Castel Gandolfo - Notable Citizens

Notable Citizens

  • Luigi Centusione (Genoa 1686 - Castel Gandolfo, 1757): priest and religious authority, seventeenth Superior General of the Society of Jesus (November 30, 1755 - October 2, 1757).
  • Massimo d'Azeglio (Torino 1798–1866): Statesman and diarist,
  • Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà (Castel Gandolfo 1852 - Dakar 1905): Explorer of the Congo River and founder of Brazzaville (1880), capital of the Republic of Congo, was an official of the French colonial government in Equatorial Africa.
  • Rubi Dalma ( Milano 1906 - Castel Gandolfo 1994): actress.
  • Achille Serra ( Roma 1941 ): lawman, writer, prefect of Rome from 2003 to 2007 and senator, was an honorary citizen of Castel Gandolfo on January 18, 2007.

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