People from Pavia

first Duke of Milan (1351-1402)

Catholic cardinal (1906–1989)

House of Visconti

Italian journalist and writer (1928–2022)

Italian businessman and the Titanic victim

Italian physician and writer (1872-1944)

Catholic cardinal

Italian priest (1931–2022)

Italian composer

Zaban, also known as Zabanus, was the Lombard dux (or duke) of Pavia (Ticinum) during the decade-long interregnum known as the Rule of the Dukes (574 – 584 AD). Pavia had been the capital of the Lombardic kingdom, but after the death of King Cleph, it became the centre of a great duchy, one of thirty-five into which the Lombard state was then divided. It seems that, as the ruler of the ancient capital, Zaban held a certain superiority of rank over his fellow duces and may have acted as their commander-in-chief.

Italian sculptor and painter (1920-1999)

Italian physician and zoologist (1776–1849)

Italian engineer, geographer and explorer (1855-1926)