Mantua
Mantua is a city surrounded by 3 artificial lakes in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. It's known for the architectural legacy of the Renaissance Gonzaga rulers, who built the Ducal Palace. This imposing building houses the Bridal Chamber, decorated with Andrea Mantegna frescoes. The Gonzagas also built the Te Palace, known for the Chamber of the Giants, where every surface is painted with mythological scenes.
People born in Mantua (First 49 people) - Page 1
Gloria Piedimonte
Italian singer
Saverio Bettinelli
Writer
Franco Lini
Italian journalist
Cristian Altinier
Italian football player
Giorgio Ghisi
Italian engraver
Claudio Gallico
Italian conductor
Luca Bonaffini
Italian singer-songwriter
Ludovico Ottavio Burnacini
Architect
Ruggero Scandiuzzi
Musical artist
Barbara Gonzaga
Rodolfo Gonzaga
Francesco I Gonzaga
Condottiero
Antonio Moresco
Italian writer
Davide Bianchi
Italian football player
Davide Parenti
Writer
Matteo Cressoni
Italian motorsports racing driver
Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers
Italian diplomat
Cecilia Gonzaga
Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua's daughter
Cesare I Gonzaga
Daniele Bagnoli
Italian volleyball player
Gianni Bedori
Italian saxophonist
Abraham de Cologna
French rabbi
Roberto Ogunseye
Italian football player
Attilio Ruffini
Former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Antonio Possevino
Diplomat
Antonella del Lago
Italian pornographic film actor
Carlo Farina
Italian composer
Gabriele Bellodi
Football player
Auro Bulbarelli
Journalist
Alberto Ferrarini
Musical artist
Mauro Negri
Italian jazz musician
Leonora Baroni
Italian singer
Mauro Carbone
Italian philosopher
Giuseppe Bazzani
Italian painter
Ludovico II Gonzaga
Politician
Giberto Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
Adriana Lazzarini
Lucilla Boari
Olympic athlete
Antonio Guidi di Bagno
Mario Moretti Foggia
Painter
Alessandro Striggio
Italian composer
Iacopo Cernigoi
Italian football player
Anna Lisa Baroni
Former Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
Matteo Colaninno
Member of Italian Chamber of Deputies
Silvio Valenti Gonzaga
Cesare Pogliano
Italian footballer
Anna Juliana Gonzaga
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria's wife
