45.0667° N, 7.6999° E

TURIN

Most Famous People Born in Turin, Italy

Notable people
2,948
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1922
Most distinctive
Entrepreneur 4.2×

The first capital of unified Italy, and still the seat of the House of Savoy. Turin's most distinctive profession is entrepreneur at more than four times the global rate — the Agnellis, FIAT, and a long Piedmontese industrial tradition — alongside an unusually heavy philosopher, composer, and military-officer column. Primo Levi, Cavour, Victor Emmanuel II, and Lagrange all belong to this bench, and the 19th century is heavier here than in almost any other Italian city.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Turin during each.

What Turin Is Known For

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Politician is Turin's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (341).

Turin over-indexes on entrepreneur4.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician341
  2. Football318
  3. Actor229
  4. Writer148
  5. Painter134
  6. Composer85
  7. Singer75
  8. Journalist75
  1. Entrepreneur424.2×
  2. Philosopher292.8×
  3. Composer852.2×
  4. Officer412.1×
  5. Architect461.8×
  6. Painter1341.7×
  7. Journalist751.6×
  8. Writer1481.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Turin's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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2,948 notable people

2701 PAINTER

Guido Peruz

Born 1941

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2702 POLITICIAN

Luigi Francesetti di Mezzenile

1776 - 1850

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2703 FOOTBALL

Quinto Miotti

1901 - 1985

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2704 SINGER

Rica Pereno

1931 - 2004

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2705 RÉGENT

Félix de Savoie

1604 - 1644

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2706 REGISTA

Arturo Villone

Born 1960

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2707 FOOTBALL

Ettore Ghiglione

Born 1886

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2708 FOOTBALL

Domenico Sedino

Born 1897

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2709 FOOTBALL

Oscar Ferrari

Born 1931

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2710 SPORT

Dario Zampieri

Born 1977

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2711 POLITICIAN

Luigi Castagno

1893 - 1971

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2712 TUFFATRICE

Laura Conter

Born 1934

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2713 FOOTBALL

Vincenzo Chiabotto

1899 - 1900

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2714 NOBLE

Thomas Ferrero de la Marmora

1768 - 1832

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2715 GUERRILLA

Mario Nardi

1912 - 2007

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2716 PHYSICIAN

Giorgio Tron

1884 - 1963

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2717 POLITICIAN

Félix de Saint Martin de la Motte

1762 - 1818

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2718 OFFICER

Vincenzo Lucertini

1914 - 1985

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2719 PHYSICIAN

Alberto Cibrario

1877 - 1962

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2720 WORKER

Maurilio Borello

1925 - 2016

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2721 CHESS

Luigi Mai

1903 - 1970

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2722 FOOTBALL

Diego Faccioli

Born 1998

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2723 BASKET

Silvia Daprà

Born 1961

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2724 FOOTBALL

Pietro Mosca

Born 1922

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2725 ACTOR

Antonio Greco (attore)

1885 - 1913

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2726 MILITAR

Maria Garzena

1908 - 1944

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2727 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Varetto

1883 - 1970

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2728 SKIER

Giuliana Campiglia

Born 1958

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2729 ARCHITECT

Nino Rosani

1909 - 2000

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2730 GINNASTA

Lorenzo Pisano

Born 1995

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2731 CONDUCTOR

Eugenia Calosso

Born 1878

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2732 COMPOSER

Abramo Allione

1895 - 1982

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2733 PAINTER

Giuseppe Gabardini

1879 - 1936

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2734 DRUMMER

Paolo Gep Cucco

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2735 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Garesio

Born 1954

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2736 POLITICIAN

Gaetano Majorino

1927 - 2012

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2737 SINGER

Grazia Vitale

Born 1959

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2738 ENGRAVER

Giuseppe Ferraris

1791 - 1869

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2739 SINGER

Delia Corleto

1944 - 2011

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2740 BASKET

Vittoria Ceriana Mayneri

1915 - 1997

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2741 POLITICIAN

Cesare Tarditi

1842 - 1913

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2742 FOOTBALL

Gaspare Cozzi

Born 1914

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2743 MAGISTRAT

Vincenzo Giovanni Giusto

1916 - 1945

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2744 ACADEMIC

Andrea Comba

1936 - 2020

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2745 FOOTBALL

Michele Ruella

Born 1920

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2746 ALPINISTA

Adolfo Hess

1878 - 1951

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2747 FOOTBALL

Angelo Accatino

1907 - 2001

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2748 FOOTBALL

Maicol Origlio

Born 1997

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2749 POLITICIAN

Tomaso Ercole Roero di Cortanze

1661 - 1747

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2750 FOOTBALL

Filippo Delli Carri

Born 1999

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2751 HISTORIAN

Enrico Miletto

Born 1975

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2752 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Lubatti

Died 1938

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2753 PSYCHIATRIST

Enrico Borla

Born 1959

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2754 FOOTBALL

Maggiorino Mongero

1911 - 1995

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2755 SPRINT

Mauro Frizzoni

1926 - 2004

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2756 ENIGMISTA

Franco Bosio

Born 1954

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2757 SPORT

Enrico Giaccone

1890 - 1923

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2758 MILITAR

Jacques François Gay

1759 - 1838

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2759 MARCHESE

Claudio di Savoia-Racconigi

1445 - 1521

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2760 FOOTBALL

Antonio Torreano

Born 1925

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2761 FOOTBALL

Dani Sénna

Born 1991

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2762 POLITICIAN

Donato Bachi

1866 - 1952

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2763 MISSING

Orestes Ghibaudo

Born 1918

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2764 SIGNORE

Filippo di Savoia-Racconigi

Died 1581

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2765 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Maria Giovanna Biga

Born 1951

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2766 SIGNORE

Bernardino II di Savoia-Racconigi

1540 - 1605

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2767 FOOTBALL

Guglielmino Casaro

1912 - 1994

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2768 FOOTBALL

Sergio Lussu

Born 1930

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2769 PLAYER

Maurizio Nucci

Born 1968

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2770 ECONOMIST

Carlo Manacorda

Born 1940

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2771 POLITICIAN

Dario Ortolano

Born 1952

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2772 FOOTBALL

Luigi Portigliatti

1888 - 1956

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2773 POLITICIAN

Ernesto Marsaglia

1853 - 1924

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2774 FOOTBALL

Ademaro Biano

1885 - 1919

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2775 SCIATORE

Fabrizio Merlo

Born 1962

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2776 FOOTBALL

Mario Pagliano

1915 - 1991

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2777 FOOTBALL

Alessandro Lazzaretto

Born 1967

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2778 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Panetta (calciatore)

1908 - 1989

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2779 PAINTER

Carlo Morgari

1888 - 1970

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2780 JOURNALIST

Tino Neirotti

1923 - 1992

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2781 FOOTBALL

Armando Ortolano

1921 - 2010

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2782 POLITICIAN

Cesare Romagnano di Virle

1783 - 1849

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2783 FOOTBALL

Fabio Francisca

Born 1959

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2784 BUSINESS

Lorenzo Gancia

1930 - 2017

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2785 FIGHTER

Pierre Mussetta

Born 1912

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2786 CALCIATRICE

Patrizia Fichera

Born 1970

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2787 FOOTBALL

Carlo Avedano

Born 1924

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2788 COMPOSER

Filippo Rolando

1900 - 1969

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2789 VITTIMA

Virginia Montalcini

1920 - 1944

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2790 MUSIC

Flavio Giacchero

Born 1974

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2791 MILITAR

Gastone Serloreti

1905 - 1967

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2792 MERCHANT

Giuseppe Crotto

1830 - 1903

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2793 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Cafasso (calciatore)

Born 1929

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2794 POLITICIAN

Felice Racagni

1839 - 1919

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2795 POLITICIAN

Francesco Nomis di Valfenera e Castelletto

1641 - 1715

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2796 COMPOSER

Gae Capitano

Born 1965

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2797 AUTHOR

Giacomo Mosso

1903 - 1988

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2798 POLITICIAN

Alessandro Gorini

Born 1890

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2799 FOOTBALL

Jean De Fernex

1885 - 1936

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2800 POLITICIAN

Egidio Sulotto

1908 - 1999

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2801 FOOTBALL

Roberto Fiorio

Born 1927

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2802 FOOTBALL

Mario Nicola

1882 - 1936

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2803 GUERRILLA

Giorgio Ravaz

1923 - 1944

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2804 POLITICIAN

Teresa Recchia

1899 - 1935

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2805 FOOTBALL

Pietro Poccardi

Born 1908

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2806 SINDACO

Carlo Giuseppe Perrone di San Martino

1764 - 1836

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2807 FOOTBALL

Charles De Fernex

1884 - 1919

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2808 BOTANIST

Edoardo Martel

1846 - 1929

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2809 WRITER

Marco Braico

Born 1968

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2810 POLITICIAN

Marco Di Saluzzo di Paesana

1866 - 1928

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2811 WRITER

Fabrizio Griffa

Born 1970

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2812 PAINTER

Jean Leydet

1807 - 1839

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2813 WRITER

Ennio Foppiani

Born 1959

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2814 POLITICIAN

Roberta Ferrero

Born 1971

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2815 PLAYER

Alessandro Fè d'Ostiani (pittore)

1911 - 1989

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2816 MARCHESE

Francesco di Savoia-Racconigi

Died 1503

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2817 POLITICIAN

Gabriele Salerno

Born 1947

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2818 FOOTBALL

Giovanni Bacciarello

1927 - 2007

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2819 MILITAR

Ferdinando Sguerri

Born 1930

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2820 POLITICIAN

Amino Pizzorno

1909 - 1968

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2821 VITTIMA

Franco Tedeschi (deportato)

1922 - 1945

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2822 PHYSICIST

Giuliana Cini

1930 - 2005

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2823 GIOCO

Andrea Chiarvesio

Born 1970

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2824 COMPOSER

Paolo Blundo Canto

Born 1979

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2825 FOOTBALL

Rinaldo Cappellini

Born 1926

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2826 POLITICIAN

Enrico Seyssel d'Aix

1775 - 1843

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2827 FOOTBALL

Melanio Laugeri

1891 - 1958

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2828 SIGNORE

Bernardino I di Savoia-Racconigi

Died 1526

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2829 POLITICIAN

Giorgio Bellono

1808 - 1854

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2830 PAINTER

Agostino Verani

1738 - 1813

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2831 MUSIC

Valerio Menon

Born 1987

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2832 POLITICIAN

Lodovico Costa della Trinità

1699 - 1763

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2833 POLITICIAN

Giacinto Cibrario

1843 - 1917

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2834 FOOTBALL

Mauro Fenoglio

Born 1904

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2835 ENTREPRENEUR

Stefano Chiaraviglio

1926 - 1995

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2836 POLITICIAN

Marzia Casolati

Born 1970

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2837 GAME

Pierluca Zizzi

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2838 MILITAR

Rocco Iannelli

Born 1967

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2839 JOURNALIST

Piero Capello

1928 - 1987

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2840 SPY

Silvio Negri

1858 - 1914

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2841 DESIGNER

Massimiliano Zoggia

Born 1973

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2842 FOOTBALL

Carlo Tirone

Born 1895

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2843 POLITICIAN

Guido San Martino Valperga

1834 - 1916

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2844 PROFESSORE

Paolo Biscaretti di Ruffia

1912 - 1996

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2845 FOOTBALL

Carlo Dani

1896 - 1986

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2846 SPORT

Bruno Sobrero

1920 - 2014

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2847 FOOTBALL

Andrea Nicola

1881 - 1936

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2848 BASKET

Dalila Domizi

Born 1991

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2849 POLITICIAN

Edro Colombini

Born 1950

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2850 MILITAR

Ettore Biamino

1896 - 1917

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2851 FOOTBALL

Fabrizio Pinelli

Born 1985

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2852 LIUTAIO

Arnaldo Morano

1911 - 2007

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2853 POLITICIAN

Adolfo Leris

1843 - 1918

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2854 POLITICIAN

Bellom Pescarolo

1861 - 1930

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2855 FOOTBALL

Silvio Peruzzi

Born 1891

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2856 ILLUSTRATOR

Danilo Moretti

Born 1971

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2857 FOOTBALL

Giacomo Zuffi

1886 - 1956

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2858 SINDACO

Giacomo Asinari di Bernezzo

1764 - 1837

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2859 SINDACO

Filippo Grimaldi del Poggetto

1767 - 1817

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2860 MUSIC

Giorgio Negri

1894 - 1974

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2861 FOOTBALL

Felice Borda

Born 1889

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2862 FOOTBALL

Francesco Morando

Born 1897

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2863 POLITICIAN

Paolo Mazzetti di Saluggia

1770 - 1830

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2864 TEACHER

Decio Pettoello

1886 - 1984

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2865 BASKET

Donatella Trevisi

Born 1954

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2866 FOOTBALL

Renzo Suozzi

Born 1922

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2867 ARBITRO

Ernesto Vota

1886 - 1953

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2868 GUERRILLA

Riccardo Banderali

1921 - 1945

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2869 ARBITRO

Giancarlo Lana

Born 1962

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2870 POLITICIAN

Carlo Pinchia

1802 - 1875

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2871 JOURNALIST

Piero Molino

1907 - 1997

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2872 CHEMIST

Felice Andreis

1907 - 2015

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2873 POLITICIAN

Ferdinando Prat (partigiano)

1916 - 1986

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2874 FOOTBALL

Juri Cannarsi

Born 1976

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2875 ARTIST

Nino Camus

1910 - 1947

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2876 GAME

Remo Chiosso

1947 - 2007

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2877 GUERRILLA

Giacomino Curreno di Santa Maddalena

1928 - 1945

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2878 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Morando (calciatore)

Born 1894

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2879 SIGNORE

Ludovico II di Savoia-Racconigi

Died 1536

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2880 PHILOSOPHER

Pietro Caramello

1908 - 1997

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2881 SCULPTOR

Celestino Fumagalli

1864 - 1941

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2882 ARTIST

Dario Mairano

1953 - 2010

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2883 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Provana di Collegno

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2884 DIPLOMAT

Alessandro Tassoni Estense di Castelvecchio – Wi

1909 - 1985

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2885 SINDACO

Giuseppe Ponte di Pino

1777 - 1858

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2886 FOOTBALL

Giuseppe Ponsat

Born 1995

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2887 FOOTBALL

Spartaco Majani

1896 - 1979

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2888 POLITICIAN

Giacomo Curreno

1868 - 1923

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2889 FOOTBALL

Mario Migliavacca

Born 1908

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2890 PAINTER

Graziano Rey

Born 1953

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2891 PHARMACIST

Silvio Tacconis

1891 - 1951

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2892 CHOREOGRAPHER

Regina Doria

1901 - 1959

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2893 IMPRESARIO

Adolfo Re Riccardi

1859 - 1943

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2894 ARCHIVISTA

Tommaso Verani

1729 - 1803

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2895 SINDACO

Giuseppe Pochettini di Serravalle

1778 - 1846

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2896 ACTOR

Josefina Dealessi

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2897 FOTOREPORTER

Davide Pianezze

Born 1969

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2898 POLITICIAN

Elisa Pirro

Born 1973

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2899 FOOTBALL

Efisio Colombino

Born 1922

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2900 DRIVER

Luigi Taverna

Born 1949

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2901 SINDACO

Luigi Birago di Borgaro

1750 - 1821

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2902 ILLUSTRATOR

Stefano Frassetto

Born 1968

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2903 POLITICIAN

Enrico Michele Demarchi

1894 - 1980

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2904 SWORDSMAN

Carlo Filogamo

1909 - 2003

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2905 MISSING

Luisella Ottolenghi Mortara

1930 - 2017

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2906 POLITICIAN

Filippo Quaranta

1790 - 1873

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2907 POLITICIAN

Lia Corinaldi

1904 - 1989

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2908 FOOTBALL

Antonio Seffusatti

Born 1930

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2909 FOOTBALL

Mario Ferrero (calciatore 1909)

Born 1909

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2910 FOOTBALL

Marcello Colongo

1878 - 1936

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2911 PRESBYTER

Vincenzo Parpaglia

-

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2912 FOOTBALL

Giorgio Nicolis

Born 1909

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2913 POLITICIAN

Augusto Peiroleri

1831 - 1912

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2914 MILITAR

Luigi Umoglio della Vernea

1755 - 1836

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2915 MILITAR

Gustavo Lanza

1894 - 1943

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2916 POLITICIAN

Dante Racca

1865 - 1919

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2917 FOOTBALL

Roberto Gera

Born 1894

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2918 ACTOR

Cesare Dondini jr.

1861 - 1922

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2919 COACH

Andrea Ebana

Born 1984

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2920 GUERRILLA

Ercole Chiolerio

1928 - 1945

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2921 WRITER

Giulietta Rovera

-

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2922 FILM

Humberto Rayneri

1890 - 1968

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2923 MISSING

Anna Bravo

Died 2019

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2924 SWIMMER

Maria Cristina Ponteprimo

Born 1961

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2925 FOOTBALL

Franco Morzone

Born 1918

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2926 FOOTBALL

Alessandro Fiordaliso

Born 1999

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2927 INVENTOR

James Chiosso

1789 - 1864

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2928 BASKET

Giovanna Morris

-

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2929 MILITAR

Carlo Chiesa (partigiano)

1891 - 1945

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2930 FOOTBALL

Frédéric Dick

-

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2931 BASKET

Ines Faccio

-

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2932 PAINTER

Giovanni Antonio Maro

1653 - 1731

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2933 PLAYER

Giovanni Zadra

Born 1947

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2934 FILM

Claudio Papalia

-

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2935 LAWYER

Enrico Cavaglià

1857 - 1938

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2936 POLITICIAN

Attilio Germano

1903 - 1982

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2937 LAWYER

Gerolamo Cravosio

Died 1846

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2938 POLITICIAN

Giuseppe Fortunato (1953)

Born 1953

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2939 LAWYER

Luigi Ricciolio

1774 - 1836

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2940 THEOLOGIAN

Filiberto Ignazio Guillier

-

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2941 ACTOR

Gastone Jacobbi

1919 - 2003

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2942 MILITAR

Salvatore Carta

Born 1964

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2943 SINDACO

Angelo Borbonese

1802 - 1871

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2944 POLITICIAN

Laura Caporali

-

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2945 COMPOSER

Giulio Gedda

1899 - 1970

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2946 PLAYER

Eugenio Molinatti

Born 1997

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2947 AMMIRAGLIO

Emilio Brenta

1889 - 1978

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2948 IM RUHESTAND

Umberto Zamboni di Salerano

Born 1935

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