Besana in Brianza

Besana in Brianza (Besana Brianza, Besàna Briànsa) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Northern Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree of 16 February 1971.

People

 * Carlo Gnocchi (1902–1956), blessed
 * Eugenio Corti (1921–2014), Italian writer
 * Piero Corti (1925–2003), doctor
 * Riccardo Muti (1941), honorary citizen
 * Maddalena Crippa (1957), actress
 * Demetrio Albertini (1971), footballer
 * Vittorio Arrigoni (1975–2011), Italian reporter and activist