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Gianni Versace

1946 - 1997

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Giovanni Maria "Gianni" Versace (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni maˈriːa ˈdʒanni verˈsaːtʃe]; 2 December 1946 – 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer, socialite and businessman. He was the founder of Versace, an international luxury-fashion house that produces accessories, fragrances, make-up, home furnishings and clothes. He also designed costumes for theatre and films. As a friend of Eric Clapton, Princess Diana, Whitney Houston, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Madonna, Elton John, Tupac Shakur, Joan Collins and many other celebrities, he was one of the first designers to link fashion to the music world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gianni Versace is the 7th most popular designer (down from 6th in 2019), the 369th most popular biography from Italy (up from 391st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Designer.

Gianni Versace is most famous for being a fashion designer. He was born in Italy in 1946 and died in 1997.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Gianni Versace ranks 7 out of 104. Before him are Steve Jobs, Antonio Stradivari, Thomas Andrews, Ferdinand Porsche, Peter Carl Fabergé, and Giorgio Armani. After him are Hugo Boss, William Morris, Aldus Manutius, Paco Rabanne, Giorgetto Giugiaro, and Gerrit Rietveld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Gianni Versace ranks 22. Before him are Marianne Faithfull, Ted Bundy, Demis Roussos, José Carreras, Bon Scott, and Candice Bergen. After him are Roh Moo-hyun, Diane Keaton, Charlotte Rampling, Elfriede Jelinek, Fabio Capello, and Mireille Mathieu. Among people deceased in 1997, Gianni Versace ranks 12. Before him are Toshiro Mifune, Anton LaVey, Jacques Cousteau, Jeanne Calment, Alexander R. Todd, and Mobutu Sese Seko. After him are Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Victor Vasarely, Bảo Đại, John Kendrew, Sviatoslav Richter, and Paulo Freire.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gianni Versace ranks 369 out of 5,161. Before him are Pietro Parolin (1955), Pope Symmachus (460), Dino Zoff (1942), Michelangelo Antonioni (1912), Grazia Deledda (1871), and Riccardo Muti (1941). After him are Dario Fo (1926), Giambattista Vico (1668), Tommaso Campanella (1568), Herod Agrippa II (28), Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499), and Pope John XI (910).

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Among DESIGNERS In Italy

Among designers born in Italy, Gianni Versace ranks 3. Before him are Antonio Stradivari (1644), and Giorgio Armani (1934). After him are Aldus Manutius (1449), Giorgetto Giugiaro (1938), Valentino (1932), Miuccia Prada (1949), Nina Ricci (1883), Battista Farina (1893), Salvatore Ferragamo (1898), Giambattista Bodoni (1740), and Milena Canonero (1946).

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