPRINT

Domenico Gorla

Born 1965

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2515 PHILOSOPHER

Gloria Origgi

Born 1967

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2516 POLITICIAN

Stefano Jacini (1886-1952)

1886 - 1952

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2517 FOOTBALL

Beatrice Merlo

Born 1999

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2518 LAWYER

Tito Ballarino

1934 - 2014

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2519 URBAN PLANNER

Giuseppe de Finetti

1892 - 1952

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2520 PRESBYTER

Gino Rigoldi

Born 1939

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2521 COMPOSER

Niccolò Mestrino

1748 - 1789

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2522 ARTIST

Alberto Longoni (pittore)

1921 - 1991

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2523 FILM

Alberto Ferrari

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2524 ARTIST

Giampiero Casertano

Born 1961

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2525 FILLE

Lætitia Bonaparte

1804 - 1871

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2526 ACTOR

Marta Iacopini

Born 1968

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2527 PLAYER

Daniele Vergnaghi

Born 1972

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2528 PAINTER

Giandante X

1900 - 1984

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2529 ACTOR

Daniela Gatti

Born 1958

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2530 JOURNALIST

Valerio Riva

1929 - 2004

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2531 COMPOSER

Luciano Migliavacca

1919 - 2013

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2532 ATHLETIC

Carlo Butti

1891 - 1971

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2533 PRIEST

Gerolamo Pallavicini

Died 1503

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2534 ACTOR

Marco Balbi

Born 1954

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2535 PRIEST

Emanuele Clarizio

1911 - 2001

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2536 WRITER

Dario Tonani

Born 1959

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2537 SCULPTOR

Lilli Kerzinger-Werth

1897 - 1971

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2538 BASKET

Dino Boselli

Born 1958

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2539 DANCER

Giannina Censi

1913 - 1995

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2540 COMPOSER

Gilberto Ziglioli

Born 1948

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2541 PAINTER

Francesco Didioni

1839 - 1895

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2542 ACTOR

Renato Paracchi

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2543 POET

Pietro da Barsegapè

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2544 BIOCHEMIST

Giulio Cantoni

1915 - 2005

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2545 PUBLISHER

Luciano De Maria

1928 - 1993

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2546 ARCHITECT

Antonio Cassi Ramelli

1905 - 1980

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2547 PHYSICIAN

Giampaolo Lai

Born 1931

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2548 ACTOR

Massimo Mirani

Born 1943

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2549 DIRIGENTE

Amedeo Felisa

Born 1946

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2550 PRIEST

Paolo Martinelli (Bischof)

Born 1958

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2551 ECONOMIST

Angelo Provasoli

Born 1942

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2552 ENTREPRENEUR

Ivanoe Fraizzoli

1916 - 1999

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2553 COMPOSER

Umberto Rotondi

1937 - 2007

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2554 CRITICO

Roberto Escobar

Born 1946

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2555 ACTOR

Cecilia Sacchi

1938 - 2010

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2556 JOCKEY

DJ Lhasa

Born 1968

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2557 POLITICIAN

Stefano Buffagni

Born 1983

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2558 ESSAYIST

Giorgio Cosmacini

Born 1931

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2559 SOLDIER

Ducarius

Died -217

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2560 TEACHER

Lica Steiner

1914 - 2008

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2561 SINGER

Crivel

1889 - 1960

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2562 PHILOLOGIST

Sergio Cigada

1933 - 2010

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2563 SWIMMER

Stefano Pizzamiglio

Born 1991

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2564 ACTOR

Paolo Stella

Born 1978

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2565 RAPPER

Ape (rapper)

Born 1978

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2566 FOOTBALL

Roberto Chiappara

Born 1973

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2567 POLITICIAN

Franco Corleone

Born 1946

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2568 BALLERINA

Massimo Murru

Born 1971

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2569 JOURNALIST

Alberto Bandini Buti

1927 - 1981

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2570 PIANIST

Marino Formenti

Born 1965

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2571 RADIO

Giorgio Lauro

Born 1968

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2572 SINGER

Teodosio Losito

Died 2019

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2573 ARCHITECT

Marco Albini

Born 1940

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2574 ACTOR

Paola Rota

Born 1968

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2575 COMPOSER

Rafael Trabucchelli

Died 2006

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2576 POLITICIAN

Antonio Palmieri

Born 1961

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2577 CURATOR

Elena Pontiggia

Born 1955

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2578 WRITER

Giansiro Ferrata

1907 - 1986

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2579 WRITER

Regina Terruzzi

1862 - 1951

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2580 LAWYER

Gianfranco Maris

1921 - 2015

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2581 POLITICIAN

Marco Mario Milanese

Born 1959

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2582 SWIMMER

Roberta Felotti

Born 1964

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2583 ART CRITIC

Enrico Piceni

1901 - 1986

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2584 BASKET

Silvia Todeschini

Born 1967

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2585 ART HISTORIAN

Raphael Rosenberg

Born 1962

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2586 DRIVER

Niccolò Schirò

Born 1994

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2587 COMPOSER

Arnaldo Galliera

1871 - 1934

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2588 FOOTBALL

Simone Mazzocchi

Born 1998

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2589 SINGER

Alberta Masiello

1916 - 1990

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2590 FOOTBALL

Beatrice Abati

Born 1997

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2591 ATHLETIC

Alfredo Rizzo (athlete)

Born 1933

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2592 HISTORIAN

Giacomo Todeschini

Born 1950

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2593 VIOLIN

Alessio Bidoli

Born 1986

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2594 SPRINT

Gianni Rocca

1929 - 2013

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2595 ARTIST

Carlo Brera

1946 - 1994

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2596 JOURNALIST

Emanuele Giordana

Born 1953

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2597 SINGER

Armando Ariostini

Born 1951

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2598 ENGINEER

Agostino Giambelli

1891 - 1978

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2599 POLITICIAN

Isacco Nahoum

1922 - 1990

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2600 FILM

Daniele Maggioni

Born 1949

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2601 ACTOR

Cesarina Gheraldi

1915 - 1986

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2602 ACTOR

Marianna De Micheli

Born 1974

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2603 MUSIC

Amedeo Pace

Born 1963

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2604 FOOTBALL

Carlo Davies

Born 1898

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2605 HISTORIAN

Paolo Morigia

1525 - 1604

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2606 ACTOR

Romolo Guerreri

Born 1990

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2607 SPORT

Aleardo Simoni

1902 - 1989

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2608 WRITER

Ezio Guaitamacchi

Born 1957

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2609 SKATER

Roberto Pelizzola

Born 1958

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2610 POLITICIAN

Luca Squeri

Born 1961

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2611 WRITER

Elisa Puricelli Guerra

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2612 BASKET

Aldo Giordani

1924 - 1992

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2613 ART HISTORIAN

Alessandro Nova

Born 1954

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2614 ACTOR

Fabrizio Fontana (comico)

Born 1970

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2615 SCRITTRICE

Milly Dandolo

1895 - 1946

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2616 PSYCHIATRIST

Francesco Parenti

1925 - 1990

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2617 WRITER

Sveva Casati Modignani

Born 1938

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2618 ILLUMINATOR

Franco e Filippolo de Veris

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2619 DANCER

Andrea Fabbri

Born 1992

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2620 DESIGNER

Armando Milani

Born 1940

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2621 ENTREPRENEUR

Ernesto Pellegrini

Born 1940

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2622 ARCHITECT

Carlo Sada

1849 - 1924

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2623 CONDUCTOR

Gianfranco Rivoli

1921 - 2005

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2624 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Carlo Annoni

1795 - 1879

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2625 ACTOR

Giulia Franzoso

Born 1973

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2626 WRITER

Marco Philopat

Born 1962

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2627 CRITICO

Alberto Pezzotta

Born 1965

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2628 WRITER

Federico Baccomo

Born 1978

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2629 FOOTBALL

Mauro Antonioli

Born 1968

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2630 PRIEST

Mainardo (cardinal, 1049)

Died 1074

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2631 SOCIOLOGIST

Stefano Allievi

Born 1958

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2632 PAINTER

Aldo Mazza

1880 - 1964

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2633 ACTOR

Tatiana Luter

Born 1992

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2634 POLITICIAN

Carlo Romussi

1847 - 1913

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2635 FOOTBALL

Roberto Lorenzini

Born 1966

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2636 PLAYER

Massimiliano Capuzzoni

1969 - 1995

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2637 LITERARY

Rodolfo Quadrelli

1939 - 1984

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2638 DRIVER

Gabriele Gardel

Born 1977

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2639 DRIVER

Matteo Davenia

Born 1993

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2640 TRADUTTORE

Roberto Rebora

1910 - 1992

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2641 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Maria L. Gini

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2642 ART DIRECTOR

Rino Mondellini

1908 - 1974

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2643 BASKET

Bruno Arrigoni

Born 1945

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2644 FOOTBALL

Luigi Bonizzoni

1919 - 2012

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2645 WRITER

Elena Percivaldi

Born 1973

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2646 PRODUCER

Bratt Sinclaire

Born 1967

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2647 ACTOR

Emanuela Folliero

Born 1965

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2648 POLITICIAN

Angelo Mauri

1873 - 1936

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2649 WRITER

Nicola Pugliese

1944 - 2012

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2650 POLITICIAN

Graziano Appiani

1850 - 1920

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2651 POLITICIAN

Antonio Baslini

1926 - 1995

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2652 ACTOR

Fabrizia Castagnoli

Born 1950

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2653 POET

Curzia Ferrari

Born 1929

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2654 SEMIOLOGO

Paolo Jachia

Born 1958

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2655 PAINTER

Fausto Eliseo Coppini

1870 - 1945

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2656 ACTOR

Raffaele Fallica

Born 1948

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2657 SWIMMER

Mara Sacchi

Born 1948

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2658 ECONOMIST

Roberto Camagni

Born 1946

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2659 LYRICIST

Alessandra Valeri Manera

Born 1956

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2660 MOUNTAINEER

Vitale Bramani

1900 - 1970

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2661 MUSIC

Giorgio Ciccarelli

Born 1967

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2662 WRITER

Una Chi

Born 1942

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2663 FOOTBALL

Jacopo Ravasi

Born 1987

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2664 HISTORIAN

Arrigo Pacchi

1933 - 1989

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2665 WRITER

Elena Albertini

1902 - 1990

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2666 OFFICER

Paolo Inzerilli

Born 1933

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2667 WRITER

Valeriano Castiglione

1593 - 1663

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2668 HISTORIAN

Alberto Maria Ghisalberti

1894 - 1986

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2669 SOCIOLOGIST

Fausto Colombo

Born 1955

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2670 SINGER

Francesca Touré

Born 1972

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2671 FOOTBALL

Francesca Vitale

Born 1992

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2672 WRITER

Lucia Bellaspiga

Born 1963

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2673 POLITICIAN

Vincenzo Dalberti

1763 - 1849

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2674 ENTREPRENEUR

Giorgio Falck

1938 - 2004

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2675 AGRONOMIST

Gaetano Cantoni (agronomo)

1815 - 1887

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2676 ACTOR

Leonardo Manera

Born 1967

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2677 ACTOR

Daniela Piperno

Born 1951

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2678 ACTOR

Luciano Roman

Born 1965

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2679 SCREENWRITER

Nicolò Bongiorno

Born 1976

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2680 LAWYER

Vittorio Dotti

1940 - 2018

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2681 COMPOSER

Damiano Dattoli

Born 1945

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2682 WRITER

Serviliano Latuada

1704 - 1764

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2683 ARTIST

Vincenzo Monti (dessinateur)

1941 - 2002

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2684 POET

Giovanni Ventura (poeta)

1800 - 1869

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2685 ARCHITECT

Luigi Mattioni

1914 - 1961

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2686 HISTORIAN

Carlo Giuseppe Londonio

1780 - 1845

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2687 ACADEMIC

Mario Romani (accademico)

1917 - 1975

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2688 THEOLOGIAN

Bernardino de' Bustis

1450 - 1513

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2689 ACTOR

Isabella Rocchietta

Born 1978

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2690 COMPOSER

María Sabater Gerli

1871 - 1942

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2691 AEROSPACE

Enea Bossi Sr.

1888 - 1963

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2692 ESSAYIST

Davide Pulici

Born 1964

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2693 POLITICIAN

Carlo Fontana (direttore teatrale)

Born 1947

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2694 PAINTER

Pietro Bouvier

1839 - 1927

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2695 WRITER

Marco Dolcetta

1951 - 2017

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2696 PAINTER

Vittoria Ligari

1713 - 1783

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2697 PHOTOGRAPHER

Cesare Colombo

1935 - 2016

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2698 FILM

Gianluca Fumagalli

Born 1955

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2699 ACTOR

Angela (cantante)

Born 1938

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2700 PLAYER

Marco Platania

Born 1973

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