Tina Anselmi (1927-2016), prominent member of the Italian resistance movement, later politician, first woman to hold a ministerial position in Italy Paola Drigo (1876–1938), writer Manuela Giugliano (born 1997), football player Francesco Guidolin (born 1955), football manager Giorgione (1477–1510), painter Pia Parolin (born 1965), biologist and tropical ecologist Francesco Maria Preti (1701-1774), architect Donatella Rettore (born 1953), singer and songwriter Agostino Steffani (1655–1728), Catholic bishop, diplomat, and composer