Giovanni Diodati

Giovanni Diodati or Deodati was a Genevan-born Italian Calvinist theologian and translator. His translation of the Bible into Italian from Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Syriac sources became the reference version used by Italian Protestants.

3 June 1576

Born on the same birth day (3 June): Al Horford • Alla Nazimova • Detlev von Liliencron • Hale Irwin • Jamie McMurray • Joe Coulombe • Johan Jongkind • Larry McMurtry • Leo Picard • Philippe Quinault • Raymond Pearl • Serhiy Rebrov • Susannah Constantine • Tony Curtis