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Pierluigi Bolla
Pierluigi is an Italian language, Italian masculine given name meaning "Peter Louis". It is often an abbreviation of "Piero Luigi". Notable people with this given name include: *Pierluigi Balducci, Italian musician *Pierluigi Benedettini, Sammarinese footballer *Pierluigi Cappello (1967-2017), Italian poet *Pierluigi Cappelluzzo, Italian footballer *Pier Luigi Carafa (1677–1755), Pierluigi Carafa (1677-1755), Italian cardinal *Pierluigi Casiraghi, Italian footballer *Pierluigi Cera, Italian footballer *Pierluigi Collina, Italian football referee *Pierluigi Conforti, Italian road racer *Pierluigi Frattali, Italian footballer *Pierluigi Gollini, Italian footballer *Pierluigi Martini, Italian racing driver *Pierluigi Marzorati, Italian basketball player *Pierluigi Oliverio, American politician *Pierluigi Pairetto, Italian football referee *Pierluigi Praturlon (1924-1999), Italian photographer *Pierluigi Samaritani, Italian opera designer *Pierluigi Sangalli, Italian comics artist *Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (, , or , ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. It evolved from the colloquial Latin of the Roman Empire. Italian is the least divergent language from Latin, together with Sardinian language, Sardinian. It is spoken by about 68 million people, including 64 million native speakers as of 2024. Italian is an official language in Languages of Italy, Italy, Languages of San Marino, San Marino, Languages of Switzerland, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), and Languages of Vatican City, Vatican City; it has official Minority language, minority status in Minority languages of Croatia, Croatia, Slovene Istria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the municipalities of Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Santa Tereza, Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Encantado, and Venda Nova do Imigrante in Languages of Brazil#Language co-officialization, Brazil. Italian is also spoken by large Italian diaspora, immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierluigi Marzorati
Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati (born 12 September 1952) is an Italian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "L'ingegnere volante" ( EN: "The Flying Engineer"). He is considered to have been one of the best point guards of all time in Europe, and was named the Mister Europa, in 1976. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 2007, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame and enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame. In 2008, he was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. Marzorati was inducted into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport in May of 2015. Club playing career Marzorati was one of the key players of the Cantù team (in which he played from 1969 to 1991), winning 2 Italian League championships (in 1975 and 1981), 2 FIBA European Champions' Cup (EuroLeague) titles (1982 and 1983), 4 FIBA Cup Winners' Cups (1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981), 4 FIBA Korać Cups (1973, 1974, 1975 and 1991) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianluigi
Gianluigi is an Italian masculine given name meaning "John Louis". It is often an abbreviation of "Giovanni Luigi". Famous people with this given name include: * Gianluigi Braschi, Italian film producer *Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer *Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian footballer * Gianluigi Galli, Italian racing driver *Gianluigi Gelmetti, Italian conductor * Gianluigi Lentini, Italian footballer, once the most expensive player * Gianluigi Nuzzi, Italian journalist, essayist and television presenter * Gianluigi Paragone, Italian journalist and television presenter *Gianluigi Quinzi, Italian tennis player * Gianluigi Scalvini, Italian motorcycle road racer *Gianluigi Trovesi, Italian jazz saxophonist * Gianluigi Zuddas, Italian author *Gian Luigi Berti, Sammarinese captain regent * Gian Luigi Boiardi, Italian politician *Gian Luigi Bonelli, Italian cartoonist, writer and publisher * Gian Luigi Gessa, psychiatrist and Italian pharmacologist *Gian Luigi Macina, Sammarinese long-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian
Gian is a given name of Italian origin. It is a shortened version of Giovanni, another name of Italian origin. Notable people Notable people whose name is now typically expressed as Gian include: * Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter * Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian sculptor * Gian Rinaldo Carli, Italian count, economist, and antiquarian * Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany * Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal * Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer * Gian Galeazzo Visconti, First Lord of Milan * Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Sixth Lord of Milan * Gian Marco Berti (born 1982), Sammarinese sports shooter * Gian Marco Centinaio, Italian politician * Gian Croci, Argentine footballer * Gian Pyres, British musician * Gian Maria Volonté, former actor * Gian Sammarco, former actor * Gian Carlo Menotti Gian Carlo Menotti (, ; July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-American composer, libretto, librettist, director, and playwright who is prim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierluigi Zappacosta
Pierluigi Zappacosta (born Chieti, Italy, on July 2, 1950) is an Italian businessman, electrical engineer, and investor. He is the chairman of Faro Ventures. He has co-founded, directed, and served on the boards of several prestigious companies, including Logitech and Sierra Sciences. Career In 1981, he co-founded the Swiss computer hardware manufacturer and software maker, Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI) together with Daniel Borel and Giacomo Marini, which went on to become the world's largest manufacturer of computer mice and other personal interface products. Zappacosta served at Logitech for sixteen years, first as president and CEO and later as vice-chairman. He was instrumental in taking the company public in Switzerland in 1988 and on NASDAQ in 1997, raising over $60 million. When he left in 1998, sales of Logitech had grown to over $400 million per year. Zappacosta is also a venture partner with Noventi, and served as CEO at Sierra Sciences, and chairman at Digital Persona, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierluigi Ussorio
Pierluigi Ussorio (born 10 May 1967) is an Italian sports shooter. He competed in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 .... References 1967 births Living people Italian male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Italy Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Naples 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierluigi Sangalli
Pierluigi Sangalli (5 November 1938 – 13 March 2025) was an Italian comic artist, comic writer and illustrator. Life and career Born in Monza, while studying accounting Sangalli had as a classmate Alberico Motta, of whom he became a close friend and who later introduced him to the comics publisher Renato Bianconi. He made his professional debut in 1958, collaborating with the comics magazine ''Soldino''. He began his career as an inker, and then started writing stories for series such as '' Trottolino'' and ''Volpetto''. In the same period, he debuted as comic artist with the Italian version of Felix the Cat. Sangalli was most active as a cartoonist for ''Braccio di Ferro,'' the Italian version of ''Popeye,'' among other things drawing all the covers of the regular series from 1963 until its closure. His version got the praise of Hy Eisman. Other characters he worked in include Geppo, Nonna Abelarda, Provolino and the comic version of Topo Gigio. Characters he created inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierluigi Samaritani
PierLuigi Samaritani (September 29, 1942, in Novara – January 5, 1994, in Rome) was a renowned opera director/production designer, who began his career at a young age, working alongside some of the greatest names in theatre, opera and ballet, such as Lila de Nobili, Giancarlo Menotti, Franco Zeffirelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev and many more. Samaritani had an enormous talent, which allowed him to take on all the roles the theatre, opera and ballet demanded, making sure to always be involved in all aspects of his productions even when delegating. From the creation of his "sketches" of the set, which were more like works of art in and of themselves to the smallest change in an extra’s costume, he was a true perfectionist preoccupied with every detail. His productions graced the stage of countless opera houses and theaters, amongst them La Scala di Milano, Teatro Regio of Parma, The Metropolitan Opera House, American Ballet Theatre and the Festiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierluigi Praturlon
Pierluigi Praturlon (1924–1999) was an Italian set photographer, known particularly for his work with film director Federico Fellini. Praturlon was born in Rome. He was the official set photographer on more than 400 films, including ''Ben Hur'', ''Cleopatra'', ''La grande guerra'', ''Thunderball'', ''Grand Prix'', ''La Dolce Vita'', ''The Pink Panther'', ''Matrimonio all’italiana'', ''Amarcord'', and ''La Ciociara''. Praturlon was Sophia Loren's personal photographer, and Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ... consulted him regarding the tapestries in his private jet. He died in Rome in 1999. References 1924 births 1999 deaths Italian photographers {{Italy-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierluigi Pairetto
Pierluigi Pairetto (born 15 July 1952 in Turin) is an Italian former football referee. Among the many prestigious games he officiated were the Euro 96 final between Germany and the Czech Republic at Wembley, and the classic USA 94 second-round clash between Romania and Argentina in Pasadena. From 1999 to 2005 Pairetto was the referee designator with Paolo Bergamo for Italian Football Federation (FIGC) for Serie A and from 2002 to 2006 he held also the position of Italian vice chairman of the UEFA Referees Committee until the summer of 2006, when it was discovered that he had been in regular telephone contact with Juventus FC chief executive Luciano Moggi regarding which referees would be selected for 2004–05 Serie A fixtures. As a result of his involvement in this scandal, he initially received a ban of two years and six months from football, although this was later increased to three and a half years. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierluigi Oliverio
Pierluigi Oliverio is a former American politician, who was the 6th district Councilmember on the San Jose City Council. He was sworn in on March 20, 2007, and left office in January 2017. He was elected to three consecutive terms, and could no longer run due to term limits. Background Pierluigi grew up in San Jose attending K-12 public schools, and obtained his BA and Teaching Credential from San Jose State University. Prior to being elected to the San Jose City Council The San Jose City Council, officially San José City Council, is the legislature A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of t ... Pierluigi worked in the semiconductor and software industry. Political campaigns In an election held June 5, 2018, Pierluigi Oliverio unsuccessfully ran for the Santa Clara County Supervisor position in District 4 to replace the outgoing Ken Yeager. In the days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierluigi Martini
Pierluigi Martini (; born 23 April 1961) is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to and from to . In endurance racing (motorsport), endurance racing, Martini won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in with BMW in motorsport, BMW. Born in Lugo, Emilia-Romagna, Martini is the nephew of Formula Two driver Giancarlo Martini and the older brother of Oliver Martini, Oliver. He finished runner-up to Ivan Capelli in the 1986 International Formula 3000 Championship. Martini contested 124 Formula One Grands Prix between and for Toleman, Minardi, and Scuderia Italia, achieving 18 championship points. Early life Martini's uncle, Giancarlo Martini, raced during the 1970s, including some non-championship races in a Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari Ferrari 312T, 312T entered by Scuderia Everest, a team owned by Giancarlo Minardi. Pierluigi's younger brother, Oliver Martini, Oliver, is also a racing driver. Formula One Martini participated in 124 Formula One Grands Prix, debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
