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Italy 6,692
73 CC 
Christopher Columbus Italian Explorer 1451–1506
Christopher Columbus Italian Explorer 1451–1506 168 MP 
Marco Polo Italian Explorer 1254–1324
Marco Polo Italian Explorer 1254–1324 1,874 RM 
Reinhold Messner Italian Mountaineer b. 1944
Reinhold Messner Italian Mountaineer b. 1944 7,140 UN 
Umberto Nobile Italian Explorer 1885–1978
Umberto Nobile Italian Explorer 1885–1978 7,332 GD 
Giovanni da Verrazzano Italian Explorer 1485–1528
Giovanni da Verrazzano Italian Explorer 1485–1528 26,506 AM 
Alessandro Malaspina Italian Explorer 1754–1809
Alessandro Malaspina Italian Explorer 1754–1809 41,923 HK 
Hans Kammerlander Italian Mountaineer b. 1956
Hans Kammerlander Italian Mountaineer b. 1956 80,305 LL 
Lino Lacedelli Italian Explorer 1925–2009
Lino Lacedelli Italian Explorer 1925–2009 85,204 AC 
Achille Compagnoni Italian Mountaineer 1914–2009
Achille Compagnoni Italian Mountaineer 1914–2009 94,051 GF 
Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri Italian Explorer 1651–1725
Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri Italian Explorer 1651–1725 102,707 SB 
Scipione Borghese (10th Prince of Sulmona) Italian Explorer 1871–1927
Scipione Borghese (10th Prince of Sulmona) Italian Explorer 1871–1927 107,641 AM 
Alberto Maria de Agostini Italian Explorer 1883–1960
Alberto Maria de Agostini Italian Explorer 1883–1960 108,429 CM 
Carlo Mauri Italian Explorer 1930–1982
Carlo Mauri Italian Explorer 1930–1982 112,926 NM 
Nives Meroi Italian Mountaineer b. 1961
Nives Meroi Italian Mountaineer b. 1961 145,618 GB 
Giacomo Bove Italian Explorer 1852–1887
Giacomo Bove Italian Explorer 1852–1887 155,625 JC 
Jean-Antoine Carrel Italian Mountaineer 1829–1890
Jean-Antoine Carrel Italian Mountaineer 1829–1890 171,424 GC 
Gaetano Casati Italian Explorer 1838–1902
Gaetano Casati Italian Explorer 1838–1902 233,666 TP 
Tita Piaz Italian Mountaineer 1879–1948
Tita Piaz Italian Mountaineer 1879–1948 271,785 KU 
Karl Unterkircher Italian Mountaineer 1970–2008
Karl Unterkircher Italian Mountaineer 1970–2008 299,359 EC Ettore Castiglioni Italian Mountaineer 1908–1944
317,766 AD António de Noli Italian Explorer 1419–1497
326,579 RB Romano Benet Italian Mountaineer b. 1962
328,402 CK Christian Kuntner Italian Mountaineer 1962–2005
346,073 ER Eugenio Ruspoli Italian Explorer 1866–1893
385,855 RP 
Robert Peroni Italian Mountaineer b. 1944
Robert Peroni Italian Mountaineer b. 1944 391,805 PC 
Pierre Chanoux Italian Mountaineer 1828–1909
Pierre Chanoux Italian Mountaineer 1828–1909 434,344 FZ Filippo Zappi Italian Explorer 1896–1961
453,827 CH 
Christoph Hainz Italian Mountaineer b. 1962
Christoph Hainz Italian Mountaineer b. 1962 479,020 FP 
Felix Pedro Italian Explorer 1858–1910
Felix Pedro Italian Explorer 1858–1910 479,609 GM Giuseppe Maria Giulietti Italian Explorer 1847–1881
525,528 NP 
Niccolò Polo Italian Explorer 1230–1294
Niccolò Polo Italian Explorer 1230–1294 584,913 SC 
Stefano Cagna Italian Aviator 1901–1940
Stefano Cagna Italian Aviator 1901–1940 617,447 FP 
Francesco Pricolo Italian Aviator 1891–1980
Francesco Pricolo Italian Aviator 1891–1980 713,606 AV Alfonso Vinci Italian Explorer 1915–1992
737,951 FG Ferdinand Glück Italian Mountaineer 1901–1987
754,098 AB 
Alex Bellini Italian Explorer b. 1978
Alex Bellini Italian Explorer b. 1978 850,585 MP Mario Panzeri Italian Mountaineer b. 1964
927,711 TV Toni Valeruz Italian Mountaineer b. 1951
946,759 PS 
Pietro Sordi Italian Aviatore 1894–1970
Pietro Sordi Italian Aviatore 1894–1970 1,123,077 GO 
Gaetano Osculati Italian Explorer 1808–1894
Gaetano Osculati Italian Explorer 1808–1894 1,161,429 CC Carlo Citerni Italian Explorer 1873–1918
1,166,875 AA 
Anna Andreussi Italian Pilota b. 1972
Anna Andreussi Italian Pilota b. 1972 1,207,108 GB Gabriele Boccalatte Italian Mountaineer 1907–1938
1,354,412 RP Reinhard Patscheider Italian Mountaineer 1957–1998
1,370,362 LS Leonida Schiona Italian Pilota 1894–1984
1,438,998 AC 
Antonio Castagneri Italian Mountaineer 1845–1890
Antonio Castagneri Italian Mountaineer 1845–1890 1,539,213 GP Gigi Panei Italian Mountaineer 1914–1967
1,579,817 RM 
Romolo Manissero Italian Test Pilot 1882–1951
Romolo Manissero Italian Test Pilot 1882–1951 1,880,483 GT Goretta Traverso Italian Mountaineer
1,924,001 AF Antonio Forni Italian Aviatore 1908–1941
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