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The most important painter of the Italian Middle Ages, author of the decoration of the Scrovegni Chapel
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Giotto
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Architect of Florence Cathedral
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Filippo Brunelleschi
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Painter of Primavera and The Birth of Venus
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Sandro Botticelli
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Sculptor considered one of the fathers of Renaissance
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Donatello
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Painter of The School of Athens and others Vatican Rooms
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Raffaello Sanzio/Raffaello/Raphael
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Scientist, inventor and painter of Mona Lisa and Last Supper
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Leonardo da Vinci/Leonardo
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Sculptor of David and La Pietà and painter
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Michelangelo Buonarroti/Michelangelo
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Painter of Equestrian Portrait of Charles V and Venus of Urbino
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Tiziano Vecellio/Tiziano
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Painter of Medusa and Conversion on the Way to Damascus
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Caravaggio
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Architect of Saint Peter's Square and Quirinal Palace
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Sculptor of Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss and Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix
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Antonio Canova
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The most important poet of the Italian literature, author of Divine Comedy
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Dante Alighieri/Dante
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Poet of the Middle Ages, author of Il Canzoniere
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Francesco Petrarca
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Poet of the Middle Ages, author of The Decameron
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Giovanni Boccaccio
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Philosopher and writer considered the father of political science
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Niccolò Machiavelli
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Poet of Reinassence, author of Orlando Furioso
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Ludovico Ariosto
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One of the most important poets of Neoclassicismo, born in Zante
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Ugo Foscolo
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Poet of XIX century, author of L'Infinito and A Silvia
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Giacomo Leopardi
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Writer and poet, author of I Promessi Sposi(The Betrothed)
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Alessandro Manzoni
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First italian poet to win the Nobel Prize in literature in 1906
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Giosue Carducci
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Poet of XX century, nicknamed Vate, symbol of the Italian patriotism
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Gabriele D'Annunzio
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Poet famous for his poems about World War One
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Giuseppe Ungaretti
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Poet of XX century, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1975, author of Ossi di seppia
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Eugenio Montale
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Playwright of XX century, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1934, author of The Late Mattia Pascal
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Luigi Pirandello
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Writer of XX century, author of The Name of the Rose
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Umberto Eco
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Lord of Florence and one of the most important figure of Reinassence
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Lorenzo de Medici
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Composer and violinist, author of The Four Seasons
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Antonio Vivaldi
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Composer of XIX century, author of The Barber of Seville
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Gioacchino Rossini
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Composer of XIX century, author of Tosca
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Giacomo Puccini
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Composer of XIX century, author of Aida
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Giuseppe Verdi
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Composer of many soundtracks for Hollywood movie, died in 2020
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Ennio Morricone
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One of the most famous tenor, died in 2007
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Luciano Pavarotti
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Tenor and singer, became blind at the age of 12
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Andrea Bocelli
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Singer and actress, dominant figure in Italian music 1960s and 1970s
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Mina
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Singer four time winners of Sanremo Festival, author of Nel blu dipinto di blu
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Domenico Modugno
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Pope who announced the Second Vatican Council
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Giovanni XXIII/John XXIII
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Friar and mystic of XII/XIII century, one of the most venerated saints of Catholic Church
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San Francesco d'Assisi/Saint Francis
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Woman, mystic of XIV century, saint of Catholic Church
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Santa Caterina da Siena/Saint Catherine
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Friar and philosopher of scholasticism of XIII, saint of Catholic Church
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San Tommaso d'Aquino/Saint Thomas
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Priest and mystic of XX century, saint of Catholic Church
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Padre Pio/San Pio/Saint Pius
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First King of Italy
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Vittorio Emanuele II/Victor Emmanuel II
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First Italian Prime Minister
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Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour
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Third King of Italy reigned from 1900 to 1946
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Vittorio Emanuele III/Victor Emmanuel III
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General and patriot, contributed to Italian Unification
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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One of the most important politician and journalist for the unification of Italy, founder of the political movement Young Italy
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Giuseppe Mazzini
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Marxist Philosopher and politician death in prison in 1937
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Antonio Gramsci
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Founder of Fascism and Duce of Italy from 1922 to 1945
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Benito Mussolini
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Politician of Christian Democracy, prime minister from 1945 to 1953
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Alcide de Gasperi
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Politician and media tycoon, four time prime minister
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Silvio Berlusconi
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Partisan and politician who served as Italian President from 1978 to 1985
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Sandro Pertini
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Actress, winner of one Academy Award for best actress in 1956
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Anna Magnani
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Actress, winner of one Academy Award for best actress in 1962
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Sophia Loren
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Actor and director, winner of one Academy Award for best actor in 1997 for Life Is Beautiful
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Roberto Benigni
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Actor, with three nominations for Academy Award in 1963, 1977 and 1988
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Marcello Mastroianni
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Director of Bicycle Thieves and Shoeshine
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Vittorio De Sica
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Director of La Dolce Vita and Otto e Mezzo
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Federico Fellini
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The most popular Italian comedian, symbol of Neapolitan comedy
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Totò
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Poet and director of Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom and Accattone
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Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Director and pioneer of the Spaghetti Western genre
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Sergio Leone
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Actor, played as main character in Big Deal on Madonna Street
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Vittorio Gassman
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Actor and comedian, symbol of Roman comedy
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Alberto Sordi
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Astronomer and physicist of XVII century, father of modern science
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Galileo Galilei
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Physicist of XX century, creator of the first nuclear reactor
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Enrico Fermi
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Inventor and engineer, known for the creation of wireless telegraph system
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Guglielmo Marconi
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Neurobiologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1986
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Rita Levi-Montalcini
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Philosopher burned at the stake in 1600
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Giordano Bruno
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Founder of the most successful team in Formula 1 history
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Enzo Ferrari
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Physicist and chemist inventor of electric battery
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Alessandro Volta
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Architect of Pompidou Centre and The Shard
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Renzo Piano
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Former Italian Prime Minister and former president of European Central Bank
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Mario Draghi
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Explorer and navigator, term America is derived from his name
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Explorer, in 1492 discovered a new continent
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Cristoforo Colombo/Columbus
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Venetian explorer who travelled through Asia
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Marco Polo
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Prosecuting magistrates killed by Mafia in 1992 near Palermo
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Giovanni Falcone/Paolo Borsellino
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Violinist and composer, the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time
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Niccolò Paganini
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Politician who served as Prime Minister seven times, leader of Christian Democracy
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Giulio Andreotti
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Navigator who explored the coast of North America
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Giovanni Caboto/Cabot
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Politician who served as Prime Minister five times from 1892 and 1928
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Giovanni Giolitti
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Author of the novel The Adventures of Pinocchio
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Carlo Collodi
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Idealist philosopher, liberal politician and historian of early XX century
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Benedetto Croce
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Pop singer famous in Europe and Spanish speaking world, winner of Sanremo Festival in 1986
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Eros Ramazzotti
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Director of Suspiria, known as Master of Horror
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Dario Argento
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Decadent poet, author of Il Fanciullino
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Giovanni Pascoli
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Actor and sex symbol of the 1920s dead at the age of 31
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Rodolfo Valentino
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Founder of one of the most important world fashion company
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Giorgio Armani
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Founder of one of the most important world fashion company, killed in Miami
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Giovanni Versace
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Fashion model and actress, sex symbol of 1990s and 2000s
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Monica Bellucci
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The greatest Italian cyclist, two times winner of Tour de France and five times winner of Giro d'Italia
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Fausto Coppi
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One of the greatest Italian footballer, winner of Ballon d'Or in 1993
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Roberto Baggio
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One of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, world champion in 2006
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Gianluigi Buffon
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Captain of AC Milan, five times Champions League winner
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Paolo Maldini
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Motorcycle racer seven times winner of MotoGP
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Valentino Rossi
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Sprinter, winners of gold medal in 100m in 2020 Olympic Games
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Marcell Jacobs
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Venetian playwright of XVIII author of The Mistress of the Inn
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Carlo Goldoni
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Writer and Holocaust survivor, author of If This Is a Man
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Primo Levi
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One of the greatest conductor of XX century
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Arturo Toscanini
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One of the greatest thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment, father of modern criminal law, who condemned death penalty and torture
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Cesare Beccaria
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One of the most important tenor of early XX century
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Enrico Caruso
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Female singer, her most famous album sold three million copies worldwide
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Laura Pausini
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Politician and leader of Italian Communist Party after World War Two
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Palmiro Togliatti
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