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Gian Luca Cavaliere
Gian is a masculine Italian given name. It is a variant of Gianni and is likewise used as a diminutive of Giovanni, the Italian form of John. In Italian, any name including Giovanni can be contracted to Gian, particularly in combination with other given names, such as Gianfranco or Gianluca. Gian is also an unrelated masculine Punjabi Sikh name meaning 'knowledge' and is a variant of the Sanskrit name Gyan. Notable people Notable people whose name is now typically expressed as Gian include: * Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter * Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian sculptor * Gian Rinaldo Carli, Italian count, economist, and antiquarian * Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany * Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal * Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer * Gian Galeazzo Visconti, First Lord of Milan * Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Sixth Lord of Milan * Gian Marco Centinaio, Italian politician * Gian Pyres, British musician * Gian Maria Volonté, former act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GIAN (other)
GIAN may stand for: * Give it a Name, an annual rock music festival in Britain * Geneva International Academic Network, founded by the University of Geneva, subsumed in 2007 by the Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS), which assumes its mission, rights and responsibilities {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
Gian Galeazzo Visconti (16 October 1351 – 3 September 1402), was the first duke of Milan (1395) and ruled the late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He also ruled Lombardy jointly with his uncle Bernabò. He was the founding patron of the Certosa di Pavia, completing the Visconti Castle at Pavia begun by his father and furthering work on the Duomo of Milan. He captured a large territory of Northern Italy and the Po valley. He threatened war with France in relation to the transfer of Genoa to French control as well as issues with his beloved daughter Valentina. When he died of fever in the castello of Melegnano, his children fought with each other and fragmented the territories that he had ruled. Biography During his patronage of the Visconti Castle, he contributed to the growth of the collection of scientific treatises and richly illuminated manuscripts in the Visconti Library. Gian Galeazzo was the son of Galeazzo II Visconti and Bianca of Savoy. His fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian (footballer, Born 2001)
Gianluca Muniz Estevam (born 9 May 2001), sometimes known as Gian, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Al Urooba Al Urooba Club ( ar, نادي العروبة الرياضي الثقافي) is a United Arab Emirates professional football club. It is based in the city of Mirbah and Qidfa, Fujairah. The club currently plays in the UAE First Division League. ... on loan from Al Wahda. Career statistics Club ;Notes References External links 2001 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football fullbacks UAE Pro League players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players F.C. Alverca players Al Wahda FC players Al Urooba Club players Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates {{Brazil-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian Francesco Gonçalves Mariano
Gian Francesco Gonçalves Mariano (September 19, 1982), known only by Gian, is a Brazilian footballer who acts as a defender. Currently playing for Mirassol. Career Gian started his career at Rio Branco, Brazil. The player also had spells at Mogi Mirim, Clube Atlético Juventus São Paulo, Marília Marília () is a Brazilian municipality in the midwestern region of the state of São Paulo. Its distance from the state capital São Paulo is by highway, by railway and in a straight line. It is located at an altitude of 675 meters. The popula ... and Jaipur. Career statistics :''(Correct )'' References External links * 1982 births Living people Brazilian footballers CR Vasco da Gama players FC Lugano players Avaí FC players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Association football central defenders {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian (footballer, Born 1974)
Giancarlo Dias Dantas (born 25 August 1974), commonly known as Gian, is a Brazilian former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby .... Career statistics Club ;Notes References 1974 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Association football forwards Sociedade Esportiva Matsubara players CR Vasco da Gama players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Sociedade Esportiva Matonense players FC Luzern players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) players Clube do Remo players Paysandu Sport Club players Ceará Sporting Club players Goiás Esporte Clube players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Swiss Super League players Campeon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian Piero Gasperini
Gian Piero Gasperini (born 26 January 1958) is an Italian football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Italian side Atalanta. Playing career Gasperini entered the Juventus youth system at the age of 9; during his stay at the youth system, he won an ''Allievi Nazionali'' championship and was in the ''Primavera'' squad, which included Paolo Rossi and Sergio Brio, that placed runner-up in 1976 behind Lazio. After having played a handful of Coppa Italia matches with the first team, he was loaned to Reggiana and then sold to Serie B club Palermo in 1978. He stayed five seasons at Palermo, all in Serie B, but reached a Coppa Italia final in 1979, then lost to Juventus. After two seasons with Cavese (Serie B) and Pistoiese (Serie C1), Gasperini moved to Pescara, where he finally gained his first opportunity to play in Serie A after the promotion in 1987. He made his Serie A debut in a home match against Pisa, ended in a 2–1 victory which featured a goal of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian Piero Ventura
Gian Piero Ventura (; born 14 January 1948) is an Italian football manager. His playing career as a midfielder was spent in the lower leagues, having not made the grade at Sampdoria, where he began his coaching career with the youth team in 1976. He debuted in Serie A with Cagliari in 1998, and also managed Udinese, Messina, Bari, Torino and Chievo in the top flight. Ventura was the manager of the Italy national football team from 2016 to 2017. He was dismissed when they failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, their first absence from the tournament since 1958. Early years Ventura grew up playing in the Sampdoria youth system. Unable to land a place in the first team, he played almost exclusively in Serie D, with the exception of the 1970–71 season in Serie C with USD Enna, with whom he made nine appearances. Managerial career Early career Ventura began his career as a coach in the ''Blucerchiati''s youth system, then becoming an assistant coach in 1979. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian Sotto
Gian Carlo Gamboa Sotto (; born March 18, 1978) is a Filipino actor and politician who has served as the 18th vice mayor of Quezon City since 2019, under the mayoralty of Joy Belmonte. A member of the local Serbisyo sa Bayan Party, Sotto previously served as a member of the Quezon City Council from 2010 to 2019. Early life Sotto was born on March 18, 1978, to Senate President Tito Sotto and actress Helen Gamboa. Belonging to the Sotto family of Philippine entertainment and politics, he is a grandson of former Senator Vicente Sotto. He is also the nephew of actor and television personality Vic Sotto, making him a cousin of actor Oyo Sotto and Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto. Entertainment career Sotto had several acting stints on films notably appearing alongside his uncle Vic Sotto's box-office hits and at television being formerly part of ABS-CBN's talent management Star Magic. Sotto also became active as the vocalist of the prominent record label Ivory Music's rock band Nerveli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti (, ; July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian composer, librettist, director, and playwright who is primarily known for his output of 25 operas. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship. One of the most frequently performed opera composers of the 20th century, his most successful works were written in the 1940s and 1950s. Highly influenced by Giacomo Puccini and Modest Mussorgsky, Menotti further developed the verismo tradition of opera in the post-World War II era. Rejecting atonality and the aesthetic of the Second Viennese School, Menotti's music is characterized by expressive lyricism which carefully sets language to natural rhythms in ways that highlight textual meaning and underscore dramatic intent. Like Wagner, Menotti wrote the libretti of all his operas. He wrote the classic Christmas opera '' Amahl and the Night Visitors'' (1951), along with over two dozen other operas intended to appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian Sammarco
Giancarlo "Gian" Sammarco (born 30 January 1970) is an English former child actor and nurse. He is best known for playing the title role in the television dramatisations of ''The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾'' (1985) and its sequel, ''The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole'' (1987). Early life and education Born in Northampton, England, the son of Jacqueline and Pietro Salvatore Sammarco, Gian Sammarco is one of a large family of Italian descent. He attended Kingsthorpe Upper School (now Kingsthorpe College) in that town. The artistic director of the Royal Theatre in Northampton, Michael Napier Brown, selected Sammarco from 200 boys who auditioned to appear in his first theatre production, '' The Innocents''. Career He was among 100 boys auditioned by Thames Television for the role of Adrian Mole, having been suggested by Michael Napier Brown. Napier Brown also recommended another actor, Lindsey Stagg, also from Northampton, who won the role of Pandora Braithwaite. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian Maria Volonté
Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor, including roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) and El Indio in Leone's '' For a Few Dollars More'' (1965), El Chuncho Munoz in Damiano Damiani's '' A Bullet for the General'' (1966) and Professor Brad Fletcher in Sergio Sollima's '' Face to Face'' (1967). In Italy and much of Europe, he was notable for his roles in high-profile social dramas depicting the political and social stirrings of Italian and European society in the 1960s and 1970s, including four films directed by Elio Petri – ''We Still Kill the Old Way'' (1967), ''Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion'' (1970), ''The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (1971) and '' Todo modo'' (1976). He is also recognized for his performances in Jean-Pierre Melville's ''Le Cercle Rouge'' (1970), Giuliano Montaldo's '' Sacco & Vanzetti'' (1971) and Francesco Rosi's '' Christ Stopped at Ebol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian Pyres
Gian Pyres (born Gianpiero Piras, 20 October 1973) is an English guitarist, best known for his work with extreme metal band Cradle of Filth for which he recorded guitars for '' Cruelty and the Beast'' (1998), ''Midian'' (2000), ''Bitter Suites to Succubi'' (2001) and ''Lovecraft & Witch Hearts'' (2002). He appeared on their DVDs ''Heavy, Left-Handed and Candid'' (2001), ''Live Bait for the Dead'' (2001) and ''Peace Through Superior Firepower'' (2005), and appeared in Alex Chandon's ''Cradle of Fear'' (2001). In addition he has appeared in music videos for ''From the Cradle to Enslave'' (1999), ''Her Ghost in the Fog'' (2000), ''Born in a Burial Gown'' (2001) and ''Scorched Earth Erotica'' (2002). He also appeared with Cradle of Filth on BBC's ''Living with the Enemy'' (1998). Other live and recording appearances include Ship of Fools, Solstice (UK doom metal band), Solstice ''Lamentations (Solstice album), Lamentations'' EP (1994) and ''Halcyon'' (1995), and Dragonlord (band), Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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