Cognomen Podestà (Podesta 
, Podestà 
) , in the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Podestà is characteristic of Argentina, where it is quite a rare surname, Italy, and Uruguay. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Argentina, Italy, and Peru. Much less frequently, Podestà is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Podesta | Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Italy, United States |
| Podestà | United Kingdom, Brazil, France, Italy, United States |
| giovanni andrea podestà Italian painter (1608-1673), IT (b. 1608) |
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| giovanni battista podestà (b. 1625) |
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andrea podestà Italian politician (1832-1895), IT (b. 1832) |
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| bartolomeo podestà IT (b. 1820) |
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| luigi podestà Italian politician, IT (b. 1838) |
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giovanni battista podestà Italian artist and sculptor (1895-1976), IT (b. 1895) |
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| carlo podestà born 1847; died 1921, IT (b. 1847) |
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rossana podestà Italian actress (1934-2013), IT (b. 1934) |
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stefano podestà Italian economist and politician, IT (b. 1939) |
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| nicola podestà sentenced to death during the World War II, AT (b. 1898) |
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| alessandro podestà researcher (b. 1901) |
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| agostino podestà Italian fascist politician, IT (b. 1905) |
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| giuditta podestà Italian essayist and literary critic (1921-2005), IT (b. 1921) |
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| pietro podestà Italian association football player, IT (b. 1928) |
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| emilio podestà Italian politician, IT (b. 1933) |
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