Schiavo () is an

Italian surname A name in the Italian language consists of a given name () and a surname (); in most contexts, the given name is written before the surname, although in official documents, the surname may be written before the given name or names. Italian names, ...

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Maria Grazia Schiavo Maria Grazia Schiavo (born 1975) () is an Italian classical soprano, particularly known for her performances of music from the baroque period. She has performed with major opera houses in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, and has appear ...

, Italian operatic soprano *

Mary Schiavo Mary Fackler Schiavo () is an American lawyer. She was the Inspector General of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) from 1990 to 1996. In 1997, Schiavo wrote '' Flying Blind, Flying Safe'', which was critical of the Federal Avia ...

, former Inspector General of the United States Department of Transportation *

Tomaso Schiavo Tomaso Schiavo or Thomaso Schiavo di Lebano (; "Thomas the Slav"; 1470) was a Venetian Dalmatia Venetian Dalmatia () refers to the territories of Dalmatia under the rule of the Republic of Venice, mainly from the 15th to the 18th centuries. Dalm ...

, Venetian captain *

Terri Schiavo case The Terri Schiavo case was a series of court and legislative actions in the United States from 1998 to 2005, regarding the care of Theresa Marie Schiavo (née Schindler) (; December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005), a woman in an irreversible ...

, surrounding the woman whose medical condition garnered much media attention **The much-publicized

Schiavo memo The Terri Schiavo case was a series of court and legislative actions in the United States from 1998 to 2005, regarding the care of Theresa Marie Schiavo (née Schindler) (; December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005), a woman in an irreversible ...

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