Cognomen Podesta (Podesta 
, Podestà 
, Potestas 
) , in the world, is a common last name. The surname Podesta is characteristic of Argentina, where it is quite a rare surname, Italy, and Uruguay. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Argentina, Italy, and Philippines. Very seldom, Podesta is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Podesta | Italy, Argentina, United States, Brazil, Peru |
| Podestà | Italy, France, United States, United Kingdom, Brazil |
| Potestas | Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, United States, United Kingdom |
| andrea giacomo podesta Italian painter, IT (b. 1620) |
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| franz podesta (b. 1810) |
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| august podesta DE (b. 1813) |
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octavio podesta Uruguayan sculptor, UY (b. 1929) |
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| alfred john alexander podesta Titanic survivor (b. 1887) |
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tony podesta lobbyist, US (b. 1943) |
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richard podesta French bicycle racer, FR (b. 1948) |
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john podesta former White House Chief of Staff, US (b. 1949) |
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heather podesta lobbyist, US (b. 1970) |
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| elizabeth mullins podesta Uruguayan writer, UY (b. 1945) |
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| sylvio de podesta Brazilian architect, BR (b. 1952) |
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| raquel podesta AR (b. 1953) |
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| maria juana marchesi de podesta Uruguayan nurse, UY |
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| john j. podesta Ph.D. New York University 2004 |
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| ricardo alberto podesta Ph.D. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2004 |
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