List of Famous people born in Veneto, Italy

Pius X

Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto
First Name Pius
Last Name X
Died on August 20, 1914
Born in Italy, Veneto

Pope Pius X was head of the Catholic Church from August 1903 to his death in 1914. Pius X is known for vigorously opposing modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting liturgical reforms and scholastic philosophy and theology. He initiated the preparation of the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive and systemic work of its kind. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

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Martha Roth

First Name Martha
Died on October 7, 2016 (aged 46)
Born in Italy, Veneto

Martha Roth was an Italian-born Mexican film actress. She became a star during the Golden age of Mexican cinema.

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Tommaso Allan

First Name Tommaso
Last Name Allan
Born on April 26, 1993 (age 33)
Born in Italy, Veneto
Height 186 cm | 6'1

Tommaso Allan, commonly known as Tommy Allan, is an Italian rugby player who can play fly-half, centre or fullback, and currently plays for Benetton and the Italy national team. Besides Italy and Scotland, Allan has spent several years in England and some time in South Africa.

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Giovanni Battista Belzoni

First Name Giovanni
Last Name Belzoni
Died on December 3, 1823
Born in Italy, Veneto

Giovanni Battista Belzoni, sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. He is known for his removal to England of the seven-tonne bust of Ramesses II, the clearing of sand from the entrance of the great temple at Abu Simbel, the discovery and documentation of the tomb of Seti I, including the Sarcophagus of Seti I, and the first to penetrate into the Pyramid of Khafre, the second pyramid of the Giza complex.

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Marta Menegatti

First Name Marta
Last Name Menegatti
Born on August 16, 1990 (age 35)
Born in Italy, Veneto
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Marta Menegatti is an Italian beach volleyball player who plays as a left-side defender with her partner Viktoria Orsi Toth. With former teammate Greta Cicolari, she achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 4 in August 2012. Her career highlights include two gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals on the FIVB World Tour. She is also the 2011 European champion and the 2013 Mediterranean Games champion, both achieved with Cicolari. Menegatti represented Italy at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth and ninth respectively.

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Gigliola Cinquetti

First Name Gigliola
Born on December 20, 1947 (age 78)
Born in Italy, Veneto

Gigliola Cinquetti is an Italian singer and TV presenter.

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Bartolomeo Cristofori

First Name Bartolomeo
Last Name Cristofori
Born on May 4, 1655
Died on January 27, 1731 (aged 75)
Born in Italy, Veneto

Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco was an Italian maker of musical instruments famous for inventing the piano.

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Gastone Moschin

First Name Gastone
Born on June 8, 1929
Died on September 4, 2017 (aged 88)
Born in Italy, Veneto

Gastone Moschin was an Italian stage, television and film actor.

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Carlo Rovelli

First Name Carlo
Last Name Rovelli
Born on May 3, 1956 (age 69)
Born in Italy, Veneto

Carlo Rovelli is an Italian theoretical physicist and writer who has worked in Italy, the United States and, since 2000, in France. He works mainly in the field of quantum gravity and is a founder of loop quantum gravity theory. He has also worked in the history and philosophy of science. He collaborates with several Italian newspapers, including the cultural supplements of the Corriere della Sera, Il Sole 24 Ore and La Repubblica.

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Mauro Ferrari

First Name Mauro
Last Name Ferrari
Born on January 1, 1959 (age 67)
Born in Italy, Veneto

Mauro Ferrari is a nanoscientist and leader in the field of nanomedicine. He served as special expert on nanotechnology for the National Cancer Institute (2003-2005) and was instrumental in establishing the Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer in 2004.

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