- Catherine Of Genoa
Saint Catherine of Genoa, a member of the noble family of Fieschi, part of the Guelph family, was born in 1447 and spent her life and her means in succouring and attending the sick, especially during the plague which ravaged Genoa in 1497 and 1501. Saint Catherine died in that city on 15 September 1510. St. Catherine's parents were Jacopo Fieschi and Francesca di Negro, both of illustrious Italian birth. Her family had papal connections, and Jacopo became Viceroy of Naples. - John Of Genoa
John of Genoa (died c. 1298) was an Italian grammarian and Dominican priest. At an advanced age, John gave away his wealth to the poor of Genoa and entered the Order of St Dominic. Nothing is known of him before this. He is best known for his Latin grammar, "Summa Grammaticalis", better known as the "Catholicon". This work is made up of treatises on orthography, etymology, grammar, prosody, rhetoric, … - Romulus Of Genoa
Saint Romulus of Genoa (Italian:Romolo, ligurian dialect:Rœmu) was a bishop of Genoa, successor to Syrus. His dates are uncertain: since Jacobus da Varagine traditional lists compiled from local liturgies generally place his bishopric fourth in a largely legendary list. He fled from Genoa and never returned died in the cave he inhabited at Villa Matutiæ, a town on the Italian Riviera which later adopted his name, … - Syrus Of Genoa
Saint Syrus of Genoa (San Siro) (d. June 29, 381) was a priest and later the bishop of Genoa during the fourth century. Born at Struppa, he had a reputation for holiness and zeal. He died at an advanced age of natural causes and was buried in the city. He is the main patron of the city of Genoa. - Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (Genoa?, 1451 - May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) was a navigator and colonialist who is one of several historical figures credited as the first European to discover the Americas. Though likely not the first to reach the Americas from Europe, it was Columbus' voyages that lead to general European awareness of the hemisphere and the successful establishment of European cultures in the New World. It is generally believed that he was born in Genoa, … - Carlo Giuliani
Carlo Giuliani (March 14, 1978 -- July 20, 2001) was an Italian anarchist who was shot dead by police during the demonstrations against the Group of Eight summit that was held in Genoa from July 19 to July 21, 2001. Carlo Giuliani was born in Rome, the son of Giuliano Giuliani, a CGIL trade union activist, and Haidi Giuliani, today a Senator for the Communist Refoundation Party. - Diego Milito
Diego Alberto Milito is an Argentine professional football forward, currently playing at Real Zaragoza of the Spanish first division. Diego started playing at Argentine first division Racing Club in 1999, where he would win the 2001 Apertura tournament. At the beginning of 2005 he moved to Italian second division Genoa. After two very successful season, where he scored 33 goals in 59 matches in Italy, Diego Milito transferred to his current club Real Zaragoza. - Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria or D'Oria (November 30 1466 - November 25 1560) was a Genoese "condottiero" and admiral. - Valon Behrami
Valon Behrami (born 19 April 1985 in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Swiss midfielder currently playing professional football for S.S. Lazio of Italian Serie A. Born in Kosovo to Albanian parents, Behrami moved to Stabio, a village in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, due to war when he was only a child, and he then obtained the Swiss nationality. Behrami started playing football in Swiss sides FC Stabio, FC Chiasso and FC Lugano. - Christian Panucci
Christian Panucci (born 12 April, 1973 in Savona) is an Italian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for AS Roma of Italian Serie A. Panucci is a renowned defender who usually plays on the right-hand side. He is a fierce tackler and can also do some good when going up field. He started playing with Genoa in 1992, and then moved to AC Milan. Panucci later moved to Real Madrid (becoming the first Italian to play for the Spanish powerhouse), Inter, Chelsea, … - Marco Rossi
Marco Rossi (born 1 April 1978 in Seravezza, Lucca) is an Italian footballer. As of 2006 plays for Genoa. He has 6 caps for Italian U-21 team. - Christian Abbiati
Christian Abbiati (born July 8, 1977 in Abbiategrasso, Milan) is an Italian football goalkeeper who currently is contracted by AC Milan but out on loan to the Spanish La Liga team Atletico Madrid. - Marco di Vaio
Marco Di Vaio (born July 15 1976) is an Italian football (soccer) striker, who currently plays for Genoa C.F.C. Born in Rome, Di Vaio has played for Lazio (1994-95), Hellas Verona (1996), Bari (1996-97), Salernitana (1997-99), Parma (1999-2002), Juventus (2002-04), Valencia (2004-05) and Monaco (2005-2007). He was a revelation at Salernitana, leading them to their second promotion to the Serie A in 1997-98 as the top scorer in Serie B for that season. - Marta Vincenzi
Marta Vincenzi (born on 27 May 1947 in Genoa) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the North-West with the Democrats of the Left (DS), part of the Socialist Group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism. She is a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. She is also a member of the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries. - Giovanni Tedesco
Giovanni Tedesco is an Italian footballer who currently plays for US Palermo of Serie A. He is a centre midfielder. Despite being a native of Palermo, Tedesco was initially refused by the local team, US Palermo, because of his thin build, and then moved to Reggina, where he quickly became a regular just in 1990. After three seasons with Reggina (1 in Serie B, 2 in Serie C1), Tedesco moved to Fiorentina in 1993, and helped the team to win the Serie B league. - Cesare Bovo
Cesare Bovo is an Italian football defender, who currently plays for Genoa. He is co-owned by Genoa and Palermo. - John Mensah
John 'Rock Of Gibraltar' Mensah (born November 29, 1982 in Obuasi, Ghana) is a Ghanaian International football player who plays for Rennes of French Ligue 1. - Enrico Chiesa
Enrico Chiesa (born December 29, 1970 in Genoa) is an Italian football (soccer) striker, who currently plays for Siena in the Serie A. - Matteo Paro
Matteo Paro (born 17 March, 1983 in Asti) is an Italian footballer. As of 2007 plays for Genoa. He made his Serie A debut in 17 May 2003, losing to Reggina 1-2. Paro was sold to Chievo in July 2003 (with Sculli & Gastaldello) as part of the deal of the Nicola Legrottaglie transfer. In 2005, Juventus bought back all three, and sold Paro & Gastaldello to Siena. In 2006, Juventus relegated to Serie B, and bought back Paro's 50% rights from Siena. - Giuseppe Sculli
Giuseppe Sculli (born 23 March, 1981 in Locri, Reggio Calabria) is an Italian footballer. As of 2006 he plays for Genoa. Sculli was sold to Chievo in 2003 (with Paro & Gastaldello) as part of the deal of Nicola Legrottaglie transfer, but Juventus bought back all three in 2005, and loaned him to Messina. In 2006, Juventus were relegated to Serie B, at which point Sculli made a return to the first team. He made a few appearances in friendly matches, … - Renzo Ulivieri
Renzo Ulivieri (born February 2, 1941 in San Miniato, Pisa) is an Italian football (soccer) manager. After a very short playing career as midfielder for the Fiorentina youth team and Serie C team Cuoiopelli, Ulivieri became coach exactly for Cuoiopelli in 1966, after the team relegated to Serie D. He then coached several other amateur teams in Tuscany, such as San Miniato, Fucecchio, and Prato youth squad. In 1972, he joined Serie C side Empoli, … - John Cabot
Giovanni Caboto (c. 1450 - c.1498), known in English as John Cabot, and in French as Jean Cabot, was a Genoese navigator and explorer commonly credited as one of the first early modern Europeans to land on the North American mainland, aboard the "Matthew" in 1497. - Francesco Fanelli
Francesco Fanelli (c 1590-1653) was an Italian sculptor, born in Florence. He is recorded at work in Genoa in 1609-10 then worked in London from about 1610, as a sculptor in ivory— Joachim von Sandrart mentions an ivory statuette of Pygmalion that attracted the attention of Charles I of England— but mostly as a skilled bronze-caster, who made a fountain of sirens astride dolphins, alternating with scallop shells, with putti clasping fish and other figures, … - 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, … - Balilla
"Balilla" was the moniker of Giovan Battista Perasso, a semi-legendary Genoese character who would have started the local revolt of 1746 against the Habsburg forces that occupied the city in the War of Succession. - Andrea Masiello
Andrea Masiello (born 5 February 1986 in Viareggio, Lucca) is an Italian footballer. As of 2007 plays for Genoa. He made his Serie A debut at Siena, losing to Inter, 0-1 in home legs, 20 April 2005. Masiello was on loan to Avellino in 2005, with Boudianski. Masiello was sold to Siena in 2006 (in co-ownership deal), with Gastaldello, Konko, Bartolucci and Packer on loan. After scoring no presence in the first half of the 2006 season, … - Gigi Meroni
Gigi Meroni was an Italian football player in the Torino team. He died at the age of 24 in a car crash in Corso Re Umberto, on the corner with Via Legnano. He was a “butterfly” on the field, at the stadium in Piazza d’Armi, a first-rate dribbler and expert at nutmegging his opponents. He was also a painter. He had a studio in Piazza Vittorio. He played as if he was drawing straight lines and curls, splashes of red and black on the green grass. - Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He is one of the most famous violin virtuosi, and is considered one of the greatest violinists who ever lived, with perfect intonation and innovative techniques. Although nineteenth century Europe had seen several extraordinary violinists, … - Nino Bixio
Nino Bixio (2 October 1821 - December 16, 1873) was an Italian soldier, who fought for the Italian unification. Born in Genoa, while still a boy Bixio was compelled by his parents to embrace a maritime career. After numerous adventures he returned to Italy in 1846, joined the "Giovine Italia", and, on 4 November 1847, made himself conspicuous at Genoa by seizing the bridle of Charles Albert's horse and crying, "Pass the Ticino, Sire, … - Gino Paoli
Gino Paoli (born 23 September, 1934) is an Italian singer-songwriter. Paoli was born in Monfalcone, but moved very early to Genoa. After several different jobs, he was called by Ricordi with his friends Luigi Tenco and Bruno Lauzi. His first success was the single "La gatta". This was followed by "Sapore di sale", arranged by Ennio Morricone. In the same year he attempted suicide by shooting at his heart, but he survived. - Bernardo Strozzi
Bernardo Strozzi (c. 1581 - August 2, 1644) was a prominent and prolific Italian Baroque painter born and active mainly in Genoa, and also active inVenice. - Giampiero Ventura
Giampiero Ventura (born January 14, 1948 in Genoa) is an Italian football manager. - Paolo Villaggio
Paolo Villaggio (Genoa 31 December 1932) is an Italian actor, writer, director and comedian, especially famous for his grotesque irony and satire. - Aldo Rossi
Aldo Rossi, (May 3, 1931- September 4, 1997 Milan, Italy) was an Italian architect who accomplished the unusual feat of achieving international recognition in three distinct areas: theory, drawing, and architecture. His earliest works of the 1960s were mostly theoretical and displayed a simultaneous influence of 1920s Italian modernism (see Giuseppe Terragni), classicist influences of 19th century architect Adolf Loos, and the reflections of the painter Giorgio De Chirico. - Marciano Vink
Marciano Carlos Alberto Vink (born October 17, 1970 in Paramaribo, Surinam) is a former Dutch football player. Throughout his career he played primarily as a right defensive midfielder and as a right cenral defender. He most notably played for Ajax and PSV in the Eredivisie and Genoa in the Serie A. Injury prone since the very beginning of his career, he was forced to quit prematurely at the age of 28. - Osvaldo Bagnoli
Osvaldo Bagnoli (born July 3, 1935 in Milan) is a former Italian football coach. During his long and illustrious career, he is best remembered for being the coach which led the underdogs Verona to its first (and so far the only) Serie A title in the 1984-85 season. He has also coached a number of other Serie A teams, including Genoa and Inter. In the 1990-91 season, Bagnoli took Genoa to fourth in the standings in his first year in charge. - Galeazzo Alessi
Galeazzo Alessi (1512- December 30, 1572) was an Italian architect born and died at Perugia, and trained by Giovan Battista Caporali. He was an enthusiastic student of ancient architecture, and his style gained for him a European reputation. Genoa is indebted to him for a number of its most magnificent palaces, now a part of the World Heritage List, and specimens of his skill may be seen in the churches of San Paolo and Santa Vittoria at Milan, … - Claudio Sala
Claudio Sala (born 8 September 1947) is an Italian former football player and current commentator. Sala was born in Macherio, Lombardy. He made his debut for Monza, later moving to Napoli, Torino and Genoa. In total he played 323 matches and scored 27 goals in the Serie A. He also earned 18 caps for the Italy national football team, including playing in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. <BR> <BR> - Khaled Badra
Khaled Badra is a Tunisian footballer, who recently retired from international football. He played for Tunisian League side Espérance of Tunis. Reliable and strong in the tackle, he has even been labelled "the Tunisian Desailly". After beginnings with his hometown's squad, Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise, Badra joined Espérance in 1996 and made a name for himself in the country as a powerful and uncompromising centre-back, who could also score from set pieces. - Ivano Fossati
Ivano Alberto Fossati (born September 21 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He was born in Genoa.
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