restorer and scholar. Angelo Agostini (1843–1910), illustrator, journalist and the first Brazilian cartoonist. Luigi Galleani (1861–1931), anarchist in the US; advocated propaganda of the deed Lucia Contini Anselmi (1876-after 1913), pianist and composer. Ennio Baiardi (1928–2014) politician, Mayor of Vercelli, 1975 to 1983 Fiorenza Cossotto (born 1935), operatic mezzo-soprano. Angelo Gilardino (1941–2022), composer and classical guitarist. Anita Caprioli (born 1973), theatre and film actress. Sport Marcello Bertinetti (1885–1967), fencer, team gold medallist at the 1908, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics Virginio Rosetta (1902–1975) footballer with 423 club caps and 52 for Italy Pietro Ferraris (1912–1991), footballer with 533 club caps and 14 for Italy Silvio Piola (1913–1996), footballer with 619 club caps and 34 for Italy Teobaldo Depetrini (1914–1996), footballer with over 450 club caps and 12 for Italy Franco Bertinetti (1923–1995), fencer, team gold medallist at the 1952 & 1956 Summer Olympics Elisabetta Perrone (born 1968) race walker and multiple medallist Giovanni Pellielo (born 1970) sport shooter and four-time Olympic medallist in the trap Vittorio Mero (1974–2002), footballer with over 200 club caps Moise Kean (born 2000), footballer with over 100 club caps so far and 12 for Italy Cuisine The typical dish is rice with beans, called panissa (made with Arborio, Baldo or Maratelli rice), the tartufata (cake) and the bicciolani a type of biscuit. The typical wine is Gattinara DOCG, a classic red wine of Piedmont made principally from the nebbiolo grape (known locally as spanna) from the comune of Gattinara, where there is archaeological evidence of vines being grown in Roman times. Sport Unione Sportiva Pro Vercelli was one of the most successful football clubs in Italy in the early 20th century, winning the national championship seven times between 1908 and 1922. However, in the summer of 2010, it was not admitted to the league due to heavy debt. A.S. Pro Belvedere Vercelli continued the history of the club and changed its name to F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. Currently, it plays in the Serie C. Twin towns Arles, France Tortosa, Spain See also Communes of the Province of Vercelli References Further reading Vercelli is a short article in English on the history and archaeology of the town from archeovercelli.it, the site of the Gruppo Archeologico Vercellese. dumsinandi.com presents the Divine Comedy in English, Italian and vercellese, the local Piedmontese dialect. Sources and external links Vercelli Macadam, Alta (1997). Blue Guide. Northern Italy: from the Alps to