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Famous Sardinians; This is a list of famous people born in the island of Sardinia
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Antonio Lo Frasso


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Antonio Lo Frasso, (Alghero, Sardinia, 1540 – Cagliari 1600) was a Sardinian poet, writer and soldier. He was the author of Los diez libros de Fortuna de Amor, a work mentioned by Miguel de Cervantes in Don Quixote (in The library of Don Quixote) and edited in London by the lexicographer Pedro Pineda who considered valuable this work for his kindness, elegance and spirit («su bondad, elegancia y agudeza»).




What little information we have about his life are those contained in his works, where he calls himself a militar sardo de la ciudad de L'Alguer (a Sardinian soldier from the town of Alghero). He also reported to have been unjustly charged with murder for the love of a young lady from Alghero, for which he was locked up in jail and was later forced to leave Sardinia. Lo Frasso took then refuge in Barcelona between 1565 and 1571. He published there his first book in 1571, with the title of Los mil y dozientos consejos y avisos discretos sobre los siete grados y estamentos de nuestra humana vida, subsequently published El verdadero discurso de la victoria, focused on his glorious vicissitudes during the Battle of Lepanto. However, Lo Frasso owes his fame mostly to the pastoral novel in Ottava rima Los diez libros de Fortuna de Amor, supposedly inspired by the works of the Neapolitan writer Jacopo Sannazzaro. He also wrote sonnets and octaves in Sardinian, confirming he got in touch with Gerolamo Araolla and Giovanni Francesco Fara.




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Los mil y dozientos consejos y avisos discretos sobre los siete grados y estamentos de nuestra humana vida, Barcelona, 1571.
El verdadero discurso de la gloriosa victoria, Barcelona, 1571.
Los diez libros de Fortuna de Amor, Barcelona, 1573 and London, 1740.

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Eugenio Tavolara


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Eugenio Tavolara (1901–1963) was an artist born in Sassari, Sardinia, with interests in many disciplines (sculpture, architecture, graphic design, etc).

He is well known for his hand-crafted "toys", most prominently small statues in terracotta representing Sardinians in traditional costumes.

In the 1950'S he was director of the Sardinian Institute Organization of Craft Work (ISOLA).
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Fabio Aru

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Fabio Aru (born in San Gavino Monreale 3 July 1990) is a professional road bicycle racer for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.

He placed third overall in the 2014 Giro d'Italia and fifth in the 2014 Vuelta a España. The following year, he finished second in the 2015 Giro d'Italia before taking his first Grand Tour win at the 2015 Vuelta a España.

Aru joined the Astana Pro Team during the 2012 season after four years with the Palazzago domestic team in Italy. In 2013 he finished fourth overall in the Giro del Trentino, also claiming the Young Riders' Jersey. He rode his first Grand Tour, the 2013 Giro d'Italia, in support of team leader Vincenzo Nibali. He helped Nibali win the race overall, finishing 42nd himself.

In 2014, Aru again rode the 2014 Giro d'Italia, with the expectation of supporting former winner Michele Scarponi. However, Aru proved stronger than his teammate and on Stage 15 took his first professional victory by winning on the summit finish of Montecampione. Aru went on to finish the Giro in third place overall behind Nairo Quintana (Team Movistar) and Rigoberto Urán (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), reaching the podium in just his second Grand Tour.

In his next Grand Tour, the 2014 Vuelta a España, Aru won the Stage 11 summit finish atop Alto de San Miguel de Aralar, attacking the leading group with one kilometer to go. He repeated the feat on Stage 18 finishing Monte Castrove. He escaped with Chris Froome near the end of the climb and outsprinted his rival. He finally finished fifth of the Spanish Grand Tour, won by Alberto Contador. He finished his season in the Italian Autumn classics, placing fourth in Milano–Torino and ninth in the Giro di Lombardia.


In 2015, Aru came in sixth at the Volta a Catalunya. In April, he missed the Giro del Trentino because of an intestinal ailment. Greg Henderson accused Aru of faking the ailment, and actually skipping due to a pending biological passport case. Aru promised to sue Henderson for his accusations as he was preparing for the Giro d'Italia. In May 2015, it was announced that Aru's contract with Astana was renewed until the end of 2017. The 2015 Giro d'Italia started off poorly for Aru's Astana team, losing seconds to Alberto Contador and the Tinkoff-Saxo team. However, in the first week of racing, Aru attacked Contador in the mountains as he was led by his Astana team, remaining only seconds behind Contador in the general classification battle. When Contador crashed on stage 13 in a pile-up, Aru crossed the line well in front of Contador, securing the first pink jersey of his career. However the next day, a 59.3 kilometer individual time trial, hyped as the Giro's determining day, Aru lost 2 and a half minutes to Contador, thus losing the pink jersey. He lost more time in the Mortirolo stage, but bounced back on Stage 19 to take an emotional solo victory. On Stage 20 featuring the Colle delle Finestre, Aru won his second consecutive stage victory taking two minutes from Contador but failing to take the pink jersey.

Aru returned to racing at the Tour de Pologne and finished in 5th place as he prepared for his next season target, the Vuelta a España. He performed well in the first week, taking the red leader's jersey after finishing second on stage 11, the Vuelta's queen stage. He held the lead by a handful of seconds before losing it to Joaquim Rodríguez on stage 16. On stage 17, a 38 kilometer individual time trial, he was able to perform very well and keep himself within 3 seconds of the winner of the ITT and new leader of the Vuelta, Tom Dumoulin. Over the final days, Aru attacked Dumoulin repeatedly, trying to place himself back in red. It wasn't until the penultimate mountain day that Aru succeeded, dropping Dumoulin and advancing himself towards his first Grand Tour win.

At the 2017 Tour de France, Aru won the 5th stage attacking on the climb to La Planche des Belles Filles at 2.2 km from the finish line. After that stage he wore the polka dot jersey for three days. On stage 9 he was accused of unsportsmanlike behavior after attacking yellow jersey holder Froome as the latter suffered from a mechanical issue. On stage 12 he attacked on the climb to Peyragudes and he took the yellow jersey from Chris Froome. In the next stages he struggled with bronchitis and he finished fifth overall in his second Tour de France.

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Justa, Justina and Henedina


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Saints Justa, Justina and Henedina (or Aenidina) of Cagliari (died 130) were Christian martyrs (possibly sisters) of Sardinia.

Their feast day is 14 May.

The town of Santa Giusta in Sardinia is named after Justa, and the cathedral is dedicated to her.
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Giancarlo Dettori

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Giancarlo Dettori (born 5 April 1932) is a Sardinia actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1957.

He is known for Maledetto il giorno che t'ho incontrato (1992), Puccini (1973) and I fratelli Karamazov (1969). He is married to Franca Nuti.
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