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Italian professional association football player known for his role as a central defender

Italian composer, pianist, and conductor renowned for his iconic film scores, including those for Federico Fellini and The Godfather trilogy

Italian violinist and composer, recognized as the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time and a pillar of modern violin technique

Italian Catholic priest, mathematician, and astronomer renowned for establishing the Palermo Observatory and discovering the dwarf planet Ceres

Pope of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1670 to 1676, who previously served as a diplomat, Catholic priest, and bishop

Italian Nobel laureate, dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and poet known for his influential plays and revival of dramatic and scenic art

Head of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939 and the first sovereign of Vatican City

Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school known for his dynamic brushwork, muscular figures, and bold use of perspective

Venetian adventurer, writer, and autobiographer known for his detailed account of 18th-century European life and customs

Italian composer, choirmaster, and string player, a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music history

Pope of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1691 to 1700

Italian Marxist philosopher, journalist, and politician who co-founded the Italian Communist Party and developed theories on cultural hegemony while imprisoned by fascists

Italian inventor and radio pioneer credited with developing the practical radio wave-based wireless telegraph system, sharing the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics

Italian poet known for his epic work Gerusalemme liberata, depicting the First Crusade

Italian painter and sculptor known for his distinctive portraits and nudes with elongated forms

Italian chemist and physicist who invented the electric battery (voltaic pile) and discovered methane, pioneering the field of electrochemistry

Head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1655 to 1667

Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and organist, known for works like Stabat Mater and Salve Regina, and a leading figure of the Neapolitan school

Italian composer and conductor who revolutionized opera in the late Classical and early Romantic eras, celebrated for his 39 operas

Pope, author, and politician who served as the bishop of Rome from 461 to 468

Austrian Chancellor who resisted the Anschluss with Nazi Germany, a lawyer, politician, and professor who authored several scholarly works

Italian politician and philosopher who led the Italian Communist Party for nearly forty years, playing a key role in the founding of the Italian Republic

Italian writer, war correspondent, and diplomat best known for his impactful novels <em>Kaputt</em> and <em>The Skin</em>

Italian writer, poet, politician, playwright, and translator known for her novels and essays exploring family relationships and the political landscape during and after the Fascist years, a recipient of the Strega and Bagutta Prizes