Famous People with Name Giacomo

Giacomo Leopardi            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Giacomo Leopardi: was an Italian poet, essayist, philosopher, and philologist.Leopardi, following a family tradition, began his studies under the tutelage of two priests, but his innate thirst for knowledge found its satisfaction primarily in his father's extraordinary lib

Giacomo Della Porta            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Giacomo Della Porta: was an Italian architect and sculptor, who worked for many important buildings in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica.[1] He was born at Porlezza, Lombardy.

Giacomo Barozzi Da Vignola            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Giacomo Barozzi Da Vignola: was one of the great Italian architects of 16th century Mannerism. His two great masterpieces are the Villa Farnese at Caprarola and the Jesuits' Church of the Gesù in Rome. The three writers who spread the Italian Renaissance style throughout Western Eur

Giacomo Leoni            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Giacomo Leoni: was an Italian architect, born in Venice. He was a devotee of the work of Florentine Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti, who had also been the chief inspiration of Andrea Palladio. Leoni thus served as a prominent exponent of Palladianism in Engl

Giacomo Benevelli            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Giacomo Benevelli: is an Italian sculptor.Since 1957 Benevelli has exhibited in Italy and worldwide. In 1963 he had his first US exhibition at the Felix Landau Gallery in Los Angeles. In 1964 he was invited to the 32nd Venice International Art Biennale with a group of sculp

Paul Di Giacomo            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Paul Di Giacomo: is a Scottish footballer of Italian descent, who currently plays for Scottish First Division side Ross County. A striker, di Giacomo made his Kilmarnock debut in a 1-0 defeat of St Mirren in July 2000. He was loaned to Stirling Albion for part of the 2004-05 season.