Mikhail Znamensky
Mikhail Stepanovich Znamensky( 26 May 1833, Kurgan, Imperial Russia—15 March 1892, Tobolsk, Imperial Russia) was a Russian writer, memoirist, painter, caricaturist, archeologist and ethnographer.
Znamensky, who knew many of the Decembrists personally through his father, protoiereus( who was canonized by Russian Orthodox Church in 1984, as Stefan Omsky), is credited with having authored the first ever Russian novel on the Decemberists," The Vanished Men"( Исчезнувшие люди, 1872).
Part two," Tobolsk of the Forties"( Тобольск сороковых годов, 1884), was serialized by the newspaper" Vostochnoye obozreniye"( Восточное обозрение, The Eastern Review).
Part three," The Fifties in Tobolsk"( Пятидесятые годы в Тобольске) remained unfinished.
Znamensky left numerous drawings and paintings which include the portraits of the Decembrists he had known, as well as the illustrations to the works by Pyotr Yershov, Ivan Goncharov and Kondraty Ryleyev, among many others.
" Iskra" published more than 300 of his caricatures, most of them depicting the life of Siberian provinces.
Znamensky left important memoirs on Pyotr Yershov, Matvey Muravyov- Apostol, Ivan Pushchin, Vasily Tisengausen and Ivan Yakushkin, and authored several ethnographical works, mostly on Tobolsk and its surroundings.
Two streets, one in Tobolsk, another in Khanty- Mansiysk, bear his name.
Francisco de Mello e Castro
Francisco de Mello e Castro was the 17th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon.
He was appointed in 1653 under Philip III of Portugal, and was Governor until 1655.
He was succeeded by António de Sousa Coutinho.
Jack de Mello
Jack de Mello( November 15, 1916 – April 27, 2019) was an American composer, arranger, producer, and recording artist from Hawaii.
He was known for being a composer and advocate of Hawaiian music.
Jack de Mello composed music for animated television series including" The Flintstones" and" The Jetsons."
He was the father of Jon de Mello.
Tony Castro
Tony Castro( full name Antonio Maria de Lancastre de Mello e Castro, Conde das Antas, Visconde de Pernes), born 1952, is a naval designer, known for numerous winning designs.
Born in Lisbon, Portugal, he has been designing sailing and motor yachts since about 1980, with more than 8,000 boats launched, ranging from custom boats and one- design production models to superyachts.
His design firm is based in Hamble- le- Rice, England.
Damián Genovese
Damián Genovese De Mello( born 1 January 1978) is a Venezuelan actor and model of Uruguayan descent.
Anthony de Mello
Anthony de Mello, also known as Tony de Mello( 4 September 1931 – 2 June 1987), was an Indian Jesuit priest and psychotherapist.
A spiritual teacher, writer, and public speaker, de Mello wrote several books on spirituality and hosted numerous spiritual retreats and conferences.
He continues to be known for his storytelling which drew from the various mystical traditions of both East and West and for introducing many people in the West to mindfulness- based practices he sometimes called" awareness prayer."
Francisco de Jaén
Francisco de Jaén,
O.S.Io.Hieros. or Francisco de Ilhaen was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville( 1530 –?).
José Manuel de Mello
José Manuel de Mello( December 8, 1927 – September 16, 2009), was a Portuguese businessman who founded the conglomerate Grupo José de Mello.
He was the heir of an older industrial conglomerate, Companhia União Fabril( CUF), which had been founded by his grandfather Alfredo da Silva.
José Manuel started to work for CUF until the Carnation Revolution military coup in Lisbon, on April 24, 1974.
With the pro-communist inspiration of the radical events that followed the coup, José Manuel de Mello had to leave the country in 1975.
Some years later, as democracy and modern capitalism prevailed in post-revolutionary Portugal, Mello, like many other political refugees of the entrepreneurial class, returned to his country.
He then resumed his business activities and ultimately built a business conglomerate- the Grupo José de Mello with strong interests on motorway infrastructure, healthcare and chemicals.
He had 12 children.
Zélia Cardoso de Mello
Zélia Maria Cardoso de Mello( born September 20, 1953 in São Paulo) served as Brazil's Minister of Economy from 1990 to 1991 under Fernando Collor de Mello( no relation).
She was married to Brazilian comedian Chico Anysio, with whom she has two children, Rodrigo and Victoria.
The couple divorced in 1998.
Zélia Cardoso de Mello worked in the academic, public and private sectors in Brazil.
She graduated from FEA- USP where she also got her PhD degree in Economics.
She was a professor at the University of São Paulo for almost 20 years
Her political career began in 1986 when Dilson Funaro, the Minister of Finance of Brazil, invited her to join his" Economic Advisory Team" as Director of the National Treasure Dept. In 1990 Cardoso de Mello was appointed the National Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning of Brazil under president Fernando Collor de Mello.
After significant criticism, she resigned this position in May 1991.
In 1991, she released a biography," Zelia, A Passion".
It became a best- seller, perhaps because, according to a review," It says little about tax reform and inflation, but a lot about Cardoso's sexual exploits in office."
In 1995 she moved to New York City and became a visiting scholar at the" Institute of Latin America and Iberian Studies" at Columbia University.
Since 1998, Cardoso de Mello has served executive positions at several major financial advisory companies focused on Brazil, including Global Access Investments, Orix and Lily Pond Capital.
Her academic career was entirely accomplished in the School of Business and Economics at the University of São Paulo, where she received her college degree, Doctorate, and served as university professor.
She is currently a partner at New York- based Aquila Associates.
Milton Thiago de Mello
Milton
Thiago de Mello better known as Doctor Milton
Thiago de Mello( born February 5, 1916, in Rio de Janeiro) é um Veterinarian Physician the dean of Brazilian primatology.
He is a strong voice for biological conservation of Brazil's megadiverse flora and fauna, as well as en example of professional and personal probity.
As a professional Veterinarian Physician and zoological researcher, the Doutor Thiago de Mello is world- famous and has received awards and distinctions from many governments and organizations, such as from the “ Comité Français de l’ Association Mondiale Vétérinaire ”, “ The World Veterinary Epidemiology Society ”, the “ Sociedad Colombiana de Primatologia ” and “ The John Guggenhiem Memorial ”.
He is an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Veterinary Sciences of London, the American Academy of Microbiology, and the New York Academy of Sciences.
He was awarded the Medal of Merit in Veterinary Medicine, as the highest level( Grã- Cruz).
He is a consultant with the Pan-American Health Organization, and the Food and Agriculture Agency of the United Nations.
He belongs to more than 30 Brazilian and international scientific societies, of which he has helped found 14 and served as an official of at least 12.
He is the author of numerous books and over 150 scientific papers on primates, brucellosis, bubonic plague, medical mycology, the teaching of veterinary medicine, and the environmental crisis in Brazil and other countries.
The recently founded Milton Thiago de Mello Environmental Institute, in Sobradinho, Distrito Federal, Brazil, is named after Thiago de Mello, also.
Almost all Brazilian primatologists have, at one time or another, studied under Dr. Milton Thiago de Mello.
He turned 100 in February 2016.

Question: Are Francisco De Mello E Castro and Mikhail Znamensky of the same nationality?
Answer: no