1 6 th ▁century ▁ ▁Giuseppe ▁Ag elli o ▁( 1 5 7 0 ▁in ▁Sor rent o ▁– ▁after ▁ 1 6 2 0 ) ▁an ▁Italian ▁painter ▁of ▁the ▁Bar o que ▁period ▁ ▁Gia como ▁di ▁Castro ▁( c . 1 5 9 7 ▁in ▁Sor rent o ▁- ▁ 1 6 8 7 ) ▁an ▁Italian ▁painter ▁of ▁the ▁Bar o que ▁period ▁ ▁Syl v ester ▁Sh ched rin ▁( 1 7 9 1 ▁– ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁in ▁Sor rent o ) ▁a ▁Russian ▁landscape ▁painter , ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁▁ ▁E do ardo ▁De ▁Mart ino ▁C VO ▁( 1 8 3 8 ▁Meta ▁di ▁Sor rent o ▁– ▁ 1 9 1 2 ) ▁an ▁Italian - B rit ish ▁painter , ▁mainly ▁active ▁in ▁London , ▁painted ▁war ships ▁and ▁marine ▁batt les ▁ ▁Bon av ent ura ▁G arg i ulo ▁( 1 8 4 3 – 1 9 0 4 ) ▁an ▁Italian ▁Cap uch in ▁mon k , ▁editor ▁and ▁publish er ▁and ▁Bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁San ▁Sever o ▁ ▁Maxim ▁G ork y ▁( 1 8 6 8 – 1 9 3 6 ) ▁a ▁Russian ▁and ▁Soviet ▁writer , ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁social ist ▁real ism ▁literary ▁method ▁and ▁a ▁political ▁activ ist , ▁five - time ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Liter ature . ▁L ived ▁in ▁Sor rent