- Felix Of Como
Saint Felix of Como (d. ca. 390 AD) is venerated as the first bishop of Como on October 8, 391. He was a friend of Saint Ambrose, who praised him for his missionary activity. when Saint Bassianus built a church dedicated to the Apostles at Lodi, he consecrated it in the presence of Ambrose and Felix. His feast day is celebrated on July 1. - Perry Como
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (May 18 1912 - May 12 2001) was an American crooner. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with it in 1943. He sold millions of records for RCA and also pioneered a weekly musical variety television show, which set the standards for the genre and proved to be one of the most successful in television history. - Fidelis Of Como
Saint Fidelis of Como (died ca. 304 AD) was an Italian soldier-saint. Martyred in Lombardy under Maximian, Fidelis is said to have encouraged Alexander of Bergamo when the latter was imprisoned for his faith. - James Como
* James Como, "C. S. Lewis at the Breakfast Table and Other Reminiscences". New edition, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. ISBN 0-15-623207-3 * James Como, Branches to Heaven: The Geniuses of C. S. Lewis, Spence, 1998. * James Como, Remembering C. S. Lewis (3rd ed. of C. S. Lewis at the Breakfast Table),. Ignatius, 2006 - William Como
William Como, was the Editor-in-Chief of "Dance Magazine" during the period of 1970-1988, when it is was ‘the publication of record’, crucial for linking many developments in dance into 'a dance world', through culturally burgeoning decades that rank among the most important theater-arts epochs of the twentieth century. - Gianluca Zambrotta
Gianluca Zambrotta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born February 19, 1977 in Como) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. He is extremely fast, and plays either as a full-back defender, or a side midfielder for both club and country. Considered by many the best outside back in the world, he currently plays for FC Barcelona with a contract until 2010. He is married to his wife, Valentina. - Luis Oliveira
Luis Airton Barroso Oliveira is a Brazilian-Belgian football player, who spent most of his playing career in Italy. Oliveira played for Anderlecht in Belgium, before moving to Italy, where ha has played for Cagliari, Fiorentina, Bologna, Como, Catania, Foggia, Venezia and Lucchese. In 2006, he accepted to play Nuorese of Serie C2/A, also in order to get closer to his family (his wife in Sardinia). - Giuseppe Terragni
Giuseppe Terragni (april 18, 1904 - july 19, 1943) was an Italian architect who worked primarily under the fascist regime of Mussolini and pioneered the Italian modern movement under the rubric of Rationalism. One of his more famous works is the Casa del Fascio built in Como, northern Italy, which was begun in 1932 and completed in 1936; it was originally built in accordance with the International Style of architecture. - Daniel Fonseca
Daniel Fonseca (born 13 September 1969) is an Uruguayan former footballer, now a football player agent. As a forward, he played with three of Italy's best clubs: S.S.C Napoli, A.S. Roma and Juventus. Fonseca, nicknamed "el castor" ("the beaver"), started his football career at Nacional, his local team in Uruguay, in 1988. He played 14 games in two years and scored 3 goals, winning the South American Cup Winners Cup whilst there. - Pliny The Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus, (23 CE to August 24, 79 CE), better known as Pliny the Elder, was an ancient author, natural philosopher and naval and military commander of some importance who wrote "Naturalis Historia". He believed that "true glory consists of doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read". He was the son of a Roman "eques" by the daughter of the Senator Gaius Caecilius of Novum Comum. - Fabio Casartelli
Fabio Casartelli (August 16, 1970 - July 18, 1995) was an Italian cyclist and an olympic gold medalist, who died in a crash on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet, France, during the 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France. He was born near Como, Italy. - Antonio Sant'Elia
Antonio Sant'Elia was an Italian architect. He was born in Como, Lombardy. A builder by training, he opened a design office in Milan in 1912 and became involved with the Futurist movement. Between 1912 and 1914, influenced by industrial cities of the United States and the Viennese architects Otto Wagner and Adolf Loos, he began a series of design drawings for a futurist "Città Nuova" ("New City") that was conceived as symbolic of a new age. - Ottavio Bianchi
Ottavio Bianchi (born October 6, 1943) is an Italian former football player and coach. Bianchi was born in Brescia. During his playing days, he has won two caps for Italy, and played for a number of teams, including Brescia, Napoli, Atalanta, Milan and Cagliari. He is best remembered for being the coach of Napoli from 1985 to 1989, a team consisting of great players such as Diego Maradona and Careca, which won its first of two Serie A titles in the 1986-87 season. - Giuditta Pasta
Giuditta Pasta (October 26, 1797 - April 1, 1865), born in Saronno, Italy was a soprano considered among the greatest of opera singers. She studied in Milan but her appearances in Brescia in 1815 and London in 1817, were both failures. Further studies with Scappa were followed by a successful debut in Venice in 1819. She caused a sensation in Paris in 1821-22, where the immense range of her voice and her dramatic gifts were matched by poignancy of expression. - Andrea Caracciolo
Andrea Caracciolo (born September 18, 1981 in Milan), is an Italian footballer who plays the role of striker for Serie A team Sampdoria. His first football appearances were for Sancolombano of Italian Serie D (amateur league); later playing for Como and Pro Vercelli, both in professional leagues, before being signed by Brescia, the team in which he made his Serie A debut on 6 January 2002, against Bologna. During the 2002-2003 Serie A season he played for Perugia, … - Arturo Merzario
Arturo Francesco Merzario (born March 11, 1943 in Chiavenna, Como) is a former racing driver from Italy. He participated in 85 Formula One World Championship grands prix, debuting on July 15, 1972. He scored 11 championship points. During his first season in Formula One in 1972 with Ferrari, Merzario also participated in sports car racing, winning the Spa 1000 km, the Targa Florio and the Rand 9 Hour races. After a difficult year with Ferrari in 1973, … - Pietro Vierchowod
Pietro Vierchowod (born April 6, 1959 in Calcinate) is an Italian former footballer turned coach. An old-style defender, Vierchowod was nicknamed the "zar" because he was the son of a Ukrainian Red Army soldier. Vierchowod was a world-class man-marker, and a great tactical reader of the game. He also possessed lightning pace and acceleration, attributes he held even in the last year of his career at the age of 41. - Jessie Mae Hemphill
Jessie Mae Hemphill (October 18, 1923 - July 22, 2006), was a pioneering electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the primal, northern Mississippi country blues traditions of her family and regional heritage. She was born near Como and Senatobia, Mississippi, in northern Mississippi just east of the Mississippi Delta. - Stjepan Tomas
Stjepan Tomas (born March 6, 1976, Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian football player who currently plays as defender for Galatasaray of Istanbul. Tomas was part of the Croatian national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup where he played in all three games before Croatia was eliminated in the first round. He was also in the team for Euro 2004 but did not play any games in the tournament. - Gianni Clerici
Gianni Clerici (b. 1930, Como) is an Italian tennis commentator and journalist, and a former tennis player. Clerici is known for his often off-topic banter with partner Rino Tommasi. As a tennis player one highlight of his career was being part of the main draw at Wimbledon in 1953. Clerici was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. - Benito Carbone
Benito Carbone is a retired Italian professional football player who played as a striker. Benito began his career in 1989 with Torino in his native Italy, and became a Journeyman for the next few years before being signed by Sheffield Wednesday in 1996 for £3 million from Internazionale. Benito became the club's highest goal scorer for the 1998-99 season scoring 9 goals. He later played for a several other English clubs, including Aston Villa and Bradford City. - Abundius
Saint Abundius was a Bishop of Como, northern Italy. He was born at Thessalonica. Around 448 Abundius became the fourth Bishop of Como. He was present at the Council of Constantinople in 450, and took an active part against the Eutychian heresy at Chalcedon (451), where he was the representative of Pope Leo the Great. In 452 he also took part in the Council of Milan, convened to refute the same heresy. - Paolo Sammarco
Paolo Sammarco (born 17 March 1983 in Como) is an Italian football midfielder, currently playing for Sampdoria, being announced by the club as a co-ownership deal with AC Milan on June 22. - Massimo Taibi
Massimo Taibi (born February 18, 1970 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian football goalkeeper, who has played in several clubs, mostly in Italy's Serie A, B, and C1. He currently plays for Torino. He wears the number 1 for his club. Taibi started his career for Italian side Licata in Serie B, and stayed there until 1989. He appeared for Licata only once, then moved to AS Trentino in Serie C1, where he was a first-choice goalkeeper, playing 23 matches. - Diego de Ascentis
Diego De Ascentis (born 31 July, 1976 in Como) is an Italian football (soccer) midfielder. Currently plays for Atalanta. He have been staying in Turin since 2000 until 2007 except spent 2005/06 season at A.S. Livorno Calcio. He started his career at Como (1993-96) and moved to A.S. Bari (1996-1999) and A.C. Milan (1999-2000). At international level, he capped for U-21s and Olympics team (which won the 1997 Mediterranean Games). - Nelson Abeijón
Nelson Javier Abeijón Pessi is an Uruguayan football (soccer) midfielder, who is nicknamed Abe and/or Abejo. He started his career in 1994 with Nacional (when he won one title championship) and in 1998 he played in Spain La Liga with Racing de Santander. From 1999 Abeijón played in Italian Serie A and Serie B with Cagliari and Como. In the summer of 2006 he was transferred to Atalanta. - Floraleda Sacchi
Floraleda Sacchi (June 14, 1978) is an Italian harpist, composer and musicologist born in Como. - Stephen Makinwa
Stephen Ayodele Makinwa (born 26 July 1983 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian football striker, who currently plays for Italian Serie A side Lazio and Nigeria. Discovered in 2000 by Reggiana while playing for Nigerian local side Football Club Ebedei, Makinwa started his Italian football experience moving on loan to Serie D team Conegliano. In 2001 he moved to Serie B team Como squad, as Como bought 50% of the rights to the player, however, … - Lorenzo D'Anna
Lorenzo D'Anna (born 29 January 1972 in Oggiono, Province of Lecco) is an Italian footballer. He is a centre back, and is the captain of A.C. ChievoVerona of Serie A, with over 300 matches played for the "flying donkeys". He plays for Chievo since 1994. Before joining Chievo, D'Anna also played for Como, Pro Sesto and Fiorentina. - Pasquale Bruno
Pasquale Bruno (born 19 June, 1962 in Lecce) is a former Italian footballer who played as a defender for a number of clubs in his homeland, Heart of Midlothian in Scotland and Wigan Athletic in England. He is currently a football analyst for Italian television. Bruno, famed for his commitment, aggression and occasional outrageous outbursts on the pitch, started his career with his home-town side U.S. Lecce in 1979. - Michele Padovano
Michele Padovano (born August 28, 1966 in Turin) is an Italian retired football player. Padovano began his career at Torino, before short spells at Pisa, Napoli and Genoa, he signed for Reggiana where he impressed. It was here that he caught the eye of Juventus manager Marcello Lippi who signed him in the summer of 1995, where he won the UEFA Champions League in 1996. - Niccolò Castiglioni
Niccolò Castiglioni was an Italian composer and pianist. Castiglioni was born and raised in Milan, where he eventually died. During the years 1958 to 1965 he taught at the Darmstadt Summer Courses. From 1966 to 1970 he taught composition as composer-in-residence at SUNY Buffalo (1966), visiting professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (1967), Regent Lecturer in composition at the University of California at San Diego (1968), … - Paulus Jovius
Paulus Jovius (Italian: Paolo Giovio; 19 April 1483 - 10 December, 1552), was an Italian historian and prelate. He was a follower of the Medici family, and wrote a biography of Pope Leo X soon after his death. Jovius was born in Como. In 1513 he settled in Rome and won the favor of Pope Leo X and of Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, (later Clement VII), whom he helped during the sack of Rome. In 1528, he became a bishop of Nocera. - Aldo Buzzi
Aldo Buzzi (born August 10, 1910, Como, Italy) is an author and architect. He graduated from Milan School of Architecture in 1938. Though primarily an author of travel and gastronomy books, he also worked as an architect; as assistant director, scene writer, and screen writer for various film production companies in the former Yugoslavia, and in Rome, Italy, and France. He edited the following films: La Kermesse heroica, … - Manuel Ortiz de Zárate
Manuel Ortiz de Zárate, was a Chilean painter. Born Manuel Revuelta Ortiz de Zárate in Como, Italy, he was the son of Chilean composer Eleodoro Ortiz de Zárate. He was four years old when the family moved back to Chile where he went on to study painting with Pedro Lira (1845-1912) before entering the Escuela de Bellas Artes (Academy of Fine Arts) in Santiago. Drawn to the burgeoning art scene in France, in 1904 he sailed to Marseille then made his way to Paris. - Marcello Venusti
Marcello Venusti (1512/5 - 1579) was an Italian Mannnerist painter active in Rome in mid 1500s. Native to Como, he was reputed to have been a pupil of Perino del Vaga. He is known for a scaled copy of the Michelangelo's "Last Judgement" done in the master's liftime and meeting his approval. His painting of Christ in the Garden is in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj. - Giacinto Menotti Serrati
Giacinto Menotti Serrati was an Italian communist politician. He was born in Spotorno, near Savona and died in Asso, near Como. Serrati was a central leader of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), editor of the paper "Avanti!" (ever since he took over from ousted Benito Mussolini in 1914), and during the First World War he pushed the party to the left. He was an active member of the Zimmerwald Movement and, after the October Revolution of 1917, … - Argeo Quadri
Argeo Quadri (1911-2004) was an Italian conductor best known for his work with Italian and French opera. From 1957 he was largely resident at the Vienna State Opera. A native of Como, he graduated from the Milan Conservatory in 1933. - Luca Princiotta
Luca Princiotta, born July 12 1982 in Como, is an Italian guitarist. He began his career playing in the thrash metal band Deathector between 1996 and 1998, before joining the Iron Maiden tribute band "The Clairvoyants". His most prominent role to date has been in Blaze (the band of former Maiden frontman Blaze Bayley) as a replacement for their departed founding guitarist Steve Wray. - Dan Corneliusson
Dan Corneliusson is a former Swedish footballer. He had a major part in IFK Göteborg winning the 1982 UEFA Cup. The same year he become the top goal scorer in Allsvenskan. Corneliusson also played for Qviding FIF, VfB Stuttgart, Como, and Malmö FF. He was capped 22 times for Sweden, scoring 13 goals.
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