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Born in Genua. In Italian language "Cristoforo Colombo". Sailed in 1492 and was the first European to arrive in the "New World" of the Americas. Niccolò de' Conti (c. 1395–1469), merchant and explorer of India. Henri de Tonti (1649/1650–1704), explorer for France. Founded the first European settlement in the lower Mississippi River Valley ...
Antonio Sicurezza (1905–1979), was a famous painter, born at Santa Maria Capua Vetere, in Campania. Renato Guttuso (1912–1987), painter. "He was a forceful personality and Italy's leading exponent of Social Realism in the 20th century." [60] Antonio Cardile (1914–1986), was an artist of the Roman School of painting.
Gilberto Pogliano (born 1908), former professional footballer. Gabry Ponte (born 1973), DJ and member of Eiffel 65. Vittorio Pozzo (1886–1968), football coach; coach for the Italian team which won the World Cup in 1934 and 1938. Carola Prosperi (1883 – 1981), writer, feminist and journalist. Gaetano Pugnani (1731–1798), violinist and ...
The following is a list of notable people who were born in Como, Italy. Pliny the Elder ( Gaius Plinius Secundus ; 23–79 CE), author, natural philosopher and naval and military commander known for the Naturalis Historia
This is a list of notable people who were born, lived or are/were famously associated with Rome, Italy. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Eduardo Ciannelli (1888–1969) was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals; Robert G. Vignola (1882–1953), born in Trivigno, Basilicata, Italy, one of the first Italian-American stars in cinema, later one of the silent screen's most prolific directors.
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Mario Monti (born 1943), Italian economist who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from 2011 to 2013 Letizia Moratti (born 1949), Italian businesswoman and politician, president of RAI (1994–1996), minister of Education, University and Research (2001–2006), mayor of Milan (2006–2011)