Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance whose areas of interest included invention, drawing, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. He has been variously called the father of palaeontology, ichnology, and architecture, and he is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. Sometimes credited with the inventions of the parachute, helicopter, and tank, he epitomised the Renaissance humanist ideal.
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci housed by the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. It is one of the western world's most recognizable paintings.
Alessio Tacchinardi is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Lecco.
The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 American mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard, written by Akiva Goldsman, and based on Dan Brown's 2003 best-selling novel of the same name. The first in the Robert Langdon film series, the film stars Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Sir Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jürgen Prochnow, Jean Reno, and Paul Bettany. In the film, Robert Langdon, a professor of religious symbology from Harvard University, is the prime suspect in the grisly and unusual murder of Louvre curator Jacques Saunière. In the body, the police find a disconcerting cipher and start an investigation. A noted British Grail historian named Sir Leigh Teabing tells them that the actual Holy Grail is explicitly encoded in Leonardo da Vinci's wall painting, The Last Supper. Also searching for the Grail is a secret cabal within Opus Dei, an actual prelature of the Holy See, who wish to keep the true Grail a secret to prevent the destruction of Christianity.
Daniele Bracciali is an Italian former tennis player, best ranked world no. 100 in doubles. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world no. 49, achieved in May 2006. In doubles, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2013 Australian Open and the semifinals of the 2012 French Open. In mixed doubles, he reached the semifinals of the 2012 Australian and French Opens.
Walter Isaacson is an American writer and journalist. He is the University Professor of History at Tulane University. He has been the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C., chairman and CEO of CNN and Managing Editor of Time. He has written biographies of Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, and Henry Kissinger.
Steven Alessio, is a former Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club. He played 184 games for Essendon between 1992 and 2003. Of Italian descent and named in the VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century in 2007. Alessio was named as the starting ruckman for Essendon's 'Best of the AFL era' (post-1990) team, named in 2015.
Luigi "Gigi" D'Alessio is an Italian popular singer and Neapolitan singer-songwriter. In his career, he has sold over 20 million records.
Alessio Cerci is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Ankaragücü as a winger.
The Albino Code (2006) is a short film parodying the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code. The Albino Code was written and produced by, and stars, Dennis Hurley, who has albinism. The film pokes fun at the depiction of people with albinism in Hollywood films by parodying The Da Vinci Code character Silas. Hurley's film points out flaws with the portrayal of Silas, namely that most people with albinism do not have pink eyes, and that due to their impaired vision, they could not function well as assassins.
Alessio Sakara is an Italian professional mixed martial artist, former professional boxer and Sanshou kickboxer, currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2002, Sakara has also formerly competed for the UFC, Jungle Fight, Cage Warriors, and M-1 Global.
Alessio Boggiatto is a former Italian medley swimmer.
Alessio di Mauro is a former professional tennis player from Italy. During his career, he reached the final of one ATP tournament, the 2007 ATP Buenos Aires. On 26 February 2007 the left-hander reached his career high ranking of world no. 68.
Alessio Sartori is an Italian competition rower and Olympic champion.
The Naples waste management crisis is a series of events surrounding the lack of waste collection primarily in the Province of Naples, Campania, Italy, that took place from 1994 to 2012.
Alessio Pasquale Viola is an Italian professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Reggina.
Alessio Romagnoli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Milan and the Italian national team.
Alessio Figalli is an Italian mathematician working primarily on calculus of variations and partial differential equations.
