Berlinguer is a surname originating in
Catalan language
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(while the name itself has
Frankish
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* Franks, a Germanic tribe and their culture
** Frankish language or its modern descendants, Franconian languages
* Francia, a post-Roman state in France and Germany
* East Francia, the successor state to Francia in Germany ...
and
Lombardic origins) now found mainly in
Italy
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(especially in
Sardinia
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, in
Sassarese territory). Notable people with the name include:
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Bianca Berlinguer
Bianca Maria Berlinguer (; born 9 December 1959 in Rome) is an Italian journalist. She was the director of TG3 from October 2009 to August 2016.
Biography
The first of the four children of the Italian Communist Party leader Enrico Berlinguer an ...
(born 1959), Italian journalist, daughter of Enrico
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Enrico Berlinguer
Enrico Berlinguer (; 25 May 1922 – 11 June 1984) was an Italian politician, considered the most popular leader of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), which he led as the national secretary from 1972 until his death during a tense period in Ital ...
(1922–1984), Italian Communist Party leader
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Giovanni Berlinguer
Giovanni Berlinguer (; 9 July 1924 – 6 April 2015) was an Italian politician, humanist and professor of social medicine.
Life and career
He was born in Sassari, Sardinia, the son of Mario Berlinguer. A physician and professor of public health ...
(1924–2015), Italian Democrats of the Left politician, son of Mario and brother of Enrico
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Giuliana Berlinguer
Giuliana Berlinguer (; 23 November 1933 – 15 September 2014) was an Italian director, screenwriter, and novelist.
Life and career
Born in Mantua, Berlinguer studied at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she graduated in st ...
(1933–2014), Italian film director
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Luigi Berlinguer (1932–2023), Italian politician, brother of Sergio and cousin of Enrico
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Mario Berlinguer
Mario Berlinguer (; Sassari, 29 August 1891 – Rome, 5 September 1969) was an Italian lawyer and politician. He descended from a noble Sardinians, Sardinian family of Catalans, Catalan origins. As many of his ancestors, he belonged to the Freema ...
(1891–1969), Italian lawyer and politician from Sardinia, father of Enrico and Giovanni
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Sergio Berlinguer
Sergio Berlinguer (; 6 May 1934 – 17 October 2021) was an Italian diplomat who served as state minister in the first cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi.
Biography Early life and education
Berlinguer was born in Sassari on 6 May 1934, younger brother ...
(1934–2021), Italian diplomat, brother of Luigi and cousin of Enrico
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Catalan-language surnames
Italian-language surnames