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People with the given name Alessandro

Alessandro Allori Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori (Florence, 31 May 153522 September 1607) was an Italian painter of the late Mannerist Florentine school. Biography In 1540, after the death of his father, Allori was brought up and train ...

(1535–1607), Italian portrait painter *

Alessandro Baricco Alessandro Baricco (; born 25 January 1958) is an Italian writer, director and performer. His novels have been translated into a wide number of languages. Early life, family and education Baricco was born in Turin, Italy. He has earned degre ...

(born 1958), Italian novelist * Alessandro Bega (born 1991), Italian tennis player *

Alessandro Bordin Alessandro Bordin (born 1 August 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Latina. Club career Roma Born in Latina, Bordin was a youth exponent of Roma. Loan to Ternana On 6 July 2017, Bordin was loaned ...

(born 1998), Italian footballer * Alessandro Botticelli (1445–1510), Italian painter *

Alessandro Bovo Alessandro Bovo (born 1 January 1969) is a retired water polo defense player from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain Bovo claimed bron ...

(born 1969), Italian water polo player *

Alessandro Cagliostro Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (, ; 2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795) was the alias of the Italian occultist Giuseppe Balsamo (; in French usually referred to as Joseph Balsamo). Cagliostro was an Italian adventurer and self-styled magician ...

(1743–1795), alias of occultist and adventurer Giuseppe Balsamo * Alessandro Calcaterra (born 1975), Italian water polo player * Alessandro Calvi (born 1983), Italian swimmer *

Alessandro Cattelan Alessandro Cattelan (born 11 May 1980) is an Italian television and radio presenter best known for presenting the Italian edition of ''Total Request Live (Italy), Total Request Live'', broadcast by MTV Italia, and ''Le Iene'', broadcast by Medias ...

(born 1980), Italian television preesenter *

Alessandro Cortini Alessandro Cortini (born 24 May 1976) is an Italian musician best known for being the keyboard, guitar, and bass player in the industrial band Nine Inch Nails. Cortini is also the frontman for the Los Angeles-based electronic-alternative band ...

(born 1976), Italian musician *

Alessandro Criscuolo Alessandro Criscuolo (15 July 1937 – 10 March 2020) was an Italian judge. He was President of the Constitutional Court of Italy between 12 November 2014 and 24 February 2016. He served as a Judge on the Court between 2008 and 2017. Career Cris ...

(1937–2020), Italian judge *

Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero (; born 9 November 1974) is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a deep-lying forward, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. Since 2015, he has worked as a pundit ...

(born 1974), Italian footballer * Alessandro Di Munno (born 2000), Italian footballer * Alessandro Evangelisti (born 1981), Italian footballer *

Alessandro Fontana Alessandro Fontana (1936–2013) was an Italian academician and politician for the Christian Democracy Party who held several government posts and served in the European Parliament between 1994 and 1999. Biography Fontana was born in Marcheno, ...

(1936–2013), Italian academician and politician *

Alessandro Grandi Alessandro Grandi (1590 – after June 1630, but in that year) was a northern Italian composer of the early Baroque era, writing in the new concertato style. He was one of the most inventive, influential, and popular composers of the time, proba ...

(1586–1630), Italian composer *

Alessandro Hojabrpour Alessandro Feridun Hojabrpour ( fa, آلساندرو فریدون هژبرپور; born January 10, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Canadian Premier League side Forge FC. Club career Early car ...

(born 2000), Canadian soccer player *

Alessandro Juliani Alessandro Juliani (born July 6) is a Canadian actor and singer. He is notable for playing the roles of Tactical Officer Lieutenant Felix Gaeta on the Sci-Fi Channel television program ''Battlestar Galactica'', Emil Hamilton in ''Smallville'', Jac ...

(born 1978), Canadian actor * Alesso, Alessandro Lindblad (Alesso) (born 1991), Swedish musician, DJ and producer * Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873), Italian poet and novelist *Alessandro Martelli (1876–1934), Italian academic and politician * Alessandro Martini (1812–1905), Italian businessman and founder of Martini & Rossi distillery * Alessandro Matri (born 1984), Italian footballer * Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510–1537), ruler of Florence from 1530 to 1537 * Alessandro Murgia (born 1996), Italian footballer * Alessandro Mori Nunes (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Alessandro Nannini (born 1959), Italian racing driver * Alessandro Nesta (born 1976), Italian footballer * Alessandro Nivola (born 1972), American actor * Alessandro D'Ottavio (1927–1988), Italian boxer * Alessandro Pagani (born 1937), Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Alessandro Petacchi (born 1974), Italian professional road cyclist * Alessandro Pezzatini (born 1957), Italian race walker * Alessandro Piccolo (agricultural scientist) (born 1951), Italian scientist * Alessandro Riggi (born 1993), Canadian soccer player *Alessandro Ruben (born 1960), Italian politician * Alessandro Safina (born 1963), Italian tenor * Alessandro dos Santos (born 1977), Brazilian and naturalised Japanese footballer * Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725), Italian composer * Alessandro Viana da Silva (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Alessandro Stratta (born 1964), celebrity chef * Alessandro Sturba (born 1972), Italian footballer * Alessandro Serenelli, criminal, gardener, porter and layman * Alessandro Tiarini (1577–1668), Italian painter * Alessandro Trentacinque (1541–1599), Italian writer and jurist * Alex Treves, Alessandro Emanuele "Alex" Treves (1929–2020), Italian-born American Olympic fencer * Alessandro Venturella (born 1984), British musician * Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist * Alex Zanardi (born 1966), Italian racing driver

People with the surname Alessandro

* Danilo Alessandro (born 1988), Italian footballer * Jonatan Alessandro (born 1987), Argentine footballer * Victor Alessandro (1915–1976), American orchestra conductor {{given name, type=both Italian masculine given names Sammarinese given names