Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi

male, deceased (1901) (Seattle, Washington, United States)
Opera composer, rigoletto, la traviata, roman, melodrama, Catholic…Roman Catholic
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of Italian opera...
Commodus

Commodus

male, deceased (192)
Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus, from the Province of Rome, emperor, roman, Roman emperors murdered by the Praetorian Guard, Deified Roman Emperor…roman emperor
Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antoninus was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192. The name given here was his official name at his accession; see...
George Sand

George Sand

female, deceased (1876)
Amantine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Roman Catholic, Ailurophiles, writer, French, Feminist…roman
Amantine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baroness Dudevant (July 1, 1804 - June 8, 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist and...
Pope John XXIII

Pope John XXIII

male, deceased (1963)
pope, Righteous Among the Nations, Participant in the Second Vatican Council, anglican church of canada, from the Province of Bergamo, evangelical lutheran church in america…roman, roman catholic church
Pope John XXIII (Latin: "Ioannes PP. XXIII"; Italian: "Giovanni XXIII"), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (November 25, 1881 - June 3, 1963), was...
Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert

male, deceased (1828)
Austrian composer, Catholic, liturgy, liturgical, opera, roman…Roman Catholic
Franz Seraphicus Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer. He wrote some 600 Lieder, seven completed symphonies, the famous "Unfinished Symphony",...

Coriolanus

male
''Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, athenian democracy, Exile, ancient rome, roman, Veturia…Roman Senate, ancient roman
"Venturia at the Feet of Coriolanus" by Gaspare Landi<br>Photo courtesy of The VRoma Project.Gaius Marcius Coriolanus was a 5th century BC Roman...
Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt

male, deceased (1886)
pianist, romantic, virtuoso, Piano Concerto, Romantic music, piano sonata…roman, Roman Catholic
Franz Liszt was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer of the Romantic period. He was a renowned performer throughout Europe during the 19th...
Pliny The Elder

Pliny The Elder

male, deceased (79)
Death in volcanic eruptions, Silver Age Latin author, municeps, admiral, senator, verona…ancient roman, roman, Roman era philosopher, Roman Senate
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...
Mark Antony

Mark Antony

male
battle of actium, marcus antonius, General, triumvirate, From Rome, Antonii…Roman augurs, Roman Magister Equitums, ancient roman, Roman Republican consul, roman
Marcus Antonius (Latin: <small>M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N</small>) ("c." January 14, 83 BC - August 1, 30 BC), known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman...

Paris

male
ancient roman, murder victim, pantomimus, Juv. vi. 82-87, actor under domitian, The Roman Actor…roman
Paris was an actor in Rome in the 1st century AD. Born in Egypt, he came to Rome in the reign of Domitian, where his skills as a pantomimus won him...