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Giovanni

Giovanni Bellini (born 1431, died 1516)
Italian Renaissance painter.
- Furthered the Flemish tradition in his soft colors, glowing light and detailed study of nature; painted St. Francis in Ecstasy (see list of Renaissance Artists)
Giovanni Gabrieli (born 1555, died 1612)
Italian composer.
- One of the leaders of the Venetian School (see list of Renaissance Composers)
Giovanni Palestrina (born 1525, died 1594)
Italian composer.
- Composer of sacred music, including the Missa Papae Marcelli (Pope Marcellus Mass) (see list of Renaissance Composers)
Giovanni Pisano (born 1245, died 1314)
Italian sculptor.
- Founder of Italian Gothic sculpture; chief architect of the cathedrals at Pisa and Siena (see list of Medieval Artists)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (born 1696, died 1770)
Italian painter.
- Depicted vigorous movement and vivid colors; painted Apollo Conducts the Bride, Beatrice, to Barbarossa of Burgundy (see list of Artists of the 17th & 18th Centuries)

Giovanni Gentile (born 1875, died 1944)
Italian philosopher and educator. A supporter of Mussolini, he was assassinated during World War II.
- Reformed the Italian educational system (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (born 1835, died 1910)
Italian astronomer.
- Discovered the asteroid Hesperia, and features on Mars which he thought were canals (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)
Giovanni Vico (born 1668, died 1744)
Italian philosopher.
- Attempted to describe laws common to the evolution of all societies (see list of Philosophers)

Giovanni Ribisi
American actor
- Starred in The Mod Squad, The Other Sister, Suburbia (see list of see Hollywood Freshmen)

Giovanni Boccaccio (born 1313, died 1375)
Italian poet.
- Wrote The Decameron (see list of Ancient and Medieval Writers)
Giovanni Giacomo Casanova (born 1725, died 1798)
Italian writer.
- Wrote a multi-volume memoir of his romantic exploits (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)