Famous People with Name Fortunato

Fortunato Arriola            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Fortunato Arriola: was a painter of portraits and luminous tropical landscapes that were very popular in San Francisco, California where he came to live in 1857. The son of a wealthy landowner, Arriola was a handsome, distinguished and cultivated man. He had a studio near the corner of Kearney and Clay Streets that was a gathering place for Mexican exiles, a place of intellectual ferment and the occasional brawl. Among his students were Toby Rosenthal and Ransom Holdredge.

Fortunato Acuña            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Fortunato Acuña: was a Filipino professional basketball player and then later coach in the Philippine Basketball Association. A 6'1" center/forward, he played for the University of the Philippines and the MICAA. He was one of the pioneers when the Philippine Basketball As

Fortunato De Barros            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Fortunato De Barros: was a Brazilian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Fortunato Chelleri            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Fortunato Chelleri: was a Baroque Kapellmeister and composer. Chelleri's father had emigrated from Germany to Italy, his mother was from the Italian family of musicians Bazzani (or Bassani, s. also Giovanni Battista Bassani). After the early death of his parents, he grew up with his uncle Francesco Maria Bazzani in Piacenza, who trained him as a musician. Chelleri started to compose operas for different opera companies in Northern Italy in 1708. He served in noble families in Barcelona, Florence and Venice, among others, including a post as maestro di capella of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici.[1]

Fortunato Luis Pacavira            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Fortunato Luis Pacavira: is an Angolan sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the heats of the C-1 500 m event and the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event.

Andrea Fortunato            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Andrea Fortunato: was an Italian football player who played as a left-back for Juventus and the Italian national team.The young player from Salerno played 16 times in his first season with the Lariani, who were relegated to Serie C1. It was here where he established himself, with his consistent performances throughout the season, catching the eye of the bigger clubs – most notably Genoa. It was the Ligurian side who signed Fortunato in 1991, but he was immediately loaned to Serie B side Pisa for the 1991-92 season.

Mario Francisco Fortunato            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Mario Francisco Fortunato: was an Argentine football player and manager. Fortunato won three championships as a player with Boca Juniors and went on to lead the club to four league championships as manager.Fortunato began playing for Boca Juniors in 1925, he made his debut on 1 September in a 2-0 win against against Palermo. He played for the club until 1926. During this time the club won three championships, the league championship of 1926, a Copa Estimulo and a Copa Jockey Club.

Tiberio Cruz Fortunato            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Tiberio Cruz Fortunato: is a Colombian actor.

Mateo Morrison Fortunato            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Mateo Morrison Fortunato: is a Dominican poet and cultural activist. Mateo Morrison is a one or more important poets it won the national prize for literature in the Dominican Republic.

René Antonio Fortunato            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

René Antonio Fortunato: is a Dominican film director, screenwriter, and producer. Fortunato is best known for his historical documentaries on Dominican government and politics. He began his career as a producer in 1985 with the production of In the Footsteps of Palau (Tras las huellas de Palau). Later in 1988, he gained national and international acclaim with the success of his third documentary Apirl, the Trench of Honor (Abril: La Trinchera del Honor).