- Margaret Of Parma
Margaret, Duchess of Parma (28 December 1522 - 18 January 1586) governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567, was the illegitimate daughter of Charles V. Her mother, Johanna Maria van der Gheynst, a servant of Charles de Lalaing, Seigneur de Montigny, was a Fleming. Margaret was brought up by the Douwrin family, and later by her great-aunt, Margaret of Austria, and her aunt, Maria of Austria, … - Maria Luisa Of Parma
Maria Louisa of Parma was queen of Spain and consort of King Charles IV of Spain. She was the daughter of Philip of Bourbon, Duke of Parma (March 15, 1719 or 1720) and his wife Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France. The artist Goya often painted her portraits. She was described by contemporaries often as a vicious and coarse woman who thoroughly dominated the king. Reportedly Manuel de Godoy, her husband's prime minister, was her long-time lover. - Isabella Maria Of Parma
Isabella Maria of Parma, (Italian: "Maria Elisabetta Luisa Antonietta Ferdinanda Giuseppina Saveria Dominica Giovanna Borbone, principessa di Parma") (December 31, 1741 - November 27, 1763), was the daughter of Philip, Duke of Parma and his wife Louise-Elisabeth. She grew up at Philip V's court in Madrid, but when her father became Duke of Parma the family moved to the duchy in northern Italy. - Bruno Parma
Bruno Parma is a Slovene chess player and grandmaster. Parma was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. At age 20 he won the World Junior Chess Championship. FIDE granted him the grandmaster title based on his outstanding performance at the Beverwijk, Netherlands tournament in 1963. He was the third Slovene to become a grandmaster, after Milan Vidmar (1950) and Vasja Pirc (1953). - Elisabeth Of Parma
- Wibod, Bishop Of Parma
Wibod or Guibod (Italian: "Wibodo" or "Guibodo"; died 895) was the Bishop of Parma from 855 until his death. He was, during the reigns of Louis II, Carloman, Charles III, and Berengar I, the most important power-broker in Emilia. Wibod was a frequent ambassador for Louis II after 860. He and a count named Bernard were the delegates of Louis II who, along with two suburbicarian bishops and a cardinal priest of Pope Hadrian II, … - Jiří Parma
Jiři Parma is a former Czechoslovakian ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1996. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won a bronze medal in the team large hill. Parma's biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he earned four medals. This included one gold (1987: Individual normal hill), one silver (1993: Team large hill), and two bronzes (1984, 1989: Team large hill). He also had three individual career victories (2 in 1984, … - Michelle Parma
Michelle Parma (January 14, 1975 Fairfax, Virginia - October 19, 2002) was an actress, waitress, and flight attendant. She appeared on MTV's "Road Rules: Europe", and is perhaps most famous for her participation in the "Our First Time" Internet hoax. She was a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader from 1995 to 1996. She died in a car accident in Texas on October 19, 2002, along with her 28 year-old cousin Mandie Parma. - Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born January 28, 1978) is an Italian FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper. He is currently the first choice goalkeeper for Juventus F.C. and the Italian national team. He was transferred to Juventus from childhood club Parma F.C. in 2001, for what was the largest transfer figure ever for a goalkeeper at £32 million. He is widely considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world. - Giuseppe Rossi
Giuseppe Rossi (born February 1, 1987) is an American-born Italian football player. He currently plays for the English Premier League side Manchester United. He plays in the second striker position. Rossi was raised in Clifton, New Jersey, in the USA. His parents were Italian immigrants, his father being a coach. When he was offered a spot on the youth team of Parma, he and his family moved to Italy until Manchester United bought him when he was 17. - Parmigianino
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (11 January 1503- 24 August 1540), also known as "Francesco Mazzola" or more commonly as Parmigianino (a nickname meaning 'the little one from Parma') or sometimes "Parmigiano", was a prominent Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bologna, and his native city of Parma. - Bernardo Corradi
Bernardo Corradi (born 30 March, 1976 in Siena) is an Italian footballer, who plays in the position of striker. He plays in England for Manchester City. - Luca Cigarini
Luca Cigarini (born 20 June 1986 in Montecchio, Terni) is an Italian football (soccer) player. He is a playmaker who likes to orchestrate the play from just in front of the defence. Technically assured, he is comfortable with both feet and possesses a lethal shot from distance. His style of play is often compared to that of Andrea Pirlo. He plays midfielder role for Parma F.C. in Serie A and Italian U21s. - Fernando Couto
Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, <small>OIH</small> (born 2 August 1969; pron. or ) is a Portuguese professional football player, who currently plays as a defender for Parma in the Italian Serie A championship. Couto has played in a number of top clubs in Portugal, Spain and Italy and he has won the national league title of each country, as well as the European UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup trophies. - Arrigo Sacchi
Arrigo Sacchi (born 1 April 1946 at Fusignano) is a former head coach of the Italy national football team (1991-1996), and twice manager of A.C. Milan (1987-1991, 1996-1997). Sacchi never played the game professionally, and before becoming a coach he was a shoe salesman. As manager of the Italian national team, he reached the 1994 World Cup final, losing to Brazil on penalties. At club level, most notably he managed A.C. Milan. His first spell there was a notable success, … - Marco Rossi
Marco Rossi (born 30 September, 1987 in Parma) is an Italian footballer who plays for Modena F.C., on loan from Parma F.C., in the role of a defender. - Daniele Dessena
Daniele Dessena (born 10 May 1987 in Parma) is an Italian football (soccer) player. He currently plays midfielder role for Parma F.C. in Serie A. He is the latest successful youth product of Parma system. Dessana scored Parma's first goal in the 2006/7 UEFA Cup, against FC Rubin Kazan, and continued to play well in the domestic league, He was called-up to the Italian U21s squad to play against Spanish U21s. - 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. - David di Michele
David Di Michele (born on January 6, 1976 in Guidonia, Rome) is an Italian football player, who currently plays as a forward for Serie A side Torino. He began his career with Lodigiani (now Cisco Roma) in the Italian Serie C1, and played for them from 1993 to 1996. He then got traded to Foggia Calcio in the Italian Serie B. He had a short stint in Foggia, playing just two seasons before being traded to Salernitana. With Salernitana, he made his Serie A debut, … - Gianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola (born July 5, 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia) is a retired Italian footballer. He spent the first decade of his career in Italy, most notably with Napoli and Parma, before moving to English side Chelsea, where he was voted Football Writers' Player of the Year in 1997. He was also capped for Italy and is currently joint coach of the Italian under-21s. - Giovannino Guareschi
Giovannino Guareschi (May 1, 1908 - July 22, 1968) was an Italian journalist, cartoonist and humorist whose most famous creation is the priest Don Camillo. Giovannino Guareschi was born in Fontanelle di Roccabianca, near Parma, Italy, into a middle-class family. In 1926 his family went bankrupt and he could not continue his studies. After unsuccessful studies in the University of Parma and various minor jobs, he started to write for a local newspaper. - Andrea Gasbarroni
Andrea Gasbarroni (born 6 August 1981 Turin) is an Italian football midfielder, currently plays for Parma, on loan from Juventus F.C. He is known for his dribbling skills. - 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. - Domenico di Carlo
Domenico "Mimmo" Di Carlo (born 23 March 1964 in Cassino, Frosinone) is an Italian football (soccer) coach, and former player. He is currently the head coach of Serie A team Parma. Di Carlo started his playing career in his native city, playing for the local Serie C2 team Real Cassino. After a number of seasons played for Treviso, Ternana, Como (where he never appeared in the first team lineup) and Palermo, where he helped the team to obtain a promotion to Serie C1, … - Domenico Morfeo
Domenico Morfeo (born 16 January, 1976) is an Italian professional football (soccer) player. He plays in the position of attacking midfielder or striker, and he who currently plays for Parma F.C. in the Italian Serie A championship. He started his career at Atalanta B.C. before playing short spells at many Italian top clubs, including Fiorentina, AC Milan and Internazionale. - Mark Bresciano
Mark (Marco) Bresciano is an Australian football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays for Palermo in Italy's Serie A. - Alessandro Rosina
Alessandro Rosina (born January 31, 1984 in Belvedere Marittimo, Cosenza) is an Italian footballer, currently playing for Torino F.C. of Serie A. He was brought up in the Parma youth system, and then was loaned to Verona to gain experience. He moved back to Parma where he did not find an opportunity to impress, and was subsequently sold to Torino, where he became the driving force behind their 2005-2006 promotion campaign. - Silvio Baldini
Silvio Baldini (born September 11, 1958 in Massa) is an Italian football coach. He started his coaching career in 1984 at the age of 26 with Bagnone, an amateur Seconda Categoria team which he led to immediate promotion in his debut year. In 1988 he became assistant coach of Massese. In 1989 he was appointed at the helm of Promozione team Forte dei Marmi, side he led to promotion in 1991. - Carlo Bergonzi
Carlo Bergonzi (born 13 July 1924) is an Italian operatic tenor. Although he performed and recorded various bel canto and verismo roles, he is above all associated with the operas of Giuseppe Verdi, including a large number of his lesser-known works which he helped revive. Essentially a lirico-spinto tenor, Bergonzi is greatly admired for his pointed diction, beautiful legato and elegant phrasing. Bergonzi was born in Vidalenzo, near Parma. - Luca Bucci
Luca Bucci (born March 13, 1969 in Bologna) is a football goalkeeper for Parma F.C.. After a few years in some minor leagues, such as Serie C1 and Serie B, Bucci made his Serie A debut, playing for Parma in a league match against Udinese on 29 August 1993. The next year, he was first capped for the Italy national football team, and he was part of the "azzurri" as third goalkeeper for the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. - Carlo Lucarelli
Carlo Lucarelli (Parma, October 26, 1960-) is an Italian crime-writer, TV presenter, and magazine editor. He was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger in 2003 for Almost Blue. - Matteo Brighi
Matteo Brighi (born February 14, 1981 in Rimini) is an Italian football player, currently a left winger for AS Roma of Italian Serie A. In 2002, 50% of the rights to Matteo Brighi were sold to A.C. Parma by Juventus F.C. as part of the deal which saw Marco Di Vaio head the other way. The transfer was worth around 5 million Euro at the time. In 2004, Juventus bought back those rights for a reported 11.5 million Euro and sold them to Roma as part of the deal for Emerson, … - Matteo Contini
Matteo Contini (born 16 April 1980 in Gemonio, Province of Varese) is an Italian football (soccer) player. He plays defender for Parma F.C. in Serie A. He started his professional career in the A.C. Milan youth system. And loaned to Serie C1 teams Livorno, SPAL, Monza and L'Aquila between 1999-2003, Serie B team Avellino in 2003/04 season. His 50% rights were bought by Parma in 2004 that became full ownership in 2005. - Stefano Fiore
Stefano Fiore (born April 17, 1975 in Cosenza) is an Italian football player who plays in central midfield or on the wing. He is best known for his outstanding passing abilities and creativity, which result in many assists for his teammates. He also has a tendency to score key goals for both club and country. - Stefano Morrone
Stefano Morrone (born 26 October, 1978 in Cosenza) is an Italian football player. In summer 2007, he changed his club with Alfonso De Lucia, signed a four year deal with Parma F.C. - Simone Barone
Simone Barone, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born April 30, 1978 in Nocera Inferiore, Salerno) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who plays for Serie A team Torino FC and the Italy national football team. He is 180 cm tall and wears the #8 jersey for his club. Barone started his career making his first team debut in 4 May, 1997 for Parma, against Atalanta. He then played for Padova of Serie C1 in 1998, … - Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti (also spelled Lucchino, 1287 or 1292 - January 24, 1349) was lord of Milan from 1339 to 1349. He was also a condottiero, and lord of Pavia. Ruler of Pavia from 1315, five years later he was "podestà" of Vigevano, where he erected the castle still visible. In 1323, along with all his family, he was excommunicated with the charge of heresy. He co-ruled in Milan with his nephew Azzone Visconti and his brother Giovanni, … - Katia Ricciarelli
Katia Ricciarelli is an Italian soprano. She was born to a very poor family and struggled during her younger years when she studied music. She trained at the Benedict Marcello conservatory in Venice, won several vocal competitions in 1968, and made her professional debut as Mimì in "La bohème" in Mantua in 1969, followed by a 1970 appearance in "Il trovatore" in Parma. In the following year, she won RAI’s “Voci Verdiane” award. - Marco Donadel
Marco Donadel (born 21 April 1983 in Conegliano, Province of Treviso, Italy) is an Italian football midfielder, currently playing for ACF Fiorentina. Donadel is a youth product of A.C. Milan. He was loaned to Lecce, Parma, Sampdoria and Fiorentina. After a successful half-season long loan with Fiorentina, the "Viola" signed him on a permanent basis. In 2005-2006 he was a regular for coach Cesare Prandelli, who had already appreciated the skills of Donadel, … - Ousmane Dabo
Ousmane Dabo (born 8 February 1977 in Laval, Mayenne) is a French football midfielder who currently plays for Manchester City. He has previously played for Rennes, Internazionale, Vicenza, Parma, Monaco, Atalanta and Lazio. He has represented France three times at full international level. His younger brother, Moussa, plays for Oldham Athletic and is also a midfielder.
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