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Also Known As San Francesco de Paola
Born March 27, 1416 • Kingdom of Naples
Died April 2, 1507 (aged 91) • France
Founder Minims
Marin Mersenne
French mathematician
Martino Longhi, the Elder
Italian architect
Guido da Polenta
Italian noble
Francesco da Sangallo
Italian sculptor
Piero del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
Giovanni Battista Pirelli
Italian industrialist
Martino Longhi, the Younger
Italian architect
Ercole II
duke of Ferrara [1534-1559]
Agnello Parteciaco
doge of Venice
Giovanni Guareschi
Italian journalist and novelist
Francis Horace Vizetelly
American-British writer
Filippo Caffieri
Italian sculptor
Ettore Sottsass
Italian industrial designer
Bernardo Provenzano
Italian mob boss
Leandro Bassano
Italian painter
Francesco Barberini
Roman aristocrat
Marchetto Cara
Italian composer
Nicolò Amati
Italian violin maker
Giuliano Amato
Italian politician