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Gian Galeazzo Visconti (November 1351 - September 3, 1402), son of Galeazzo II Visconti and Bianca di Savoia, was the first Duke of Milan (1395) and ruled the late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He was the great founding patron of the Certosa di Pavia, completing at Pavia the palazzo begun by his father and furthering work on the Duomo of Milan. - Felice Cavallotti
Felice Cavallotti (November 6 1842 - March 6 1898) was an Italian politician, poet and dramatic author. - Jean Bugatti
Jean Bugatti, (January 15, 1909 - August 11, 1939), was an Italian French automotive designer and test engineer. Born Gianoberto Maria Carlo Bugatti in Cologne, Germany, he was the eldest son of Ettore Bugatti. Shortly after his birth the family moved to the village of Dorlisheim near Molsheim in Alsace where his father built the new Bugatti automobile manufacturing plant. Born into a family of brilliantly creative people, … - Marcel Cerdan
Marcel Cerdan (July 22, 1916 - October 27, 1949) was born in the French colony of Algeria. He was a French world boxing champion who was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be France's and Europe's greatest boxer, and by many more fans to be one of the best to come from Africa. He had a life that was marked by his sporting achievements, social lifestyle and, ultimately, tragedy. Marcel Cerdan was born in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria (then legally part of France). - Mogol
Giulio Rapetti (born 1936), in art Mogol, is an Italian lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with Lucio Battisti. He was born in Milan, Italy on 17 August 1936. His father, Mariano Rapetti, was an important director of the "Ricordi" record label, and had been in his own time a successful lyricist of the 1950s. Young Giulio, who was likewise employed by "Ricordi" as a public relations expert, … - Alex Meneses
Alex Meneses (born Alexandra Estella DeAnna Meneses on February 12, 1965, Chicago) is an American television and film actress and model. She is of Mexican descent on her father's side and Ukrainian descent on her mother's. Meneses studied acting at Chicago's The Second City Improvisational Theater during summer vacations. Immediately upon graduation from high school, she got a modeling contract in Milan, Italy. Originally she was to stay in Italy for only 3 months, … - Nicola Pellegrini
Nicola Pellegrini (born Milan, Italy, 1962) is an artist, curator and architect; a conceptual artist working with photography, installation and video. Pellegrini is a former member of the London-based art collective, the ARC group. In 1988 he and other ARC members lived and worked in a large art house in the Highgate area, known as Chumley Dene. Later he took part in building large-scale installations in London, Milan, … - Giuseppe Campari
Giuseppe Campari, born June 8, 1892 - died September 10, 1933, was an Italian opera singer and Grand Prix motor racing driver. - Eduardo di Capua
Eduardo di Capua since recorded by many singers, both classical and popular: Enrico Caruso, Fritz Wunderlich, Plácido Domingo, The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Royal Philharmonic, Nat King Cole and George Harrison. A portrait of EdC can be viewed at the German site http://members.chello.at/biografie/wolfgangtschirk/Passione.html Eduardo di Capua died in 1917 in Milan, Italy. nap:Eduardo Di Capua war:Eduardo di Capua - Tommaso Ceva
Tommaso Ceva (December 20, 1648 - February 3, 1737) was an Italian Jesuit mathematician from Milan. He was the brother of Giovanni Ceva. He was a professor of mathematics at Jesuit College of Brera in Milan and his most famous student was Saccheri. His only mathematical work, published in 1699 was the "Opuscula Mathematica" which dealt with geometry, gravity and arithmetic. He was also a noted poet and dedicated a significant amount of his time to this task. - Jorge Chávez
Jorge Chávez Dartnell, also known as Géo Chávez, was a Franco - Peruvian aviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats. He died in 1910 while attempting the first air crossing of the Alps. - Jamie Schroeder
James Schroeder (born September 9, 1981 in St Louis, Missouri) is an American rower, and a victorious Oxford Blue. - Douglas L. McElhaney
Douglas L. McElhaney is the current United States Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina. Douglas L. McElhaney, a career officer of the United States Foreign Service, was sworn in as Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina on August 6, 2004 at the State Department and arrived in Sarajevo on September 14. Ambassador McElhaney joined the State Department in 1973 and was immediately assigned as Vice Consul to the American Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal. - Ferdinando Tacconi
Fredinando Tacconi (December 27, 1922 - May 11, 2006) was an Italian comics artist. Tacconi was born in Milan. He earned a degree in Applied Arts from Castello Sforzesco. Tacconi entered the comics field after World War II, working on a number of comics in Italy, France, and the United Kingdom. His main works included "Gli Aristocratici", which he co-created with Alfredo Castelli, "L'uomo del Deserto", "L'uomo di Rangoon", … - Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Valerio Massimo Manfredi (born 1943) is an Italian archaeology scholar, journalist, TV host, and most famous as historical novelist. His books have been translated into several languages. He taught at The University of Economics Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy. During 2004 he adapted his novel "Alexander" for the big screen. This is not the Oliver Stone-"version", but a planned movie to be directed by Baz Luhrman. - Cele Abba
Cele Abba (born May 25, 1903, in Milan, Italy) was an Italian actress, sister of actress Marta Abba. - Andrey Golub
BSc- Applied Mathematics/ Software Engineering, PhD- Systems Analysis and Design. Who's Who in the World- 2008 (Marquis), . Prof: IT/TLC/Web Project- Product Manager, Sr.Systems/ Business Analyst and Team Leader. Web: Web 2.0 Evangelist and Researcher (Marketing 2.0/ PR 2.0/ Community Manager) with some broad experience in leading Open-Community (and Open-Source) projects.Co-founder, VP and IT/Web Manager of Business Club 2.0 Milan-IN (official LinkedIn Italia supporter Club). - Tony Timpone
Tony Timpone is the longtime editor of both "Fangoria Magazine" and its website, Fangoria.com. In fall 2004, he served as a producer on Bravo’s five-hour documentary series "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments". In the early ’90s, Timpone helped guide the first three Fangoria movies for Columbia TriStar Home Video: "Mindwarp", "Children of the Night", and "Severed Ties". - Dana Valery
Dana Valery (born 1944 in Milan, Italy) (also known as Dana Valery Catalano) is a singer, actress and television performer who started her career in the entertainment industry at the age of 16 in Johannesburg, South Africa where her familly had immigrated from Italy in 1952. She has performed on television, radio, Broadway and in live concert performances worldwide, including major cities such as New York, London, Monte Carlo, Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Johannesburg. - Timoleon Raimondi
Timoleon Raimondi (5 May 1827-27 September 1894) was the Last Prefect and First Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong (November 17 1874). Raimondi was born in Milan, Italy and ordained as a priest in 25 May 1850. He was appointed as prefect of Hong Kong in Hong Kong on 27 December 1868. Raimondi was also: * Titular Bishop of Achantus and Hong Kong - 4 October 1874 * Titular Bishop of Achantus - 22 November 1874 He died in Hong Kong on 27 September 1894. - Carlo Branca
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Clemente Rebora (1885-1957) was a poet from Milan, Italy. From 1913 to 1922 he wrote anonymous "Songs" and lyrics. In the late 1920s he had a spiritual crisis and became a devout Catholic. By 1931 he entered the seminary and in 1936 he became a Rosminian priest. After this his work became religious in orientation, but his work is popular beyond Catholic circles for its treatment of metaphysics and physics. He is somewhat controversial for his friendship with Julius Evola, … - Alfredo M. Bonanno
Alfredo M. Bonanno, an insurrectionary anarchist from Italy, has had a great impact on insurrectionary anarchism, writing essays such as "Armed Joy" (which the Italian government demanded destroyed and sentenced Alfredo M. Bonanno to 18 months of prison), "The Anarchist Tension" and others. He is an editor of "Anarchismo Editions" and many publications, only some of which have been translated into English. - Lea Vivot
Lea Vivot is a Czech-born Canadian sculptor. She has studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario as well as Prague, Czechoslovakia, Milan, Italy and New York, USA. - Paige Brooks
Paige Brooks is a professional actress, spokesperson, international model, dancer, and vocalist from Mobile, Alabama. After graduating with honors from preparatory school, Brooks studied at Tulane University in New Orleans where she graduated with honors with a B.A. in Communication/Broadcast Journalism. Brooks won the Miss Alabama USA 1998 title on May 4, 1997. Her sister titleholder was Heather Baugh, Miss Alabama Teen USA 1998. - Antonio Paolí
Antonio Paoli (April 14, 1871-August 24, 1946), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was known at the height of his fame as "The King of Tenors" and as the "Tenor of the Kings", was the first Puerto Rican to reach international fame in the musical arts. - Giuseppe Bennati
Giuseppe Bennati (born in Pitigliano, Grosseto, 1921 - dead in Milan, September 26 2006) was an Italian film director and writer. He directed "Il microfono e' vostro" (1952), "Musoduro" (1954), "L'amico del giaguaro" (1958), "Labbra Rosse" (1960), "Congo vivo" (1961) and "L'assassino ha riservato nove poltrone" (1974), his last movie. - Massimiliano Mauriello
In the last ten years of job experience developed a professional path focused on accounting/administrative roles, having been in charge of roles such as accountant, administrative, controller, mainly in multinational companies and taking part at some important projects. - Maurizio Taglioretti
- Mario Faustinelli
Mario Faustinelli (November 8, 1924 - July 31, 2006) was an Italian comic book artist and editor. Faustinelli was born in Venice in 1924. After the end of World War II, Faustinelli, along with artists Hugo Pratt, Ivo Pavone, Alberto Breccia, and Dino Battaglia, moved to Argentina in search of work; they became known as the "Venice Group." In 1945 Faustinelli, along with Pratt and Alberto Ongaro, created the character "Asso di Picche" ("Ace of Spades"). - Max Alvary
Max Alvary, originally Maximilian Achenbach was a German tenor. Born in Düsseldorf, Germany, he was the son of the painter Andreas Achenbach, over whose initial objections he pursued his singing career. He studied in Frankfurt with Julius Stockhausen, and in Milan with Francesco Lamperti. Gifted with a fine tenor voice and handsome presence he speedily made a reputation in Germany in the leading roles in Wagnerian opera, … - Neal Century
Maurice Yandiorio (born October 10 1982 in Milan, Italy), better known as Neal Century (and often nicknamed the Nearly Shout), is a musician and songwriter. He is best known for his work in the rock band Work as their lead singer and pianist. From the Gaelic name Niall, which is of disputed origin, possibly meaning "champion" or "cloud". This was the name of a semi-legendary 4th century Irish king. - Duilio Spagnolo
Duilio Spagnolo (c. 1927-April 15, 2005) was an Italian boxer who was a Heavyweight contender during the Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott and Rocky Marciano eras. Spagnolo fought in the United States mostly, but he enjoyed more success in the European boxing circuit. On February 25, 1945, he made his professional boxing debut with an eight round decision win over Luigi Musina, in Milan. He had his first career defeat on his second bout, … - Pope Celestine Celestine I
Pope Saint Celestine I was pope from 422 to April 6, 432. He was a Roman and is supposed to have been a near relative of the Roman Emperor Valentinian III. Nothing is known of his early history except that his father's name was Priscus. He is said to have lived for a time at Milan with St. Ambrose. The first notice, however, concerning him that is known is in a document of Pope Innocent I, in the year 416, where he is spoken of as Celestine the Deacon. - Natale Abbadia
Natale Abbadia, Italian composer (b. Genoa, March 11, 1792 - d. Milan, December 25, 1861), composed the opera "Giannina di Pontieu" (1812), the musical farce "L'imbroglione ed il castigamatti", masses, motets, and other religious music. His daughter, Luigia Abbadia, was a well-known opera singer. - Marco Zamperini
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Full marks degree in International Trade Law; since 1994 he has been dealing with the International Business for Italian and Foreign companies. He worked for France Telecom, AT&T, Unisource and others.
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