Rudolph Valentino

Full Name: Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla
Profession: Actor and Silent Film Idol

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Why Famous: Italian actor who starred in several well-known silent films including the "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse", "The Sheik" and "The Eagle".

An early pop icon and a sex symbol of the 1920s, Valentino was known as the "Latin Lover" or simply as "Valentino".

Born: May 6, 1895
Birthplace: Castellaneta, Italy
Star Sign: Taurus

Died: August 23, 1926 (aged 31)
Cause of Death: Peritonitis