Namesakes for ALESSANDRO: Hall-of-Famers: 1 basketball (basketball) Alessandro Gamba 2006 Notable Artists: 1 painter Sandro Botticelli (a.k.a. Alessandro) 1445-1510 Notable Scientists and Inventors: 1 physicist Alessandro Volta 1745-1827 Saints: 1 blessed, 1 saint Saint Alessandro Sauli 1534-1592 Blessed Alessandro Baldrati da Lugo 1595-1645