Quotation authors – italian

Achille Maramotti – Designer Alberto Moravia NOV 28, 1907 Novelist Alberto Sordi JUN 15, 1920 Actor Alberto Tomba DEC 19, 1966 Athlete Alessandro Del Piero NOV 9, 1974 Athlete Alphonsus Liguori SEP 27, 1696 Clergyman Aly Khan JUN 13, 1911 Public Servant Andrea Bocelli SEP 22, 1958 Musician Angelo Scola NOV 7, 1941 Clergyman Anna Magnani MAR 7, 1908 Actress Antonio Gramsci JAN 23, 1891 Politician Antonio Pigafetta – Explorer Antonio Porchia NOV 13, 1886 Poet Antonio Tabucchi SEP 23, 1943 Writer Arrigo Boito FEB 24, 1842 Poet Artemisia Gentileschi – Artist Arturo Toscanini MAR 25, 1867 Musician Asia Argento SEP 20, 1975 Actress Aulus Persius Flaccus – Poet Benedetto Marcello – Composer Benito Mussolini JUL 29, 1883 Politician Bernardo Bertolucci MAR 16, 1940 Writer Bruno Bettelheim AUG 28, 1903 Writer Bruno Rossi APR 13, 1905 Scientist Camillo di Cavour AUG 10, 1810 Statesman Carlo Azeglio Ciampi DEC 9, 1920 Statesman Carlo Collodi NOV 24, 1826 Writer Carlo Goldoni FEB 25, 1707 Playwright Cecilia Bartoli JUN 4, 1966 Musician Cesare Beccaria MAR 11, 1738 Judge Cesare Lombroso NOV 18, 1835 Psychologist Cesare Pavese SEP 9, 1908 Poet Christine de Pisan – Writer Christopher Columbus – Explorer Claudia Cardinale APR 15, 1938 Actress Claudio Monteverdi MAY 15, 1567 Composer Dante Alighieri JUN 1, 1265 Poet Dario Argento SEP 7, 1940 Director Dario Fo MAR 24, 1926 Playwright Dino Buzzati OCT 16, 1906 Novelist Dino De Laurentiis AUG 8, 1919 Director Dionigi Tettamanzi MAR 14, 1934 Clergyman Domenico Dolce SEP 13, 1958 Designer Donatella Versace MAY 2, 1955 Designer Edmondo De Amicis OCT 21, 1846 Novelist Eleanora Duse OCT 3, 1858 Actress Elsa Schiaparelli SEP 10, 1890 Designer Emma Bonino MAR 9, 1948 Politician Ennio Morricone NOV 10, 1928 Composer Enrico Caruso FEB 25, 1873 Musician Enrico Fermi SEP 29, 1901 Physicist Enzo Ferrari FEB 18, 1898 Designer Errico Malatesta DEC 14, 1853 Activist Eugenio Montale OCT 12, 1896 Poet Evangelista Torricelli OCT 15, 1608 Scientist Federico Fellini JAN 20, 1920 Director Fra Angelico – Artist Francesco Crispi OCT 4, 1819 Politician Francesco Guicciardini MAR 6, 1483 Historian Francis of Assisi – Saint Franco Nero NOV 23, 1941 Actor Franco Zeffirelli FEB 12, 1923 Director Gabriele D'Annunzio MAR 12, 1863 Poet Galeazzo Ciano MAR 18, 1903 Politician Galileo Galilei FEB 15, 1564 Scientist Giacomo Casanova APR 2, 1725 Celebrity, Writer Giacomo Leopardi JUN 29, 1798 Poet Giacomo Puccini DEC 22, 1858 Composer Giambattista Vico JUN 23, 1668 Philosopher Gian Carlo Menotti JUL 7, 1911 Composer Gianfranco Ferre AUG 15, 1944 Designer Gianni Agnelli MAR 12, 1921 Businessman Gianni Versace DEC 2, 1946 Designer Gina Lollobrigida JUL 4, 1927 Actress Gioachino Rossini FEB 29, 1792 Composer Giordano Bruno DEC 22, 1547 Philosopher Giorgio Armani JUL 11, 1934 Designer Giorgio Morandi JUN 20, 1890 Artist Giorgio Moroder APR 26, 1940 Producer Giorgio Napolitano JUN 29, 1925 Politician Giorgio Vasari JUL 3, 1511 Artist Giotto di Bondone – Artist Giovanni Agnelli AUG 13, 1866 Designer Giovanni Boccaccio JUN 16, 1313 Author, Writer, Poet Giovanni Falcone MAY 18, 1939 Judge Giovanni Giolitti OCT 27, 1842 Statesman Giovanni Guareschi MAY 1, 1908 Journalist Giovanni Papini JAN 9, 1881 Journalist Giovanni Pico della Mirandola FEB 24, 1463 Writer Girolamo Savonarola SEP 21, 1452 Clergyman