page_title: Bellinzona
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Bellinzona / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Daniela Scalia in an action scene
context_page_description: Bellinzona is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000.
  The town lies east of the river Ticino, at the foot of the Alps. It stretches along the river valley, surrounded by the southern ranges of the Lepontine Alps to the east and west, and by the Lugano Prealps to the south.
context_section_description: Louis Wyrsch (1793–1858) a politician and military commander of the 19th century
  Henri Dubuis (1906–2003) an architect, he designed the Volkshaus in Biel/Bienne in 1932
  Laura Solari (1913–1984) an Italian film actress, 1936–1969
  Ernst Brugger (1914–1998) a politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council 1969–1978
  Giorgio Orelli (1921–2013) an Italian-speaking Swiss poet, writer and translator
  Mauro Baranzini (born 1944) an economist of the Cambridge Post-Keynesian school
  Renato Berta (born 1945) a cinematographer and film director
  Pablo Togni (born 1979) part of NEVERCREW a street art group that creates large format murals
  Sport
  Domenico Giambonini (1868–1956) a sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
  Antonio Permunian (born 1930) a football goalkeeper who played in the 1962 FIFA World Cup
  Luca Tramontin (born 1966) rugby player and commentator, created the "Orules" rugby game for disabled
  Marco Giampaolo (born 1967) an Italian association football manager currently at Sampdoria
  Kubilay Türkyilmaz (born 1967) a former footballer, 380 club caps and 64 for Switzerland
  Massimo Busacca (born 1969) a former football referee and Head of FIFA Refereeing
  Stefania Antonini (born 1970) an Italian former football goalkeeper who played 32 games for the Italy women's national football team
  Massimo Lombardo (born 1973) a former footballer, now assistant manager of FC Basel
  Daniela Scalia (born 1975) an anchorwoman and sport journalist, collaborates with Luca Tramontin
  Antonio Marchesano (born 1991) a footballer, over 230 club caps
  Mauro Lustrinelli (born 1976) a former pro. footballer, 484 club caps and 12 for Switzerland
  Nicole Bullo (born 1987) an ice hockey defender, plays for the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team and competed in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics
caption: Daniela Scalia, 2016
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