List of Famous people born in Lombardy, Italy

Guglielmo Piani

First Name Guglielmo
Born on September 16, 1875
Died on September 27, 1956 (aged 81)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Guglielmo Piani, S.D.B. also known as William Piani, was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He was Apostolic Delegate to the Philippines from 1922 to 1948 and then played a similar role in Mexico until his death in 1956.

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Oldradus de Ponte

First Name Oldradus
Born on November 30, 1269
Died on November 30, 1342 (aged 73)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Oldradus de Ponte was an Italian jurist born in Lodi, active in the Roman curia in the early fourteenth century. Previously he had taught at the University of Padua. According to Joseph Canning he was an authority in both canon law and civil law, and his consilia are the earliest surviving ones.

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Cesare Brambilla

First Name Cesare
Last Name Brambilla
Born on May 3, 1885
Died on March 3, 1954 (aged 68)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Cesare Brambilla was an Italian racing cyclist. He won the 1906 edition of the Giro di Lombardia.

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Alberto Bonacossa

First Name Alberto
Last Name Bonacossa
Born on August 24, 1883
Died on January 30, 1953 (aged 69)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Alberto Bonacossa was an Italian tennis player. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Ugo Agostoni

First Name Ugo
Last Name Agostoni
Born on July 27, 1893
Died on September 26, 1941 (aged 48)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Ugo Agostoni was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Agostoni was professional from 1911 to 1924 during which time he won the Giro dell'Emilia, a stage in the 1912 Giro d'Italia while he was riding for the Peugeot cycling team and another stage in the 1920 Giro d'Italia. Agostoni's greatest win was in Milan–San Remo in 1914. Agostoni was killed during World War II. From 1946 onwards, a race has been organized in his honor called the Coppa Ugo Agostoni which has been won by several great cycling champions such as Felice Gimondi, Franco Bitossi, Eddy Merckx, Roger De Vlaeminck, Francesco Moser, Jan Ullrich and Gianni Bugno.

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Marietta Bonfanti

Anna Maria Felicita Bonfanti
First Name Marietta
Died on January 25, 1921
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Anna Maria Felicita Bonfanti (1845-1921), known as Marie or Marietta Bonfanti, was a 19th-century ballet dancer whose New York City debut came at Niblo's Garden on Monday, September 10, 1866. She then was the prima ballerina in The Black Crook at the same theatre, which premièred two days later. She appeared in Sylvia by Léo Delibes at the Metropolitan Alcazar concert hall on July 15, 1882. In August 1901, Bonfanti performed with Rita Sangalli at the Metropolitan Opera House, during the inaugural season of ballet at the New York City venue. Her talent for expressionist dancing and her private life were covered widely from the mid-1860s until the early 20th century.

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Tito Carpi

First Name Tito
Last Name Carpi
Died on November 30, 1997 (aged 27)
Born in Italy, Lombardy
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Giovanni Cazzani

First Name Giovanni
Last Name Cazzani
Born on March 4, 1867
Died on August 26, 1952 (aged 85)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Giovanni Cazzani was an Italian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the head of the Diocese of Cremona; he was granted the title of archbishop in 1944 despite leading a diocese. He had led the Diocese of Cesena prior to his elevation to his new see.

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Simone Peterzano

First Name Simone
Last Name Peterzano
Born on January 1, 1540
Died on January 1, 1596 (aged 56)
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Simone Peterzano was an Italian painter of the later Mannerism, native of Venice. He is mostly known as the master of Caravaggio.

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Alessandro Rolla

First Name Alessandro
Last Name Rolla
Died on September 15, 1841
Born in Italy, Lombardy

Alessandro Rolla was an Italian viola and violin virtuoso, composer, conductor and teacher. His son, Antonio Rolla, was also a violin virtuoso and composer.

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